PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lancelot Du Lac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Lac comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Game of Thrones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lancelot Du Lac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leroy
vs
Du Lac

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
221 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pirates Powder
The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lancelot Du Lac!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Du Lac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leroy.

It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
Du Lac sizes up Leroy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leroy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Du Lac is out of range and Leroy settles back down.
Du Lac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Lac manages to avoid it.
Leroy looks to land a right hand but Du Lac moved out of range.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Du Lac.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Du Lac can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leroy misses with a wild body shot.
Du Lac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Du Lac tries a head kick but it misses.
Du Lac with a hook.
Leroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Du Lac counters with a good low kick that Leroy was not able to check.
Du Lac lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leroy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Du Lac.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leroy has managed to clinch.
Du Lac misses with a punch to the body.
Leroy misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Du Lac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leroy lands an elbow inside that Du Lac shrugs off.

It looks like Lancelot Du Lac has been cut.
Leroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Du Lac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leroy is keeping busy.
Du Lac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Leroy is trying to trip Du Lac. He has hold of a leg but Du Lac is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Leroy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Leroy passes Du Lac's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leroy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Du Lac wants to improve his position but Leroy is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy wants to control but Du Lac is keeping him busy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leroy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Leroy is trying to work for a kimura but Du Lac is defending well.
Leroy stalling away here and it's allowed Du Lac to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Du Lac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leroy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leroy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Du Lac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy wants to pass the guard but Du Lac is keeping the position.
Du Lac keeping moving, preventing Leroy from controlling successfully.
Du Lac wants to control the position but Leroy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Leroy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leroy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Du Lac defending well though.
Leroy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leroy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leroy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leroy wants to control but Du Lac is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leroy wants to free his trapped foot but Du Lac is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leroy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leroy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Leroy wants to control but Du Lac is keeping him busy.
Leroy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Leroy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leroy tries to clinch there but Du Lac circles away.

Leroy has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Du Lac's defenses.
Leroy keeps control of Du Lac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Du Lac trying to control the position but instead, Leroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Du Lac into the ropes.
Leroy is trying to drag Du Lac to the mat but Du Lac just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Leroy landing knees to the body.
Du Lac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leroy wants to take the fight to the mat but Du Lac manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Leroy wants to take the fight to the mat but Du Lac manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Leroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Du Lac backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Du Lac fails to land.
Du Lac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Du Lac blocks an uppercut.
Leroy lands an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leroy leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Leroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Du Lac fails to land.
Leroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Du Lac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Leroy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leroy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Du Lac wants to stall.
Leroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Du Lac backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leroy.
Du Lac takes a shot to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leroy digs a right hand into Du Lac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Du Lac's gas tank.
Leroy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Lac blocks it with crossed arms.
Du Lac tries to circle away but Leroy has him pinned against the ropes.
Du Lac managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Du Lac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leroy is leaning against Du Lac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leroy lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Leroy.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leroy.
Du Lac can't find room to land a body shot as Leroy controls the action.
Du Lac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Leroy slows down the pace here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leroy looking for a takedown.
Du Lac stops a takedown attempt from Leroy.
Leroy trying to land knees to the body.
Leroy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Lac misses with a body punch.
Leroy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Du Lac is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Lac.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leroy as Du Lac tries to tie him up.
Leroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy controlling the action here for a moment.
Leroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Du Lac's elbow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Du Lac looking to slow down the pace here.
Leroy misses with an elbow strike.
Du Lac avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Leroy misses with a punch to the body.
Leroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Lac's face.
Leroy misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Du Lac.
Du Lac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leroy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Du Lac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leroy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A slow jab from Leroy misses its intended target.
Leroy misses with a right hand
and Du Lac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Du Lac circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy throws a poor cross that misses
and Du Lac counters with a good low kick that Leroy was not able to check.
Leroy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Du Lac checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leroy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Lac moves away.
Du Lac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leroy.
Leroy misses with a low kick.
Leroy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Du Lac connects with a solid leg kick.
Du Lac slips under a jab from Leroy.
Du Lac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leroy shoots in for a double leg but Du Lac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Du Lac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Lac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Du Lac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Leroy misses the target.
Leroy misses the body punch
and Du Lac makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leroy really felt that one!
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Du Lac counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leroy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Leroy misses the target.
Du Lac connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Du Lac connects with an inside leg kick.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Du Lac can pounce on him.
Leroy misses with the combination.
Du Lac lands a high kick!
Lancelot Du Lac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leroy shoots in for a takedown but Du Lac shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Du Lac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leroy on the side of the head.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Du Lac.
Leroy fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Leroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du Lac fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Du Lac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Du Lac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leroy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Du Lac swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leroy.
Du Lac throws a leg kick which misses Leroy's front leg but catches the back leg as Leroy tries to avoid it.
Leroy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Du Lac cracks the inside of Leroy's front leg.
A head kick from Du Lac lands but Leroy takes it in his stride.
Du Lac avoids the body shot from Leroy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Lac scores with a jab.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroy tries to clinch but Du Lac moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Du Lac.
Leroy has a takedown stuffed.
Leroy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leroy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Lac manages to avoid it.
Leroy is looking to wear down Du Lac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leroy wants to clinch up but Du Lac keeps it at a distance.

Leroy has closed the distance and engaged Du Lac in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Lac tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.

Leroy jumps guard and drags Du Lac to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Du Lac is looking to pass into half guard but Leroy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Leroy is in guard.
Du Lac trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Du Lac wants to get back to his feet but Leroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Du Lac wants to sweep but no luck.
Leroy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leroy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leroy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leroy trying to control but Du Lac is working from the bottom.
Leroy forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Du Lac is refusing to be controlled, as Leroy sits in half guard.
Du Lac trying to control here.
Du Lac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leroy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leroy wants to take a breather but Du Lac is having none of it.

Leroy is looking for a kimura but Du Lac is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leroy to get the leverage.
Du Lac wants to get back to full guard.
Leroy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Du Lac has hold of Leroy's hands but Leroy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Du Lac is refusing to be controlled, as Leroy sits in half guard.
Leroy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leroy is trying to control. Du Lac wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leroy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Du Lac manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Leroy punishes Du Lac's body with a nice straight punch.
Du Lac staying out of range there.
Du Lac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leroy.
Leroy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Du Lac's waist but Du Lac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leroy off to one side.
Du Lac throws a head kick that Leroy semi-blocks.
Leroy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Du Lac lands with a right hand.
Leroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy throws the left hand but Du Lac avoids the punch easily.
Du Lac connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Du Lac blocks the leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Du Lac scores with a sloppy right hand. Leroy should have avoided that one.
Du Lac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leroy's sensitive parts.
Du Lac lands with an uppercut that bounces Leroy off the ropes and back into range.
Du Lac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy lands with a cross.
Du Lac feints and then cracks Leroy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leroy down.

Leroy has managed to clinch.
Du Lac wants to stall.
Du Lac tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.
Du Lac can't find room to land a body shot as Leroy controls the action.
Leroy just leaning against Du Lac, taking a breather.
Du Lac tries to break free but Leroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Leroy taking a breather.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Leroy fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Du Lac as Leroy tries to tie him up.
Du Lac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Du Lac tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.

Leroy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Du Lac controls Leroy momentarily but Leroy frees himself.
Leroy stopping the sweep attempt from Du Lac.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leroy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lancelot Du Lac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!

Bruce Leroy wins by unanimous decision!