PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radek Zaczekaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lebouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Lebouf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zaczekaj
vs
Lebouf

190 cm
23
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Radek Zaczekaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lebouf!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaczekaj scores with a kick to the body.
Zaczekaj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaczekaj throws the kick towards the body but Lebouf avoids it.
Zaczekaj delivers a nice body kick.
Zaczekaj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lebouf's calf.
Lebouf looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaczekaj connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lebouf. Lebouf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Joe Lebouf has been cut.
Zaczekaj lands a slapping body shot.
Zaczekaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaczekaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lebouf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaczekaj.
Lebouf walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaczekaj - that will leave a mark!
Lebouf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zaczekaj scores with a jab. Lebouf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Zaczekaj bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Zaczekaj looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zaczekaj moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zaczekaj is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lebouf has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zaczekaj controlling the position easily from mount.

Zaczekaj has control of Lebouf's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lebouf regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Zaczekaj get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaczekaj cracks Lebouf with a good jab.
Zaczekaj explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zaczekaj thumps Lebouf with a low kick.
Lebouf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaczekaj scores with a hook to the body. Lebouf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaczekaj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaczekaj misses with a kick to the body.
Zaczekaj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lebouf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Radek Zaczekaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaczekaj thows a body kick. Lebouf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice combination there by Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj works over Lebouf's head and body with a nice combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaczekaj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaczekaj scores with a hook to the body. Lebouf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaczekaj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaczekaj scores with a jab. Lebouf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaczekaj lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lebouf tries to move into range but Zaczekaj moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lebouf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Zaczekaj bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaczekaj controlling the position from side mount.

Zaczekaj stands up and beckons Lebouf to his feet.
Zaczekaj cracks a nice hook into Lebouf's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj lands a jab.
Zaczekaj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lebouf.
Zaczekaj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lebouf momentarily.
Lebouf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lebouf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lebouf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Zaczekaj.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaczekaj lands a nice looking body shot.
Lebouf on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zaczekaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaczekaj lunges at Lebouf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lebouf's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radek Zaczekaj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lebouf's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zaczekaj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zaczekaj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaczekaj throws a good cross that connects.
Lebouf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj catches Lebouf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zaczekaj lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lebouf has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zaczekaj.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaczekaj scores with a one two! Lebouf had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj cracks Lebouf with a good jab.
Zaczekaj lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaczekaj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lebouf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lebouf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zaczekaj jabs at Lebouf's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Zaczekaj.
Lebouf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaczekaj. Zaczekaj obviously looking to wear him down.
Radek Zaczekaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaczekaj lands a jab to Lebouf's midsection.
Zaczekaj lands a jab to the nose.
Zaczekaj scores with a push kick.
A nice combination there by Zaczekaj.
Radek Zaczekaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zaczekaj darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Zaczekaj postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lebouf to stand up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj fakes the leg kick and cracks Lebouf in the body.
Zaczekaj lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaczekaj throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lebouf looks to land a body kick but Zaczekaj moved away.
Zaczekaj scores with a hook to the body. Lebouf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaczekaj pushes Lebouf away with a front kick.
Lebouf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaczekaj swinging wildly here.
Zaczekaj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaczekaj throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lebouf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaczekaj.
Lebouf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaczekaj.
Lebouf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lebouf takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaczekaj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zaczekaj.
Lebouf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zaczekaj throws a series of strikes that have Lebouf backpedaling.
Lebouf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lebouf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab by Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj stuns Lebouf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Zaczekaj misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lebouf crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zaczekaj - the referee stops the clock and Lebouf gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zaczekaj. Lebouf manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zaczekaj pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lebouf walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaczekaj.
Lebouf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaczekaj lunges at Lebouf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lebouf's hand.
Zaczekaj scores with a one two! Lebouf had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaczekaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zaczekaj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaczekaj lands a two punch combo.
Lebouf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Zaczekaj fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lebouf sprawls well initially but Zaczekaj persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zaczekaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lebouf can do to turn this around?
Zaczekaj not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zaczekaj is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lebouf defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radek Zaczekaj dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lebouf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

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

Zaczekaj is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lebouf has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lebouf!
Lebouf looking to sit in guard and control but Zaczekaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lebouf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zaczekaj can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zaczekaj trying to control but Lebouf is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zaczekaj drops back looking for a leg! Lebouf is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lebouf manages to kick Zaczekaj off! Zaczekaj jumps back into Lebouf's guard.

Zaczekaj stands up from Lebouf's guard - Zaczekaj perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zaczekaj lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lebouf moves out of range as Zaczekaj throws a body kick.
Zaczekaj scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lebouf in his tracks.
Zaczekaj lands a jab.
Zaczekaj lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaczekaj throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lebouf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zaczekaj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaczekaj connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lebouf. Lebouf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zaczekaj digs a good hook to Lebouf's body.
Nice jab there from Zaczekaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaczekaj lands with a nice body kick.
Zaczekaj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaczekaj, right into the meat.
Zaczekaj scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zaczekaj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lebouf's calf.
Zaczekaj lands a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaczekaj. That snapped Lebouf's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebouf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zaczekaj is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lebouf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaczekaj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaczekaj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lebouf's sensitive parts.
Zaczekaj lands a jab to Lebouf's midsection.
Zaczekaj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaczekaj moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Zaczekaj.
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!
Zaczekaj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lebouf. That did some damage!
Lebouf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaczekaj stuns Lebouf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaczekaj.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebouf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaczekaj. Zaczekaj obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaczekaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lebouf walks into a stiff left hand from Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lebouf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zaczekaj cracks Lebouf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zaczekaj throws a leg kick which misses Lebouf's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebouf tries to avoid it.
Zaczekaj slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lebouf walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaczekaj.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zaczekaj darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaczekaj.
Zaczekaj bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lebouf's head backwards.
Joe Lebouf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaczekaj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radek Zaczekaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaczekaj 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 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radek Zaczekaj!