PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian The Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Fury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - White America. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Fury
vs
LeBeau

185 cm
27
201 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

186 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian The Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy LeBeau!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LeBeau is fending him off so far but The Fury persists. Nope, LeBeau circles away and we're back to standing.
The Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
The Fury tries to score a power double leg takedown but LeBeau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Fury somewhat.
The Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LeBeau.
The Fury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian The Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBeau throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
The Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

LeBeau moves into range and clinches up with The Fury.

The Fury wants the takedown. LeBeau is fighting it off but The Fury persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in LeBeau's guard against the cage.
LeBeau wants to stand but The Fury is controlling the position.

The Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
LeBeau wants to stand and escape but The Fury is having none of it.
The Fury advances to half guard.
LeBeau wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Fury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LeBeau can pounce on him.
The Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
LeBeau lands with a thumping leg kick.
LeBeau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
LeBeau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Fury.
Julian The Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau is looking to clinch but The Fury is avoiding it.

The Fury closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Fury lands in his opponent's guard.
LeBeau wants to stand but The Fury is controlling the position.
The Fury trying to control but LeBeau is working from the bottom.
The Fury tries to free his leg and advance position but LeBeau is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau is looking to stand up but The Fury isn't so interested in that idea.

The Fury drops back looking for a leg! LeBeau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and LeBeau manages to kick The Fury off! The Fury jumps back into LeBeau's guard.
The Fury is breathing heavily.
The Fury prevents LeBeau from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
LeBeau dodges the punch combination from The Fury.
The Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Remy LeBeau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

LeBeau dodges the punch combination from The Fury.
The Fury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts LeBeau as he jumps to the side.
The Fury looks to clinch
and LeBeau counters with an outside leg kick.
The Fury misses with a few strikes there.
LeBeau tries to land a leg kick but The Fury saw it coming and moves away.
The Fury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
LeBeau looks to clinch
and The Fury counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fury has his takedown stuffed
and LeBeau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Fury shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Fury prevents LeBeau from getting back to his feet.

LeBeau pushes The Fury off and gets back to his feet.
LeBeau tries to clinch but The Fury is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from LeBeau misses

and The Fury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

LeBeau makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and LeBeau counters with a good low kick that The Fury was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian The Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Fury doesn't succeed with the takedown
and LeBeau counters with an outside leg kick.
Remy LeBeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

LeBeau has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

LeBeau gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LeBeau wants to get back to his feet.

LeBeau stands up and beckons The Fury to join him on the feet.
The Fury throws a right and a left that LeBeau avoids nicely.
Julian The Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Fury throws a right hand that LeBeau ducks under and follows up with a left that LeBeau also avoids with ease.
LeBeau fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fury shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and LeBeau counters by clinching up.
The Fury gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LeBeau.
LeBeau looking to throw knees to the head but The Fury is blocking nicely.

The Fury jumps guard and drags LeBeau to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

LeBeau stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Fury misses with a takedown attempt
and LeBeau counters with a low kick, right behind The Fury 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Fury with a poor takedown
and LeBeau counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy LeBeau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

LeBeau tries to close the distance and clinch but The Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LeBeau doesn't manage to clinch there - The Fury circles away.
LeBeau slips under a jab from The Fury.
The Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and LeBeau counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

LeBeau has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed The Fury clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
LeBeau looking to hold on to the position here but The Fury rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Fury striking off his back, scoring a few points.

LeBeau gets to his feet - The Fury follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau wants to clinch.
The Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but LeBeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Fury fails with the takedown

and LeBeau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
LeBeau lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
LeBeau drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Fury pulls his leg out and moves away.
LeBeau tries to close the distance and clinch but The Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Fury with a poor takedown
and LeBeau counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian The Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and LeBeau counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Fury.
LeBeau tries to clinch but The Fury is having none of it.
LeBeau tries to clinch

and The Fury counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Fury.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as LeBeau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
LeBeau wants to stand and escape but The Fury is having none of it.

LeBeau pushes The Fury off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
LeBeau tries to clinch but The Fury is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fury misses with a takedown attempt

and LeBeau counters by clinching up.

LeBeau gets a trip takedown into half guard.

LeBeau decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

LeBeau darts in and clinches The Fury up against the cage.
The Fury is looking for a takedown up against the cage. LeBeau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
LeBeau dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for LeBeau. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
LeBeau is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Fury gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Fury gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LeBeau.
The Fury goes for a takedown attempt but LeBeau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy LeBeau really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Fury shoots and misses
and LeBeau counters with an outside leg kick.
The Fury doesn't succeed with the takedown

and LeBeau moves into the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBeau prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian The Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Fury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
LeBeau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Fury is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
LeBeau goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Fury prevents it.
LeBeau drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

LeBeau has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Fury is trying to keep an underhook but LeBeau manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The Fury wants to get back to full guard.
LeBeau wants to stand up but The Fury is controlling the position.

LeBeau decides to return to a standing position.
LeBeau wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fury shoots and misses
and LeBeau counters with a good low kick that The Fury was not able to check.
The Fury shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and LeBeau counters with an inside leg kick.

LeBeau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Fury, pushing him back against the cage.
The Fury avoiding damage as LeBeau throws knees to the body.
The Fury gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LeBeau.
LeBeau tries to score a body lock takedown but The Fury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Fury gets underhooks to prevent LeBeau's takedown attempt.

The Fury is fighting off a takedown attempt but LeBeau is just too persistent for him and manages to trip The Fury to the mat. The Fury regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
LeBeau postures up.
LeBeau wants to stand and escape but instead The Fury has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Fury advances to half guard.

LeBeau makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The Fury looks to clinch

and LeBeau counters by clinching up.
LeBeau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Fury is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
LeBeau tries for a takedown. No joy.

LeBeau is fighting off a takedown attempt but The Fury is just too persistent for him and manages to trip LeBeau to the mat. LeBeau regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

LeBeau kicks The Fury off and gets to his feet.
LeBeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Fury shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and LeBeau counters with an outside leg kick.
LeBeau looks to clinch
and The Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LeBeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy LeBeau dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The Fury tries for a takedown but LeBeau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The Fury shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

The Fury looking to secure an arm triangle but LeBeau defends it well.
Julian The Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LeBeau really wants to buck The Fury off and get back to his feet.

The Fury is going oldschool here, as he tries to force LeBeau to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so LeBeau shrugs it off.
LeBeau trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Fury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for LeBeau because The Fury loaded up on that one.
LeBeau is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The Fury raining down shots from the mount!
LeBeau is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

LeBeau bucks up and throws The Fury to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

The Fury shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Fury scoring with strikes to the body and head.

The Fury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. LeBeau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Fury.

LeBeau has one foot on The Fury's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Fury is out of range and LeBeau settles back down.
The Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

LeBeau has The Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
The Fury drops to a knee looking for a takedown but LeBeau gets the underhooks and prevents it.

LeBeau has picked The Fury up - he's going for a ride! LeBeau dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
LeBeau prevents The Fury from improving his position.

LeBeau stands up and beckons The Fury to join him on the feet.
The Fury fails with the takedown

and LeBeau moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian The Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau looking for a takedown.
The Fury changes levels and goes for a takedown here. LeBeau fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LeBeau circles away quickly and effectively.
LeBeau doesn't manage to clinch there - The Fury circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by LeBeau.
Julian The Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Fury misses with a takedown attempt

and LeBeau moves into the clinch.
LeBeau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Fury is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
LeBeau goes for a takedown attempt but The Fury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Fury misses with a takedown
and LeBeau counters with a low kick, right behind The Fury 's knee.
The Fury keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy LeBeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well LeBeau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy LeBeau!
Remy LeBeau is the new middleweight champion!