PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leagatius
vs
Dahmer

195 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
17
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Dahmer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Dahmer backs away, Leagatius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Leagatius misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dahmer is out of range.
Leagatius throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leagatius checks a leg kick.
Leagatius misses with a left hand
and Dahmer counters with a thumping low kick.
Dahmer moves forwards but Leagatius connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Jeff Dahmer has been cut.
Leagatius throws a lazy body kick
and Dahmer counters with an inside leg kick.
Leagatius throws a leg kick but Dahmer moved away.
Dahmer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dahmer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leagatius misses with a lunging right hand
and Dahmer counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leagatius cracks the inside of Dahmer's front leg.
Dahmer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dahmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leagatius is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahmer blocks a jab.
Dahmer feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius scores with a nice head shot.
Leagatius misses with a wild body shot.
Leagatius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice side step and Dahmer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Leagatius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leagatius scores with a leg kick.
Dahmer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dahmer ducks under a wild hook from Leagatius.
Dahmer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leagatius misses the jab.
And Dahmer responds with a good body kick, but Leagatius manages to step out the way in time.
Leagatius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dahmer is out of range.
Dahmer feints a counter leg kick.
Dahmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dahmer ducks under a wild hook from Leagatius.
Dahmer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Leagatius throws a lazy uppercut
and Dahmer counters with a nice leg kick.
Leagatius scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Dahmer tenderised Leagatius's leg. Leagatius is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leagatius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius misses with a kick to the body.
Dahmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leagatius.
Leagatius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leagatius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dahmer tries a quick counter leg kick but Leagatius is wise to it.
Leagatius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leagatius is looking to score with low kicks.
Dahmer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leagatius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dahmer throws a leg kick but Leagatius checks it.
Dahmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leagatius throws a lazy right hand but Dahmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dahmer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leagatius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dahmer looking to throw knees to the head but Leagatius is blocking nicely.
Leagatius can't find room to land a body shot as Dahmer controls the action.
Dahmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer misses with a knee to the head.
Leagatius has a couple of punches blocked by Dahmer.
Dahmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leagatius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leagatius wants to get back to striking at distance but Dahmer won't allow it.
Dahmer prevents a body shot from Leagatius.
Dahmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Leagatius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leagatius.
A clash of legs there as Dahmer blocks the low kick.
Dahmer counters with a body kick.
Leagatius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dahmer in his tracks.
Dahmer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leagatius connects with a leg kick. Dahmer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dahmer checks a leg kick.
Leagatius misses with a low kick.
Dahmer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leagatius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dahmer is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius checks a low kick from Dahmer.
Dahmer throws a push kick but Leagatius slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Leagatius tenderised Dahmer's leg. Dahmer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dahmer moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dahmer blocks the leg kick.
Dahmer moves out of range of the body kick.
Dahmer throws a big counter head kick but Leagatius avoids it with no problem.
Leagatius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leagatius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dahmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leagatius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leagatius catches Dahmer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brutus Leagatius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leagatius throws a push kick but Dahmer slaps the foot to one side.
Dahmer delivers a nice body kick.
Dahmer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dahmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Leagatius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Dahmer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leagatius wants to slow Dahmer down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dahmer. That's going to slow Leagatius down.
Leagatius looks to land a left hand but Dahmer moved out of range nicely.
Leagatius tries to score with a low kick but Dahmer moves his leg out of the way.
Leagatius throws out a loose jab but Dahmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahmer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leagatius.
Leagatius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leagatius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dahmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Leagatius scores with a hook.
Dahmer checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leagatius misses with a kick to the body
and Dahmer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leagatius's knee momentarily.
Leagatius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dahmer connects with a leg kick. Leagatius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Dahmer.
Dahmer is looking to clinch.
Brutus Leagatius is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahmer moves out of range of the leg kick from Leagatius.
Dahmer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leagatius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dahmer. Dahmer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leagatius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dahmer can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Leagatius.
Leagatius throws a combination that misses
and Dahmer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dahmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dahmer throws a low kick, looking for Leagatius's leg but Leagatius calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leagatius.
Good leg kick by Leagatius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leagatius delivers a nice body kick.
Dahmer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leagatius's calf.
Leagatius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dahmer.
Leagatius motions for Dahmer to come forward. Leagatius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leagatius misses with a hook. Dahmer ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Leagatius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leagatius misses with a left hand
and Dahmer counters with a solid body kick.
Dahmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leagatius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leagatius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leagatius lands with a thumping leg kick.

Dahmer moves into range and clinches up with Leagatius.
Dahmer pressing his opponent against the cage.

Leagatius breaks from the clinch.
Dahmer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dahmer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dahmer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dahmer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer misses with a kick to the body
and Leagatius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dahmer's knee momentarily.
Leagatius throws a low kick, looking for Dahmer's leg but Dahmer calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dahmer! But no joy.
Dahmer misses with a kick to the body.
Dahmer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leagatius throws a low kick but Dahmer moves out of range easily.
Dahmer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Leagatius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dahmer lands a front kick.
Dahmer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dahmer looks to land a body kick but Leagatius moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Leagatius misses the target.
Leagatius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dahmer connects with an inside leg kick.
Leagatius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dahmer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius misses with an uppercut.
Dahmer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leagatius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dahmer. Dahmer obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Leagatius misses.
Leagatius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dahmer's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Dahmer.
Dahmer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leagatius takes a step back to recover.
Leagatius swings widly with a right hand
and Dahmer counters with a low kick, right behind Leagatius 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leagatius throws a front kick aimed at Dahmer's knee but Dahmer avoids it well.
And Dahmer responds with a good body kick, but Leagatius manages to step out the way in time.
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Dahmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dahmer lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Dahmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leagatius's face.
Dahmer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leagatius up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brutus Leagatius will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Leagatius looks to throw a body kick
and Dahmer counters with an inside leg kick.
Dahmer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leagatius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dahmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dahmer. That's going to slow Leagatius down.
Dahmer checks a leg kick.
Leagatius avoids a kick to the body.
Dahmer misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dahmer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leagatius throws a leg kick
and Dahmer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A punch combination from Leagatius misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leagatius tries to score with a low kick but Dahmer moves his leg out of the way.
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dahmer! But no joy.
Leagatius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dahmer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius tries to work over Dahmer's front leg with a kick but Dahmer checks it.

Dahmer rushes Leagatius and presses him up against the cage.
Leagatius misses with a punch to the body.
Leagatius is trying to break free.
Leagatius is trying to break the clinch but Dahmer has him pressed against the cage.
Dahmer blocking some punches.
Dahmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dahmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leagatius looking to stall.
Dahmer leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dahmer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dahmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dahmer with a knee to the head.
Leagatius swings wildly with an uppercut but Dahmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeff Dahmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius is pushing Dahmer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dahmer lands a knee to the body.
Dahmer looking to throw knees to the head but Leagatius is blocking nicely.
Leagatius tries to circle away but Dahmer has him pinned against the cage.
Dahmer working Leagatius over with knees to the body.
Dahmer slowing the pace effectively.
Dahmer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jeff Dahmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dahmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dahmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dahmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leagatius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahmer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dahmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leagatius's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dahmer.
Dahmer tries to land a knee to the head but Leagatius blocks with his arms.
Leagatius tries to work over Dahmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dahmer with a knee to the head.
Dahmer misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dahmer obliges.
Leagatius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dahmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dahmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leagatius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Dahmer.
Dahmer landing knees to the head.
Dahmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dahmer landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahmer tries a knee to the head but Leagatius blocks it.
Dahmer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dahmer tries a knee to the head but Leagatius blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Dahmer.
Dahmer looking to throw knees to the head but Leagatius is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Dahmer.
Dahmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dahmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leagatius blocks it with crossed arms.
Leagatius lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Leagatius as the two fighters clinch.

Leagatius breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leagatius.
Leagatius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leagatius backing away here, and Dahmer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dahmer checks a leg kick.
Dahmer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brutus Leagatius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leagatius cracks the inside of Dahmer's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Dahmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leagatius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brutus Leagatius!