PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stretch Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legstrong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Legstrong
vs
Druff

184 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
27
188 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stretch Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Druff!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legstrong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Legstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Druff shoots for a double leg takedown but Legstrong sprawls well. He's pushed Druff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Legstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Legstrong lands a head kick!
Legstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Legstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legstrong. That's going to slow Druff down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Druff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Legstrong as he jumps to the side.
Legstrong throws a leg kick which misses Druff's front leg but catches the back leg as Druff tries to avoid it.
Legstrong throws a head kick that Druff semi-blocks.
Stretch Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stretch Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Druff closes the distance and clinches up with Legstrong, looking for a takedown. Druff pushes Legstrong against the cage but Legstrong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stretch Legstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Druff.
Good leg kick by Legstrong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Legstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Druff looks gassed!
Legstrong lands with a kick to the temple. Druff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Druff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Legstrong.
Legstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Legstrong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Legstrong.
Druff steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Legstrong. That one must have hurt.
Druff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Legstrong lands the left hand.
Legstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Druff's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Druff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Legstrong defends it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legstrong, right into the meat.
Legstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Druff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legstrong lands a high kick!
Legstrong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Druff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Legstrong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Druff will feel that in the morning.
Legstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Legstrong throws a head kick that Druff semi-blocks.
Druff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Druff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legstrong. That's going to slow Druff down.
Legstrong throws a leg kick which misses Druff's front leg but catches the back leg as Druff tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legstrong. That's going to slow Druff down.
Druff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Legstrong can pounce on him.
Legstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Druff.
Legstrong is looking to slow Druff down with leg kicks.
Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Legstrong fakes the leg kick and cracks Druff in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Druff's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong thumps Druff with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Legstrong.
Druff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Legstrong.
Legstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Legstrong fakes the leg kick and cracks Druff in the body.
Legstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legstrong lands a high kick!
Legstrong connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Legstrong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legstrong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Druff is trying desperately to land a takedown but Legstrong is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Druff.
Druff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Legstrong connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stretch Legstrong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Legstrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Druff's calf.
Legstrong pushes Druff away with a front kick.
Druff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Druff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Legstrong.
Legstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Legstrong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Druff.
Legstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Druff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Legstrong can pounce on him.
Legstrong scores with a leg kick.
Legstrong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Druff is breathing heavily.
Legstrong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Druff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Legstrong. Legstrong obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Legstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Legstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Druff can do to turn this around?
Legstrong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Druff might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Legstrong has got the better of the exchanges.
Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Druff's head.
Druff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Legstrong.
Legstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Legstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legstrong, right into the meat.
Druff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Legstrong. Legstrong obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legstrong. That's going to slow Druff down.
Legstrong scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Druff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Legstrong.
Druff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Legstrong.
Legstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Legstrong thuds his shin into the meat of Druff's side.
Legstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stretch Legstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Legstrong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Legstrong scores with a leg kick.
Legstrong throws a head kick that Druff semi-blocks.
Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Druff. That did some damage!
Legstrong connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Legstrong.
Legstrong throws a head kick that half lands.
Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Druff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Legstrong.
Legstrong feints and then cracks Druff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Druff down.
Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Druff. That did some damage!
Legstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Legstrong scores with a head kick.
Legstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
Legstrong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Legstrong lands with a slapping head kick.
Legstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Druff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Legstrong.
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!
Legstrong throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Legstrong lands but Druff takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Legstrong.
A good leg kick by Legstrong.
Legstrong is looking to slow Druff down with leg kicks.
Legstrong lands a high kick!
Legstrong lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Legstrong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legstrong keeps Druff at a distance using the push kick.
Druff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Legstrong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Druff takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stretch Legstrong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Legstrong.
Druff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Legstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legstrong. That's going to slow Druff down.
Druff on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Legstrong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Legstrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Druff's calf.
Druff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Legstrong.
A head kick from Legstrong lands but Druff takes it in his stride.
Legstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Legstrong.
Legstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Druff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong feints and then cracks Druff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Druff down.
Legstrong lands a nice shot that snaps Druff's head back.
Druff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Druff fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legstrong, right into the meat.
Legstrong lands a high kick!
A head kick from Legstrong lands but Druff takes it in his stride.
Legstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Druff.
Legstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Legstrong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Druff's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Legstrong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Legstrong thows a body kick. Druff tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Legstrong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legstrong feints and then cracks Druff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Druff down.
Druff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
Legstrong thuds his shin into the meat of Druff's side.
Legstrong scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legstrong, right into the meat.
Legstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong cracks Druff with an open hand slap.
Druff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legstrong feints and then cracks Druff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Druff down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Legstrong.
Legstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Legstrong lands a head kick. Druff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Legstrong.
Legstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Legstrong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dan Druff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Legstrong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Druff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Legstrong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legstrong cracks the inside of Druff's front leg.
Legstrong throws a leg kick which misses Druff's front leg but catches the back leg as Druff tries to avoid it.
Legstrong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Druff if he has to take too many more of those.
Legstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Legstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Druff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Legstrong scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Druff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Legstrong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Legstrong lands a front kick.
Stretch Legstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Legstrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Druff's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stretch Legstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legstrong 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stretch Legstrong!