PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WIlliam Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Kyoto. Bob comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I got my game on kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris Leben could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to WIlliam Bob's chin.

Leben
vs
Bob

200 cm
36
280 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

190 cm
33
260 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, WIlliam Bob!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bob rushes Leben and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Leben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leben does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leben avoids the head kick by Bob.
Bob looks to land a body kick but Leben moved away.
Leben avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bob has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bob connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leben. Leben circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob lands a slapping body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Leben has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leben.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leben at a distance.
Bob throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob blocks a head kick by Leben.
Leben throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Leben is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob scores with a hook.
Leben blocks the body kick.
Bob misses with a leg kick.
Bob throws the kick towards the body but Leben avoids it.
Chris Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Leben pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Leben takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Leben walks into a jab.
Leben with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bob to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bob avoids the head kick by Leben.
Leben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Bob shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leben eats them both and turns towards Bob to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Leben checks it.

Bob scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bob tries to stand but Leben is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben is looking to reverse the position.

Bob decides to stand up, so the ref orders Leben to his feet.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.

Bob darts in and clinches Leben up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to break free but Leben has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.

Leben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leben moves away.
Leben on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Bob clinches up with Leben and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Leben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
Leben wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Leben scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben cracks the inside of Bob's front leg.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from Leben.
Leben takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leben. That one must have hurt.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.

Leben lands a left and a right that sends Bob crashing to the canvas! Leben dives into mount looking to finish!

Bob is rocked!

It looks like WIlliam Bob has been cut.
Leben drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bob! More shots from Leben and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Leben!
Chris Leben decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.