PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboy Dan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Leighty
vs
Barker

185 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Barker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighty moves out of range of the body kick from Barker.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leighty.
Barker slips under a jab from Leighty.
Leighty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barker on the side of the head.
Leighty looks to land a combination. Barker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leighty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barker tries to clinch up but Leighty circles away and keeps his distance.
Leighty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barker tries to clinch but Leighty is having none of it.
Barker misses with a body shot.
A jab from Leighty finds it's way through Barker's defenses.
Leighty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker misses with a low kick.
Barker misses with a head kick.
Barker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barker.
Leighty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighty misses with a left hand
and Barker counters with a head kick.
Barker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barker blocks a head kick by Leighty.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
Barker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty scores with a jab. Barker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leighty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leighty checks a leg kick nicely.
Leighty looks to land a combination. Barker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leighty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barker.
A head kick misses from Barker.
Barker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leighty manages to avoid it.
Barker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leighty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dan Leighty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leighty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty is looking to score with low kicks.
Leighty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barker slips under a jab.
Barker misses with a looping right.
Barker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leighty lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leighty.
Leighty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barker was well out of range. Poor timing from Leighty.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leighty. Barker shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker blocks the body kick.
Leighty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Barker blocks the low kick.
Barker fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barker throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Barker misses
and Leighty counters with a good, hard body kick but Barker shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Leighty dominated that round.
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.

Barker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leighty can pounce on him.
Barker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leighty counters with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Leighty.
Leighty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barker swings for the body but Leighty moves out of range.
Dan Leighty is winning the standup battle so far.
Barker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
Barker looks to land a body kick but Leighty moved away.
Barker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barker misses with a low kick.
Barker moves out of range of the strikes.
Travis Barker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leighty misses with a hook.
Leighty lands a slapping body shot.
Leighty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from Leighty finds it's target.
Leighty throws a sloppy head kick and Barker moves out of range easily.
Barker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leighty.
Barker fails to land with a series of punches.
Leighty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barker throws a sloppy head kick
letting Leighty counter with a right hand.
Leighty misses with a head kick.
Leighty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker swinging wildly here.
Leighty misses with the body kick
and Barker counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Barker.
Barker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leighty rather than just go for the knockout.
Leighty's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leighty duly obliges.
A clash of legs there as Leighty blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leighty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barker - the referee stops the clock and Leighty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barker. Leighty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barker misses with a series of wild punches.
Leighty works Barker's body with a nice hook.
Leighty wants to land a leg kick but Barker is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leighty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leighty scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Leighty dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barker blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Barker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barker lands with a cross.
Barker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leighty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leighty. Barker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leighty thows a body kick. Barker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leighty.
Barker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leighty.
Barker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leighty paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for Leighty.
Leighty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barker's hands.
Leighty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barker throws a series of strikes that have Leighty backpedaling.
Barker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leighty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leighty.
Leighty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barker if he has to take too many more of those.
Leighty with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leighty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barker. That did some damage!
Barker blocks a head kick by Leighty.
Leighty scores with a hook.
Barker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leighty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leighty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barker misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Leighty.
Leighty tries to throw a body punch but Barker avoids it by throwing Leighty back against the cage.
Barker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leighty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leighty tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Barker trying to land knees to the body.

Leighty breaks from the clinch.
Barker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barker slips a jab from Leighty.
Leighty lands a leg kick that knocks Barker off balance momentarily.
Travis Barker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker tries to land a leg kick but Leighty saw it coming and moves away.
Leighty scores with a punch to the head.
Leighty lands a front kick.
Leighty looks for the body kick but Barker saw that one coming.
Leighty thows a body shot but no joy.
Barker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Leighty throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barker misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Leighty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barker doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Leighty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leighty 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Leighty!
Dan Leighty thanked the fans post fight for their support.