PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Borisov (ranked 2918 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Chuck Lereaux (ranked 312 p4p, 445 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Borisov
vs
Lereaux

189 cm
25
193
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Senshi Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Lereaux!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov throws a right hand that misses
and Lereaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Borisov throws a right hand that misses
letting Lereaux counter with a right hand.
Borisov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lereaux.
Lereaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borisov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lereaux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borisov throws a poor cross that misses
and Lereaux counters with a good, hard body kick but Borisov shrugs it off.
Lereaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borisov doesn't seem bothered though.
Borisov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lereaux.

Borisov moves into range and clinches up with Lereaux.
Lereaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borisov's elbow.
Borisov tries to throw a body punch but Lereaux avoids it by throwing Borisov back against the ropes.
Lereaux takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Borisov.
A right handed body shot lands from Borisov.
Borisov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borisov stalling.
Lereaux can't find room to land a body shot as Borisov controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lereaux.
Nice body punch from Borisov.
Borisov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lereaux backwards.
Lereaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borisov cracks Lereaux with a nice body shot.
Lereaux looks winded!
Borisov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Borisov pushes Lereaux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borisov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lereaux up against the ropes.
Lereaux tries to throw a body punch but Borisov avoids it by throwing Lereaux back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Borisov.
The referee is keeping an eye on Borisov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lereaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Borisov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lereaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lereaux can't break the clinch.
Borisov lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Borisov on the inside.
Borisov lands a nice shot to the body.
Borisov stalling.
Borisov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lereaux up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Borisov.
Borisov stalling against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borisov.
Lereaux can't find room to land a body shot as Borisov controls the action.
Borisov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Borisov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lereaux's elbow.
Borisov lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Borisov.
Borisov works on Lereaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Lereaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borisov works on Lereaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Borisov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borisov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lereaux backwards.
Borisov stalling in the clinch.
Borisov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Borisov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Borisov.
Lereaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borisov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lereaux! But no joy.
A jab from Borisov does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov misses with an uppercut. Lereaux saw that one coming.
Lereaux ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Lereaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lereaux moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Lereaux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lereaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lereaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lereaux.
Borisov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lereaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Borisov.
Lereaux misses the shot to the body.
Borisov scores with a jab to the body.
Borisov lands a right hook to the body.
Lereaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Chuck Lereaux has been cut.
Lereaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Lereaux slips under a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borisov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lereaux.
Borisov throws a body punch but Lereaux moves out of range.
Borisov scores with a hook.

Lereaux is rocked!

Lereaux gets tackled into the ropes by Borisov. Borisov maintains the clinch.
Lereaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Borisov finish him?
Borisov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Borisov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lereaux backwards.
Borisov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lereaux to his knees! Borisov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Borisov!