PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abshir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Africa by Toto. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Leak
vs
Abshir

196 cm
28
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

186 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fight Night Nutrition

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abshir missing with a left hand there. Leak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abshir lands a head shot.

Abshir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abshir showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leak is looking to escape.
Leak tries to get to full guard but Abshir has control of the leg.
Leak is working hard here to advance position.
Abshir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abshir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abshir is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak wants to get back to his feet.
Leak is trying to get back to full guard.
Abshir controlling the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yunus Abshir hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abshir is defended easily by Leak.
Leak throws a series of punches but Abshir moves out of range.
Leak slips a straight right by Abshir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abshir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leak.
Abshir throws a hook but Leak avoids it easily.
Abshir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abshir.
Leak misses with a straight right.
A big right from Abshir misses.
Leak misses with a wild combination.
Abshir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leak thows a leg kick but Abshir checks it
and Abshir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abshir thows a body shot but no joy.
Abshir loads up on a big right hand but Leak slips the punch.
Leak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abshir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leak scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Abshir misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir blocks a head kick by Leak.
Leak motions for Abshir to come forward. Leak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abshir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leak ducks under a wild hook from Abshir.
Abshir tries to move into range but Leak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abshir moves out of range as Leak strikes.
Abshir throws an off balance right hand
and Leak counters with a left and a right that stings Abshir.
Abshir tests Leak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abshir.
Leak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Abshir. That snapped Leak's head back.
Abshir misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leak throws a leg kick but Abshir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abshir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abshir might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abshir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abshir is able to avoid easily.
Abshir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leak.
Leak throws a looping overhand right but Abshir ducks down to avoid it.
Leak misses with a few strikes there.
Abshir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abshir throws a hook to the side of Leak's head but Leak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abshir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leak moves away.
Leak 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 leg kick but Abshir moves out of range and Leak only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunus Abshir dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leak tried to score with a low kick but Abshir checks it.
Leak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abshir misses with an uppercut.
Abshir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leak throws a shot from downtown. Abshir moves away and avoids it.
Abshir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abshir misses with a straight left.
Abshir misses with a hook. Leak ducked under it nicely.
Leak staying out of range there.
Leak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willie Leak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abshir throws a hook but Leak blocks it.
Leak throws a sloppy head kick and Abshir moves out of range easily.
Leak misses with a wild combination.
Leak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abshir.
Leak wants to slow Abshir down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak avoids the body shot from Abshir.
Leak misses with a low kick as Abshir jumps back.
Abshir just misses with a punch to the body.
Abshir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abshir misses with a hook. Leak ducked under it nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Abshir. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Leak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abshir lands a body shot.

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

Abshir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yunus Abshir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abshir backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abshir blocks a head kick by Leak.
Abshir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leak throws a series of punches but Abshir moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir misses with a wild body shot.
Leak just misses with a punch to the body.
Leak throws the left hand but Abshir avoids the punch easily.
Abshir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leak misses with a double jab.
Leak wants to land a leg kick but Abshir is out of range.
Abshir swings for the body but Leak moves out of range.
Abshir lands a lovely overhand right.
Willie Leak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leak throws a leg kick
and Abshir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abshir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leak throws a leg kick but Abshir checks it.
Leak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abshir swings widly with a right hand
and Leak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abshir misses the jab.
Abshir avoids a punch combination nicely.

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

Abshir gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Abshir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Abshir passes Leak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abshir controlling the action here.
Leak wants to sweep but Abshir has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak stops Abshir from passing to mount.
Abshir is working Leak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Leak tries to escape but Abshir is in control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abshir is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Leak's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir trying to control the position but Leak is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunus Abshir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Abshir misses with an uppercut.
Leak throws a low kick but Abshir avoids it.
Leak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abshir.
Leak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abshir.
Abshir looks to land a right hand but Leak moved out of range.
Yunus Abshir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abshir lands a jab to Leak's midsection.
Leak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abshir.
Leak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abshir throws out the jab.
Leak throws a head kick but Abshir moves out of range.
Abshir misses with a straight right.
Abshir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leak ducks right into an uppercut from Abshir.
Abshir scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abshir avoids the body shot from Leak.
Abshir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abshir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leak moves away.
Leak defending well as Abshir loads up on a big left hand.
Leak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leak misses with a combination
and Leak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Leak is rocked!
Leak moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Leak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Abshir misses.
Abshir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Abshir misses the target.
Abshir misses with an uppercut.
Abshir looks to land a right hand but Leak moved out of range.
Leak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abshir.
Leak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abshir.
Abshir throws a looping overhand right but Leak ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak moves away from the strike by Abshir.
Abshir throws a hook but Leak blocks it.
Leak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abshir throws out the jab.
Abshir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abshir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leak.
Abshir throws the left hand but Leak avoids the punch easily.
Abshir throws an overhand right that lands on Leak's shoulder, as Leak tries to avoid the shot.
Leak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abshir.
Abshir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abshir throws out the jab.
Leak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abshir.
A big left from Abshir misses.
Abshir throws the left hand but Leak avoids the punch easily.
Leak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Abshir misses.
Abshir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abshir is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abshir misses with a looping right.
Leak moves out of range of the strikes.
Abshir connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Leak to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Abshir!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yunus Abshir!
After winning the bout, Yunus Abshir thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.