PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Chavez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Chavez
vs
Leonard

179 cm
32
155 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

168 cm
25
147 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Chavez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonard takes a step back to recover.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonard's hands.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Chavez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonard is able to avoid easily.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez works Leonard's body with a nice hook.
Leonard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavez with a hook.
Leonard wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.

Leonard has closed the distance and engaged Chavez in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez tries a body shot but Leonard blocks it.
Leonard tries to score a body lock takedown but Chavez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonard avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Leonard's takedown attempt.
Leonard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chavez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miguel Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Leonard takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez looking to throw knees to the head but Leonard is blocking nicely.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Leonard avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez missing with knees to the body.
Leonard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chavez is defending well.
Leonard goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chavez throws the kick towards the body but Leonard avoids it.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leonard counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Leonard takes the fight into the clinch.
Leonard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Leonard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leonard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chavez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard controls Chavez momentarily but Chavez frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chavez lands a front kick.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez slips under a jab from Leonard.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Leonard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chavez tries a body shot but Leonard blocks it.
Leonard lands with a right to the head.
Leonard can't get the takedown.
A short right from Leonard on the inside.
Leonard tries to pull guard but Chavez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leonard slowing the pace effectively.
Leonard has Chavez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chavez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonard avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez avoiding damage.
Leonard tries to pull guard but Chavez holds him up against the cage and eventually Leonard drops back down to his feet.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
Leonard looking to stall.
Chavez stalling.
Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leonard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leonard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Chavez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonard.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Leonard.
Chavez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leonard has Chavez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chavez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leonard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leonard blocks an uppercut.
Leonard has Chavez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chavez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez has Leonard pressed against the cage, preventing Leonard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leonard is looking to break free of the clinch but Chavez has double underhooks.
Chavez is pressed up against the cage. Leonard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chavez down to the mat. Chavez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miguel Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Leonard misses with a wild combination.

Leonard clinches with his opponent.
Leonard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonard is defending well for now.
Chavez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonard is defending well for now.

Leonard breaks from the clinch.
Chavez is looking to land body kicks.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonard.

Chavez gets tackled into the cage by Leonard. Leonard maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chavez cracks Leonard with a nice body shot.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leonard is trying to break the clinch but Chavez is controlling him.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Leonard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Leonard is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Leonard.
Leonard managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard wants to take the fight to the mat but Chavez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
Leonard is stalling here.
Chavez scores a nice knee to the body.
Chavez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leonard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leonard is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chavez obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Chavez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leonard's face.
Leonard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chavez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Leonard takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Leonard counter with a right hand.
Leonard avoids a kick to the body.
Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonard avoids a kick to the body.
Chavez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chavez misses with a body punch
and Leonard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miguel Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez misses the jab.
Miguel Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonard misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez connects with a high kick.
Leonard tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez dominated that second 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.

Chavez tests Leonard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chavez throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.

Chavez pushes Leonard up against the cage in a clinch.

Leonard manages to pull guard.
Leonard looking for a sweep. Not yet Leonard, not yet.
Chavez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leonard is keeping the position for now.
Leonard 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.
Leonard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chavez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leonard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

We're going to have a standup here because Miguel Chavez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Chavez throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.

Leonard clinches with his opponent.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chavez missing with knees to the body.
Chavez has Leonard pressed against the cage, preventing Leonard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leonard blocks a body shot from Chavez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard fails to pull guard.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonard avoids the damage to the body.
Leonard tries to pull guard but Chavez holds him up against the cage and eventually Leonard drops back down to his feet.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonard is defending well for now.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the head but Leonard blocks with his arms.
Chavez avoiding damage.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Leonard avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chavez landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to pull guard but Chavez won't allow it.
Miguel Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonard.
Leonard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Leonard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chavez.
Leonard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leonard tries to pull guard but Chavez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leonard lands a hook that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Leonard has Chavez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chavez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leonard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez scores a nice knee to the body.
Chavez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leonard's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Chavez.
Leonard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez trying to control the position but instead, Leonard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chavez into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leonard throws a leg kick that misses.
Leonard fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard blocks a low kick nicely.

Leonard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leonard showed some decent athleticism there.
Leonard thows a huge punch but Chavez dodges it nicely.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
Leonard thows a huge punch but Chavez dodges it nicely.
Leonard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leonard.
Chavez trying to control here.
Leonard throws a strike but Chavez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leonard throwing strikes but missing.
Leonard trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Leonard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leonard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez pulls Leonard in close to prevent any damage.
Leonard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leonard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leonard landing some decent shots from guard.
Leonard wants to pass the guard but Chavez is keeping the position.
Chavez looking to control.
Chavez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonard is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Leonard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.
Chavez wants to sweep here but Leonard controlling him for the moment.
Leonard throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leonard throws a strike but Chavez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leonard keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Leonard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chavez is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuriel Leonard dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonard avoids a kick to the body.
Chavez throws a low kick but Leonard moves out of range easily.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Leonard moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chavez 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 Leonard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Chavez slips the punch.
Leonard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonard circles away.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonard avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Chavez clinches.

Leonard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Leonard's shoulder, as Leonard tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Leonard tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chavez connects with a jab.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Leonard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chavez's half guard.
Leonard trying to control the action but Chavez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to control from the bottom.
Leonard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leonard thows a huge punch but Chavez dodges it nicely.
Leonard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leonard wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chavez defending well though.
Nuriel Leonard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chavez is not content to let Leonard control the position.
Chavez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leonard.
Nuriel Leonard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ground and pound from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a head shot. Chavez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Leonard connects with a couple of short punches.
Leonard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws an elbow that misses. Chavez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leonard's guard. Nice move by Chavez!
Leonard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Leonard being controlled here, momentarily.
Chavez postures up.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chavez manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nuriel Leonard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chavez 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
Miguel Chavez retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Miguel Chavez waved his t-shirt featuring Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO's logo in front of the cameras.