PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Leloup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barksdale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . Leloup has chosen krolithika as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Barksdale
vs
Leloup

185 cm
29
186 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

189 cm
27
183 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Leloup!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leloup.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Leloup ducked under it nicely.
Leloup punishes Barksdale's body with a nice straight punch.
Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Barksdale is looking to land body kicks.
Leloup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barksdale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leloup.

Leloup closes the distance and clinches.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Leloup is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barksdale is defending well for now.
Leloup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leloup tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Leloup tries to stall but Barksdale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leloup is pushing Barksdale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barksdale lands a knee to the body.
Leloup misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barksdale lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leloup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale keeps control of Leloup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barksdale tries to land a knee to the head but Leloup blocks with his arms.
Leloup blocks an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale is stalling here.
Barksdale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leloup's face.
A body shot lands from Leloup.
Barksdale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barksdale lands an elbow just above Leloup 's eye.

It looks like Jon Leloup has been cut.
A knee to the head by Barksdale.
Leloup tries to throw a body punch but Barksdale avoids it by throwing Leloup back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Leloup fails to land.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leloup just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barksdale's brow.
Leloup lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Leloup.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Leloup.
Barksdale stalling in the clinch but Leloup improves position.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leloup misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Leloup takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Leloup - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leloup tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Leloup lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Leloup.
Leloup goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leloup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale lands with a light punch inside.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Leloup.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leloup blocks it with crossed arms.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Leloup avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Barksdale tries to land a knee to the head but Leloup blocks with his arms.
Leloup wants to break free but Barksdale has control.
Leloup tries to land knees in the clinch but Barksdale avoids the damage to the body.
Leloup goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Leloup on the inside.
Leloup avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leloup.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barksdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leloup's brow.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Leloup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barksdale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barksdale. Leloup does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leloup on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Leloup.
Leloup takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barksdale.
Leloup checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leloup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Barksdale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Leloup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leloup lands with a right to the head.
Barksdale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Leloup.

Leloup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale throws a jab when Leloup was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Leloup blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leloup throws a leg kick but Barksdale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barksdale throws a nice head kick!
Barksdale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Barksdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Leloup's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leloup. That did some damage!
Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leloup. That did some damage!
Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Barksdale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leloup catches Barksdale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barksdale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leloup on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barksdale. Barksdale obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Barksdale lands a big head kick that sends Leloup tumbling to the mat! Barksdale takes a step backwards and waves Leloup back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Leloup is rocked!
Barksdale throws a lazy uppercut
and Barksdale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leloup is still on wobbly legs! Can Barksdale finish him?
Leloup swinging wildly here.
Leloup seems to have recovered his senses.
Leloup dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barksdale throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leloup takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That has opened up Jon Leloup's cut even more.
Leloup needs to keep his hands up - Barksdale had a free shot at his head there.
Leloup checks a low kick from Barksdale.
Leloup misses with a looping right.
Barksdale throws a body punch but Leloup moves out of range.
Leloup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barksdale tries to score with a low kick but Leloup moves his leg out of the way.
Barksdale wants to clinch up but Leloup keeps it at a distance.
Avon Barksdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Barksdale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leloup throws out the jab.
Barksdale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leloup paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a body punch but Leloup moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barksdale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barksdale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leloup blocks a head kick by Barksdale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale misses the shot to the body.
Barksdale throws a leg kick which misses Leloup's front leg but catches the back leg as Leloup tries to avoid it.
Leloup scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Barksdale.
Jab by Barksdale.

Barksdale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barksdale gets through Leloup's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Leloup.
Leloup lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leloup misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barksdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leloup is trying to break free.
Barksdale scores with a shoulder strike.
Barksdale is trying to maintain a safe position but Leloup gets an underhook and turns Barksdale into the cage.
Barksdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leloup avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale looking to stall.
Barksdale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leloup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leloup throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barksdales head.
Leloup takes an elbow to the temple.
Leloup missing with knees to the body.
Leloup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barksdale keeps control of Leloup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leloup works on Barksdale's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leloup looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leloup throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barksdales head.
Leloup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Leloup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leloup lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Leloup breaks the clinch.
Leloup throws a body kick that misses.
Leloup ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barksdale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leloup's calf.
Leloup keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Barksdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Leloup's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Barksdale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barksdale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leloup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leloup getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leloup connects with a nice looking jab.
Leloup tries a head kick but it misses.
Leloup connects with a looping right hand.

Barksdale is rocked!
Leloup fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Barksdale square on the jaw! Damn, Barksdale is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Leloup!
Jon Leloup is the new welterweight champion!
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