PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Il mercenario L'arena by Ennio Morricone. Lefleaur has chosen La Marseillaise as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Clegg
vs
Lefleaur

180 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

184 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clegg misses with a lunging right hand
and Lefleaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clegg throws a looping overhand right but Lefleaur ducks down to avoid it.
Clegg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clegg throws a lazy uppercut
and Lefleaur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clegg misses with a hook
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clegg throws a poor cross that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clegg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lefleaur lands a slapping body shot.
Clegg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lefleaur gets a clinch.

Lefleaur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clegg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands with a shot to the body.
Clegg misses with a lunging right hand
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clegg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clegg is breathing heavily.

Oooooh!!! Lefleaur has knocked Clegg down with a huge combo! Lefleaur steps away and waves a wobbly Clegg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Clegg is rocked!
Clegg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp right that sends Clegg to the canvas! Lefleaur follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Lefleaur!