PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Real Men Wear Skirts. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Piper
vs
Leroy

170 cm
21
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
143 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy throws a right and a left that Piper avoids nicely.
Leroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piper defending well as Leroy loads up on a big left hand.
Piper tries to clinch there but Leroy circles away.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Piper.
Piper dips to his left and cracks Leroy with an uppercut!
Leroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leroy.
Piper walks into a stiff left hand from Leroy.
Leroy throws a looping overhand right but Piper ducks down to avoid it.
Leroy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Piper swivels and escapes.
Piper throws a right and a left that Leroy avoids nicely.
Leroy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Piper tries to avoid it but Leroy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Piper to the ground. Piper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leroy throws out a loose jab but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Leroy.
Piper looks to throw the jab but Leroy is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper throws a hook but Leroy blocks it.
Roddy Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Piper has closed the distance and engaged Leroy in a clinch.
Leroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Piper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piper misses with a few strikes there.
Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leroy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Piper is fending him off so far but Leroy persists. Nope, Piper circles away and we're back to standing.
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.
Piper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leroy takes one to the side of the head.
Leroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piper moves away from the strike by Leroy.
Piper stalks Leroy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leroy's face. Leroy staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Leroy looks to land a right hand but Piper moved out of range.
Piper scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piper rushes Leroy and presses him up against the cage.
Piper keeps control of Leroy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Piper breaks the clinch.
Leroy swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Piper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy lands a body shot.
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leroy.
Piper wants to clinch up but Leroy keeps it at a distance.
Piper connects with a looping right hand.
Piper looks to land a combination. Leroy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leroy blocks a jab.
Piper tries to clinch up but Leroy circles away and keeps his distance.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy tries to land a leg kick but Piper saw it coming and moves away.
Piper misses with the combination.
Leroy shoots for a double leg takedown but Piper sprawls well. He's pushed Leroy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leroy is looking to clinch.
Piper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leroy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to de liver by Piper. Beautiful body shot.
Leroy looks gassed!
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leroy has time to react.
Piper connects with a looping right hand.
Leroy misses with a wild body shot.
Piper misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy slips a jab and a cross from Piper.
Leroy looks to land a right hand but Piper moved out of range.
Piper works the jab nicely.
Piper throws an overhand right that lands on Leroy's shoulder, as Leroy tries to avoid the shot.
Piper tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Piper waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Leroy.
A slow jab from Leroy misses its intended target.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leroy.
Leroy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leroy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piper.
Leroy shoots in but Piper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leroy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roddy Piper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leroy throws a shot from downtown. Piper moves away and avoids it.
Piper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leroy shoots in for a double leg but Piper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper wants to clinch.

Piper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Piper manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Piper.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Leroy ducks right into an uppercut from Piper.
Piper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leroy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Leroy.
Piper looks to land a combination but Leroy avoids it well.
Good exchange - Leroy coming out on top.
Leroy misses the jab.

Piper clinches with his opponent.
Leroy has Piper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Piper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.

Piper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Piper does no damage.
Roddy Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leroy cracks Piper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leroy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Leroy misses its intended target.
Nice combo by Piper! Oh, that's hurt him - Leroy falls to the canvas and Piper follows him into side control.

Leroy is rocked!

It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
Leroy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Leroy is breathing heavily.
Piper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to improve his position.
Leroy gets back to full guard.
Leroy looking for a sweep. Not yet Leroy, not yet.

Leroy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leroy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Piper passes into side control.
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!
Piper controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Leroy to his feet.
Piper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leroy throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Piper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy misses with a looping right.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy scores with a nice strike.
Roddy Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
Leroy throws an overhand right that lands on Piper's shoulder, as Piper tries to avoid the shot.
Piper lands with a right hand.
Leroy takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Leroy throws a looping overhand right but Piper ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Leroy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leroy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Piper is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Leroy.
Leroy wants to clinch up but Piper keeps it at a distance.
Leroy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Piper.
Piper throws a right hand that Leroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leroy also avoids with ease.
Leroy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Piper misses with a double jab.
Leroy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Piper rushes Leroy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leroy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Piper prevents it.

Piper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piper misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roddy Piper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leroy swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Piper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Piper misses with a combination
and Leroy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leroy.
Piper misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Piper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper jabs Leroy right on the nose. Leroy blinks but takes it well.
Piper throws a hook to the side of Leroy's head but Leroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leroy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy catches Piper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leroy swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leroy misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
Leroy throws the left hand but Piper avoids the punch easily.
Leroy moves out of range as Piper strikes.
Leroy misses with a straight left.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leroy takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Leroy misses with a straight right.
Leroy lands a glancing blow to the side of Piper's head.
Piper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piper stuffs the takedown attempt from Leroy. Leroy gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Leroy misses the target.
Piper lands a slapping body shot.
Leroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leroy swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Leroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piper avoids the body shot from Leroy.
Leroy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
Leroy tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Piper tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Piper moves away from the strike by Leroy.
Leroy avoids the body shot from Piper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy lands with a straight right. Piper didn't see that one coming.
Piper closes the distance but Leroy moves to the side
and Leroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leroy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leroy shoots in and drives through. Piper sprawls well.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Piper lands with a hook. Leroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leroy throws a combination that misses
and Piper counters with a right hand to the body.
Leroy shoots for a double leg takedown but Piper sprawls well. He's pushed Leroy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.
Some wild striking there from Piper.
Piper throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy throws an overhand right that lands on Piper's shoulder, as Piper tries to avoid the shot.
Leroy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leroy lands an overhand right.
Piper swinging wilding here.
Leroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piper.
Leroy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Piper's waist but Piper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leroy off to one side.

Piper rushes Leroy and presses him up against the cage.
Leroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leroy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Piper gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Piper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bruce Leroy just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Piper slips under a jab from Leroy.
Piper cracks Leroy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leroy can do to turn this around?
Piper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Piper.
Leroy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Piper's waist but Piper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leroy off to one side.
Leroy slips under a jab.
Leroy looks to throw the jab but Piper is out of range.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leroy manages to avoid it.
Leroy throws a hook but Piper blocks it.
Leroy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Piper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leroy.
Jab by Piper.
No joy there for Piper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Piper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leroy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leroy misses with a low kick.
Leroy moves out of range as Piper strikes.
Leroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piper misses with the combination.
Piper throws a hook but Leroy avoids it easily.
Piper misses with a two punch combination.
Leroy misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Piper tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Piper is looking to clinch.
Leroy tests Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leroy misses with a looping right.
Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Piper throws a big shot that misses.
Leroy looks to land a right hand but Piper moved out of range.
Leroy digs a good hook to Piper's body.
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.
Leroy scores with a body shot.
Piper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leroy throws a jab when Piper was well out of range.
Leroy swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Leroy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leroy throws a hook to the side of Piper's head but Piper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leroy misses with an uppercut.
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Piper as Leroy shoots in.
Leroy thows a body shot but no joy.
Piper misses with a wild combination.
Leroy misses with a takedown attempt
and Piper counters with a one-two to the body.
Leroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Piper finish him?
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy slips under a jab.
Leroy seems to have recovered his senses.
Leroy scores with a shot to the body.
Leroy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Piper moves into the clinch.
Leroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Piper breaks from the clinch.

Piper clinches.
Leroy misses with a short punch on the inside.

Piper manages to break the clinch.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leroy.
Piper swinging wilding here.

Leroy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leroy lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roddy Piper had his way with Bruce Leroy in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice jab there from Piper.
Leroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piper keeps the fight on the outside.
Piper slips under a jab.
Leroy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piper.
Leroy misses with a takedown
and Piper counters with a series of strikes. Leroy will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Piper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper throws a combination that misses
letting Leroy counter with a right hand.
Leroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Leroy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper scores with the left hand. Leroy knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Leroy catches Piper right on the button with a cross.
Leroy tests Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper misses with a straight left.
Leroy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piper throws an overhand right that lands on Leroy's shoulder, as Leroy tries to avoid the shot.
Leroy lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Leroy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Piper doesn't seem phased though.
Piper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piper throws a hook to the side of Leroy's head but Leroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leroy misses with a straight right.
Leroy slips under a jab.
Leroy scores with a nice right hand.

Piper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leroy, pushing him back against the cage.

Piper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leroy looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.

Piper forces Leroy back against the cage and clinches.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leroy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Piper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leroy.
Piper misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper swinging wilding here.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leroy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leroy wants to clinch up but Piper keeps it at a distance.
Piper throws a right and a left that Leroy avoids nicely.
Leroy misses with a body shot
and Piper counters with a three punch combo that has Leroy backing up. Leroy nods at Piper to acknowledge the strikes.
Leroy fails with the takedown
and Piper counters with a nice body shot.
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.
Leroy lands a body shot.
Leroy digs a good body shot into Piper's ribs.
Leroy tries to clinch there but Piper circles away.
Piper misses with a double jab
and Leroy counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper slips under a jab from Leroy.
Leroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leroy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bruce Leroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piper misses with the combination.
Piper misses with a double jab.
Piper defending well as Leroy loads up on a big left hand.
Leroy slips a jab from Piper.
Piper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leroy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roddy Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Leroy misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper retains his featherweight title!