PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fathy has chosen Eat You Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Leer
vs
Fathy

179 cm
32
263 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

195 cm
28
270 lbs
12 - 14 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sherif Fathy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathy moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Fathy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Fathy has managed to clinch.
Leer is looking for a takedown.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fathy.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but Leer blocks it.
Leer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fathy just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fathy.
Leer fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fathy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leer's face.

It looks like Mike Leer has been cut.
Leer wants to break free but Fathy has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fathy drags the fight down to the ground.
Fathy trying to control the position.
Fathy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy has control of Leer's left arm, preventing Leer from doing any damage.
Leer content to stall in guard here.

Fathy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leer wants to control from the top but Fathy keeps moving.
Leer won't allow Fathy to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fathy.
Leer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fathy.
Fathy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fathy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leer checks it well.
Leer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fathy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leer tries to counter with a takedown but Fathy is quick to defend against it.
Leer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leer misses with a body shot.
Fathy jabs at Leer's body.
Leer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No luck for Leer with that takedown attempt.
Fathy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer misses with the combination.
Fathy throws out a counter right but Leer avoids it with no problem.
Fathy connects with a looping right hand.

Fathy moves into range and clinches up with Leer.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but Leer blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fathy gets through Leer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fathy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fathy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fathy lands with a kick to the temple. Leer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer tries to clinch but Fathy moves out of range.

Fathy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leer quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fathy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leer trying to control here.
Leer is looking to improve his position.
Leer is refusing to be controlled, as Fathy sits in half guard.
Fathy wants to pass to mount but Leer is defending the position.
Fathy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherif Fathy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Leer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fathy defends it nicely.
Leer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fathy can pounce on him.

Fathy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leer quickly recovers to half guard.
Fathy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Fathy.
Leer trying to control but Fathy postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fathy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fathy tries to pass to full mount but Leer defends it.
Leer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy is looking to advance position but Leer won't allow it.
Fathy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Leer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fathy is working away from the top position though.
Fathy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leer is looking for a sweep. Fathy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fathy slows the pace down in half guard.
Leer won't allow Fathy to pass to mount.
Fathy thows a huge punch but Leer dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fathy trying to control the action but Leer is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leer shoots for a takedown but Fathy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fathy misses with a low kick.
Fathy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fathy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike Leer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fathy lands with an overhand left.
Fathy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fathy stuffs the takedown attempt from Leer. Leer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fathy slaps away a takedown attempt from Leer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fathy scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fathy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fathy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leer tries to buck Fathy off but Fathy is having none of it.
Fathy trying to control the position but Leer is working away.
Leer is looking for a sweep.
Fathy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fathy trying to control the action but Leer is working from the bottom.
Fathy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Leer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy wants to control but Leer is keeping him busy.
Leer wants to control but Fathy postures up.
Fathy scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leer is trying to escape the position but Fathy is controlling the position.
Leer is trying to control Fathy's posture but Fathy avoids it.
Leer tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fathy just content to control the position.
Fathy with the ground and pound but Leer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherif Fathy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Leer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fathy throws a series of strikes that have Leer backpedaling.
Fathy scores with a body shot.
Fathy with a nice cross.
Leer throws a head kick that misses.

Leer takes the fight into the clinch.
Fathy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leer blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Leer is blocking nicely.
Fathy scores with a knee to the head.
Fathy looking for a takedown.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Leer blocks with his arms.
Leer gets underhooks to prevent Fathy's takedown attempt.
Leer takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Fathy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Leer is blocking nicely.
Leer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fathy.
Fathy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fathy as Leer tries to tie him up.
Leer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Leer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fathy misses with a looping right.
A combination from Fathy does no damage.
Leer throws a sloppy head kick and Fathy moves out of range easily.
Fathy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leer misses the shot to the body.
Fathy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leer's head.

Leer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fathy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fathy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fathy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leer looking to sit in guard and control but Fathy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fathy wants to control from the top but Leer keeps moving.
Fathy controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fathy wants to control from the top but Leer keeps moving.
Fathy slips nicely into half guard.
Fathy is taking a breather. Leer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leer is not content to let Fathy control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fathy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Fathy seems content to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Fathy does it's job there.
Fathy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Some bone on bone action there as Leer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck for Fathy with that takedown attempt.
Mike Leer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherif Fathy.
Leer fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Fathy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sherif Fathy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leer throws a head kick but Fathy moves out of range.
Fathy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sherif Fathy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leer is looking to clinch but Fathy is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherif Fathy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Leer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fathy throws a leg kick but Leer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fathy connects with the punch.
Leer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fathy.
Leer throws a sloppy head kick and Fathy moves out of range easily.
Fathy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fathy misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Leer.
Fathy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fathy is looking to clinch.
That kick from Fathy tenderised Leer's leg. Leer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fathy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leer is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leer tries for a takedown but Fathy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fathy misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Fathy.
Fathy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leer's calf.
Fathy lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer throws a jab but it's blocked by Fathy.
Fathy is looking for the big counter here.
Leer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Fathy gets a takedown into half guard.
Leer wants to get back to full guard.
Fathy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fathy is stalling in the full guard.

Leer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fathy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy passes into half guard.
Fathy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fathy trying to mount his opponent but Leer defends it.
Leer is staying active underneath Fathy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fathy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fathy breaks from Leer's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fathy lands a nice shot to the head.
Fathy with shots to the head and body - Leer looks very uncomfortable down there.

Leer is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Fathy! Leer is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sherif Fathy!
After the big win, Sherif Fathy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conquer and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.