PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Leeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Doe
vs
Leeson

178 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Leeson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leeson.
Doe moves forwards but Leeson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leeson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leeson fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Doe misses the target.
A big right from Leeson misses.
Leeson lands with an uppercut that bounces Doe off the cage and back into rage.
Doe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Leeson misses the target.
Doe blocks a jab.
Doe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leeson counters with a straight right hand.
Doe avoids the body shot from Leeson.
Doe misses with a jab, cross combination.

Leeson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Doe wants to sweep here but Leeson controlling him for the moment.
Leeson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leeson advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeson is looking to take a break and control but Doe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leeson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leeson lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Leeson.
Leeson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Leeson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Leeson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Doe to see if he's OK.
Leeson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Leeson throws an elbow but Doe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Doe is looking to regain half guard here but Leeson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe parries the strikes from Leeson easily there. Leeson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Doe to escape.
Leeson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leeson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Doe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Leeson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Leeson landing strikes.
Leeson cracks Doe with a big right hand but Doe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Leeson.
The ground and pound from Leeson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leeson working the ground and pound.
Leeson lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe taking a bit of punishment here - Leeson scoring with strikes.
Doe tries to escape but Leeson is in control.
Leeson working the ground and pound.
Doe defending against the ground and pound.
Leeson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leeson throws a strike aimed at the side of Doe's head but Doe avoids it well.
Leeson landing a few strikes.
Leeson working the ground and pound but Doe is defending the strikes.
Leeson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Leeson cracks Doe with a big right hand but Doe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doe wants to get back to his feet but Leeson drags him back down.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Leeson trying to control the position but Doe is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeson cracks Doe with a big elbow.
Leeson working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Doe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doe tries to get out of the position.
Doe is looking for a sweep.
Leeson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doe down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeson landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeson trying to control the action but Doe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Leeson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Leeson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doe fails to land with a series of punches.
Leeson lands with a straight right. Doe didn't see that one coming.
Leeson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Leeson.
Doe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doe throws a lazy right hand but Leeson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Doe misses.
Leeson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doe doesn't seem bothered though.
Leeson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doe.
Leeson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.

Leeson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Leeson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Leeson cracks Doe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Leeson with the ground and pound from mount.
Doe is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeson landing strikes from the mount.
Leeson lands a big elbow.

Doe is rocked!
Leeson landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Doe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leeson lands a heavy elbow.
Doe seems to have got his legs back now.
Leeson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Doe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leeson lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leeson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leeson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leeson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe is in a horrible position here. Leeson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.
Leeson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doe?
Leeson with a couple of short strikes.
Leeson scoring with strikes but Doe is staying in there.
Lee Leeson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leeson breaks from Doe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leeson wants to control the pace but Doe is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeson landing strikes from the mount and Doe is in trouble!
Leeson looking to finish Doe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doe!
Leeson working Doe over with strikes here.
Leeson lands with some strikes.
Leeson landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leeson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Leeson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leeson lands a heavy elbow.
Leeson with shots to the head and body - Doe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leeson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leeson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leeson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leeson with a couple of short strikes.
Leeson raining down shots from the mount!
Leeson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doe's face.
Leeson lands a big elbow.
Leeson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leeson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Doe hang on?
Leeson connects with a bit shot that sees Doe covering up! More strikes from Leeson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Leeson is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Leeson!