PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae su Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Blanc comes to the cage accompanied by I Know It's Over - By The Smiths. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Blanc
vs
su Oh

170 cm
23
143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

159 cm
25
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Le Blanc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dae su Oh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh stuns Le Blanc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le Blanc is out of range.
Le Blanc scores with a nice strike.
Oh thuds his right hand into Le Blanc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
Oh throws a head kick but Le Blanc moves out of range.
Le Blanc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le Blanc throws a series of strikes that have Oh backpedaling.
Le Blanc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le Blanc has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Blanc and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Blanc.
Le Blanc blocks the body kick.
Oh sizes up Le Blanc with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oh defending well as Le Blanc loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc thuds a left hand into Oh's body.
Le Blanc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le Blanc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Blanc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Blanc stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oh.
Oh defending well as Le Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Oh throws a chopping leg kick but Le Blanc manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Le Blanc throws a hook but Oh blocks it.
Le Blanc dips to his left and cracks Oh with an uppercut!
Le Blanc checks a leg kick.
Oh throws a hook but Le Blanc avoids it easily.
Le Blanc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oh. Oh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Le Blanc checks a low kick from Oh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Oh.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc throws an overhand right that lands on Oh's shoulder, as Oh tries to avoid the shot.
Oh misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Le Blanc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Le Blanc.

Le Blanc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oh controls Le Blanc momentarily but Le Blanc frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Le Blanc passes into half guard.
Oh is looking to control Le Blanc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oh avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Oh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oh.
Le Blanc is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Le Blanc will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Le Blanc avoids the head kick by Oh.
Oh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le Blanc throws a right hand that Oh ducks under and follows up with a left that Oh also avoids with ease.
Oh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le Blanc blocks a leg kick.
Le Blanc lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Oh misses its intended target.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Blanc missing with a left hand there. Oh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Blanc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Le Blanc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le Blanc is able to avoid easily.
Oh throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Oh misses.

Le Blanc darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oh is trying to control but Le Blanc passes into side control!
Oh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Le Blanc off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh is trying to stick to Le Blanc's back but Le Blanc is turning into Oh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Oh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oh on the ground.
Oh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Blanc is one step ahead there.
Le Blanc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oh has his foot on Le Blanc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Le Blanc works his way back into a safe position though.
Oh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Le Blanc!
Oh sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Oh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Le Blanc has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Le Blanc!
Oh managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oh trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Le Blanc dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Le Blanc scores with a hook.
Oh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Le Blanc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oh misses with a low kick.
Oh throws and low kick but Le Blanc moves out of range easily.
Oh throws out a leg kick but Le Blanc moves out of range and Oh only half commits.
Oh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh motions for Le Blanc to come forward. Oh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Blanc works the jab nicely.

Le Blanc closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oh is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh wants to control but Le Blanc postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Le Blanc working away.
Oh tries to improve position but can't.
Le Blanc working away.
Oh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Le Blanc wants to pass the guard but Oh is defending well.
Oh wants to improve his position but Le Blanc is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oh is looking to control Le Blanc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oh avoid being mounted?

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Le Blanc counters with a two punch combo.
Le Blanc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Le Blanc misses with the combination.
Oh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh feints and then cracks Le Blanc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Le Blanc down.
Le Blanc lands a body shot.
Oh misses with a hook.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good leg kick by Oh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Oh.
Oh throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Le Blanc clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le Blanc finds it's way round the side to connect with Oh's head.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the head.
Oh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le Blanc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oh in his tracks.
Le Blanc throws out a loose jab but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Blanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Le Blanc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dae su Oh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Blanc checks a low kick from Oh.
A swing and a miss from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oh is looking to land body kicks.
Oh ducks under a wild hook from Le Blanc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh throws a low kick but Le Blanc avoids it.
Le Blanc is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Le Blanc wants to land a leg kick but Oh is out of range.
Le Blanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Blanc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Le Blanc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Blanc takes a swing at Oh's ribcage but misses.
Le Blanc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oh.
Le Blanc misses with an uppercut.
Le Blanc throws a big shot that misses.
Oh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh throws a leg kick but Le Blanc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.

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.
Oh throws a solid leg kick but Le Blanc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oh.
Le Blanc cracks Oh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh tries to work over Le Blanc's front leg with a kick but Le Blanc checks it.
Oh throws a head kick but Le Blanc moves out of range.
A big left from Le Blanc misses.
Le Blanc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
Good work by Le Blanc as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oh.
Danga de danga de dang - Le Blanc scores with a four punch combination!
Oh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Le Blanc gets the takedown into side control.
Le Blanc is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oh will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh is looking for a sweep.
Oh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Oh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oh wants to control but Le Blanc is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Le Blanc had his way with Dae su Oh in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oh looks for the body kick but Le Blanc saw that one coming.
Oh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le Blanc throws a hook but Oh blocks it.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
Donk. Le Blanc catches Oh right on the button with a cross.
Oh throws a combination that misses
and Le Blanc counters with a nice body shot.
Oh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Blanc checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oh throws a head kick but Le Blanc moves out of range.
Le Blanc checks a low kick from Oh.
Oh misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Blanc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Blanc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh thows a leg kick but Le Blanc checks it
and Le Blanc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh tries a low kick but Le Blanc avoids it.
Oh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh throws a push kick but Le Blanc slaps the foot to one side.
Le Blanc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Le Blanc connects with the punch.
Oh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dae su Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Blanc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc blocks a head kick by Oh.
Oh swinging wildly here.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le Blanc misses with a looping right.
Oh throws a wild body kick that Le Blanc sees coming a mile off.
Le Blanc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Oh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le Blanc is out of range and Oh settles back down.
Le Blanc connects with a looping right hand.
Le Blanc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Le Blanc as he connects with a hook.
Le Blanc throws a hook to the side of Oh's head but Oh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Blanc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oh momentarily.
Le Blanc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh connects with a right hand. Le Blanc shakes it off.
Le Blanc cracks Oh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Le Blanc goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh throws a sloppy head kick
and Le Blanc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oh thinking.
Kyle Le Blanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh misses with a jab to the body
and Le Blanc counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Oh misses
and Oh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Le Blanc does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
A jab from Le Blanc finds it's way through Oh's defenses.
Kyle Le Blanc is winning the standup battle so far.
Oh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh throws out a loose jab but Le Blanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Blanc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le Blanc finds it's way round the side to connect with Oh's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oh. Le Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Blanc lands a slapping body shot.
Le Blanc connects with a looping right hand.
Oh throws a low kick but Le Blanc avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Le Blanc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Blanc 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Le Blanc!
Kyle Le Blanc is the new bantamweight champion!