PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leighty might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cowboy Dan. Spicoli has chosen Wipe Out as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Leighty
vs
Spicoli

185 cm
24
193 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

183 cm
31
198 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spicoli throws a big shot that misses.
Spicoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Leighty.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leighty.
Spicoli throws a leg kick that misses.
Spicoli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leighty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Leighty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.
Spicoli throws a hook but Leighty avoids it easily.
Spicoli misses with a wild body shot.
Spicoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spicoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spicoli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spicoli swings for the body but Leighty moves out of range.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. Spicoli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leighty circles away from the clinch attempt.

Leighty closes the distance and clinches.
Leighty landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Leighty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spicoli backwards.
Leighty misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Spicoli fails to land.
Leighty gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jeff Spicoli has been cut.
Spicoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spicoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leighty is trying to maintain a safe position but Spicoli gets an underhook and turns Leighty into the cage.
Leighty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spicoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leighty backwards.
Leighty misses with a knee to the head.
Spicoli blocking some punches.
Spicoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Leighty.
Leighty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spicoli takes a shot to the head.
Leighty wants to stall.
Leighty leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli scores with a shot to the side of Leighty's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leighty blocking some punches.
Spicoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Leighty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spicoli.
Leighty throws a punch but it's blocked by Spicoli.
Leighty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Spicoli manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Leighty misses
and Spicoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spicoli throws a front kick aimed at Leighty's knee but Leighty avoids it well.
Spicoli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spicoli lands with a shot to the body.
Spicoli tries to clinch there but Leighty circles away.
Spicoli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leighty is able to avoid easily.
Spicoli throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a good, hard body kick but Spicoli shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leighty doesn't seem bothered though.
Leighty throws a leg kick
and Spicoli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Spicoli moved away.
Leighty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leighty tries a head kick but it misses.
Spicoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leighty.
Leighty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.
Spicoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spicoli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spicoli misses with a wild body shot.
Jeff Spicoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leighty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spicoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Leighty slips a jab from Spicoli.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leighty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli wants to slow Leighty down by chopping away at his legs.
Leighty scores with a three punch combo!
Leighty swings for the body but Spicoli moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spicoli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spicoli sizes up Leighty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spicoli throws a big shot that misses.

Spicoli moves into range and clinches up with Leighty.
Spicoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leighty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spicoli blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leighty.

Spicoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Spicoli.
Leighty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeff Spicoli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Spicoli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leighty. Leighty obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spicoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Leighty. Those never looked like landing.
Leighty cracks Spicoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spicoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spicoli tries to clinch but Leighty is having none of it.
Leighty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spicoli scores with a jab to the head.

Spicoli pushes Leighty up against the cage in a clinch.
Spicoli misses with the head strike.
Leighty blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leighty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty lands a right hand.
Leighty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spicoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spicoli.
Leighty taking a breather.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but Spicoli blocks it.
Spicoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spicoli takes an elbow to the temple.
Dan Leighty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leighty can't find room to land a body shot as Spicoli controls the action.
Spicoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spicoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Leighty.
Leighty blocking some punches.
Leighty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leighty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leighty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spicoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spicoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Leighty on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli avoiding damage.
Leighty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leighty looking to throw knees to the head but Spicoli is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leighty blocking some punches.
Spicoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leighty takes a shot to the head.
Spicoli goes for a takedown attempt but Leighty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leighty misses with a low kick.
Leighty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leighty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leighty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spicoli on the side of the head.
A big left from Spicoli misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty loads up on a big right hand but Spicoli slips the punch.
Spicoli is looking to score with low kicks.
Spicoli lands with a cross.
Leighty defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Leighty is looking to clinch but Spicoli is avoiding it.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut. Leighty saw that one coming.
Spicoli throws an overhand right that lands on Leighty's shoulder, as Leighty tries to avoid the shot.
Spicoli scoring well with a low kick there.
Spicoli tries to clinch
and Leighty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spicoli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leighty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spicoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spicoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leighty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leighty checks a low kick from Spicoli.
Spicoli dodges the punch combination from Leighty.
Jeff Spicoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty throws a body kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leighty scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leighty scores with a shoulder strike.
Leighty has Spicoli pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Leighty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spicoli tries a body shot but Leighty blocks it.
Spicoli stalling in the clinch but Leighty improves position.
Leighty misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spicoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leighty throws a punch but it's blocked by Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Leighty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Leighty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Spicoli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Leighty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spicoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spicoli throws a good cross that connects.
Leighty avoids the body shot from Spicoli.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spicoli 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 Leighty has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leighty and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leighty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Leighty.
Leighty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spicoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Leighty.
Leighty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spicoli.
Spicoli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leighty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Leighty tries to clinch up.
Leighty staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leighty misses with a looping right.
Leighty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. Spicoli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leighty throws out a leg kick but Spicoli moves out of range and Leighty only half commits.
Spicoli lands with a straight right. Leighty didn't see that one coming.
Leighty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spicoli.
Leighty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spicoli.
Leighty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spicoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Spicoli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leighty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leighty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spicoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Leighty's head.
Leighty tries to land a leg kick but Spicoli saw it coming and moves away.
Leighty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spicoli counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Leighty throws a leg kick which misses Spicoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Spicoli tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
Leighty misses with an uppercut
enabling Spicoli to counter with a crisp jab.

Leighty takes the fight into the clinch.

Spicoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leighty throws a body kick that misses

and Spicoli counters by clinching up.
Spicoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spicoli.
Leighty blocking some punches.
Leighty is looking to control Spicoli's arms but Spicoli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leighty has his back to the cage.
Leighty scores with a shot to the side of Spicoli's head.
Spicoli is trying to stall.
Leighty misses with a punch to the body.
Spicoli scores with a hook to the body.
Leighty throws a punch but it's blocked by Spicoli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty trying to control the position but instead, Spicoli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leighty into the cage.
Leighty takes a shot to the head.
Spicoli lands a hook that snaps the head of Leighty backwards.
Spicoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spicoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leighty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spicoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spicoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spicoli blocks a body shot from Leighty.
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!
Leighty blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leighty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spicoli.
A head punch on the inside from Spicoli fails to land.
Spicoli can't find room to land a body shot as Leighty controls the action.
Leighty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spicoli is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Spicoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leighty has a couple of punches blocked by Spicoli.
Leighty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spicoli lands with a left to the head.
Spicoli misses with a body punch.
Leighty is trying to stall.
Leighty has a couple of punches blocked by Spicoli.
Leighty trying to control the position but instead, Spicoli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leighty into the cage.
A short right from Leighty on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty blocking some punches.
A short right from Leighty on the inside.
Leighty working aggressively here.
Leighty lands an elbow inside that Spicoli shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Leighty.
I think Leighty 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Leighty!
Our winner, Dan Leighty, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.