PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Leben is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ward
vs
Leben

186 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Leben.

Ward lands a left and a right that send Leben crashing to the mat, dazed. Ward thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Leben is rocked!

It looks like Chris Leben has been cut.
Leben throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a right hand to the body.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
Ward tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Leben manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ward throws a hook to the side of Leben's head but Leben sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Leben fails to land with a series of punches.
Ward fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leben throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Ward drops Leben with a naaaaasty hook - Leben is in real trouble here! Ward dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Ward!