PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Leloup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Pring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Leloup
vs
Pring

189 cm
24
196 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

188 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Leloup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Pring!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pring drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pring moves out of range of the strikes.
Leloup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leloup bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pring's head.

It looks like Joe Pring has been cut.
Jon Leloup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leloup throws a jab but it's blocked by Pring.
Sloppy strikes from Leloup. Those never looked like landing.
Pring wants to clinch up but Leloup keeps it at a distance.
Leloup fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pring moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leloup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leloup tries to close the distance and clinch but Pring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leloup scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leloup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pring.
Leloup wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pring tries to clinch but Leloup is having none of it.
Leloup's corner calls for a 1-2. Leloup obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leloup throws a right hand that Pring ducks under and follows up with a left that Pring also avoids with ease.

Leloup moves into the clinch.
Leloup throws an elbow that misses.
Pring lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jon Leloup has been cut.
Leloup wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leloup.
Pring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pring with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leloup lands a hook that snaps the head of Pring backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leloup lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pring with a knee to the head.
Leloup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leloup lands a right hand.
Pring's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leloup lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leloup trying to land knees to the body.
Pring scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leloup.
Pring tries to land knees in the clinch but Leloup avoids the damage to the body.
Pring's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leloup is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pring.
Pring tries a knee to the head but Leloup blocks it.

Leloup breaks from the clinch.

Pring forces Leloup back against the cage and clinches.
Leloup stalling in the clinch.
Leloup lands a shoulder strike.
Pring missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leloup managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
Leloup lands a nice uppercut.
Pring misses with a knee to the head.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leloup lands an uppercut.
Leloup stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leloup softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leloup avoids it.
Pring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leloup avoids it.
Pring working Leloup over with knees to the body.
Leloup throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prings head.
A right handed body shot lands from Leloup.
Pring looks gassed!
Pring tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leloup throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leloup lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pring backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Leloup.
Knees to the body from Leloup.
Nice body punch from Leloup - that landed with a thud.
Leloup lands with a short shot to the head.
Leloup pushes Pring back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pring is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leloup creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pring is still on wobbly legs! Can Leloup finish him?
Leloup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pring seems to have recovered his senses.

Leloup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leloup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Leloup.
Leloup lands a nice shot to the body.
Leloup is looking to slow Pring down with leg kicks.
Leloup throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Pring clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leloup lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Leloup.
A shot in the inside from Leloup.
Leloup tries to land knees in the clinch but Pring avoids the damage to the body.
Leloup working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Leloup dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leloup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leloup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pring counters with a stiff right hand.
Leloup cracks Pring with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pring get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Pring stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Leloup runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Leloup!