PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tez Missouri (ranked 6855 p4p, 4222 weight class) and Oscar Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Missouri
vs
Levesque

201 cm
18
270
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
283
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tez Missouri !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscar Levesque!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Missouri blocks a head kick by Levesque.
Levesque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Missouri manages to avoid it.
Levesque throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Missouri .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Missouri throws a series of strikes that have Levesque backpedaling.
Levesque misses with a wild body shot.
Levesque throws a head kick that half lands.
Missouri looks to land a left hand but Levesque moved out of range nicely.
Levesque just misses with a punch to the body.
Missouri thinks about countering with a head kick.
Missouri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Missouri is looking for a counter combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Missouri .
Levesque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levesque is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Missouri rather than just go for the knockout.
Levesque looks to score with a jab to the body but Missouri is just out of range.
Missouri checks the leg kick.
Levesque scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levesque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Missouri .
Levesque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Missouri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Levesque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Levesque tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Missouri is able to avoid easily.
Missouri is looking for a counter combo.
Levesque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Missouri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levesque throws a leg kick
and Missouri counters with a one-two to the body.
Missouri looks to score with a jab to the body but Levesque is just out of range.
Levesque misses with a leg kick.
Missouri swings for the body but Levesque moves out of range.
Missouri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Missouri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Missouri .
Levesque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levesque misses with a leg kick
and Missouri counters with a series of strikes. Levesque will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Missouri .
Missouri throws a sloppy head kick and Levesque moves out of range easily.
Levesque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Missouri moves away.
Levesque throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Missouri swinging wildly here.
Missouri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Missouri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Missouri fakes the leg kick and cracks Levesque in the body.
Missouri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Levesque throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Missouri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Levesque.
Missouri misses with a body kick.
Missouri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Levesque scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Missouri works Levesque's body with a nice hook.
Levesque throws a shot from downtown. Missouri moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Missouri .
Levesque fails to land with a series of punches.
As Levesque looks to move away, Missouri throws a big counter combo but Levesque just gets out of the way.
Missouri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Missouri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Levesque is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Missouri throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Levesque misses.
Levesque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Levesque catches Missouri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Missouri throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Missouri .
Missouri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levesque attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Missouri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Missouri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Levesque misses with a body punch
and Missouri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Levesque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Missouri catches Levesque right on the button with a cross.
Levesque throws a sloppy head kick and Missouri moves out of range easily.
Levesque looks for the body kick but Missouri saw that one coming.
Missouri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levesque moves away.
Missouri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Levesque. Missouri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Missouri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Levesque.
Levesque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Missouri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Levesque circles away quickly and effectively.
Levesque appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Missouri .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Missouri throws a series of punches but Levesque moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Missouri .
Levesque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Levesque.
Missouri tries a head kick but it misses.
Levesque cracks a nice hook into Missouri 's ribs.
Missouri throws a body kick that misses.
Levesque throws a body kick that misses.
Levesque avoids the head kick by Missouri .
Missouri throws a leg kick but Levesque moved away.
Missouri misses with a few strikes there.
Missouri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Levesque checks it well.
Levesque looks to score with a jab to the body but Missouri is just out of range.
Missouri walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Missouri throws a jab when Levesque was well out of range.
Levesque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levesque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Levesque takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Missouri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Levesque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tez Missouri will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Levesque throws a head kick but Missouri moves out of range.
Tez Missouri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Missouri . Those never looked like landing.
Levesque misses the shot to the body.
Levesque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levesque missing with a left hand there. Missouri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Levesque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Missouri moves away.
Missouri lands with a straight right. Levesque didn't see that one coming.
Levesque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Missouri misses with a series of wild punches.
Missouri fails to land with a series of punches.
Levesque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Missouri 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Missouri throws a head kick but Levesque moves out of range.
Missouri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levesque moves away.
Missouri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Levesque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Levesque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levesque pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Missouri just misses with a punch to the body.
Missouri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Levesque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Missouri was well out of range. Poor timing from Levesque.
Missouri blocks the body kick.
Levesque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levesque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Missouri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Missouri . Those never looked like landing.
Levesque is looking for the big counter here.
Missouri blocks a jab.
Missouri connects with a solid leg kick.
Levesque just misses with a punch to the body.
Missouri avoids the head kick by Levesque.
Missouri scores with a jab to the head.
Missouri 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Missouri duly obliges.
Missouri looks to land a combination but Levesque avoids it well.
Missouri slips a jab and a cross from Levesque.
Missouri appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levesque jabs Missouri right on the nose. Missouri blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Levesque.
Missouri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Levesque misses with an attempted mid kick.
Levesque throws a head kick that misses.
Oscar Levesque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levesque throws a leg kick but Missouri moved away.
Levesque throws a shot from downtown. Missouri moves away and avoids it.
Missouri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levesque throws a body kick that misses.
Levesque swinging wildly here.
Levesque throws a chopping leg kick but Missouri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Levesque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Missouri moves away.
Missouri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Missouri throws a head kick that misses.
Levesque takes one to the side of the head.
Levesque swings for the body but Missouri moves out of range.
Missouri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Missouri tries to bum rush Levesque with a series of wild strikes but Levesque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levesque avoids the head kick by Missouri .
Missouri throws a head kick that misses.
Missouri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Missouri throws a head kick that Levesque semi-blocks.
Levesque throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Missouri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Levesque.
Levesque tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Levesque on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Levesque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Missouri blocks a head kick by Levesque.
Levesque is breathing heavily.
Levesque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Missouri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Missouri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Missouri tenderised Levesque's leg. Levesque is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levesque throws the kick towards the body but Missouri avoids it.
Tez Missouri is winning the standup battle so far.
Missouri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levesque lands a right hook to the body.
Levesque finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Levesque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levesque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Missouri was looking to counter with a kick there.
Levesque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Missouri .
No joy there for Missouri , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Levesque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick by Levesque misses
and Missouri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Missouri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Missouri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levesque staying out of range there.
Levesque raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Levesque just misses with a punch to the body.
Missouri scores with a leg kick.
Levesque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Missouri .
Missouri scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Levesque.
Missouri avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tez Missouri dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Levesque throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Missouri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Levesque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Missouri moves away.
Missouri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Levesque throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Missouri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Levesque.
Nice body kick there by Missouri .
Levesque throws a shot from downtown. Missouri moves away and avoids it.
Missouri is looking for a counter combo.
Missouri blocks a head kick by Levesque.
Levesque throws a solid leg kick but Missouri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Levesque.
Missouri throws a series of punches but Levesque moves out of range.
Levesque throws a right hand that Missouri ducks under and follows up with a left that Missouri also avoids with ease.
Levesque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Missouri . Beautiful body shot.
Missouri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Levesque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levesque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Missouri was well out of range. Poor timing from Levesque.
Levesque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Missouri .
Levesque takes one to the side of the head.
Missouri throws a sloppy head kick and Levesque moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levesque misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Missouri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Missouri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Missouri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Levesque misses with a combination
and Missouri counters with a big head kick but Levesque shrugs it off.
Missouri lands a front kick.
Levesque misses with a jab to the body
and Missouri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Levesque looks to land a body kick but Missouri moved away.
Missouri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Missouri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levesque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Missouri throws a leg kick which misses Levesque's front leg but catches the back leg as Levesque tries to avoid it.
Levesque swings for the body but Missouri moves out of range.
Levesque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Levesque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Missouri misses with a wild combination.
Oscar Levesque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tez Missouri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levesque has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Missouri .
Missouri scores with a head kick.
Levesque tries to land a front kick but Missouri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Missouri dodges the punch combination from Levesque.
Missouri throws a head kick that misses.
Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Missouri does no damage.
Levesque just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Missouri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Levesque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levesque chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Missouri can pounce on him.
Missouri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Missouri lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Missouri .
Levesque tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levesque throws a body shot but no joy.
Missouri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Missouri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Missouri lands a head kick. Levesque smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Missouri throws a head kick but Levesque moves out of range.
Levesque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Missouri circles away quickly and effectively.
Levesque misses with a shot to the body
and Missouri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levesque's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Levesque misses the shot to the body.
Missouri is looking for a counter combo.
Levesque throws a head kick that misses.
Missouri is looking to counter with head kicks.
Missouri scores with a nice head shot.
Levesque plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Levesque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Levesque has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Missouri .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Missouri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Levesque misses its intended target.
Levesque throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Missouri blocks a head kick by Levesque.
Levesque throws a wild body kick that Missouri sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Levesque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Missouri avoids the body shot from Levesque.
Missouri throws a sloppy head kick and Levesque moves out of range easily.
Levesque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levesque blocks a head kick by Missouri .
Levesque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levesque takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Missouri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Missouri lands with a kick to the temple. Levesque shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Missouri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levesque takes one to the chin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Levesque might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Missouri has got the better of the exchanges.
Missouri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Levesque in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Missouri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Levesque misses with a wild body shot.
Missouri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Levesque can do to turn this around?
Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Missouri .

And that's the end of the fight!
Tez Missouri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Missouri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tez Missouri !