PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hicks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bang Your Head. Nuriel Leonard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hicks
vs
Leonard

174 cm
34
155 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

168 cm
26
147 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leonard lands an overhand right.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Leonard is looking to slow Hicks down with leg kicks.
Leonard connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Hicks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonard on the side of the head.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Leonard finds it's way through Hicks's defenses.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Leonard wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Leonard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonard moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks cracks Leonard with a good jab.
Hicks lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Leonard saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Leonard throws a hook but Hicks blocks it.
Leonard throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leonard misses with a body kick.
Leonard misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Leonard throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Leonard misses with a few strikes there.
Leonard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard lands a jab.
Leonard misses the body punch
and Leonard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonard misses with a low kick.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws a leg kick but Hicks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Leonard thows a body kick. Hicks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Leonard lands a glancing blow to the side of Hicks's head.

Leonard has managed to clinch.
Leonard lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Leonard digs a right hand underneath Hicks's ribcage. Hicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leonard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bill Hicks has been cut.
Leonard leaning against his opponent.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Leonard avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hicks.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard stalling against the cage.
Leonard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hicks.
Leonard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hicks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Hicks.
Leonard misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks is looking to control Leonard's arms but Leonard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hicks has his back to the cage.
Leonard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hicks tries a body shot but Leonard blocks it.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hicks looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Leonard.
Hicks tries to circle away but Leonard has him pinned against the cage.
Leonard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonard lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Leonard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leonard working Hicks over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Leonard.

Hicks has picked Leonard up - he's going for a ride! Hicks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leonard is looking to control Hicks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leonard avoid being mounted?
Leonard is looking for a sweep. Hicks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuriel Leonard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Hicks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leonard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Leonard throws a leg kick but Hicks checks it.
Leonard tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks jabs Leonard right on the nose. Leonard blinks but takes it well.
Hicks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonard.
Leonard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonard scrambles back to his feet.
Leonard takes one on the button.
Hicks fails with the takedown.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Leonard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Leonard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Hicks misses with a hook. Leonard ducked under it nicely.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hicks checks it well.
Leonard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Leonard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hicks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leonard avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Leonard as he connects with a hook.
Hicks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hicks dives in and grabs Leonard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leonard pushes down on Hicks's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leonard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leonard jabs Hicks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard throws the left hand but Hicks avoids the punch easily.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Leonard's shoulder, as Leonard tries to avoid the shot.
Leonard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonard misses with a double jab.
Leonard sizes up Hicks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Leonard counters with a straight right hand.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.

Leonard drops Hicks with a left right combo! Leonard follows him down to the ground into side control.

Hicks is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to control Leonard's posture but Leonard avoids it.
Oh Hicks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard working the ground and pound.
Leonard cracks Hicks with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Leonard immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hicks is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Leonard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuriel Leonard!
Nuriel Leonard thanked the fans post fight for their support.