PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crow Leddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuiry Hant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leddy
vs
Hant

178 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crow Leddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cuiry Hant!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hant closes the distance but Leddy moves to the side
enabling Leddy to counter with a crisp jab.
Leddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hant is just out of range.

Leddy lands a left and a right that send Hant crashing to the mat, dazed. Leddy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Cuiry Hant has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hant throws the kick towards the body but Leddy avoids it.
Hant swings for the body but Leddy moves out of range.
Hant misses with a straight right.
Leddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hant.
Hant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leddy.
Crow Leddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hant throws an overhand right that lands on Leddy's shoulder, as Leddy tries to avoid the shot.
Hant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hant is looking to chop away at Leddy's legs.
Hant tries to clinch but Leddy moves away
and Leddy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hant shoots in for a takedown but Leddy shows good takedown defense.
Leddy throws a lazy right hand but Hant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hant tries to close the distance and clinch but Leddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leddy missing with a left hand there. Hant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hant is looking to chop away at Leddy's legs.
Leddy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hant moves in looking to clinch but Leddy pushes him off.
Leddy throws a hook but Hant blocks it.
A punch combination from Leddy misses.
Hant misses with a leg kick.
Hant slips a jab from Leddy.
Leddy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leddy misses with a straight left.
A big left from Hant misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hant moves to clinch but Leddy breaks away
and Leddy counters with a two punch combo.
Leddy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leddy throws a hook but Hant avoids it easily.
A big right from Hant misses.
Leddy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hant back to the cage. Leddy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leddy looks to land a right hand but Hant moved out of range.
Leddy moves out of range of the body kick from Hant.
Hant darts in trying to clinch
and Leddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leddy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crow Leddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leddy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leddy swings for the body but Hant moves out of range.
Hant dodges the punch combination from Leddy.
Hant tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hant tries to clinch but Leddy moves out of range.
Hant tries to clinch
and Leddy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crow Leddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuiry Hant's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crow Leddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leddy throws a lazy right hand but Hant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Leddy.
Hant looks to clinch

and Leddy counters with a crisp one two that drops Hant! Leddy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hant to his feet! Hant is in big trouble!

Hant is rocked!
Crow Leddy is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leddy moves away from the strike by Hant.
Hant blocks a jab.
Hant looks to clinch
and Leddy counters with a series of strikes. Hant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab from Leddy.
Hant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hant is still on wobbly legs! Can Leddy finish him?
Leddy just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leddy blocks the body kick.
Hant seems to have recovered his senses.
Leddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hant.
Hant moves out of range of the strikes.
Hant tries to clinch
and Leddy counters with a nice body shot.
Hant takes a swing at Leddy's ribcage but misses.
Leddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leddy misses with an uppercut.
Leddy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leddy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leddy counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Leddy misses.
Hant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hant looks to score with a jab to the body but Leddy is just out of range.
Hant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leddy misses with a few strikes there.
Leddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hant.
Hant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leddy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hant is looking to land body kicks.
Hant closes the distance but Leddy moves to the side
and Leddy counters with a one-two to the body.

Leddy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hant sprawling to the canvas! Hant rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Leddy finish him?!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leddy throws a series of punches but Hant moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Leddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hant was well out of range. Poor timing from Leddy.
Leddy punishes Hant's body with a nice straight punch.
Leddy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leddy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hant throws the kick towards the body but Leddy avoids it.
Leddy throws a series of punches but Hant moves out of range.
Leddy jabs Hant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hant doesn't manage to clinch there - Leddy circles away.
Hant tries a low kick but Leddy avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leddy throws a right hand that Hant ducks under and follows up with a left that Hant also avoids with ease.
Leddy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Leddy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crow Leddy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cuiry Hant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hant throws out a leg kick but Leddy moves out of range and Hant only half commits.
Hant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leddy.
Hant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Leddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hant defending well as Leddy loads up on a big left hand.
Leddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hant.
Nice defenses there by Hant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leddy tries to bum rush Hant with a series of wild strikes but Hant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hant throws a body kick that misses.
Hant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hant.
A slow jab from Leddy misses its intended target.
Leddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hant can do to turn this around?
Hant tries to work over Leddy's front leg with a kick but Leddy checks it.
Leddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hant tries to clinch
and Leddy counters with a series of strikes. Hant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hant wants to clinch up but Leddy keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hant moves away.
Leddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leddy.
Hant is looking to clinch.
Leddy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leddy loads up on a big right hand but Hant slips the punch.
Hant avoids the body shot from Leddy.
Hant tries to clinch but Leddy moves away
letting Leddy counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leddy counters with a three punch combo that has Hant backing up. Hant nods at Leddy to acknowledge the strikes.
Leddy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leddy counters with a two punch combo.
Crow Leddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leddy connects with a nice looking jab.
Leddy connects with a single shot there.
Hant closes the distance but Leddy moves to the side
and Leddy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leddy misses with a looping right.
Leddy throws a right and a left that Hant avoids nicely.
Hant looks to land a body kick but Leddy moved away.
Leddy throws a series of punches but Hant moves out of range.
Hant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leddy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hant might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leddy has got the better of the exchanges.
Hant tries to clinch
and Hant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leddy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leddy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hant in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crow Leddy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leddy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Crow Leddy!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Crow Leddy!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Crow Leddy!

Crow Leddy wins by unanimous decision!