PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jill Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Smith
vs
Leonard

167 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jill Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a combination but Leonard avoids it well.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leonard circles away.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a jab when Leonard was well out of range.
Leonard leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Leonard shoots in.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Leonard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leonard clinches with his opponent.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leonard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leonard.
A hook to the body from Leonard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Leonard pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leonard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Leonard is controlling him.
Leonard presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
Leonard lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Leonard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leonard pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.

Leonard breaks from the clinch.
Leonard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith shoots and misses
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leonard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Leonard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leonard throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Leonard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Leonard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.

Leonard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith blocks a body shot from Leonard.
Leonard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leonard lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leonard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Leonard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leonard working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leonard thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leonard dodges the punch combination from Smith.

Leonard drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonard moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot

and Leonard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonard.
Leonard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to break free but Leonard pushes him back against the cage.

Leonard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith throws a hook but Leonard avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Smith.

Leonard clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Leonard.
Leonard has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonard.

Leonard breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Leonard backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Leonard counters with a takedown into side control.
Leonard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Leonard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leonard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leonard tries to advance to mount but can't.
Leonard trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.

Leonard goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smith has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Leonard but great work by Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.

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

Smith decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Leonard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Leonard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Leonard is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.

Leonard decides to stand up.
Smith shoots and misses

and Leonard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Leonard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jill Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith throws a right hand that Leonard ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonard also avoids with ease.
Reggie Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Leonard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leonard shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Leonard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leonard off to one side.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leonard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Leonard throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonard.

Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leonard was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Leonard working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Smith has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leonard is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith wants to stand up but Leonard is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Smith stands up from half guard.
Leonard scores with a jab.
Smith throws a series of punches but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Leonard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Leonard landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Leonard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Leonard.
Leonard looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Reggie Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Leonard scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Leonard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leonard dominating with strikes here.
Jill Leonard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jill Leonard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leonard looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jill Leonard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leonard 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jill Leonard!