PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Amosov (ranked 455 p4p, 449 weight class) and Black Leben (ranked 68 p4p, 66 weight class). Leben has chosen Wynona's Big Brown Beaver as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Amosov
vs
Leben

181 cm
24
160
10 - 6 - 0

182 cm
24
164
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaroslav Amosov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amosov throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Black Leben has been cut.
Leben bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leben throws a hook to the side of Amosov's head but Amosov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amosov.
Leben throws a looping overhand right but Amosov ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Leben.
Amosov misses with a wild combination.
Amosov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Amosov.
Leben avoids the body shot from Amosov.
Leben looks to land a right hand but Amosov moved out of range.
Leben scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amosov doesn't seem bothered though.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Leben - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leben dips to his left and cracks Amosov with an uppercut!
Leben works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leben lands a glancing blow to the side of Amosov's head.
Amosov misses with a body punch
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Amosov throws a hook to the side of Leben's head but Leben sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben scores with a three punch combo!
Leben lands with an overhand left.
Amosov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amosov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
Leben slips a jab from Amosov.
Leben misses with a hook.
A jab from Leben misses.
Amosov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Amosov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Leben misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Amosov.
Leben has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leben scores with a hook to the body. Amosov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amosov scores with a sloppy right hand. Leben should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amosov.
Amosov just misses with a punch to the body.
Amosov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amosov throws a body punch but Leben moves out of range.
Leben throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Amosov.
Leben looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decent striking displayed by Leben there.
Leben's jab looks to have found its range, popping Amosov under the eye.
A head kick misses from Amosov.
Amosov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amosov misses with a double jab
and Leben counters with a stiff right hand.
Leben smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Amosov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leben cracks Amosov with a good jab.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amosov was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Leben avoids the body shot from Amosov.
Amosov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Amosov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amosov throws a sloppy head kick
and Leben counters with a stiff right hand.
Leben shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amosov eats them both and turns towards Leben to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leben avoids the head kick by Amosov.
Leben throws a body punch but Amosov moves out of range.
Leben with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leben lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Leben works over Amosov's head and body with a nice combination.
Leben works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amosov throws a lazy head kick
and Leben counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leben takes a swing at Amosov's ribcage but misses.
Leben avoids the head kick by Amosov.
Amosov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amosov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leben lands with a cross.
Amosov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Leben.
Amosov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leben moves out of range of the leg kick from Amosov.
Amosov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Amosov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amosov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leben loads up on a big right hand but Amosov slips the punch.
As Leben looks to move away, Amosov throws a big counter combo but Leben just gets out of the way.
Leben is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leben connects with a nice looking jab.
Amosov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leben lands a glancing blow to the side of Amosov's head.
Leben misses with a hook. Amosov ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben dodges the punch combination from Amosov.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Leben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
That's time! Amosov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Leben misses the shot to the body.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Amosov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leben to score with a decent uppercut.
Leben takes a swing at Amosov's ribcage but misses.
Amosov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leben lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amosov lands a nice hook to Leben's body. Leben takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Amosov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Amosov misses with an uppercut
letting Leben counter with a right hand.
Leben takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leben throws out a loose jab but Amosov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amosov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leben checks a leg kick.
A big left from Amosov misses.
Leben lands a nice hook to Amosov's body. Amosov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amosov's corner calls for a 1-2. Amosov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amosov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leben cracks Amosov with a good jab.
Amosov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leben has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leben blocks a head kick by Amosov.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Amosov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amosov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amosov misses with a series of wild punches.
Amosov throws an off balance right hand
and Leben counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Amosov thinking.
Leben lands an overhand right.
Leben connects with a single shot there.
Amosov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amosov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amosov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben cracks Amosov with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Amosov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Amosov misses with a two punch combination.
Amosov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amosov misses with a head kick.
Black Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Leben catches Amosov right on the button with a cross.
Amosov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leben.
Leben looks to land a left hand but Amosov moved out of range nicely.
Leben punishes Amosov's body with a nice straight punch.
Amosov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Amosov.
Leben slips under a jab.
Amosov ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Amosov's shoulder, as Amosov tries to avoid the shot.
Leben cracks Amosov with a good jab.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Leben misses.
Amosov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That has opened up Black Leben's cut even more.
Amosov misses with an uppercut
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amosov is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amosov ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Amosov throws a body punch but Leben moves out of range.
Amosov misses with a double jab.
Yaroslav Amosov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben lands with a cross.
Amosov throws a right hand that Leben ducks under and follows up with a left that Leben also avoids with ease.
Amosov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Leben catches Amosov right on the button with a cross.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amosov throws a head kick but Leben moves out of range.
Amosov swings widly with a right hand
and Leben counters with a stiff right hand.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Leben dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amosov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amosov ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amosov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben connects with a body shot.
Leben lands with a hook. Amosov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Amosov.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amosov.
Amosov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Leben scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amosov doesn't seem bothered though.
Amosov walks into a straight right hand from Leben.
Amosov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amosov moves out of range of the strikes.
Amosov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leben.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amosov missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben moves away from the strike by Amosov.
Amosov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Amosov's shoulder, as Amosov tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Amosov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
Amosov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amosov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Amosov throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Amosov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Amosov moves away and avoids it.
Leben connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leben connects with a looping right hand.
Leben slips a jab from Amosov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leben checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben misses with an uppercut
and Amosov counters with a series of strikes. Leben will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leben misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Amosov on the side of the head.
Amosov takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amosov throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Leben jabs at Amosov's body.
Amosov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Amosov cracks Leben with a good jab.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Amosov moves away and avoids it.
Leben lands a nice shot to the body.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben walks into a straight right hand from Amosov.
Amosov moves out of range of the strikes.
Leben swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amosov.
Nice body punch from Leben.
Leben throws a jab when Amosov was well out of range.
Leben pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Amosov back to the cage. Leben follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amosov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaroslav Amosov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black Leben is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amosov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amosov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amosov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Amosov takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Leben moves away from the strike by Amosov.
Amosov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leben takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amosov throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Amosov misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amosov.
Jab, jab by Leben - just one landing.
Leben throws out a loose jab but Amosov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amosov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with the combination.
Amosov just misses with a punch to the body.
Leben misses with an uppercut. Amosov saw that one coming.
Amosov throws a lazy head kick
letting Leben counter with a right hand.
Leben throws a hook to the side of Amosov's head but Amosov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amosov.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Amosov is just out of range.
Leben lands with a right hand.
Leben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leben connects with the punch.
Leben connects with a right hand. Amosov shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amosov ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Leben takes one to the chin there.
Leben misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Amosov counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leben down! Amosov is looking to finish but Leben is intelligently defending himself.

Leben is rocked!

The cut above Black Leben's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leben pulls Amosov in close to prevent any damage.
Leben is still in real trouble! Can Amosov finish him?
Amosov wanted to stand there but Leben had control of the position.
Leben wants to stand and escape but Amosov is having none of it.
Leben wants to get back to his feet but Amosov passes into half guard.
Amosov thows a huge punch but Leben dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amosov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leben's head.
Leben seems to have recovered his senses.

Leben has one foot on Amosov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Leben misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Leben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leben 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Leben!
Black Leben decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.