PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Leanord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hardin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hardin
vs
Leanord

200 cm
28
155 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Leanord!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hardin clinches.
Hardin tries to break the clinch but Leanord is controlling the position.
Hardin tries to break the clinch but Leanord is controlling the position.
Leanord is looking to control Hardin's arms but Hardin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leanord has his back to the cage.
Hardin looking to slow down the pace here.
Leanord wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Leanord is struggling to control the position.
Leanord wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leanord is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardin has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leanord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hardin misses with a punch on the inside.
Leanord being controlled against the cage.
Leanord is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Leanord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leanord tries to clinch there but Hardin circles away.
Hardin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leanord tries to clinch but Hardin moves out of range.

Leanord darts in and clinches Hardin up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin prevents Leanord from breaking the clinch.
Hardin can't break the clinch.
Leanord has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Leanord manages to break the clinch.
Hardin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leanord tries to clinch up.
Hardin scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Cory Leanord has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leanord lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leanord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leanord lands with a kick to the temple. Hardin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leanord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardin swats away the attempt to clinch by Leanord.
Hardin wants to clinch up but Leanord keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leanord on the side of the head.
Hardin tries to clinch there but Leanord circles away.
Leanord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leanord scores with a push kick.
Leanord throws a series of punches but Hardin moves out of range.
Leanord scores with a head kick.
Hardin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hardin tries to clinch up.
Leanord is looking to clinch.

Hardin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Leanord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leanord fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Leanord scores with a four punch combination!

Hardin moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardin keeps control of Leanord as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leanord gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leanord swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leanord wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leanord manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cory Leanord will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cory Leanord's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leanord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leanord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leanord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leanord at a distance.

Leanord clinches.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Leanord has him pressed against the cage.
Hardin is trying to maintain a safe position but Leanord gets an underhook and turns Hardin into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardin struggles to land a body shot inside as Leanord controls his hands.
Leanord is trying to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling him.
Leanord trying to stall but Hardin improves his position.
A body shot lands from Hardin.
Hardin stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hardin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leanord is trying to break the clinch but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Leanord letting Hardin take a breather here.
Hardin pushes Leanord back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mike Hardin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Leanord manages to break the clinch.
Leanord tries to clinch up

and Hardin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is trying to force a seperation but Leanord has the dominant position.
Leanord slows down the pace here.
Leanord is trying to push Hardin away but Hardin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Leanord breaks from the clinch.
Leanord wants to clinch.
Hardin throws a lazy head kick
and Leanord counters with a big head kick but Hardin shrugs it off.
Hardin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leanord lands a head kick. Hardin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leanord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leanord moves in looking to clinch but Hardin pushes him off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leanord.
Leanord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leanord tries to clinch there but Hardin circles away.
Leanord avoids the head kick by Hardin.
Hardin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leanord checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leanord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardin tries to clinch
and Leanord counters with a nice body kick.
Leanord doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardin circles away.
Nice body kick there by Leanord.
Sloppy strikes from Leanord. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hardin misses
and Leanord counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leanord lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leanord showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardin.
Hardin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leanord has time to react.
Hardin tries to clinch but Leanord is having none of it.
Leanord connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch but Leanord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leanord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leanord throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leanord is breathing heavily.
Leanord is looking to clinch but Hardin is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory Leanord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cory Leanord's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cory Leanord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leanord scores with a push kick.
Leanord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardin throws a leg kick that misses.
Leanord fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Hardin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leanord scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leanord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardin scores with a one two! Leanord had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hardin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Leanord slips a jab and a cross from Hardin.
Leanord lands with an overhand left.
Hardin tries to clinch up but Leanord circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin doesn't manage to clinch there - Leanord circles away.
Leanord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leanord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leanord lands a body shot.
Hardin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leanord moves in looking to clinch but Hardin pushes him off.
Hardin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leanord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leanord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardin moves to clinch but Leanord breaks away
and Leanord counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leanord wants to clinch.
Leanord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leanord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leanord lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardin backs up against the cage.
Hardin is looking to clinch but Leanord is avoiding it.
Leanord lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leanord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardin throws a nice looking combination but Leanord bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardin is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin blocks a head kick by Leanord.
Leanord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardin.

Hardin clinches with his opponent.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
Leanord stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leanord receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Leanord tries to break free but Hardin pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Leanord's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardin keeps control of Leanord as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin prevents Leanord from breaking the clinch.
Leanord is trying to force a seperation but Hardin has the dominant position.
Leanord wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leanord.
Leanord is trying to force a seperation but Hardin has the dominant position.
Hardin can't break the clinch.
Hardin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leanord is defending well for now.
Leanord prevents Hardin from breaking the clinch.
Leanord working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leanord's brow.
Mike Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cory Leanord is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardin keeps control of Leanord as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Leanord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leanord winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Leanord!