PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Leeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leeman
vs
Morales

170 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Leeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Morales!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeman shoots for a takedown but Morales saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morales stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morales wants it to stay on the feet.
Leeman slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Leeman with a nice cross.
Morales tries to bum rush Leeman with a series of wild strikes but Leeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leeman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leeman looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Morales throws a series of strikes that have Leeman backpedaling.
Leeman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morales's calf.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
Leeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Leeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Morales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leeman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morales as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Leeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Leeman tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
A left and a right from Morales both land. Nice combination.
Victor Leeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeman throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Leeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Morales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Leeman with that takedown attempt.
Morales shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leeman eats them both and turns towards Morales to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leeman tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Leeman misses with a wild combination.
Leeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Morales sprawls well. He's pushed Leeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morales throws a right and a left that Leeman avoids nicely.
Morales shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leeman eats them both and turns towards Morales to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morales tries to bum rush Leeman with a series of wild strikes but Leeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Leeman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morales cracks Leeman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leeman throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
Leeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leeman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pablo Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leeman momentarily.
Leeman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales throws a series of strikes that have Leeman backpedaling.
Morales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leeman.
Leeman is breathing heavily.
Morales moves out of range as Leeman strikes.
Leeman tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
Leeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales throws a right hand that Leeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Leeman also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leeman tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales is working the combinations to good effect here.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leeman circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morales lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morales throws a right and a left that Leeman avoids nicely.
Morales is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leeman misses with a double jab.
Leeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Leeman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leeman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leeman throws a hook but Morales blocks it.
Morales looks to land a combination but Leeman avoids it well.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Leeman misses with a combination
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morales throws a right and a left that Leeman avoids nicely.
Leeman misses with a double jab
and Morales counters with a left and a right that stings Leeman.
Leeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Morales circles away.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Leeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales tries to bum rush Leeman with a series of wild strikes but Leeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morales lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morales scores with a one two! Leeman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morales.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Morales moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leeman misses with a two punch combination.
Leeman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leeman dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Leeman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morales sprawls well. Morales wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
No luck for Leeman with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leeman circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales throws a right and a left that Leeman avoids nicely.
Morales scores with a one two! Leeman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morales takes one on the button.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leeman slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
The fighters circling - Leeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
Morales throws a series of punches but Leeman moves out of range.
Morales has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leeman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morales checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morales moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leeman closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Leeman.
Leeman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morales.
Leeman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morales's head.
Morales lands with a nice combination. Leeman backs away looking to recover.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Morales throws a combination. Leeman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut lands for Morales. That snapped Leeman's head back.
Victor Leeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Leeman. Those never looked like landing.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Leeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pablo Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws a right hand that Leeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Leeman also avoids with ease.
Morales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leeman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Leeman backing up. Leeman nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Morales lands a glancing blow to the side of Leeman's head.
Morales changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morales's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morales duly obliges.
Leeman dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Morales lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales cracks Leeman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Leeman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales lands a jab-cross combination.
Morales throws a series of punches but Leeman avoids them all with ease.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morales closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morales lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Leeman is rocked!
Morales tries to bum rush Leeman with a series of wild strikes but Leeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales throws a one two combo.
Morales pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leeman back to the cage. Morales follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leeman backs up against the cage.
Oh Leeman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales throws a series of punches but Leeman avoids them all with ease.
Leeman seems to have got his legs back now.
Morales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morales shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leeman eats them both and turns towards Morales to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leeman circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales throws a series of strikes that have Leeman backpedaling.
Leeman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leeman.
Morales closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morales throws a right hand that Leeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Leeman also avoids with ease.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Morales.
Leeman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leeman scrambles back to his feet.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Morales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leeman backs up against the cage.
Morales lands with a nice combination. Leeman backs away looking to recover.
Morales works over Leeman's head and body with a nice combination.
Morales slips a jab from Leeman.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Morales.
Morales lands with a right hand.
Leeman throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Leeman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leeman there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick from Leeman misses.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Morales feints a jab promting Leeman to slip. Morales then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leeman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morales tries to bum rush Leeman with a series of wild strikes but Leeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leeman looks to land a body kick but Morales moved away.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leeman throws out the jab.
Donk. Morales catches Leeman right on the button with a cross.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Leeman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales wants to sweep here but Leeman controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Leeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Leeman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leeman.
Leeman tries to clinch up
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morales looks to land a combination. Leeman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morales lands a body shot.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Leeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leeman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morales.
Morales throws a right and a left that Leeman avoids nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Leeman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leeman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morales shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leeman eats them both and turns towards Morales to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeman is looking to clinch.
Morales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morales.
Leeman dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Leeman misses with a double jab
and Morales counters with a two punch combo.
Leeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Leeman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Leeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales jabs at Leeman's body.
Leeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales misses with the combination.
Leeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales misses with the combination.
Leeman dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Leeman walks into a stiff left hand from Morales.
Morales lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Morales misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a three punch combo!
Leeman tries for a takedown but Morales sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Leeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Morales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales looks to land a combination but Leeman avoids it well.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales stalks Leeman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leeman's face. Leeman staggers backwards, shaken.
Morales lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leeman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morales.
Leeman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leeman finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Morales's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Leeman falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Morales!