PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc's entrance music is Professor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - Jungle. A fine choice. The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

LeBlanc
vs
The Dancing Buddha

184 cm
25
220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha works over LeBlanc's head and body with a nice combination.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under a wild hook from LeBlanc.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
LeBlanc throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily.
LeBlanc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LeBlanc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LeBlanc with a lazy takedown attempt
and LeBlanc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LeBlanc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Dancing Buddha throws out the jab.
LeBlanc feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body punch from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a nice looking jab.
LeBlanc misses with a low kick.
LeBlanc looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from The Dancing Buddha misses.
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!
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBlanc was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha takes a swing at LeBlanc's ribcage but misses.
A big left from LeBlanc misses.
LeBlanc moves away from the strike by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc drops his hands momentarily and The Dancing Buddha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from LeBlanc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Dancing Buddha throws a series of punches but LeBlanc moves out of range.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body punch
and LeBlanc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LeBlanc lands a jab.
LeBlanc moves away from the strike by The Dancing Buddha.
LeBlanc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Dancing Buddha.

LeBlanc gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from LeBlanc fails to land.
LeBlanc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LeBlanc working aggressively here.

The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBlanc lands with a good body shot.
LeBlanc scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

LeBlanc closes the distance and pushes The Dancing Buddha back into the cage.

The Dancing Buddha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Dancing Buddha looks to throw the jab but LeBlanc is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha stuns LeBlanc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha swings widly with a right hand

and LeBlanc counters by moving into the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha throws a head punch that misses.
LeBlanc blocks an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha misses with some punches.
LeBlanc misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from LeBlanc.
The Dancing Buddha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LeBlanc lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LeBlanc has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from LeBlanc fails to land.
LeBlanc misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from LeBlanc.
A right handed body shot lands from LeBlanc.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to control LeBlanc's arms but LeBlanc gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Dancing Buddha has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for LeBlanc.
The Dancing Buddha looks winded!
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by LeBlanc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice uppercut.

LeBlanc turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and LeBlanc manages to end up in side control.
LeBlanc content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ground and pound from LeBlanc seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
LeBlanc looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Dancing Buddha is avoiding damage well.
LeBlanc postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The Dancing Buddha takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Dancing Buddha dodges the ground and pound from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Dancing Buddha down.
The Dancing Buddha takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Dancing Buddha taking a bit of punishment here - LeBlanc scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc is working The Dancing Buddha over with some ground and pound from side control.
The Dancing Buddha tries to improve position but can't.
LeBlanc controlling from side mount.
LeBlanc working the head and body with strikes.
The Dancing Buddha defending against the ground and pound.
LeBlanc creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
LeBlanc lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc working the head with strikes.
The Dancing Buddha struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude LeBlanc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

LeBlanc lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Dancing Buddha takes a step back to recover.
LeBlanc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Dancing Buddha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
LeBlanc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
LeBlanc avoids the body shot from The Dancing Buddha.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBlanc throws a lazy right hand but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LeBlanc misses with a straight left.

LeBlanc moves into the clinch.
Claude LeBlanc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
LeBlanc can't find room to land a body shot as The Dancing Buddha controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha is leaning against LeBlanc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
LeBlanc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LeBlanc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from LeBlanc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from The Dancing Buddha.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, LeBlanc just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Dancing Buddha's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Dancing Buddha backwards.
LeBlanc lands a nice shot to the body.
LeBlanc works on The Dancing Buddha's body with a couple of short punches.
The Dancing Buddha is breathing heavily.
The Dancing Buddha stalling in the clinch.
LeBlanc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha works on LeBlanc's body with a couple of short punches.
The Dancing Buddha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LeBlanc backwards.
The Dancing Buddha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to break free.
LeBlanc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBlanc misses with a body punch.
LeBlanc blocking some punches.

The Dancing Buddha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Dancing Buddha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LeBlanc rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc looks for the body kick but The Dancing Buddha saw that one coming.
The Dancing Buddha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBlanc throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LeBlanc thinking.
LeBlanc throws a big shot that misses.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score with a jab to the body but LeBlanc is just out of range.
LeBlanc seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The Dancing Buddha punishes LeBlanc's body with a nice straight punch.
LeBlanc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Dancing Buddha.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the strikes.
The Dancing Buddha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
LeBlanc misses with a double jab
and The Dancing Buddha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a jab to the head.
LeBlanc throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
LeBlanc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws a wild body kick that LeBlanc sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

LeBlanc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
LeBlanc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Dancing Buddha avoids it.
The Dancing Buddha avoids the elbow strike from LeBlanc, against the cage.

The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from LeBlanc
and The Dancing Buddha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LeBlanc lands with an overhand left.
The Dancing Buddha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeBlanc moves away.
LeBlanc's corner calls for a 1-2. LeBlanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good leg kick by LeBlanc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Dancing Buddha lands a jab to the nose.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
LeBlanc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBlanc throws a front kick aimed at The Dancing Buddha's knee but The Dancing Buddha avoids it well.
The Dancing Buddha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice looking body shot.
LeBlanc misses with a left hand
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a right hand to the body.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab when LeBlanc was well out of range.
LeBlanc shoots in looking for a takedown. The Dancing Buddha tries to sprawl out of it but LeBlanc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Dancing Buddha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Dancing Buddha throws out a counter right but LeBlanc avoids it with no problem.
LeBlanc moves in looking to clinch but The Dancing Buddha pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from The Dancing Buddha.
LeBlanc finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Dancing Buddha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten LeBlanc somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zorba The Dancing Buddha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! LeBlanc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Dancing Buddha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LeBlanc.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. LeBlanc doesn't seem bothered though.
LeBlanc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Dancing Buddha swings widly with a right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by LeBlanc.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. LeBlanc catches The Dancing Buddha right on the button with a cross.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LeBlanc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Dancing Buddha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from LeBlanc.
The Dancing Buddha throws an off balance right hand
and LeBlanc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dancing Buddha jabs LeBlanc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Dancing Buddha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before LeBlanc has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc defending well as The Dancing Buddha loads up on a big left hand.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab when LeBlanc was well out of range.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a jab to the body
and LeBlanc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Dancing Buddha thows a leg kick but LeBlanc checks it
and LeBlanc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
LeBlanc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dancing Buddha.
A telegraphed right hand from The Dancing Buddha misses the target.
The Dancing Buddha looks to land a right hand but LeBlanc moved out of range.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a left hand

and LeBlanc counters by clinching up.
LeBlanc pressing his opponent against the cage.
LeBlanc stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Dancing Buddha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LeBlanc misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from LeBlanc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Dancing Buddha working hard to break the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha slowing the pace effectively.
LeBlanc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBlanc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBlanc goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Dancing Buddha prevents it.
LeBlanc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
LeBlanc scores with a nice hook to the head.
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.
LeBlanc creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
LeBlanc scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a body shot from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LeBlanc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Dancing Buddhas head.

LeBlanc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Dancing Buddha swings widly with a right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from LeBlanc is defended easily by The Dancing Buddha.
LeBlanc lands with a thumping leg kick.
LeBlanc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc is looking to counter the offense by The Dancing Buddha and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. LeBlanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range of the leg kick from LeBlanc.
A nice inside leg kick there by LeBlanc. That's going to slow The Dancing Buddha down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
LeBlanc scores with a body shot.
LeBlanc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Dancing Buddha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBlanc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Dancing Buddha.
LeBlanc slips a jab from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha takes a swing at LeBlanc's ribcage but misses.
The Dancing Buddha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LeBlanc circles away quickly and effectively.
LeBlanc scoring well with a low kick there.
LeBlanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBlanc scores with a spinning back kick!
LeBlanc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
LeBlanc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick from LeBlanc lands but The Dancing Buddha takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claude LeBlanc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think LeBlanc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude LeBlanc!
Claude LeBlanc seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.