PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Leben (ranked 226 p4p, 1742 weight class) and John Piercer (ranked 28 p4p, 178 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leben might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Leben
vs
Piercer

182 cm
26
156
10 - 2 - 0

177 cm
31
166
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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The Pharmacy Phuket

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Piercer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Piercer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
Leben swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Piercer misses.
Leben is looking to slow Piercer down with leg kicks.
Leben throws a series of punches but Piercer avoids them all with ease.
Piercer missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piercer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Piercer 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.
Piercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Leben slips a jab from Piercer.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Piercer moves out of range easily.
Leben takes a swing at Piercer's ribcage but misses.
Leben throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piercer counters with a straight right hand.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leben connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben lands a nice shot that snaps Piercer's head back.
Piercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Piercer flicks out a counter leg kick but Leben steps away.
Leben scoring well with a low kick there.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Leben's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Leben changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Piercer lands a lovely overhand right.
Leben avoids the body shot from Piercer.
Piercer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Leben bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leben scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben misses with a hook.
Leben misses with an uppercut. Piercer saw that one coming.
Leben connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leben. That's going to slow Piercer down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piercer looks to land a left hand but Leben moved out of range nicely.
Piercer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Black Leben has been cut.
Piercer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leben lands a right hook to the body.
Leben throws the left hand but Piercer avoids the punch easily.
Piercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben blocks a low kick nicely.
Leben throws a hook to the side of Piercer's head but Piercer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piercer moves out of range of the leg kick from Leben.
Leben checks a leg kick nicely.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piercer.
Leben lands a leg kick that knocks Piercer off balance momentarily.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Piercer's shoulder, as Piercer tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piercer.
Piercer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Leben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Piercer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piercer.
Piercer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Piercer.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Piercer blocks a low kick nicely.
Piercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben cracks Piercer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Piercer throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Piercer scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Piercer misses
and Leben counters with a stiff right hand.
Piercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leben swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Leben moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPiercer.
Leben thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piercer.
Piercer throws a head kick that misses
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piercer misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Piercer throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leben moves out of range of the body kick.
Piercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piercer.
A head kick misses from Piercer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben jabs Piercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leben connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Piercer is just out of range.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Piercer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Piercer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leben has got the better of the exchanges.
A head kick from Piercer lands but Leben takes it in his stride.
Leben scores with a crisp jab that stopped Piercer in his tracks.
Leben misses with a lunging right hand
and Piercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Piercer throws a body kick that misses
and Leben cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Leben misses.
Leben moves out of range as Piercer strikes.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piercer can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Piercer.
A good leg kick by Piercer.
Leben darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben scores with a hook to the body. Piercer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Piercer misses the target.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Piercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben walks into a jab.
Piercer misses with a left hand
and Leben counters with a two punch combo.
Leben connects with a leg kick.
Leben throws out a loose jab but Piercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Piercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leben misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piercer! But no joy.
Leben throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick lands for Piercer.
Piercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leben's hands.
Nice body punch from Leben.
Piercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Leben just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piercer lands a jab to the head.
Piercer is looking to slow Leben down with leg kicks.
Leben has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Leben lands a glancing blow to the side of Piercer's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Leben both land. Nice combination.
Leben with a hook.
Piercer misses with a straight left.
Leben's corner calls for a 1-2. Leben obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Piercer needs to keep his hands up - Leben had a free shot at his head there.
Piercer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leben at a distance.
Black Leben is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Piercer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leben takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Piercer is just out of range.
Piercer lands a nice looking body shot.
Piercer throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Leben moves away from the strike by Piercer.
That kick from Leben tenderised Piercer's leg. Piercer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Piercer lands a slapping body shot.
Leben avoids the head kick by Piercer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Leben lands an impressive looking overhand right. Piercer doesn't seem phased though.
Leben misses with a low kick.
Piercer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leben misses with a right hand
and Piercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piercer.
Nice defenses there by Piercer.
Piercer swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
Piercer misses with a straight right.
Leben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Piercer misses.
Leben scores with a body shot.
Leben fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piercer misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Piercer's shoulder, as Piercer tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piercer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Piercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Leben throws a series of punches but Piercer avoids them all with ease.
Piercer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piercer.
Piercer slips under a jab.
Piercer with a hook.
Leben lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Piercer's shoulder, as Piercer tries to avoid the shot.
Piercer throws a big counter head kick but Leben avoids it with no problem.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piercer throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piercer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leben takes a swing at Piercer's ribcage but misses.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piercer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Leben dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
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.

Piercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Piercer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Piercer misses with a straight left.
Piercer misses with a straight right.
Piercer throws a front kick aimed at Leben's knee but Leben avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Piercer.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leben.
Piercer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leben connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer throws a leg kick
and Leben counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piercer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben avoids the head kick by Piercer.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leben swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piercer.
Piercer misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leben takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Piercer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Piercer is just out of range.
Nice shot by Piercer.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leben moves out of range of the body kick.
Piercer cracks Leben with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leben cracks Piercer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leben on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Leben blocks a head kick by Piercer.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piercer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben scores with a sloppy right hand. Piercer should have avoided that one.
A head kick from Piercer lands but Leben takes it in his stride.

Leben is rocked!

Black Leben's cut is getting worse.
Piercer looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Piercer backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Leben's temple! It sends Leben violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Piercer celebrates and the doctors try to help Leben!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). John Piercer!
John Piercer is the new lightweight champion!
John Piercer decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.