PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leduc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trivium-Through Blood And Dirt And Bone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fame
vs
Leduc

205 cm
30
265 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

204 cm
30
273 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lil Fame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Leduc!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fame misses the jab.
A combination from Fame does no damage.
Leduc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fame was well out of range. Poor timing from Leduc.
Fame clobbers Leduc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Fame on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leduc moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Fame misses with a few strikes there.
Leduc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leduc moves into range and connects with a jab.

Leduc moves into range and clinches up with Fame.
Leduc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fame is trying to drag Leduc to the mat but Leduc just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leduc prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fame looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fame pushes off an throws an elbow but Leduc leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leduc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leduc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fame's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leduc.
A head punch on the inside from Leduc fails to land.

Fame breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Fame misses.
Leduc tries to clinch but Fame moves out of range.
Leduc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leduc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fame.
A combination from Fame does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leduc throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leduc walks into a left hand.
Fame lands with a hook. Leduc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leduc looks to throw the jab but Fame is out of range.
Fame misses with a looping left.
Fame moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fame throws a right and a left that Leduc avoids nicely.
Fame avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fame keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leduc throws a big shot that misses.
Fame tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leduc manages to circle out of the way.
Leduc tries a low kick but Fame avoids it.
Fame throws a series of punches but Leduc avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc sizes up Fame with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leduc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fame counters with a nice leg kick.
Leduc catches Fame with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fame looks to land a left hand but Leduc moved out of range nicely.
Leduc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leduc misses the jab.
Fame 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.
Leduc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leduc.
Leduc misses with a hook. Fame ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fame.
A big left from Fame misses.
Leduc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fame at a distance.
A big left from Fame misses.
Fame throws out a loose jab but Leduc uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leduc lands a jab to the nose.
Leduc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fame in his tracks.
Leduc throws the kick towards the body but Fame avoids it.
A lazy left from Fame finds it's target.
Fame defending well as Leduc loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Leduc blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Leduc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lil Fame'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.

Leduc scores with a hook to the body. Fame takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leduc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leduc walks into a left hand.
A big right from Leduc misses.
Leduc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fame is looking to counter with a body kick.
Leduc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joe Leduc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leduc bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fame's head.
Fame is looking to chop away at Leduc's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fame slips a jab from Leduc.
Nice shot lands for Fame.
Fame throws a jab when Leduc was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Leduc. Beautiful body shot.
Lil Fame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fame throws a right hand that Leduc ducks under and follows up with a left that Leduc also avoids with ease.
Leduc throws out a loose jab but Fame uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fame misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Fame misses the target.
Fame dips to his left and cracks Leduc with an uppercut!
Leduc scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fame avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leduc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fame. That did some damage!
Fame moves forwards but Leduc connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Fame misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Leduc misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leduc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fame throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Leduc to counter with a crisp jab.
Fame throws a shot from downtown. Leduc moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leduc drops his hands momentarily and Fame takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fame throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Leduc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Leduc gets a takedown into half guard.
Fame is refusing to be controlled, as Leduc sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame is trying to get back to full guard.
Leduc performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Leduc stalling away here and it's allowed Fame to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fame wants to sweep here but Leduc controlling him for the moment.
Leduc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fame tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leduc controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leduc trying to control but Fame is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leduc cracks Fame with a solid left hand.
Leduc wants to control from the top but Fame keeps moving.
Fame wants to hit a switch here but Leduc passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fame there!
Fame is working to get back to half guard.
Leduc landing strikes from the mount.
Fame is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Leduc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lil Fame's cut.
That's time! Fame's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leduc.

Leduc closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fame quickly recovers to half guard.
Leduc sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fame defending well though.
Leduc is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leduc is trying to control. Fame wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leduc missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fame regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fame looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leduc is one step ahead there.
Leduc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame trying to control the position.
Fame wants to sweep here but Leduc controlling him for the moment.
Fame can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leduc controls the pace.
Fame wants to sweep but no luck.
Leduc working some strikes from top position.

Lil Fame's cut is getting worse.
Leduc throws a big elbow that misses.
Leduc with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leduc works over Fame with some ground and pound from guard.
Fame wants to sweep here but Leduc controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leduc trying to control but Fame is working from the bottom.

Fame is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leduc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lil Fame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leduc working some strikes from top position.
Leduc is pushing down on Fame's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fame is fighting to maintain full guard but Leduc has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Leduc 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fame manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leduc won't allow Fame to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc wants to control from the top but Fame keeps moving.

Fame working for a triangle but Leduc defends it easily.
Joe Leduc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leduc stands up over Fame, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe Leduc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fame trying to keep a closed guard but Leduc is proving a slippery customer.
Fame looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leduc is one step ahead there.
Leduc lands a couple of digs.

Lil Fame's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fame keeping moving, preventing Leduc from controlling successfully.
Leduc content to stall in guard here.
Fame looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fame escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leduc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leduc connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leduc works over Fame with some ground and pound from guard.
Leduc won't allow Fame to sweep him here.
Leduc landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Leduc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leduc has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Leduc!
Our winner, Joe Leduc, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.