PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeRoy LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc comes to the cage accompanied by Tèrez Montcalm - Sweet Dreams. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

LeBlanc
vs
Oliveira

193 cm
25
216 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, LeRoy LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and LeBlanc counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc walks into a jab.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBlanc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LeBlanc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliveira.
LeBlanc scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a hook.
LeBlanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and LeBlanc counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LeBlanc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and LeBlanc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and LeBlanc counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBlanc tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by LeBlanc. LeBlanc obviously looking to wear him down.
LeBlanc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
LeBlanc cracks Oliveira with an open hand slap.
LeBlanc lunges at Oliveira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliveira's hand.
LeBlanc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
LeBlanc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliveira in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands with a cross.
Oliveira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LeBlanc.

Oliveira is rocked!
LeRoy LeBlanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LeBlanc counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LeBlanc cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
enabling LeBlanc to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBlanc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by LeBlanc. LeBlanc obviously looking to wear him down.
LeBlanc scores with the left hand. Oliveira knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from LeBlanc.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
LeBlanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
LeBlanc lands the left hand.
LeBlanc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeRoy LeBlanc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Decent striking displayed by LeBlanc there.
LeBlanc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
LeBlanc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliveira on the side of the head.
LeBlanc lands with a thumping leg kick.
LeBlanc scoring well with a low kick there.
LeBlanc throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and LeBlanc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by LeBlanc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by LeBlanc.
Nice body punch from LeBlanc.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
Oliveira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
LeRoy LeBlanc is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LeBlanc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBlanc lands the left hand.
LeBlanc lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
LeBlanc fakes the leg kick and cracks Oliveira in the body.
LeBlanc tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by LeBlanc there.
LeBlanc scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and LeBlanc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LeBlanc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBlanc finish him?
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
LeBlanc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliveira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
LeBlanc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LeBlanc connects with a single shot there.
LeBlanc lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LeBlanc feints and then cracks Oliveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliveira down.
Good shot there by LeBlanc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeRoy LeBlanc dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oliveira dodges the punch combination from LeBlanc.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Oliveira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, LeBlanc has got the better of the exchanges.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
LeBlanc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
LeBlanc cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
LeBlanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBlanc throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LeBlanc moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and LeBlanc counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliveira 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
LeBlanc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
LeBlanc lands with a shot to the body.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LeBlanc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by LeBlanc - just one landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. LeBlanc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
LeBlanc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LeBlanc thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oliveira if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
LeBlanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBlanc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

LeBlanc rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.

LeBlanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBlanc.
Oliveira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
LeBlanc scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
LeRoy LeBlanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
LeBlanc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeBlanc.
Good leg kick by LeBlanc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LeBlanc connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeBlanc counters with a flying knee. Nice.

LeBlanc moves into the clinch.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from LeBlanc as the two fighters clinch.
LeBlanc works on Oliveira's body with a couple of short punches.
LeBlanc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LeBlanc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LeBlanc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc scores with an uppercut up the middle.

LeBlanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the body
and LeBlanc counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LeBlanc can pounce on him.
Fabio Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBlanc lands with a hook. Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
LeRoy LeBlanc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well LeBlanc 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeRoy LeBlanc!