PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronburger has chosen Live by the gun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leonard
vs
Kronburger

186 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

184 cm
27
180 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Valhalla 160
Valhalla 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kronburger thumps Leonard with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leonard, right into the meat.

Kronburger closes the distance and clinches.
Kronburger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kronburger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leonard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kronburger has had enough of the clinch but Leonard keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kronburger.

Leonard manages to break the clinch.
Kronburger connects with a right hand. Leonard shakes it off.
Kronburger misses with a right hand
and Leonard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Leonard.
Kronburger throws the left hand but Leonard avoids the punch easily.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronburger misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonard counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard swings for the body but Kronburger moves out of range.
Leonard throws a looping overhand right but Kronburger ducks down to avoid it.
Kronburger ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Kronburger throws a low kick but Leonard avoids it.
Kronburger throws out a loose jab but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonard.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kronburger blocks a jab.
Kronburger moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger cracks Leonard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leonard misses with a left hand
and Kronburger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leonard's knee momentarily.
Kronburger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leonard throws a low kick, looking for Kronburger's leg but Kronburger calmly moves out of range.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronburger.
Kronburger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kronburger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
Kronburger throws a front kick aimed at Leonard's knee but Leonard avoids it well.
Leonard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leonard throws a head kick but Kronburger moves out of range.
Leonard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Kronburger is out of range.
Kronburger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonard's calf.
Nice jab there from Kronburger.
Kronburger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kronburger tries to clinch up.
Kronburger throws a front kick aimed at Leonard's knee but Leonard avoids it well.
Leonard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kronburger blocks the low kick.
Kronburger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard misses with a body punch
and Kronburger counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kronburger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronburger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard thumps Kronburger with a low kick.
Kronburger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kronburger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kronburger scrambles back to his feet.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kronburger is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kronburger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kronburger jabs Leonard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kronburger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kronburger. That's going to slow Leonard down.
Leonard misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shawn Kronburger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kronburger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kronburger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kronburger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Kronburger is out of range.
Leonard moves out of range as Kronburger throws a body kick.
Leonard throws a leg kick that misses.
Kronburger connects with a body shot.
Leonard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kronburger throws a low kick but Leonard moves out of range easily.
Leonard checks the leg kick.
Kronburger tried to score with a low kick but Leonard checks it.
Kronburger throws a jab when Leonard was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Kronburger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard misses the jab.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Kronburger slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kronburger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leonard - the referee stops the clock and Kronburger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leonard. Kronburger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leonard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leonard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kronburger is out of range.
Kronburger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kronburger tried to score with a low kick but Leonard checks it.
A nice combination there by Kronburger.
Kronburger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kronburger punishes Leonard's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Leonard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard checks a low kick from Kronburger.
Leonard misses with a left hand
and Kronburger counters with a two punch combo.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronburger throws a hook to the side of Leonard's head but Leonard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard keeps the fight on the outside.
Kronburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard motions for Kronburger to come forward. Leonard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kronburger blocks a low kick nicely.
Leonard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kronburger.
Leonard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kronburger scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kronburger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Leonard is rocked!
Leonard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Leonard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger swinging wildly here.
Kronburger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kronburger is looking to slow Leonard down with leg kicks.
Kronburger steps in with a hook that catches Leonard right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kronburger follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Leonard looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Kronburger!
A victorious Shawn Kronburger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.