PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fingers McTwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Leshley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Leshley
vs
McTwist

190 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Lightning Fight Gear
GnP Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Leshley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fingers McTwist!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leshley has a takedown stuffed.
McTwist takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leshley closes the distance and clinches up with McTwist, looking for a takedown. Leshley pushes McTwist against the cage but McTwist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leshley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leshley tries to clinch up but McTwist circles away and keeps his distance.
Leshley with a hook.
McTwist tries to clinch

and Leshley counters with a shoot takedown. McTwist fights it but they end up in guard.

McTwist is rocked!
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!
Leshley won't allow McTwist to sweep him here.
McTwist is still in real trouble! Can Leshley finish him?
Leshley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McTwist looks gassed!
McTwist takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Leshley working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leshley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McTwist is avoiding damage well.
Leshley working the ground and pound.
Leshley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McTwist!
McTwist seems to have recovered his senses.
Leshley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McTwist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McTwist looks a forlorn figure.
Leshley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McTwist's face.
Leshley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leshley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McTwist is looking to escape.
McTwist working to try and regain half guard.
Leshley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leshley lands with some strikes.
Leshley working McTwist over with strikes here.
Leshley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leshley lands a big shot there that rocks McTwist but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McTwist can do anything to dispel that myth.
A nice elbow there by Leshley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McTwist is looking to escape.
Leshley working the ground and pound effectively.
Leshley trying to control but McTwist is having none of it.
Leshley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Leshley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leshley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leshley raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McTwist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McTwist tries to hold on but Leshley pushes him away.
Leshley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leshley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leshley breaks from McTwist's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leshley with shots to the head and body - McTwist looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leshley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McTwist hang on?
McTwist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leshley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leshley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leshley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McTwist is looking to escape.
Leshley breaks from McTwist's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Leshley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McTwist bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Leshley trying to control the position here.
McTwist won't allow Leshley to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTwist is looking to work some ground and pound but Leshley has wrist control.
McTwist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leshley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Leshley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Leshley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leshley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leshley moves in looking to clinch but McTwist pushes him off.
McTwist shoots for a double leg takedown but Leshley sprawls well. He's pushed McTwist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leshley thuds his shin into the meat of McTwist's side.

Leshley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McTwist controls Leshley momentarily but Leshley frees himself.
Leshley trying to control but McTwist is working from the bottom.
McTwist looking for a sweep. Not yet McTwist, not yet.
Bobby Leshley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

McTwist manages to escape and get back to his feet.
McTwist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leshley throws out the jab.
Leshley throws a sloppy head kick and McTwist moves out of range easily.
Bobby Leshley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley has his takedown stuffed

and McTwist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McTwist.

McTwist decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leshley, up you get!
McTwist tries to clinch
and Leshley counters with a nice uppercut.
Leshley misses with a takedown

and McTwist counters with a single leg into guard. Leshley didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leshley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McTwist manages to get himself to full guard.
Leshley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leshley connects with a couple of short punches.
Leshley is pushing down on McTwist's leg trying to pass to half guard. McTwist is fighting to maintain full guard but Leshley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Leshley tries to pass to full mount but McTwist defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTwist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leshley is keen to just control but McTwist is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley not doing much here.
Leshley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McTwist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leshley wants to get back to his feet.
Leshley tries to pass to full mount but McTwist defends it.
McTwist taking some punishment here, with Leshley in his half guard.
Leshley is tying to control. McTwist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leshley uses his free foot to push down on McTwist's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McTwist.
McTwist is in a horrible position here. Leshley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTwist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leshley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McTwist regains half guard.
Leshley is nestled in close to McTwist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McTwist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McTwist is trying to stand.
Leshley working the head and body with strikes.
McTwist flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leshley seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McTwist is trying to get back to full guard.
Leshley is looking to stall here but McTwist recovers full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McTwist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leshley has time to react.

It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
McTwist tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leshley swivels and escapes.
Leshley tries to close the distance and clinch but McTwist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Leshley shoots in and bounces McTwist off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Leshley passes McTwist's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTwist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leshley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fingers McTwist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bobby Leshley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McTwist lands with a right hand.
Leshley throws a combination that misses

and McTwist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Leshley is rocked!
Leshley tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McTwist has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Leshley throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McTwist prevents Leshley from getting the reversal.
McTwist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McTwist might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Leshley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Leshley throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McTwist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by McTwist.
Leshley is trying to escape the mount.
McTwist blocks Leshley's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Leshley is working to get back to half guard.
Leshley is working hard here to advance position.
McTwist unloading with bombs!
Leshley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
McTwist wants to control the pace but Leshley is squirming around nicely.
McTwist takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Leshley working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McTwist lands a nice shot to the head.
Leshley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McTwist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leshley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley tries to lock up and control but McTwist gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leshley regains half guard.
Leshley is trying to maintain the position but McTwist is very close to passing his half guard.
Leshley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McTwist won't allow Leshley to sweep him here.
Leshley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leshley keeping moving, preventing McTwist from controlling successfully.
Leshley looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leshley looking for a sweep. Not yet Leshley, not yet.
Leshley is trying to hold McTwist in close to prevent damage but McTwist has managed to pass into half guard.
Leshley wants to improve his position but McTwist is controlling well.
McTwist sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McTwist passes to full mount!
McTwist pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by McTwist.
McTwist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McTwist prevents Leshley from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fingers McTwist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McTwist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!