PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Susskind (ranked 1044 p4p, 1575 weight class) and Uwot Meight (ranked 151 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Susskind
vs
Meight

188 cm
23
185
10 - 4 - 0

191 cm
23
188
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Susskind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uwot Meight!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Susskind there.
Meight is looking to land body kicks.
Meight misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Susskind finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Meight walks into a stiff left hand from Susskind.

Susskind drives through and clinches with Meight against the cage.
Susskind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meight tries to throw a body punch but Susskind avoids it by throwing Meight back against the cage.
Meight lands a shoulder strike.
Meight working aggressively here.
Susskind lands a body punch in the clinch.
Susskind misses with a punch on the inside.
Meight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meight blocks an uppercut.
Meight struggles to land a body shot inside as Susskind controls his hands.
Susskind just leaning against Meight, taking a breather.
Meight throws a head punch that misses.
Susskind throws a head punch that misses.
Susskind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
Meight tries to work over Susskind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meight.
Susskind content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Susskind misses with some punches.
Susskind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susskind taking a breather.
Susskind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meight backwards.
Susskind misses with the head strike.
Meight lands with a short shot to the head.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Susskind.
Susskind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Susskind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susskind lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Susskind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susskind misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meight throws a punch but it's blocked by Susskind.
Susskind misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Meight fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Susskind scores with a shoulder strike.
Meight swings wildly with an uppercut but Susskind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susskind has Meight pressed against the cage.
Susskind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susskind prevents a body shot from Meight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meight.
Meight swings wildly with an uppercut but Susskind uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Meight fails to land.
Meight misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Susskind.
Still in the clinch, Susskind scores with a nice short uppercut.
Susskind lands a hook that snaps the head of Meight backwards.
Susskind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susskind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meights head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meight.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susskind misses with a punch on the inside.
Meight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Susskind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Susskind.
Meight working aggressively here.
Susskind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Susskind lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meight.
Meight misses with the head strike.
Meight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Meight throws a punch but it's blocked by Susskind.
Susskind blocks an uppercut.
Meight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
Susskind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meight as Susskind tries to tie him up.
Susskind lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Susskind is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Susskind as the two fighters clinch.
Meight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Susskind seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meight can turn it around.
Meight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Susskind backwards.
Meight working aggressively here.
Meight swings wildly with an uppercut but Susskind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susskind misses with a punch to the body.
Susskind pushes Meight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meight looks winded!
Susskind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Susskind taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Susskind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susskind misses with a punch to the body.
Susskind can't find room to land a body shot as Meight controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Susskind dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Susskind just misses with a punch to the body.
Meight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Susskind looks to score with a jab to the body but Meight is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Meight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Susskind throws out a loose jab but Meight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susskind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meight can do to turn this around?
Meight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Susskind checks it well.
Meight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Susskind fakes the leg kick and cracks Meight in the body.
Meight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Susskind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Susskind connects with a jab.
Meight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meight replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Susskind blocks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meight misses with a looping left.
Susskind tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Meight manages to circle out of the way.
Meight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Susskind instigates a clinch.
Meight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meight gets through Susskind's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Susskind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Susskind taking a breather.
Meight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Susskind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susskind misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meight.
Leonard Susskind has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Susskind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Susskind blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Susskind fails to land.
Susskind prevents a body shot from Meight.
Meight blocks a body shot from Susskind.
Meight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Susskind or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meight.
Susskind swings wildly with an uppercut but Meight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susskind throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meight working aggressively here.
Meight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meight misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meight struggles to land a body shot inside as Susskind controls his hands.
Susskind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meight blocks an uppercut.
Susskind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meight working aggressively here.
Susskind lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meight misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Susskind fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meight misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susskind prevents a body shot from Meight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susskind.
Meight throws a head punch that misses.
Susskind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Meight fails to land.
Meight working aggressively here.
Susskind misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
Meight letting Susskind take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susskind.
Susskind misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Susskind.
Meight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susskind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Susskind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meight misses with the head strike.
Susskind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meight misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meight misses with a body punch.
Meight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susskind is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Susskind backwards.
Meight lands a left hand.
Susskind stalling the fight.
Susskind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Susskind.
Meight has a couple of punches blocked by Susskind.
A nice left hand lands by Susskind.
Susskind lands a shot to the body.
Susskind tries to throw a body punch but Meight avoids it by throwing Susskind back against the cage.
Meight tries to throw a body punch but Susskind avoids it by throwing Meight back against the cage.
Susskind has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Meight throws a punch but it's blocked by Susskind.
Susskind trying to stall but Meight improves his position.
Meight throws a punch but it's blocked by Susskind.
Susskind is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meight is keeping busy.
Susskind is looking to control Meight's arms but Meight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Susskind has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Susskind dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Susskind wants to clinch.
Susskind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Susskind dips to his left and cracks Meight with an uppercut!
Leonard Susskind is winning the standup battle so far.
Susskind misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Susskind is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Meight.
Susskind pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susskind tries to close the distance and clinch but Meight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meight! But no joy.
Susskind throws a body punch but Meight moves out of range.
Meight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susskind scores with a shot to the body.
Susskind misses with a body kick.
Meight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Susskind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susskind takes a swing at Meight's ribcage but misses.
Leonard Susskind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susskind misses with a shot to the body
and Meight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meight throws an overhand right that lands on Susskind's shoulder, as Susskind tries to avoid the shot.
Uwot Meight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susskind is looking to wear down Meight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susskind blocks a head kick by Meight.
Meight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Susskind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meight throws out the jab.
Meight throws a sloppy head kick and Susskind moves out of range easily.
Susskind works Meight's body with a nice hook.
Meight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Susskind throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meight moves forwards but Susskind connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Susskind tries to close the distance and clinch but Meight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Susskind misses the target.
Susskind lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meight throws a body shot but no joy.
Susskind tries to clinch but Meight is having none of it.
Meight throws out a counter right but Susskind avoids it with no problem.
Susskind fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Susskind lands with a shot to the body.
Meight throws a head kick but Susskind moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Meight as he connects with a hook.
Meight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meight misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Susskind's head coaches at Monkey Magic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Susskind tries to clinch up but Meight circles away and keeps his distance.
Meight is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susskind throws a body punch but Meight moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Susskind.
Susskind throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonard Susskind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Susskind throws the kick towards the body but Meight avoids it.
Meight let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meight takes one to the chin there.
Meight takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susskind lands a nice hook to Meight's body. Meight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meight takes one to the chin there.
Susskind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Susskind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meight. That did some damage!
Meight misses with an uppercut. Susskind saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Susskind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Susskind 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Susskind!
A relieved looking Leonard Susskind thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.