PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fre Ledanch (ranked 23537 p4p, 23333 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 617 p4p, 607 weight class). Ledanch comes to the ring accompanied by 0:40 / 6:29 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The crowd seem to be enjoying George's choice of entrance music: West Side Connection Bow Down. Fre Ledanch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ledanch
vs
George

200 cm
21
238
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
43
227
27 - 28 - 1

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fre Ledanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledanch lands a head kick. George smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George misses with a head kick.
George connects with a looping right hand.

George pushes Ledanch up against the ropes in a clinch.
George has Ledanch pressed against the ropes, preventing Ledanch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Ledanch.
Ledanch blocking some punches.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ledanch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Ledanch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ledanch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ledanch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ledanch throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Ledanch only half commits.
George appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ledanch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledanch with the inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by George.

It looks like Fre Ledanch has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ledanch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch misses with a body kick.

George closes the distance and pushes Ledanch back into the ropes.
Ledanch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George has him pressed against the ropes.
Ledanch tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the ropes.
George works on Ledanch's body with a couple of short punches.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ledanch's efforts to push away.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
George with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ledanch.
Ledanch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ledanch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
George prevents Ledanch from breaking the clinch.
George scores with a hook to the body.
Ledanch is trying to break free.
A short right from George.
A short left from George.
George lands a shoulder strike.
Ledanch is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ledanch backwards.
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!
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
Ledanch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ledanch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ledanch tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the ropes.
Ledanch wants to break free but George has control.
Ledanch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from George on the inside.

Ledanch breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Ledanch misses.
Ledanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ledanch counters with a three punch combo that has George backing up. George nods at Ledanch to acknowledge the strikes.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Ledanch misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tearrius George dominated that round.
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.

Ledanch slips under a jab from George.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ledanch is looking for a counter combo.
George takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ledanch swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
Ledanch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ledanch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ledanch counters with a series of strikes. George will be more careful next time no doubt.
George looks to land a combination but Ledanch avoids it well.
George lands a jab to Ledanch's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George throws the left hand but Ledanch avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by George - just one landing.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ledanch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ledanch pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a wild combination.

George closes the distance and pushes Ledanch back into the ropes.
George scores with a shot to the side of Ledanch's head.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ledanch breaks the clinch.
George throws a looping overhand right but Ledanch ducks down to avoid it.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ledanch.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Ledanch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ledanch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George throws a jab when Ledanch was well out of range.
Ledanch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
George scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws a right hand that misses
and Ledanch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George misses the jab.
Ledanch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

George darts in and clinches Ledanch up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledanch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tearrius George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ledanch is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
George with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
George is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
Ledanch is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
Ledanch is trying to break the clinch but George is controlling him.
Ledanch is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
Ledanch can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tearrius George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ledanch.
Ledanch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fre Ledanch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ledanch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Ledanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
George dodges the punch combination from Ledanch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
George finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
George misses with an uppercut
and Ledanch counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! George has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fre Ledanch!
An out of breath Fre Ledanch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.