PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Leonhard (ranked 4653 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Hervy (ranked 5734 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Hervy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Leonhard
vs
Hervy

190 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Leonhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Hervy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonhard connects with a jab.
Leonhard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jim Leonhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hervy dodges the punch combination from Leonhard.
Hervy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hervy stalks Leonhard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leonhard's face. Leonhard staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hervy or perhaps it was just good defense by Leonhard, which made it look bad.
Leonhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Hervy is looking for the big counter here.
Leonhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hervy was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonhard.
Hervy throws a hook but Leonhard blocks it.
Leonhard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Hervy tries to counter it with a takedown but Leonhard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hervy misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Leonhard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hervy works Leonhard's body with a nice hook.
Leonhard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonhard looks to land a combination but Hervy avoids it well.
Leonhard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hervy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Hervy.
Hervy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leonhard throws a shot from downtown. Hervy moves away and avoids it.
And Hervy tries to counter it with a takedown but Leonhard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hervy looks for a takedown but Leonhard sprawls well.
Hervy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hervy feints a jab promting Leonhard to slip. Hervy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leonhard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hervy dives in and grabs Leonhard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leonhard pushes down on Hervy's head and hops out.
Jim Leonhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Hervy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hervy.
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!
Leonhard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hervy dodges the punch combination from Leonhard.
Jim Leonhard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonhard misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Leonhard.
Hervy throws a body punch but Leonhard moves out of range.
Leonhard appears to be looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick from Hervy misses.
Hervy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonhard circles away quickly and effectively.
Hervy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonhard lands a nice looking body shot.
Hervy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonhard is fending him off so far but Hervy persists. Nope, Leonhard circles away and we're back to standing.
Hervy looks to land a combination. Leonhard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hervy looks winded!
Hervy dives in for a single leg takedown but Leonhard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Leonhard misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonhard with a jab.
Leonhard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonhard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leonhard.
Leonhard punishes Hervy's body with a nice straight punch.
Hervy shoots in but no luck this time.
Leonhard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonhard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hervy.
Hervy looks for a takedown but Leonhard sprawls well.
Leonhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonhard throws a leg kick
and Hervy counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hervy throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hervy walks into a jab.
Leonhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hervy.
Leonhard moves away from the strike by Hervy.
Leonhard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leonhard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonhard's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonhard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hervy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hervy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonhard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hervy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leonhard as he avoids it easily.
Hervy walks into a left hand.
Leonhard scores with a one two! Hervy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hervy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonhard but Leonhard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Leonhard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hervy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonhard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hervy scrambles back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hervy.
Leonhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hervy can do to turn this around?
Leonhard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hervy counters with a left and a right that stings Leonhard.
Hervy scores with a one two! Leonhard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leonhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hervy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hervy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leonhard throws a hook to the side of Hervy's head but Hervy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hervy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leonhard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hervy is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonhard misses with a wild combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hervy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leonhard has got the better of the exchanges.
Good standup being displayed there by Leonhard as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hervy blocks the body kick.
Hervy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Leonhard defends well and Hervy ends up having to push Leonhard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jim Leonhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Hervy.
A nice combination there by Leonhard.
Leonhard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hervy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hervy swinging wildly here.
Hervy throws a low kick but Leonhard moves out of range easily.
Leonhard throws a right and a left that Hervy avoids nicely.
Leonhard looks to land a combination but Hervy avoids it well.
Jim Leonhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonhard loads up on a big right hand but Hervy slips the punch.
Hervy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leonhard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Leonhard misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hervy misses with a double jab.
Hervy throws a chopping leg kick but Leonhard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hervy dodges the punch combination from Leonhard.
Leonhard scores with a decent looking hook.
Hervy shoots in but no luck this time.
Leonhard connects with a crisp jab.
Leonhard throws a right hand that Hervy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hervy also avoids with ease.
Leonhard lands with a good body shot.
Leonhard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hervy throws a series of punches but Leonhard avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonhard slips a jab and a cross from Hervy.
Leonhard swinging wildly here.
Hervy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hervy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonhard.
Hervy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Leonhard defends it well.
Leonhard connects with a right hand. Hervy shakes it off.
Leonhard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hervy misses with a wild combination.
Leonhard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hervy.
Leonhard misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hervy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leonhard as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Leonhard. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Leonhard misses.
Hervy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hervy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonhard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonhard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hervy counters with a left and a right that stings Leonhard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hervy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonhard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Hervy.
Hervy throws a series of punches but Leonhard moves out of range.
Hervy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Leonhard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Leonhard 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. 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.

Leonhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hervy is looking for the big counter here.
Hervy tries to bum rush Leonhard with a series of wild strikes but Leonhard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hervy works Leonhard's body with a nice hook.
Leonhard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hervy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hervy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leonhard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hervy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hervy.
Hervy misses with a few strikes there.
Hervy avoids the head kick by Leonhard.
Leonhard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hervy circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Hervy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonhard misses with a few strikes there.
Leonhard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonhard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leonhard wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonhard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hervy throws a wild body kick that Leonhard sees coming a mile off.
Hervy fails to land the takedown.
Leonhard misses with a wild combination.
Hervy misses with a low kick.
Leonhard throws a lazy head kick
and Hervy counters with a three punch combo that has Leonhard backing up. Leonhard nods at Hervy to acknowledge the strikes.
Leonhard throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Leonhard.
Nice shot by Leonhard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hervy checks a leg kick.
Hervy lands with a nice combination. Leonhard backs away looking to recover.
Leonhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonhard tries to land a front kick but Hervy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonhard moves out of range of the body kick.
Hervy swinging wildly here.
Leonhard misses with the combination.
Hervy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hervy dodges the punch combination from Leonhard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonhard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hervy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hervy unleashes a big counter combination but Leonhard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leonhard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hervy.
Jim Leonhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Hervy.
A jab lands there for Leonhard.
Leonhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hervy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leonhard circles away.
Leonhard with a hook.
Leonhard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonhard.
Leonhard throws a right hand that Hervy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hervy also avoids with ease.
Hervy is looking for the big counter here.
Hervy looks to land a combination but Leonhard avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hervy throws a wild body kick that Leonhard sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Hervy misses the target.
Hervy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leonhard throws a leg kick that misses.
Leonhard scores with a sloppy right hand. Hervy should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonhard lands a nice shot that snaps Hervy's head back.
Leonhard tries to score with a low kick but Hervy moves his leg out of the way.
Leonhard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hervy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hervy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leonhard eats them both and turns towards Hervy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Charles Hervy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Leonhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jim Leonhard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hervy misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Leonhard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leonhard 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Leonhard!