PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Spanganberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Spanganberger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Leone
vs
Spanganberger

160 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Dragon

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Leone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Spanganberger!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanganberger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spanganberger lands a body shot.
Spanganberger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spanganberger misses with a wild body shot.
Leone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spanganberger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Spanganberger does no damage.
Spanganberger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leone dodges the punch combination from Spanganberger.
Leone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spanganberger but Spanganberger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanganberger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leone at a distance.
Leone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spanganberger closes the distance and clinches.
Spanganberger is working Leone over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spanganberger - that landed with a thud.
Spanganberger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leone wants a takedown.
Spanganberger tries a body shot but Leone blocks it.
Leone is trying to drag Spanganberger to the mat but Spanganberger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spanganberger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leone.
Leone is breathing heavily.
Spanganberger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Spanganberger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanganberger lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanganberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger presses Leone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spanganberger lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spanganberger.
Leone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spanganberger is leaning against Leone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spanganberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Spanganberger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spanganberger pushes Leone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spanganberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanganberger.
Leone blocks a body shot from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanganberger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leone is looking for a takedown.
Spanganberger can't find room to land a body shot as Leone controls the action.
Spanganberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spanganberger scores with a shot to the side of Leone's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spanganberger.
Spanganberger tries to work over Leone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger tries a body shot but Leone blocks it.
Leone wants a takedown.
Spanganberger misses with a punch to the body.
Spanganberger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spanganberger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spanganberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spanganberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Spanganberger.
A left hand lands to the body for Spanganberger.
Spanganberger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leone backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leone wants to get back to striking at distance but Spanganberger won't allow it.
Spanganberger scores with a shoulder strike.
Spanganberger scores with a shot to the side of Leone's head.
Leone goes for a takedown attempt but Spanganberger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spanganberger stuns Leone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spanganberger lands a slapping body shot.
Spanganberger scores with a jab to the body.
Leone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spanganberger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Spanganberger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leone takes a swing at Spanganberger's ribcage but misses.
Spanganberger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Spanganberger does no damage.
Leone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spanganberger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leone scrambles back to his feet.
Spanganberger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leone's hands.

Leone is rocked!
Corey Spanganberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanganberger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spanganberger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Spanganberger lands a left and a right that send Leone crashing to the mat, dazed. Spanganberger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Leone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Spanganberger! Leone is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Spanganberger!