PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Leka (ranked 3087 p4p, 293 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 4982 p4p, 427 weight class). Leka comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Franchise is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stevie Franchise was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Leka
vs
Franchise

177 cm
30
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Velocity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leka takes one to the side of the head.
Franchise looks to land a right hand but Leka moved out of range.
A left lands for Franchise.
Leka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franchise.
Leka throwing a counter right hand but Franchise manages to avoid it.
Franchise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leka lands with a cross.
Leka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leka is looking to slow Franchise down with leg kicks.
Leka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leka with a nice cross.
Franchise has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leka.
Leka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franchise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Franchise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leo Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Leka.
Franchise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leka lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Franchise throws a body punch but Leka moves out of range.
Franchise just misses with a punch to the body.
Franchise looks to score with a jab to the body but Leka is just out of range.
Leka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franchise circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Leka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka lands with an overhand left.
Franchise takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leka connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franchise. Leka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franchise throws an overhand right that lands on Leka's shoulder, as Leka tries to avoid the shot.
Leka scores with a leg kick.
Franchise needs to keep his hands up - Leka had a free shot at his head there.
Franchise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franchise throws a right hand that Leka ducks under and follows up with a left that Leka also avoids with ease.
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!
Franchise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leka.
Leka throws an overhand right that lands on Franchise's shoulder, as Franchise tries to avoid the shot.
Franchise tries a low kick but Leka avoids it.
Leka scores with a shot to the body.
Leka just misses with a punch to the body.
Franchise misses with a shot to the body
and Leka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franchise at a distance.
Franchise on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leka. Leka obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Franchise misses.
Leka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franchise throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Leka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leka scores with a nice head shot.
Leka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franchise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leka misses with a straight right.
Leka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franchise missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Franchise lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leka doesn't seem phased though.
Leka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franchise has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leka.
Leka is looking to slow Franchise down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Franchise. Those never looked like landing.
Franchise keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franchise moves away.
Leka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franchise.
Jab, jab by Leka - just one landing.
Leka shoots in looking for a takedown but Franchise manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leka blocks a jab.
Leka throws a sloppy head kick and Franchise moves out of range easily.
Leka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franchise moves away from the strike by Leka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franchise! But no joy.
Leka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Leka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Franchise's head.
Leka looking to pass the guard.
Leka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka trying to control the position from guard on top but Franchise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franchise can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leka controls the pace.
Leka trying to control but Franchise is working from the bottom.
Franchise working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leka advances position into side control!
Leka connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Franchise some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Leka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Franchise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leka with a hook.
Nice cross by Leka.
Leka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leka misses with a low kick.
Leka sizes up Franchise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franchise's calf.
Franchise looks to land a right hand but Leka moved out of range.
Franchise throws a head kick but Leka moves out of range.
Leka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franchise pinned against the cage. Franchise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leka dips to his left and cracks Franchise with an uppercut!
Franchise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Franchise throws a head kick but Leka moves out of range.
Leka dodges the punch combination from Franchise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka connects with a single shot there.
Leka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franchise's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franchise.
Leka misses with a low kick as Franchise jumps back.
Leka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franchise.
Franchise throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leka.
Stevie Franchise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franchise.
Franchise misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franchise ducks under a wild hook from Leka.
Franchise looks to land a combination but Leka avoids it well.
Leo Leka is winning the standup battle so far.
Leka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Franchise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Franchise sprawls and moves away.
Franchise throws a low kick but Leka moves out of range easily.
Leka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leka scores with a decent looking hook.
Franchise blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Franchise.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franchise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franchise throws an overhand right that lands on Leka's shoulder, as Leka tries to avoid the shot.
Franchise tries to bum rush Leka with a series of wild strikes but Leka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franchise throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leka jabs Franchise right on the nose. Franchise blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Franchise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leka with a hook.
Leka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franchises jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Franchise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Franchise is rocked!
Leka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franchise can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Franchise. Those never looked like landing.
Franchise is still on wobbly legs! Can Leka finish him?
A jab lands there for Leka.
Stevie Franchise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leka moves out of range as Franchise strikes.
Franchise tries to move into range but Leka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Franchise keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leka throws a monster overhand right that drops Franchise! Leka follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Leka!
Leo Leka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.