PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Granderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Leigh
vs
Granderson

180 cm
27
178 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

190 cm
28
172 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Granderson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh thows a body shot but no joy.
Leigh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Granderson blocks a head kick by Leigh.
Granderson avoids the head kick by Leigh.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
Leigh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leigh feints and then cracks Granderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Granderson down.
Granderson misses with a takedown
and Leigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leigh.
Leigh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bryan Leigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leigh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bryan Leigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leigh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leigh throws a leg kick which misses Granderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Granderson tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leigh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Granderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Granderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leigh.
Nice uppercut there from Leigh.
Granderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granderson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Granderson is rocked!
Leigh lands a leg kick that knocks Granderson off balance momentarily.
Leigh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leigh drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Granderson right on the button. Granderson goes down! Leigh follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Leigh gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Leigh!