PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leiden
vs
Saint

191 cm
32
218 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

182 cm
29
205 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leiden tries to clinch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint scores with a hook to the body. Leiden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Leiden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saint ducks right into an uppercut from Leiden.
Leiden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Leiden moves into the clinch successfully.

Saint has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Leiden is trying to keep an underhook but Saint manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Saint seems to be working for a kimura but Leiden defends the submission attempt.
Leiden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint on the ground.
Leiden has his hands clasped together around Saint's back. He's all about the action.
Leiden is trying to control but can't.
Leiden is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leiden trying to control from the bottom.

Yang Leiden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Leiden throws a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Leiden is looking to score with low kicks.
Leiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leiden scores with a nice strike.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Leiden moved out of range.
Saint wants to land a leg kick but Leiden is out of range.
Leiden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leiden throws a lazy head kick
and Saint counters with a right hand to the body.
Leiden thuds a left hand into Saint's body.
Leiden takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint punishes Leiden's body with a nice straight punch.
Saint misses the body punch
and Leiden counters with a good low kick that Saint was not able to check.
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!
Saint stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saint checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leiden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheers as Saint lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leiden doesn't seem phased though.
Leiden blocks a leg kick.
Leiden walks into a jab.
Leiden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint's head.
Saint thows a leg kick but Leiden checks it
and Leiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leiden rather than just go for the knockout.
Saint throws a body punch but Leiden moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Leiden.
Saint moves out of range as Leiden throws a body kick.
Leiden swings widly with a right hand
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leiden tries to clinch up.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leiden lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Leiden.
Leiden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leiden wants it to stay on the feet.
Leiden throws a head kick that misses.
Saint throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leiden tries to bum rush Saint with a series of wild strikes but Saint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saint pushes Leiden away with a front kick.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saint is defended easily by Leiden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leiden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint.
An inside leg kick lands from Leiden.
Leiden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leiden with a hook.
Saint lands with a shot to the body.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leiden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yang Leiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Leiden closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saint lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Leiden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leiden blocks a leg kick.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown. Leiden tries to sprawl out of it but Saint keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leiden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saint has a takedown stuffed.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Leiden is looking to slow Saint down with leg kicks.
Leiden misses with a straight right.
Leiden cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Saint lands a jab to the nose.
Leiden throws a body kick that misses.
Leiden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leiden, right into the meat.
Leiden avoids the head kick by Saint.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint misses with a body shot
letting Leiden counter with a right hand.
Leiden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Saint gets tackled into the cage by Leiden. Leiden maintains the clinch.
Leiden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yang Leiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Leiden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leiden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saints head.
Saint can't get the takedown.
Leiden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leiden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leiden digs a right hand into Saint's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Leiden.

Leiden breaks the clinch.
Yang Leiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leiden gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Leiden.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leiden misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Leiden.
Leiden cracks Saint with a nice body shot.

Leiden breaks from the clinch.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Leiden.
Leiden thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leiden.
Leiden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saint's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leiden.
Leiden connects with a leg kick. Saint looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saint is defended easily by Leiden.
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leiden moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Leiden lands a nice looking body kick.
Leiden lands a nice looking body kick.
Leiden misses with a leg kick.
Leiden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leiden misses the shot to the body.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Leiden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Leiden landing knees to the head.
Saint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leiden lands a shoulder strike.
Leiden has Saint pressed against the cage.
Leiden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint avoiding damage as Leiden throws knees to the body.
Leiden throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint.
Leiden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Leiden.
Leiden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Leiden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leiden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Leiden lands a hook to the side of the head.

Leiden breaks from the clinch.
Leiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Leiden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Leiden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint clobbers Leiden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leiden.

Leiden moves into the clinch.
Leiden tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
Saint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Leiden breaks from the clinch.
Saint lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leiden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leiden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leiden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saint counters with a good low kick that Leiden was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint feints and then cracks Leiden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leiden down.
Saint takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leiden tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leiden clobbers Saint with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yang Leiden is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Saint finds it's target.
Leiden looks to land a right hand but Saint moved out of range.
Saint checks a low kick from Leiden.
Leiden missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leiden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leiden just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint blocks the body kick.
Saint connects with a leg kick. Leiden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leiden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leiden.
Leiden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leiden throws a leg kick but Saint checks it.
Saint uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leiden.
Leiden blocks the body kick.
Leiden looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Saint is looking to chop away at Leiden's legs.
Leiden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leiden. That's going to slow Saint down.
Saint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as Leiden blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden misses with a two punch combination.
Leiden tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Leiden stuffs the takedown attempt from Saint. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leiden. That's going to slow Saint down.
A lazy left from Leiden finds it's target.
Leiden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saint misses with a hook.
Saint misses with a kick to the body.
Leiden is looking to slow Saint down with leg kicks.
Leiden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leiden tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Saint fails with the takedown.
Leiden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yang Leiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leiden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint walks into a straight right hand from Leiden.
Leiden moves away from the strike by Saint.
Saint misses with a body kick.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiden avoids the body shot from Saint.
Saint throws a front kick aimed at Leiden's knee but Leiden avoids it well.
Leiden tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Leiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leiden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Leiden!