PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iii comes to the cage accompanied by IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . Le Bou has chosen H.A.M. - Kanye west as his entrance music. Thom Le Bou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Iii
vs
Le Bou

180 cm
28
185 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

184 cm
26
181 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou missing with a left hand there. Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bou tried to score with a low kick but Iii checks it.
Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Bou.
Le Bou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Bou throws out the jab.
Le Bou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bou.
Le Bou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Le Bou scores with a body shot.
Iii blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou misses the shot to the body.
Le Bou dives in and grabs Iii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iii pushes down on Le Bou's head and hops out.
Iii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Bou on the side of the head.
Le Bou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le Bou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thom Le Bou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iii moves away from the strike by Le Bou.
Le Bou takes one to the side of the head.
Le Bou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Iii swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iii moves in looking to clinch but Le Bou pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou throws a lazy uppercut

and Iii counters by clinching up.
Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Le Bou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Bou trying to stall but Iii improves his position.

Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Le Bou misses

and Iii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le Bou misses with a body punch.
A short left from Iii.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Bou.

Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Iii walks into a stiff left hand from Le Bou.
A jab from Le Bou misses.
Iii misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iii slips a straight right by Le Bou.
Le Bou misses with an uppercut.
Iii slips a jab and a cross from Le Bou.
Le Bou looks for a takedown but Iii sprawls well.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iii misses with an uppercut. Le Bou saw that one coming.
Iii looks to land a right hand but Le Bou moved out of range.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bou moves away from the strike by Iii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Iii swivels and escapes.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Bou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iii throws a hook but Le Bou avoids it easily.
Le Bou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iii pinned against the cage. Iii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Le Bou.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iii throws a body punch but Le Bou moves out of range.
Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Le Bou looks to throw the jab but Iii is out of range.

Iii closes the distance and clinches.

Le Bou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Le Bou misses its intended target.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Iii.
Le Bou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Iii misses the shot to the body.
Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Le Bou.
Iii avoids the body shot from Le Bou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iii manages to avoid it.
Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iii swinging wildly here.
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Iii throws a hook but Le Bou avoids it easily.
Le Bou lands a head shot.
Le Bou lands with a hook. Iii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Le Bou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Iii throws a right and a left that Le Bou avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iii.
Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iii misses with a straight right.
Le Bou lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le Bou lunges at Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iii's hand.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou digs a good body shot into Iii's ribs.
Iii slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou dives in and grabs Iii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iii pushes down on Le Bou's head and hops out.
Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iii lands with a nice combination. Le Bou backs away looking to recover.
Le Bou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iii throws a jab when Le Bou was well out of range.
Iii moves away from the strike by Le Bou.
Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le Bou misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Bou moves out of range as Iii strikes.
Le Bou throws out a loose jab but Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Bou cracks Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Iii.

Le Bou is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Bou misses with a hook. Iii ducked under it nicely.
Le Bou is still on wobbly legs! Can Iii finish him?
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Bou seems to have recovered his senses.
Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iii misses with a hook. Le Bou ducked under it nicely.
Alexander Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Iii misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Iii's head.
Le Bou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thom Le Bou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Le Bou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iii.
Le Bou throws a leg kick that misses.
Iii slips under a jab.
Le Bou looks to land a right hand but Iii moved out of range.
Iii throws a series of punches but Le Bou moves out of range.
Iii staying out of range there.
Le Bou throws a lazy uppercut
and Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iii tries to clinch there but Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou misses with a series of wild punches.
Iii is looking to clinch but Le Bou is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Bou.
Le Bou looks to land a left hand but Iii moved out of range nicely.
Le Bou shoots for a takedown but Iii saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le Bou fails to land the takedown.
Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Iii.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou slips a straight right by Iii.
Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bou misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Le Bou's shoulder, as Le Bou tries to avoid the shot.
Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Le Bou.
Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Bou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Le Bou.
Iii moves forwards but Le Bou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Le Bou looks to land a body kick but Iii moved away.
Le Bou slips under a jab.

Iii instigates a clinch.
Le Bou blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Bou backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Bou.

Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Le Bou.
Le Bou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Bou.

Iii darts in and clinches Le Bou up against the cage.
A short right from Iii.
Iii misses with the head strike.
Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iii working aggressively here.
Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iii working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Le Bou breaks the clinch.
Le Bou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Bou fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Le Bou with that takedown attempt.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
Iii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Le Bou.
Iii misses with a looping right.
Iii misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou lands with a straight right. Iii didn't see that one coming.
Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Le Bou's shoulder, as Le Bou tries to avoid the shot.
Iii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iii 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Iii!
After the big win, Alexander Iii made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.