PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Leben
vs
Leroy

184 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.

Leroy darts in and clinches Leben up against the cage.
Leben avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Leroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leben's efforts to push away.
Leroy keeps control of Leben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Leroy has clasped his hands together around Leben's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Leben explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Leben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Leroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Leroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leben but Leben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leben tries to bum rush Leroy with a series of wild strikes but Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben scores with a shot to the body.

Leroy has Leben up against the cage in a clinch.
Leroy crunches a lovely knee into Leben's ribcage.
Leroy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leroy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leben tries to break free but Leroy pushes him back against the cage.
Leroy has Leben pressed against the cage, preventing Leben from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leroy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Leroy digs a right hand underneath Leben's ribcage. Leben let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben is trying to push Leroy away but Leroy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Leben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Leroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Leben. No joy for Leroy on that attempt.
Leroy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leben is breathing heavily.
Leroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from Leroy.
Leroy is looking to clinch.
Leben swings for the body but Leroy moves out of range.
Leroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a double jab
and Leroy counters with a thumping low kick.
Chris Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Leroy shoots in and gets a takedown into Leben's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leben wants to stand but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leroy postures up in Leben's guard and throws a big left but Leben blocks it.
Leroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leroy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leroy prevents Leben from getting back to his feet.

Leben pushes Leroy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Leben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leroy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leben throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Leroy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leroy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leben prevents it.
Leben fails to pull guard.
Leroy keeps control of Leben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Leben tries to break the clinch but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Leben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leben is looking to break free of the clinch but Leroy has double underhooks.
Leroy scores with a hook to the body.
Leben tries to break free but Leroy pushes him back against the cage.
Leroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leben gets underhooks to prevent Leroy's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Leroy.
Leben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leroy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben wants to break free but Leroy has control.
Leben is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.
Leben's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leben can't break the clinch.
Leroy works on Leben's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leroy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leben misses with a combination

and Leroy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leben!
Leroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leben. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leben is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Leroy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leben really wants to buck Leroy off and get back to his feet.
Leben tries to reverse the position but Leroy maintains control.
Leben is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben is bucking up trying to escape but Leroy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Leben really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leroy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leben is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Leroy prevents Leben from getting the reversal.
Leben is working hard here to advance position.
Leben squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leben is in a horrible position here. Leroy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leroy with shots to the head and body - Leben looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leben sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leben wants to get back to his feet.
Leben works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy throwing strikes from guard but Leben blocks nicely.
Leroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Leben has his feet on Leroy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leroy.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Leben is avoiding it.
Leben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leroy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leben really felt that one!
Leben looks to land a combination but Leroy avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a combination
and Leroy counters with a two punch combo.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben misses with the combination.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Leben looks to land a combination but Leroy avoids it well.
Leroy slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben tries to bum rush Leroy with a series of wild strikes but Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben throws a looping overhand right but Leroy ducks down to avoid it.
Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Leben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Leben fails to land with a series of punches.
Leben misses with the combination.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leben throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leben throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
Leben is looking to wear down Leroy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Leben.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Leben misses with a straight right.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leben scores with a shot to the body.
Leroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben's corner calls for a 1-2. Leben obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leben paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Leroy's shoulder, as Leroy tries to avoid the shot.
Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy moves out of range.
Leben throws a combination that misses
and Leroy counters with a two punch combo.
Chris Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leroy throws a head kick that misses.
Leben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leroy.
Leben falls off balance throwing a combination

and Leroy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leben has a closed guard, preventing Leroy from standing up.
Leroy thows a big elbow that misses.

Leben throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leben lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leroy!
Leben working Leroy over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Leben.
Well Leroy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leroy!