PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Leeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leeson
vs
Johnson

175 cm
23
143 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

168 cm
27
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Leeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeson throws out a powerful jab.
Leeson throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leeson defends it nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Leeson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leeson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Leeson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee Leeson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Johnson.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leeson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Leeson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leeson scores with a nice head shot.
Leeson lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Johnson is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Leeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Leeson finish him?
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Leeson lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson looks gassed!
Leeson cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to the liver by Leeson. Beautiful body shot.
Leeson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leeson stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leeson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leeson jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Leeson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Leeson tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leeson.
Johnson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Leeson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Leeson!