PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wagner
vs
Leeroy

176 cm
30
166 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

174 cm
25
155 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 - $77

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Leeroy. That's going to slow Wagner down.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leeroy.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Leeroy is predictable there
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leeroy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leeroy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leeroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wagner lands a slapping body shot.
Leeroy throws a body kick that misses.
Leeroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leeroy cracks Wagner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leeroy connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
Leeroy moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leeroy 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 Wagner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wagner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leeroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeroy.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with a leg kick.
Leeroy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wagner rather than just go for the knockout.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Leeroy moved away.
Leeroy misses with a leg kick
and Leeroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wagner dips to his left and cracks Leeroy with an uppercut!
Leeroy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wagner backs up against the cage.

It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Leeroy misses with a body shot
and Wagner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leeroy.
Leeroy thows a leg kick but Wagner checks it

and Wagner counters with a single leg into guard. Leeroy didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wagner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leeroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Leeroy keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kurt Wagner just wasn't active enough.
Leeroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Leeroy's head but Leeroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leeroy throws a head kick that misses
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Leeroy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wagner counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with an inside leg kick.
Leeroy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wagner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Leeroy misses

and Wagner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wagner scores with a hook to the body.

Leeroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leeroy throws a head kick that misses
and Wagner counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leeroy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leeroy throws a leg kick which misses Wagner's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagner tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner lands a head kick. Leeroy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy misses the shot to the body.
Leeroy checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leeroy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leeroy throws a head kick that misses.
Leeroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Leeroy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leeroy.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick
and Leeroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Wagner misses with a lunging right hand
and Leeroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leeroy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leeroy misses with a low kick as Wagner jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wagner.
Leeroy connects with a solid leg kick.
Leeroy stalks Wagner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wagner's face. Wagner staggers backwards, shaken.
Leeroy scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Leeroy shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
Leeroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Leeroy is predictable there
and Leeroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wagner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leeroy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Wagner.
Leeroy throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Leeroy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leeroy throws a front kick aimed at Wagner's knee but Wagner avoids it well.
Leeroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wagner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Wagner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leeroy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a nice leg kick.
Wagner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leeroy throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily.
Leeroy throws a solid leg kick but Wagner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leeroy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leeroy. That's going to slow Wagner down.
Leeroy misses with the body kick
and Wagner counters with a thumping low kick.
Wagner throws a right hand that misses
and Leeroy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wagner defending well as Leeroy loads up on a big left hand.
Leeroy scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Leeroy.
Leeroy catches Wagner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leeroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leeroy with a poor takedown
and Wagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leeroy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leeroy scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner shoots and misses
and Leeroy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leeroy throws a right hand that misses

and Wagner counters with a shoot takedown. Leeroy fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leeroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leeroy misses with a looping left.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leeroy.
Wagner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leeroy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wagner scrambles back to his feet.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leeroy.
Wagner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leeroy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leeroy throws a leg kick

and Wagner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wagner.
Leeroy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wagner postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leeroy misses with a straight right.
Leeroy throws an off balance right hand
and Wagner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Leeroy is predictable there
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leeroy throws a sloppy head kick
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wagner is defended easily by Leeroy.
Leeroy swings widly with a right hand
and Wagner counters with a thumping low kick.
Leeroy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leeroy misses with a left hand
and Wagner counters with a head kick.
Leeroy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Leeroy.
A jab lands there for Leeroy.
Leeroy swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Leeroy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Leeroy.
A low kick from Leeroy is predictable there
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wagner digs a good body shot into Leeroy's ribs.
Leeroy misses with an uppercut
and Wagner counters with a good low kick that Leeroy was not able to check.
A low kick from Leeroy is predictable there
and Wagner counters with a nice body kick.
Leeroy tries to land a leg kick but Wagner saw it coming and moves away.
Leeroy misses with a body punch
and Wagner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leeroy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wagner's calf.
Leeroy throws an off balance right hand

and Wagner counters with a shoot takedown. Leeroy fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy keeping full guard, as Wagner tries to pass.
Leeroy wants to hit a switch here but Wagner passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Leeroy there!
Wagner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Wagner clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leeroy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wagner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leeroy's knee momentarily.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wagner counters with a leg kick.
Leeroy thows a leg kick but Wagner checks it
and Wagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leeroy. That did some damage!
Leeroy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wagner counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeroy.
An inside leg kick lands from Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
Leeroy thumps Wagner with a low kick.
Leeroy throws a sloppy body shot
and Wagner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wagner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leeroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeroy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagner.
Leeroy throws an off balance right hand
and Wagner counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leeroy lands with a slapping head kick.
Leeroy feints and then cracks Wagner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wagner down.
Wagner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leeroy scores with a leg kick.
Leeroy throws a nice looking combination but Wagner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leeroy misses with a body kick.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Leeroy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leeroy works the jab nicely.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leeroy 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 Wagner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wagner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leeroy.
Leeroy connects with a leg kick. Wagner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Leeroy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wagner is not content to let Leeroy control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leeroy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leeroy's back!
Wagner doesn't have the hooks in and Leeroy manages to turn into his guard.
Wagner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leeroy is one step ahead there.
Leeroy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wagner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeroy passes into half guard.
Leeroy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wagner keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leeroy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leeroy misses with a jab to the body
and Leeroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Leeroy misses
and Wagner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leeroy thinking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagner.
Nice defenses there by Leeroy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leeroy misses with a two punch combination.
Leeroy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wagner slips under a jab from Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leeroy throws a sloppy body shot
and Wagner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leeroy scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick by Leeroy misses

and Wagner counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Leeroy working for a triangle but Wagner defends it easily.
Leeroy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Leeroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kurt Wagner.
Leeroy throws an off balance right hand
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leeroy avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.

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.
Nice uppercut there from Leeroy.
Leeroy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wagner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leeroy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leeroy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
Leeroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wagner counters with a good low kick that Leeroy was not able to check.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leeroy.
Leeroy fails with the takedown

and Wagner counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wagner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Wagner!
Kurt Wagner is the new lightweight champion!