PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorden Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Hurricane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hurricane
vs
Bautista

168 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leandro Hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorden Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurricane looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
Bautista walks into a left hand.
Hurricane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bautista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Hurricane pushes him off.
Bautista gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hurricane, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Hurricane.
Hurricane dips to his left and cracks Bautista with an uppercut!
Hurricane looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
Hurricane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hurricane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurricane. Bautista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurricane misses with a body shot.
Hurricane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurricane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bautista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bautista takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane scores with a shot to the body.
Bautista fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurricane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurricane throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurricane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Hurricane.
Nice uppercut lands for Hurricane. That snapped Bautista's head back.
Hurricane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurricane misses the target.
Hurricane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane throws out a loose jab but Bautista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurricane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurricane clobbers Bautista with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bautista takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Hurricane. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, jab by Hurricane - just one landing.
Hurricane scores with a nice strike.

Bautista rushes Hurricane and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bautista misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurricane.
Bautista using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurricane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bautista using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurricane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hurricane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Hurricane holds him up against the cage and eventually Bautista drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurricane tries to break free but Bautista pushes him back against the cage.
Bautista lands a nice knee to the body.
Hurricane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bautista has him pressed against the cage.
Bautista crunches a lovely knee into Hurricane's ribcage.
Bautista using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautista tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurricane tries to break the clinch but Bautista is controlling the position.
Bautista lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bautista trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Hurricane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hurricane throws a shot from downtown. Bautista moves away and avoids it.
Bautista takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hurricane misses with a body shot.
Bautista on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hurricane lands with a good body shot.
Hurricane scores with a jab. Bautista acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bautista tries to clinch but Hurricane is having none of it.
Hurricane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bautista's head.
A big right from Hurricane misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane scores with a decent looking hook.
Bautista wants to clinch up but Hurricane keeps it at a distance.
Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurricane.
Hurricane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurricane missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurricane misses with a hook. Bautista ducked under it nicely.
Bautista slips a jab from Hurricane.
Bautista fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hurricane checks it well.
Hurricane scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bautista has time to react.
Bautista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurricane keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurricane lands the left hand.
Bautista closes the distance but Hurricane moves to the side
and Hurricane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leandro Hurricane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautista fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane thuds a left hand into Bautista's body.
Hurricane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
Bautista tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurricane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurricane lands an overhand right.
Hurricane scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Hurricane does no damage.
Hurricane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bautista eats them both and turns towards Hurricane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hurricane.
Bautista scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurricane loads up on a big right hand but Bautista slips the punch.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurricane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurricane lands the left hand.
Hurricane looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Hurricane dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A combination from Hurricane does no damage.
Bautista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hurricane looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Hurricane.
Hurricane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leandro Hurricane is winning the standup battle so far.
Bautista slips under a jab from Hurricane.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hurricane throws a shot to the body.
Bautista tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane misses with a hook. Bautista ducked under it nicely.
Bautista tries to clinch but Hurricane moves out of range.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Hurricane throws an overhand right that lands on Bautista's shoulder, as Bautista tries to avoid the shot.
Hurricane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurricane scores with a nice right hand.
Hurricane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bautista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bautista tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurricane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hurricane with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista moves out of range as Hurricane strikes.
A solid body kick from Bautista.
Hurricane looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Bautista tries a low kick but Hurricane avoids it.
Bautista slips a jab from Hurricane.
Hurricane throws an overhand right that lands on Bautista's shoulder, as Bautista tries to avoid the shot.
Hurricane punishes Bautista's body with a nice straight punch.
Hurricane lands with a nice combination. Bautista backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bautista has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bautista tries to clinch but Hurricane is having none of it.
Bautista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hurricane's sensitive parts.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hurricane.
A big right from Hurricane misses.
Bautista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bautista slips under a jab from Hurricane.
Leandro Hurricane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bautista.
Hurricane scores with a sloppy right hand. Bautista should have avoided that one.
Hurricane blocks a head kick by Bautista.
Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurricane.
Hurricane jabs Bautista right on the nose. Bautista blinks but takes it well.
Bautista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bautista.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurricane throws a lazy right hand but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jorden Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bautista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Hurricane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hurricane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Hurricane!