PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cervantes De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Leon
vs
Ranger

186 cm
25
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cervantes De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Leon moves into the clinch.
De Leon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ranger looking to throw knees to the head but De Leon is blocking nicely.
Ranger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranger scores with a knee to the head.
Ranger unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Leon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ranger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Leon misses with a knee to the head.
De Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but Ranger blocks it.
Ranger connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cervantes De Leon has been cut.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ranger lands a nice knee to the body.
Ranger lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ranger crunches a lovely knee into De Leon's ribcage.
Ranger with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Leon is breathing heavily.
Ranger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Leon takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
Ranger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ranger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Leon blocks it with crossed arms.
Ranger scores a nice knee to the body.
De Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ranger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.
De Leon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ranger scores with a knee to the head.
De Leon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Leon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ranger blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ranger.
Ranger looking to throw knees to the head but De Leon is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ranger.
Ranger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ranger with a knee to the head.
Ranger scores a nice knee to the body.
Ranger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ranger connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Leon's face.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.
Ranger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ranger connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Leon's face.

De Leon is rocked!
Ranger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Ranger blocks with his arms.
De Leon connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Leon fails to land.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Ranger blocks with his arms.
Ranger working De Leon over with knees to the body.
Ranger landing knees to the head.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Ranger.
De Leon misses with a knee strike.
De Leon missing with knees to the body.
De Leon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ranger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ranger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ranger connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Leon's face.
Ranger with a knee to the head.
Ranger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Leon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands with a short shot to the head.
De Leon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Leon blocks it with crossed arms.
De Leon is trying to stall.
Ranger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Ranger.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ranger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ranger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Leon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ranger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ranger connects with a knee to the head.
Ranger blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ranger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Ranger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cervantes De Leon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ranger has managed to clinch.
Ranger landing knees to the body.
Ranger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ranger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Ranger blocks with his arms.
Ranger scores with a knee to the head.
Ranger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ranger.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ranger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ranger misses with a knee strike.

Ranger drops De Leon with a big knee straight up the middle! De Leon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh De Leon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ranger closes the distance and clinches.
Ranger lands a big knee to the head and De Leon goes down! Ranger pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Ranger!