PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Blind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giroe Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blind
vs
Leon

180 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

176 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Blind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giroe Leon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blind ducks under a wild hook from Leon.
Leon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Leon duly obliges.
Blind takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leon wants it to stay on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Leon scores with a four punch combination!
Blind shoots in for a takedown but Leon shows good takedown defense.
Blind is looking to clinch but Leon is avoiding it.
Leon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blind tries to clinch up but Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Blind dives in and grabs Leon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leon pushes down on Blind's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blind closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blind moves forwards but Leon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leon slaps away a takedown attempt from Blind, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blind takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Seth Blind has been cut.
Giroe Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Leon.
Leon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leon looks to land a right hand but Blind moved out of range.
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.
Blind fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leon avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leon.
Blind shoots in for a double leg but Leon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blind is breathing heavily.
Blind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blind looks for a takedown but Leon sprawls well.
Blind looks to land a left hand but Leon moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Leon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blind takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leon throws a combination. Blind tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blind.
Some wild striking there from Leon.
Blind misses with a takedown attempt - Leon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leon thuds his right hand into Blind's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seth Blind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blind walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blind gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leon cracks Blind with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leon works the jab nicely.
Leon lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon scores with a jab to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Blind. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheers as Leon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blind doesn't seem phased though.
Leon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blind on the side of the head.
Leon 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blind is defended easily by Leon.
Leon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leon!
Leon scores with a one two! Blind had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leon lands a jab to the head.
Blind shoots in for a takedown but Leon shows good takedown defense.
Leon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leon connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blind shoots for a double leg takedown but Leon sprawls well. He's pushed Blind's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leon cracks Blind with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leon scores with a nice head shot.
Blind looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blind fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blind takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leon misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blind is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leon finds it's way round the side to connect with Blind's head.
Blind dodges the punch combination from Leon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leon throws a right hand that Blind ducks under and follows up with a left that Blind also avoids with ease.
Blind fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blind wants to clinch up but Leon keeps it at a distance.
Blind changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leon tries to avoid it but Blind manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leon to the ground. Leon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leon.
Leon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leon throws a series of strikes that have Blind backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon throws a one two combo.
Leon lands a really nice looking cross but Blind seems unphased.
Blind walks into a stiff left hand from Leon.
Leon works the jab nicely.
Leon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blind throws a hook to the side of Leon's head but Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blind moves in looking to clinch but Leon pushes him off.
Blind looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leon is fending him off so far but Blind persists. Nope, Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
Leon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blind's hands.
Giroe Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blind takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Leon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blind circles away quickly and effectively.
Leon connects with the punch.
Blind shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leon pinned against the cage. Leon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blind has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leon misses with a looping left.
Blind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leon throws out the jab.

Blind closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leon to the mat! Leon manages to get full guard.
Blind pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leon is keeping the position for now.
Blind prevents Leon from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blind tries to free his leg and advance position but Leon is retaining full guard.
Leon has momentary wrist control but Blind slips an elbow through the middle.
Leon wants to stand up but Blind is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leon is looking to stand up but Blind isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Leon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blind misses the jab.
Blind fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leon looks to land a combination but Blind avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Leon.
Seth Blind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blind tries to clinch up but Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Leon cracks Blind with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blind shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leon defends it nicely.
Blind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blind shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leon as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Blind with that takedown attempt.
Blind shoots in but no luck this time.
Leon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blind tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Leon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leon catches Blind with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blind closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leon circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blind slips a jab and a cross from Leon.
Leon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon scores with the left hand. Blind knows he should have avoided that one.
Blind looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leon is fending him off so far but Blind persists. Nope, Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
Blind on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice jab there from Leon.
Leon connects with the punch.
Blind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Leon misses.
Blind takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leon scores with a shot to the body.
Blind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Leon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blind doesn't seem phased though.
Blind tries to clinch but Leon is having none of it.
A cross from Leon lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Leon finds it's way through Blind's defenses.

Blind shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blind trying to control the position from guard on top but Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blind prevents Leon from getting back to his feet.
Blind landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blind wants to control from the top but Leon keeps moving.
Blind wants to pass the guard but Leon is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blind with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Leon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blind off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horrible takedown by Blind or perhaps it was just good defense by Leon which made him look bad.
Leon lands a two punch combo.
Blind staying out of range there.

Blind clinches.
Blind has Leon pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Leon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leon tries to break the clinch but Blind is controlling the position.
Blind drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Leon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blind is trying to drag Leon to the mat but Leon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blind has Leon pressed against the ropes, preventing Leon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leon is trying to break the clinch but Blind is controlling him.
Blind is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leon is trying to force a seperation but Blind has the dominant position.
Leon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blind is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Leon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blind shoots in but no luck this time.
Blind shoots in for a double leg but Leon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blind has a takedown stuffed.
Blind misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leon.
Seth Blind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giroe Leon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot by Leon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giroe Leon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giroe Leon!