PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Lesveque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Numa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Numa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ladies and Gentlemen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lesveque
vs
Numa

193 cm
27
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

169 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pascal Lesveque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiji Numa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Numa throws a series of punches but Lesveque avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Lesveque as he connects with a hook.
Numa throws a nice looking combination but Lesveque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Numa scores with a push kick.
A nice combination there by Numa.
Numa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lesveque tries to avoid it but Numa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lesveque to the ground. Lesveque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lesveque lands a right hook to the body.
Lesveque looks to score with a jab to the body but Numa is just out of range.
Numa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesveque.
Numa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Numa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesveque throws out a loose jab but Numa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesveque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Numa.
Sloppy strikes from Numa. Those never looked like landing.
Numa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numa blocks a jab.
Lesveque tries to land a leg kick but Numa saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Numa is defended easily by Lesveque.
Pascal Lesveque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Numa.
Numa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lesveque's head.
Numa throws a sloppy head kick and Lesveque moves out of range easily.
Lesveque throws a body punch but Numa moves out of range.
Numa misses with a wild combination.
Numa shoots in for a takedown but Lesveque shows good takedown defense.
Numa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesveque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesveque missing with a left hand there. Numa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesveque connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Numa's hands.
Numa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Numa tries to work over Lesveque's front leg with a kick but Lesveque checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Numa. Those never looked like landing.
Lesveque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Numa moves away.
Numa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Lesveque.
Lesveque scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Numa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesveque. That did some damage!
Lesveque swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Numa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Numa.
Lesveque throws a right and a left that Numa avoids nicely.
Lesveque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesveque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lesveque connects with a right hand. Numa shakes it off.
Lesveque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lesveque sprawls well. Lesveque wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Numa gets slowly back to his feet.
Pascal Lesveque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Numa.
Lesveque misses with a straight left.
Lesveque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Numa.
Lesveque avoids the head kick by Numa.
Numa throws a nice looking combination but Lesveque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesveque throws a right hand that Numa ducks under and follows up with a left that Numa also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Lesveque misses.
Numa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lesveque circles away.
Numa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Numa connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Numa - that will leave a mark!
Lesveque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Numa's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesveque thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesveque defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Numa.
Lesveque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Numa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesveque dodges the punch combination from Numa.
Numa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lesveque throws a lazy right hand but Numa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesveque lands a nice leg kick that just misses Numa's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesveque misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numa shoots in for a double leg but Lesveque sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Numa misses with a kick to the body.
Numa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lesveque sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Numa somewhat.
A nice combination there by Lesveque.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lesveque looks to score with a jab to the body but Numa is just out of range.
Numa misses with a takedown attempt - Lesveque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Numa blocks a jab.
Numa fails to land the takedown.
Numa throws a wild body kick that Lesveque sees coming a mile off.
Lesveque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Numa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesveque has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Numa.
Lesveque connects with a single shot there.
Numa throws a series of punches but Lesveque moves out of range.
Numa scores with a head kick.
Lesveque getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Numa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Numa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Numa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesveque throws out the jab.
Numa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesveque.
Numa looks to land a body kick but Lesveque moved away.
Nice body punch from Numa.
Numa takes one to the chin there.
Lesveque takes a swing at Numa's ribcage but misses.
Lesveque pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Numa back to the cage. Lesveque follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesveque misses the shot to the body.
Numa swinging wildly here.
Numa misses with a wild combination.
Lesveque connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Numa is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesveque cracks Numa with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Numa tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lesveque pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Numa is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Lesveque!