PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brawl Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leer
vs
Owens

180 cm
30
170 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

181 cm
23
179 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brawl Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dupree Owens!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer scores with a one two! Owens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Dupree Owens has been cut.
Leer throws a shot from downtown. Owens moves away and avoids it.
Leer slips a jab and a cross from Owens.
Leer throws the left hand but Owens avoids the punch easily.
Owens avoids the body shot from Leer.
Leer lands a nice shot to the body.

Owens moves into the clinch.
Leer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Owens breaks the clinch.
Owens throws a series of punches but Leer avoids them all with ease.
Leer throws out a loose jab but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Owens.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Leer.
Owens looks to score with a jab to the body but Leer is just out of range.
Leer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owens circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer misses with a two punch combination.
Owens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Owens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leer throws a lazy right hand but Owens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Owens.
Leer lands a right hook to the body.
Owens throws a jab when Leer was well out of range.
Owens jabs at Leer's body.
Leer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leer misses with a wild body shot.
Leer stuns Owens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws a right and a left that Leer avoids nicely.

Owens moves into the clinch successfully.

Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leer's calf.
Owens slips a jab and a cross from Leer.
Leer scores with a hook.
Leer lands with a shot to the body.
Brawl Leer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Owens misses the target.
Leer digs a good body shot into Owens's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Owens. Beautiful body shot.
Leer misses with the combination.
Leer avoids the body shot from Owens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leer throws a big shot that misses.
Owens throws a jab when Leer was well out of range.
Owens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Owens lands a jab-cross combination.
Owens is looking to slow Leer down with leg kicks.
Leer misses with a hook
and Owens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Owens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Owens pushes Leer up against the cage in a clinch.

Owens manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leer connects with a body shot.
Leer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Owens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leer was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens.
Leer misses with a wild body shot.
Leer lands a nice shot to the body.
Owens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Owens scrambles back to his feet.
Leer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens was well out of range. Poor timing from Leer.
Owens feints and then cracks Leer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leer down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owens takes a swing at Leer's ribcage but misses.

Owens moves into range and clinches up with Leer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dupree Owens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dupree Owens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Leer does no damage.
Owens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leer moves away.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Leer.
Leer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Owens back to the cage. Leer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leer throws a series of punches but Owens moves out of range.
Leer throws a shot to the body.

Owens closes the distance and clinches.
Leer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leer misses with a body punch.
Leer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owens lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens is struggling to control the position.

Owens has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Leer is trying to keep an underhook but Owens manages to get the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Owens is controlling the pace.
Leer is looking to escape.
Owens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Owens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leer is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Owens.
Owens is looking to take a break and control but Leer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dupree Owens was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Leer works Owens's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Owens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leer moves out of range of the strikes.

Owens has Leer up against the cage in a clinch.

Owens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leer.
Leer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens was well out of range. Poor timing from Leer.
Owens shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leer eats them both and turns towards Owens to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Owens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leer throws a shot from downtown. Owens moves away and avoids it.
Owens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leer's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leer throws a hook but Owens avoids it easily.
Owens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owens moves away.
Owens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leer misses the shot to the body.
Owens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Owens avoids the body shot from Leer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leer takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Owens gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dupree Owens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dupree Owens's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Leer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Owens.
Dupree Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owens wants to clinch.
Owens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Owens throws a series of punches but Leer moves out of range.
Leer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Owens throws a looping overhand right but Leer ducks down to avoid it.
Owens throws a sloppy head kick and Leer moves out of range easily.
Owens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leer. Owens does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens misses with an uppercut. Leer saw that one coming.
Leer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owens.
Leer slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Leer.
Owens throws a looping overhand right but Leer ducks down to avoid it.
Leer jabs Owens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Owens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owens throws a series of punches but Leer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens misses with a hook
and Leer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leer looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Owens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Owens misses with a body shot.
Leer is looking to wear down Owens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leer connects with a body shot.
Leer jabs Owens right on the nose. Owens blinks but takes it well.
Brawl Leer is winning the standup battle so far.
Owens walks into a jab.
Owens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leer counters with a three punch combo that has Owens backing up. Owens nods at Leer to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
A combination from Owens does no damage.
Brawl Leer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Leer.
Leer throws a shot to the body.
Leer lands a jab to Owens's midsection.
Owens throws out a powerful jab.
Owens scores with the left hand. Leer knows he should have avoided that one.
Owens throws a nice looking combination but Leer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Owens avoids the body shot from Leer.
Leer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dupree Owens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leer connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer throws a jab when Owens was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leer. Owens does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Leer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leer thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Owens - just one landing.
Leer throws a combination that misses
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leer lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leer just misses with a punch to the body.
Leer misses with an uppercut. Owens saw that one coming.
Leer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brawl Leer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Owens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dupree Owens!