PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Payens might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage against the machine - Bombtrack. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leach's choice of entrance music: Wiki - Wikispeaks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Payens
vs
Leach

187 cm
30
189 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

200 cm
33
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens throws a combination. Leach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Matt Leach has been cut.
De Payens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leach slips a jab and a cross from De Payens.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
De Payens misses with a combination
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Payens misses with a kick to the body.

De Payens clinches with his opponent.
De Payens tries to pull guard but Leach won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Leach.
Leach blocks an uppercut.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leach avoiding damage as De Payens throws knees to the body.
De Payens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leach avoids it.
De Payens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leach is trying to maintain a safe position but De Payens gets an underhook and turns Leach into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens tries to pull guard but Leach forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Leach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leach slips a jab and a cross from De Payens.
Leach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

De Payens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from De Payens.
A head punch on the inside from Leach fails to land.
Leach tries to throw a body punch but De Payens avoids it by throwing Leach back against the cage.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Payens misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Payens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leach misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leach blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens cracks Leach with a nice body shot.
Leach can't find room to land a body shot as De Payens controls the action.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Payens misses with the head strike.
De Payens crunches a lovely knee into Leach's ribcage.
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!
De Payens throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens working aggressively here.
De Payens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leach backwards.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leach's elbow.
De Payens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leach blocks it with crossed arms.
Leach lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Payens swings wildly with an uppercut but Leach uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Payens pushes Leach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Payens misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Payens misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Payens lands with a short shot to the head.
De Payens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leach walks away with a smile on his face. De Payens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugues De Payens. That's going to take a lot out of him.

De Payens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Payens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Payens misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens tries to land knees in the clinch but Leach avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leach's elbow.
Leach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leach.
De Payens misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Payens throws a punch but it's blocked by Leach.
Leach takes a shot to the head.
De Payens lands a good knee to the midsection. Leach won't want to take too many of those.
De Payens tries a knee to the head but Leach blocks it.
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!
De Payens lands a shot to the body.
De Payens struggles to land a body shot inside as Leach controls his hands.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Leach avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
De Payens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Payens tries to pull guard but Leach won't allow it.
Leach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugues De Payens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Leach's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Payens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leach unleashes a big counter combination but De Payens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Payens throws a right hand that Leach ducks under and follows up with a left that Leach also avoids with ease.
De Payens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leach avoids a kick to the body.
Leach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Payens tries to bum rush Leach with a series of wild strikes but Leach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leach replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Payens blocks it well.
De Payens misses with a body kick.
De Payens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leach can do to turn this around?
De Payens tries to clinch there but Leach circles away.
Leach wants to counter with a clinch but De Payens pushes him away.
De Payens is looking to clinch but Leach is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Payens lands with a kick to the temple. Leach shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leach checks a leg kick.
Leach steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Payens.
De Payens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As De Payens backs off Leach throws a huge counter combo but De Payens manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from De Payens.
Leach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Payens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leach.
De Payens is looking to counter the offense by Leach and move into the clinch.

Leach gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Payens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach wants to stand but De Payens is controlling the position.
De Payens is pushing down on Leach's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leach is fighting to maintain full guard but De Payens has managed to sneak the leg through.

De Payens is looking for a kimura here.
De Payens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens trying to control the action but Leach is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Payens is trying to work for a kimura but Leach is defending well.
Leach wants to get back to his feet.
De Payens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leach is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Leach makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hugues De Payens is winning the standup battle so far.
De Payens scores with a head kick.
Leach shoots in for a takedown but De Payens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Payens wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from De Payens.
De Payens misses with a leg kick
and Leach counters with a series of strikes. De Payens will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leach misses with a takedown attempt

and De Payens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hugues De Payens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Leach.
De Payens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leach avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugues De Payens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Leach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Leach keeps the fight on the outside.
De Payens throws a wild body kick that Leach sees coming a mile off.
Leach unleashes a big counter combination but De Payens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for De Payens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

De Payens closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leach's guard.
De Payens trying to control but Leach is working from the bottom.
Leach wants to stand up but De Payens is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Payens trying to control the position from guard on top but Leach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leach looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Payens is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens advances to half guard.
De Payens wants to pass to mount but Leach is defending the position.
Ground and pound from De Payens.
Well, if De Payens is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Leach is looking to escape.
Leach felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

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.
De Payens is looking to take a break and control but Leach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leach is looking to control De Payens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leach avoid being mounted?

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Payens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Payens.
De Payens scores with a three punch combo!
De Payens is looking to clinch but Leach is avoiding it.
De Payens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Payens.

Leach is rocked!
De Payens is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from De Payens shuts the power down on Leach. Lights out, game over! De Payens is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Hugues De Payens stared into the camera and said 'It's no secret that my opponent had the plan to take me down and lay and pray! Well I'm here and I'm the one who is victorious! Hemmo, you are like a hemmeroid, your time is not yet arrived. I admire your spirit, but not your fighting style, you are a human slug my friend! One love! Broken Ha'.