PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kay Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Yak
vs
Leslie

190 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Yak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leslie.
Yak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Leslie has managed to clinch.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kay Yak has been cut.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yak avoids it.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie misses with a punch to the body.
Leslie scores with a knee to the head.
Leslie working aggressively here.
Yak takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leslie looking to throw knees to the head but Yak is blocking nicely.
Yak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yak is defending well for now.
Leslie misses with a knee to the head.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie looking to slow down the pace here.
Yak is trying to force a seperation but Leslie has the dominant position.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Yak blocks it.
Leslie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leslie throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leslie.
Leslie tries to stall but Yak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Leslie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leslie prevents Yak from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yak.
Yak can't break the clinch.
Leslie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leslie has him pressed against the cage.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yak.
Leslie tries to stall but Yak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leslie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leslie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leslie looking to throw knees to the head but Yak is blocking nicely.
Leslie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yak is breathing heavily.
Leslie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yak's face.
Yak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yak is trying to push Leslie away but Leslie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leslie obliges.
A knee to the head by Leslie.
Yak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leslie misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leslie.
Yak is looking to break free of the clinch but Leslie has double underhooks.
Yak avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Leslie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leslie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leslie.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yak avoids it.
Leslie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yak is defending well for now.
Leslie misses with a body punch.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Yak blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leslie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leslie misses with an elbow over the top.
Leslie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leslie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yak is trying to break free.
Yak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yak is trying to push Leslie away but Leslie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leslie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Leslie.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yak is defending well for now.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yak blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yak avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Yak avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Yak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Leslie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kay Yak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leslie blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leslie, as that shot connected.
Leslie tries to clinch but Yak moves out of range.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yak keeps the fight on the outside.
Leslie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leslie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yak looks to throw the jab but Leslie is out of range.
Leslie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leslie throws a right hand that Yak ducks under and follows up with a left that Yak also avoids with ease.
Yak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leslie on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yak.
Leslie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leslie tries to clinch up.
Yak's corner calls for a 1-2. Yak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leslie takes a swing at Yak's ribcage but misses.
Yak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yak tests Leslie's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yak connects with a nice looking jab.
Yak cracks Leslie with an open hand slap.
Yak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yak looks to land a left hand but Leslie moved out of range nicely.

Leslie gets a clinch.
Reginald Leslie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leslie has Yak pressed against the cage, preventing Yak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leslie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yak can't break the clinch.
Yak tries to break free but Leslie pushes him back against the cage.
Yak avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Yak is looking to break free of the clinch but Leslie has double underhooks.
Leslie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leslie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Yak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leslie landing knees to the body.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yak avoids it.
Yak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leslie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leslie taking a breather.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leslie is breathing heavily.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yak.
Yak wants to break free but Leslie has control.
Yak can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leslie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leslie has Yak pressed against the cage, preventing Yak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leslie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yak's efforts to push away.
Yak managing to block the knees to the body from Leslie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yak avoids it.
Yak can't break the clinch.
Leslie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yak is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leslie.
Leslie prevents Yak from breaking the clinch.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yak.
Leslie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leslie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Yak avoids the damage to the body.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yak avoids it.
Yak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leslie with a knee to the head.

Kay Yak's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yak tries to circle away but Leslie has him pinned against the cage.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yak avoids it.
Leslie looking to slow down the pace here.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Yak blocks it.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yak blocks it with crossed arms.
Leslie has a couple of punches blocked by Yak.
Yak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Reginald Leslie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kay Yak's cut.
That's time! Yak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Yak throws an overhand right that lands on Leslie's shoulder, as Leslie tries to avoid the shot.
Yak scores with a punch to the head.
Yak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leslie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yak thuds his right hand into Leslie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yak scores with a sloppy right hand. Leslie should have avoided that one.
Yak misses with a looping left.
Yak throws a lazy right hand but Leslie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leslie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leslie tries to clinch up.
Kay Yak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leslie moves out of range as Yak strikes.
Yak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leslie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Yak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Leslie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie tries to clinch but Yak is having none of it.
Yak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leslie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yak misses with an uppercut.
Leslie moves in looking to clinch but Yak pushes him off.
Leslie swings for the body but Yak moves out of range.
Leslie looks to land a left hand but Yak moved out of range nicely.
It looks like Yak has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yak throws a lazy right hand but Leslie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leslie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yak throws a shot from downtown. Leslie moves away and avoids it.
Leslie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leslie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leslie walks into a jab.
Yak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leslie under the eye.
Yak misses with an uppercut. Leslie saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yak swats away the attempt to clinch by Leslie.
Yak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leslie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leslie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yak throws out the jab.
Yak slips under a jab.
Leslie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leslie.
Yak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leslie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Leslie misses the target.
Yak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leslie.
Leslie is looking to clinch but Yak is avoiding it.
Leslie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leslie tries to clinch but Yak is having none of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yak.
Yak lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie staying out of range there.
Leslie tries to clinch up.
Yak misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch but Yak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Leslie gets a clinch.
Leslie is trying to maintain a safe position but Yak gets an underhook and turns Leslie into the cage.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Yak avoids the damage to the body.
Kay Yak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yak blocks it with crossed arms.
Leslie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leslie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leslie prevents Yak from breaking the clinch.
Yak is trying to force a seperation but Leslie has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Yak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leslie misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leslie throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yak managing to block the knees to the body from Leslie.
Yak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leslie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leslie with a knee to the head.
Leslie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yak working hard to break the clinch.
Leslie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yak is defending well for now.
Yak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leslie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yak takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kay Yak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leslie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Leslie!