PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between EvanB Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shea
vs
Leak

170 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, EvanB Shea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leak rushes Shea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Leak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shea lands a lovely overhand right.
Shea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shea tries a head kick but it misses.
Leak connects with a solid leg kick.
Leak scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shea takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shea throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Leak to counter with a crisp jab.
Leak with a nice cross.

It looks like EvanB Shea has been cut.
Leak swings for the body but Shea moves out of range.
Shea throws a nice looking combination but Leak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Leak counter with a right hand.
Shea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shea attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some wild striking there from Leak.
Leak cracks Shea with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Leak clinches up with Shea and pushes him back against the cage.

Leak manages to break the clinch.
Leak scores with a hook.
Leak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leak throws a good cross that connects.
Shea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leak. That did some damage!
Shea tries a head kick but it misses.

Leak has closed the distance and engaged Shea in a clinch.
Leak lands a damaging elbow.
Leak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shea's efforts to push away.
Leak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shea pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shea's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shea throws the left hand but Leak avoids the punch easily.
Leak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shea looks to land a combination but Leak avoids it well.
Leak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shea on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Leak.
Leak punishes Shea's body with a nice straight punch.
Shea looks to score with a jab to the body but Leak is just out of range.

Shea gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shea on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shea tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak throws a big right hand that misses.
Shea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leak on the ground.
Leak postures up in Shea's guard and throws a big left but Shea blocks it.
Leak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leak is in close to Shea's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leak throwing strikes but missing.
Leak tries to free his leg and advance position but Shea is retaining full guard.
Shea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leak throwing strikes but missing.
Leak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leak trying to control but Shea is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leak controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Leak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on EvanB Shea's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shea sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shea avoids the body shot from Leak.
Leak thuds his shin into the meat of Shea's side.
Leak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leak throws out a powerful jab.
Leak scores with a body shot.
Leak tests Shea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shea misses the jab.
EvanB Shea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leak cracks Shea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leak misses with a wild body shot.
Leak connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leak feints a jab promting Shea to slip. Leak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leak scores with a jab to the head.
Shea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shea tries to move into range but Leak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shea walks into a stiff left hand from Leak.
Leak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shea.

Leak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shea is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leak's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leak lands a right hand.
Leak lands with a left to the head.

Shea is rocked!
Leak lands an elbow inside that Shea shrugs off.
Oh Shea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shea avoids it.
Leak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shea's elbow.
Shea seems to have got his legs back now.
Leak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

EvanB Shea's cut is getting worse.

Leak breaks the clinch.
Shea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leak.
Leak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shea is looking to land body kicks.
Leak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leak, as that shot connected.
Shea has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

EvanB Shea's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leak takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leak lands with a left to the head.
Shea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leak.
A right hook to the body lands for Leak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leak stalling.
Leak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leak lands an uppercut.

Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Jeez, EvanB Shea's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Leak is looking to slow Shea down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leak.
Leak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shea defending well though.
Shea taking some punishment here, with Leak in his half guard.
Leak stalling away here and it's allowed Shea to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Leak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on EvanB Shea's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shea 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.
Shea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leak lands a leg kick that knocks Shea off balance momentarily.
Shea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Leak tenderised Shea's leg. Shea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donk. Leak catches Shea right on the button with a cross.
Shea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shea misses with a series of wild punches.
Leak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shea.
Shea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leak scores with a punch to the head.
Leak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak drops Shea with a huge uppercut! Shea drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Leak is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Leak!