PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between bruce Assman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giroe Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giroe Leon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with bruce Assman's chin.

Assman
vs
Leon

170 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

5th Round

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bruce Assman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giroe Leon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Assman.
Leon digs a good body shot into Assman's ribs.
Assman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assman tries to clinch there but Leon circles away.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Assman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Assman - just one landing.
Assman throws an overhand right that lands on Leon's shoulder, as Leon tries to avoid the shot.
Assman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leon lands with an uppercut that bounces Assman off the ropes and back into rage.
bruce Assman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leon moves out of range as Assman strikes.
Some wild striking there from Leon.
Leon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leon's waist but Leon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assman off to one side.
Assman misses with a straight right.
Assman throws a hook to the side of Leon's head but Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Leon - just one landing.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Assman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Assman finds it's target.
Leon moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon throws the left hand but Assman avoids the punch easily.
Assman slips a jab and a cross from Leon.
Leon looks to land a left hand but Assman moved out of range nicely.
Assman throws a hook but Leon avoids it easily.
Assman throws a hook to the side of Leon's head but Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Assman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leon throws a hook to the side of Assman's head but Assman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leon manages to avoid it.
Leon tries to bum rush Assman with a series of wild strikes but Assman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assman misses with a straight right.
Assman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assman tries to clinch there but Leon circles away.
No joy there for Leon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assman looks for a takedown but Leon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bruce Assman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assman shoots in for a takedown but Leon shows good takedown defense.
Assman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leon misses with a two punch combination.
Assman lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assman tests Leon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assman lands a jab.
Assman missing with a left hand there. Leon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Assman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Leon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assman thinking.
Leon misses with a looping right.
Assman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leon misses with a series of wild punches.
Assman clobbers Leon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Assman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Assman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
Assman throws a nice looking combination but Leon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Assman works over Leon's head and body with a nice combination.
Leon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leon looks gassed!
No joy there for Assman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Leon misses.
Assman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leon leaves Assman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assman darts in trying to clinch
and Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leon defends it nicely.
Assman cracks Leon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Leon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Assman misses the jab.
Leon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assman looks to land a left hand but Leon moved out of range nicely.
Leon throws a right hand that Assman ducks under and follows up with a left that Assman also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assman, as that shot connected.
Assman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bruce Assman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Assman connects with a crisp jab.
Assman is looking to clinch but Leon is avoiding it.
Assman misses with an uppercut.
Assman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Leon.
Leon throws a jab but it's blocked by Assman.
Leon throws a right hand that Assman ducks under and follows up with a left that Assman also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Assman. That snapped Leon's head back.
Leon looks to land a combination but Assman avoids it well.
Assman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assman shoots in for a takedown but Leon shows good takedown defense.
Leon is breathing heavily.
Assman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leon to score with a decent uppercut.
Assman throws out a loose jab but Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman missing with a left hand there. Leon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giroe Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assman moves away.
Leon fails to land with a series of punches.
Assman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Assman throws a jab but it's blocked by Leon.
Assman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leon tries to avoid it but Assman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leon to the ground. Leon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bruce Assman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Assman misses the target.
Assman tries for a takedown but Leon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leon misses with a straight right.
Leon misses with the combination.
Leon works the jab nicely.
Assman shoots for a takedown but Leon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Assman on the side of the head.
Assman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assman's head backwards.
Leon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assman.
Leon lands a right hook to the body.
Leon takes one to the chin there.
Assman dodges the punch combination from Leon.
Leon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assman moves out of range of the strikes.
Assman connects with a body shot.
Leon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leon doesn't seem bothered though.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Assman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leon is fending him off so far but Assman persists. Nope, Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
Leon connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Leon misses the target.
Assman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leon is fending him off so far but Assman persists. Nope, Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
Assman walks into a jab.
Leon looks to land a left hand but Assman moved out of range nicely.
Leon tries to bum rush Assman with a series of wild strikes but Assman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leon dips to his left and cracks Assman with an uppercut!
Leon looks to land a combination but Assman avoids it well.
Assman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leon has time to react.
Leon walks into a jab.
Leon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Assman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Assman throws a series of punches but Leon avoids them all with ease.
Leon scores with a nice head shot.
Giroe Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assman circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Leon misses.
A jab from Assman does it's job there.
Leon scores with a hook.
Leon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Assman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Leon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assman lands with an uppercut that bounces Leon off the ropes and back into rage.
Leon misses the jab.
Leon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assman throws a hook but Leon blocks it.
No joy there for Leon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leon lands a jab to the head.
Assman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Giroe Leon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leon lands an overhand right.
Leon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leon missing with a left hand there. Assman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
Assman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leon.
Nice defenses there by Leon.
Assman looks to land a combination. Leon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Assman tries to clinch but Leon is having none of it.
Assman fails to land with a series of punches.
Leon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Leon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leon throws a series of punches but Assman moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assman is looking to clinch but Leon is avoiding it.
Assman slips a jab from Leon.
Assman's corner calls for a 1-2. Assman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
bruce Assman is winning the standup battle so far.
Assman tries to clinch there but Leon circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leon.
A telegraphed right hand from Assman misses the target.
Assman moves out of range of the strikes.
Leon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assman's hands.
A combination from Leon does no damage.
A combination from Leon does no damage.
Leon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assman.
Assman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Assman.
Assman throws out a powerful jab.
Assman shoots in for a double leg but Leon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leon throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Assman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A telegraphed right hand from Assman misses the target.
Leon loads up on a big right hand but Assman slips the punch.
Leon scores with a one two! Assman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Assman avoids the body shot from Leon.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Assman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leon's hands.
Leon missing with a left hand there. Assman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leon backs up against the ropes.
Assman connects with a crisp jab.
Leon throws a series of punches but Assman avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Leon. No joy for Assman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bruce Assman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leon's corner calls for a 1-2. Leon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Assman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon lands a two punch combo.
Assman lands a jab to the nose.
Leon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Assman scores with a takedown into Leon's guard.
Assman prevents Leon from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leon can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leon misses the jab.
Leon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Assman scores with the left hand. Leon knows he should have avoided that one.
Assman moves out of range of the strikes.
Assman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leon swivels and escapes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assman misses with a straight left.
A combination from Leon does no damage.
Leon misses the jab.
Assman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leon sprawls well. Leon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Assman gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
bruce Assman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bruce Assman!