PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Saravia (ranked 1756 p4p, 2595 weight class) and Bobby LeBeau (ranked 226 p4p, 325 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Saravia
vs
LeBeau

178 cm
21
195
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
198
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Dirty Needle Project (158Q @ $25)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrique Saravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby LeBeau!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saravia throws a body punch but LeBeau moves out of range.
It seemed like LeBeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for LeBeau.
Saravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeBeau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
LeBeau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saravia misses the jab.
Saravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LeBeau.
LeBeau dodges the punch combination from Saravia.
LeBeau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
LeBeau cracks Saravia with an open hand slap.
Saravia throws out a loose jab but LeBeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBeau avoids the body shot from Saravia.
Saravia walks into a jab.
Saravia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Saravia.
LeBeau scores with a kick to the body.
Saravia tries to bum rush LeBeau with a series of wild strikes but LeBeau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LeBeau lands a high kick!
Saravia misses the jab.
A jab from Saravia misses.
Saravia misses with a body shot.
As Saravia backs off LeBeau throws a huge counter combo but Saravia manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravia ducks right into an uppercut from LeBeau.
Saravia misses with a hook. LeBeau ducked under it nicely.
Enrique Saravia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBeau cracks Saravia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
LeBeau throws a jab when Saravia was well out of range.
LeBeau misses with a kick to the body.
Saravia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saravia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saravia looks to throw the jab but LeBeau is out of range.
Saravia stuffs the takedown.
LeBeau moves out of range of the strikes.
LeBeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
LeBeau scores with a jab to the jaw.
LeBeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Saravia should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saravia just misses with a punch to the body.
LeBeau avoids the body shot from Saravia.
LeBeau slips a straight right by Saravia.
LeBeau slips under a jab from Saravia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saravia. LeBeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by LeBeau there.
Saravia throws a body shot but no joy.
LeBeau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeBeau tries to score with a low kick but Saravia moves his leg out of the way.
Saravia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saravia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
LeBeau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saravia sprawls well. Saravia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LeBeau gets slowly back to his feet.

LeBeau closes the distance and pushes Saravia back into the cage.
LeBeau tries to break the clinch but Saravia is controlling the position.
Saravia avoiding damage as LeBeau throws knees to the body.
Saravia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LeBeau wants to get back to striking at distance but Saravia won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from LeBeau.
Saravia gets underhooks to prevent LeBeau's takedown attempt.
Enrique Saravia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby LeBeau.
LeBeau is trying to force a seperation but Saravia has the dominant position.
Saravia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LeBeau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saravia is really struggling to find his range with his punches. LeBeau's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Saravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saravia lands a right hand that snaps the head of LeBeau backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saravia misses with a body punch.
Saravia tries a body shot but LeBeau blocks it.
LeBeau tries to circle away but Saravia has him pinned against the cage.
LeBeau prevents a body shot from Saravia.
LeBeau is trying to force a seperation but Saravia has the dominant position.
Saravia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LeBeau's efforts to push away.
LeBeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBeau blocks a body shot from Saravia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saravia.
Saravia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LeBeau has had enough of the clinch but Saravia keeps him there for the moment.
LeBeau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saravia tries to throw a body punch but LeBeau avoids it by throwing Saravia back against the cage.
LeBeau wants to break free but Saravia has control.
Saravia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saravia blocking some punches.
Saravia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saravia misses with a punch to the body.
LeBeau is trying to break the clinch but Saravia is controlling him.
Saravia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

LeBeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LeBeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saravia.
Saravia throws a shot from downtown. LeBeau moves away and avoids it.
LeBeau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saravia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeBeau moves away.
Saravia checks a leg kick nicely.
Saravia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LeBeau throws a right hand that Saravia ducks under and follows up with a left that Saravia also avoids with ease.
Saravia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LeBeau tries to bum rush Saravia with a series of wild strikes but Saravia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LeBeau wants to clinch.
Saravia misses with a hook to the body
and LeBeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by LeBeau.
LeBeau avoids the body shot from Saravia.
LeBeau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
LeBeau blocks a jab.
LeBeau is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saravia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
LeBeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saravia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saravia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saravia works over LeBeau's head and body with a nice combination.
Saravia throws out a loose jab but LeBeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saravia.
LeBeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saravia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saravia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saravia misses with a hook. LeBeau ducked under it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from LeBeau.
LeBeau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saravia throws a jab but it's blocked by LeBeau.
Saravia looks to land a right hand but LeBeau moved out of range.
Saravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeBeau throws out a counter right but Saravia avoids it with no problem.
Saravia scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a wild combination.
Saravia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saravia swings for the body but LeBeau moves out of range.
Saravia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau dodges the punch combination from Saravia.
LeBeau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

LeBeau gets a clinch.
Saravia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saravia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LeBeau's elbow.
Saravia blocks the elbow strike.
Saravia has LeBeau pressed against the cage, preventing LeBeau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saravia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

LeBeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LeBeau sizes up Saravia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the body from Saravia misses
and Saravia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saravia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saravia misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from LeBeau misses.
LeBeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saravia.
LeBeau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saravia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LeBeau.
Bobby LeBeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saravia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Saravia missing with a left hand there. LeBeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravia loads up on a big right hand but LeBeau slips the punch.
Saravia looks to score with a jab to the body but LeBeau is just out of range.
LeBeau tests Saravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for LeBeau.
A jab lands there for LeBeau.
Saravia throws a hook but LeBeau blocks it.
Saravia throws a body punch but LeBeau moves out of range.
LeBeau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
LeBeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LeBeau wants to clinch up but Saravia keeps it at a distance.
Jab, jab by LeBeau - just one landing.
LeBeau connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saravia momentarily.
LeBeau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saravia. Saravia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses the shot to the body.
Saravia throws an off balance right hand
and Saravia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LeBeau scores with a hook.
LeBeau cracks Saravia with an open hand slap.
LeBeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saravia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LeBeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saravia just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia throws a body punch but LeBeau moves out of range.
Saravia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
LeBeau slips a jab and a cross from Saravia.
Saravia misses the shot to the body.
LeBeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LeBeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saravia.
LeBeau throws a hook but Saravia avoids it easily.
Saravia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LeBeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeBeau cracks Saravia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
LeBeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeBeau catches Saravia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
LeBeau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saravia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LeBeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saravia.
Saravia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LeBeau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saravia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saravia throws a big shot that misses.
Saravia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LeBeau to score with a decent uppercut.

LeBeau instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravia prevents LeBeau from breaking the clinch.
LeBeau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

LeBeau drags the fight down to the ground.
Saravia wants to get up but he can't break LeBeau's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

LeBeau kicks Saravia off and gets to his feet.
Saravia misses with a body shot.
Saravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LeBeau can pounce on him.
LeBeau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
LeBeau is looking to land body kicks.
Saravia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saravia throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saravia looks to land a right hand but LeBeau moved out of range.
Bobby LeBeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saravia missing with a left hand there. LeBeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LeBeau misses with a double jab.
Saravia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saravia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby LeBeau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Saravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBeau manages to avoid it.
Saravia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saravia wants it to stay on the feet.
LeBeau tests Saravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LeBeau scores with a one two! Saravia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saravia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LeBeau.
LeBeau avoids the body shot from Saravia.
LeBeau lands a glancing blow to the side of Saravia's head.
Saravia throws a hook to the side of LeBeau's head but LeBeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LeBeau shoots in looking for a takedown but Saravia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing LeBeau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saravia misses with a looping left.
Saravia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saravia loads up on a big right hand but LeBeau slips the punch.
Saravia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LeBeau misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts LeBeau, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saravia misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBeau.
LeBeau ducks under a wild hook from Saravia.
LeBeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saravia throws a right and a left that LeBeau avoids nicely.
LeBeau throws a head kick that misses.
Saravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Saravia.
LeBeau throws out a counter right but Saravia avoids it with no problem.
LeBeau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
LeBeau stalks Saravia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saravia's face. Saravia staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by LeBeau.
LeBeau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, jab by LeBeau - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBeau moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from LeBeau misses.
The fighters circling - Saravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from LeBeau.
Saravia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LeBeau.
LeBeau moves out of range as Saravia strikes.
Saravia throws a hook but LeBeau blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravia throws a body punch but LeBeau moves out of range.
A nice side step and LeBeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saravia moves forwards but LeBeau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saravia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LeBeau cracks a nice hook into Saravia's ribs.
LeBeau connects with a body shot that sends Saravia's belly button to the back.
A left and a right from Saravia both land. Nice combination.
Saravia throws a hook to the side of LeBeau's head but LeBeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from LeBeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saravia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
LeBeau ducks under a wild hook from Saravia.
Saravia takes one on the button.
Saravia ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
Saravia misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from LeBeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
LeBeau lands with a straight right. Saravia didn't see that one coming.
A lazy left from LeBeau finds it's target.
Jab from LeBeau.
Donk. LeBeau catches Saravia right on the button with a cross.
Saravia swings for the body but LeBeau moves out of range.
Saravia throws a hook but LeBeau blocks it.
LeBeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saravia throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia takes one to the side of the head.
Saravia walks into a jab.
LeBeau lands a nice shot that snaps Saravia's head back.
Saravia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches LeBeau on the side of the head.
Saravia ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
Saravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LeBeau.
LeBeau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LeBeau scores with a nice head shot.
Saravia looks to land a combination but LeBeau avoids it well.
Saravia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
LeBeau shoots in but no luck this time.
Enrique Saravia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby LeBeau.
LeBeau connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saravia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LeBeau.
LeBeau stalks Saravia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saravia's face. Saravia staggers backwards, shaken.
LeBeau thuds a left hand into Saravia's body.
Saravia misses with an uppercut. LeBeau saw that one coming.
Saravia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saravia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobby LeBeau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau throws out a powerful jab.
LeBeau is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saravia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saravia. LeBeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from LeBeau! But no joy.
Saravia misses with a left hand
and Saravia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for LeBeau.
LeBeau shoots for a takedown but Saravia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saravia misses with a body shot.
Saravia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LeBeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Saravia should have avoided that one.
Saravia loads up on a big right hand but LeBeau slips the punch.
Saravia misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau misses with a wild combination.
Enrique Saravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby LeBeau!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby LeBeau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.