PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 689 p4p, 315 weight class) and Black Leben (ranked 97 p4p, 48 weight class). Pandeya comes to the cage accompanied by Clan In Da Front. Leben has chosen Wynona's Big Brown Beaver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pandeya
vs
Leben

170 cm
24
160
10 - 5 - 1

182 cm
24
164
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
The Pharmacy Phuket

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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Pandeya half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leben takes a swing at Pandeya's ribcage but misses.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leben moves away.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandeya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pandeya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandeya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leben connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandeya scrambles back to his feet.
Leben misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pandeya to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandeya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leben misses with a double jab
and Pandeya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leben connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben scores with a decent looking hook.
Pandeya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leben on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Pandeya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandeya throws a leg kick but Leben moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya slips a straight right by Leben.
Leben loads up on a big right hand but Pandeya slips the punch.
Pandeya throwing a counter right hand but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leben throws a right hand that misses
and Pandeya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leben sprawls well. Leben wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pandeya gets slowly back to his feet.
Leben scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pandeya doesn't seem bothered though.
Leben connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Leben lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandeya off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with an uppercut
and Pandeya counters with a thumping low kick.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandeya.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandeya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandeya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leben has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandeya is just out of range.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Pandeya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandeya looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leben as he avoids it easily.
Leben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leben avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leben moves away.
Leben looks to land a left hand but Pandeya moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
Leben takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leben blocks a leg kick.
Leben lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandeya off the cage and back into range.
Leben takes a swing at Pandeya's ribcage but misses.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandeya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pandeya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leben throws an off balance right hand
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandeya moves out of range of the strikes.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandeya moves away.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandeya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leben takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leben throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandeya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandeya half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Pandeya throws a hook but Leben blocks it.
Leben stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandeya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leben works the jab nicely.
Pandeya thuds a left hand into Leben's body.
Leben misses with a straight left.
Pandeya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leben is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pandeya had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pandeya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut.
Leben swings widly with a right hand

and Pandeya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leben's guard.

Leben scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Leben dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandeya moves away.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandeya scores with a leg kick.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandeya misses the target.
Leben misses with a hook. Pandeya ducked under it nicely.
Leben takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leben takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leben looks to land a left hand but Pandeya moved out of range nicely.
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Pandeya feinted with a counter takedown.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leben has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
Pandeya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Leben both land. Nice combination.
Pandeya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leben under the eye.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Pandeya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leben scores with the left hand. Pandeya knows he should have avoided that one.
Leben misses with a lunging right hand
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Pandeya half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandeya.
Black Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leben scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Pandeya scores with a nice strike.
Leben stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Pandeya looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
As Leben backs away, Pandeya returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Pandeya.
Leben misses with a double jab
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Pandeya.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandeya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Leben rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Leben lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pandeya misses with a low kick.
Leben throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandeya.
Pandeya throwing a counter right hand but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leben scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leben misses with a body punch
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben defending well as Pandeya loads up on a big left hand.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandeya looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pandeya lands a jab to the head.
Pandeya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Leben misses
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Leben throws a body punch but Pandeya moves out of range.
Pandeya throwing a counter right hand but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandeya.
Pandeya avoids the body shot from Leben.
Leben blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandeya throws a hook to the side of Leben's head but Leben sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leben scores with a three punch combo!
Pandeya scores with a nice strike.
Pandeya takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandeya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
Leben thuds a left hand into Pandeya's body.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandeya misses the target.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben checks a leg kick.
Leben throws out a loose jab but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya throws a hook but Leben avoids it easily.
Pandeya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pandeya missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Pandeya lands with a nice body punch.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
Leben doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leben throws a body punch but Pandeya moves out of range.
Leben misses with a body punch

and Pandeya counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pandeya wants to control but Leben is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya is stalling here. Leben is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pandeya seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Leben has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Leben is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pandeya knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Leben is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pandeya has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya is looking for a sweep.
Pandeya is working hard here to advance position.

Leben decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben lands a jab to the nose.
Pandeya avoids the body shot from Leben.
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.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandeya misses the target.
Pandeya looks to land a left hand but Leben moved out of range nicely.
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leben moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandeya misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Pandeya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pandeya tries a low kick but Leben avoids it.
Pandeya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pandeya dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Leben throws a hook but Pandeya blocks it.
Leben scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leben misses with a wild combination.
Pandeya lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandeya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pandeya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Leben.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Pandeya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandeya dodges the punch combination from Leben.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben walks into a straight right hand from Pandeya.
Pandeya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Pandeya throws a hook but Leben blocks it.
A nice side step and Leben releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pandeya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pandeya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leben wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandeya avoids the body shot from Leben.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandeya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leben misses with a wild combination.

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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

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