PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jim Leen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Nostredame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marine Corps Hymn. Michel Nostredame is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Leen
vs
Nostredame

186 cm
19
189 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Leen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Nostredame!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nostredame keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nostredame scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leen in his tracks.
Nostredame misses with a head kick.
Nostredame bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leen's head backwards.
Leen ducks under a wild hook from Nostredame.
Leen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leen throws a body kick that misses.
Leen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nostredame throws a leg kick that misses.
Nostredame blocks a leg kick.
Leen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nostredame throws out a loose jab but Leen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leen lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leen throws out a leg kick but Nostredame moves out of range and Leen only half commits.
Leen wants to slow Nostredame down by chopping away at his legs.
Nostredame lands with a kick to the temple. Leen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nostredame misses with a low kick.
Michel Nostredame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Nostredame lunges at Leen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leen's hand.
Leen throws a solid leg kick but Nostredame takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leen.
Nostredame throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leen misses with a head kick.
Leen sets himself, and Nostredame steps forward looking for the clinch! Leen avoids it this time.
Nostredame misses with a wild body shot.
Leen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nostredame has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, jab by Nostredame - just one landing.
Nostredame sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Nostredame gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nostredame blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nostredame struggles to land a body shot inside as Leen controls his hands.
Nostredame has Leen pressed against the ropes, preventing Leen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nostredame softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nostredame throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leen manages to break the clinch.
Leen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nostredame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Nostredame misses.
Leen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leen motions for Nostredame to come forward. Leen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leen looks to land a body kick but Nostredame moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nostredame.

Nostredame has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leen.
Leen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leen tries to break the clinch but Nostredame is controlling the position.
Nostredame tries to throw a body punch but Leen avoids it by throwing Nostredame back against the ropes.
Nostredame doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nostredame managing to block the knees to the body from Leen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nostredame avoids the damage to the body.
Nostredame lands with a left to the head.
Nostredame takes a knee to the side of the body.

Leen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nostredame.
Nostredame bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nostredame tries a quick counter leg kick but Leen is wise to it.
Nostredame throws a lazy head kick
and Leen counters with a good low kick that Nostredame was not able to check.
Nostredame lands a head kick. Leen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jim Leen has been cut.
Nostredame misses with a head kick.
Leen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nostredame swings for the body but Leen moves out of range.
Nostredame throws a body kick that misses.
Leen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leen is looking to land body kicks.
Nostredame tries to clinch but Leen moves out of range.
Nostredame checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nostredame's sensitive parts.
Nostredame blocks a head kick by Leen.
Nostredame fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Leen lands but Nostredame takes it in his stride.
Leen misses with a head kick.
Nostredame tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nostredame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nostredame moves in looking to clinch but Leen pushes him off.
Leen is looking to score with low kicks.
Leen misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Nostredame was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nostredame.
Nostredame throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nostredame misses with a head kick.
Leen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Nostredame dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Leen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nostredame jabs at Leen's body.
Leen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nostredame. Nostredame obviously looking to wear him down.

Nostredame closes the distance and clinches.
Nostredame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nostredame lands a shot to the body.
Nostredame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Leen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nostredame throws a right and a left that Leen avoids nicely.
Leen tried to counter with a leg kick but Nostredame avoided it.
Nostredame misses the shot to the body.
Nostredame scores with a leg kick.
Leen lands a leg kick that knocks Nostredame off balance momentarily.
Nostredame scores with a sloppy right hand. Leen should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leen.
Leen thumps Nostredame with a low kick.
Nostredame goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nostredame throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michel Nostredame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leen slips under a jab from Nostredame.
Leen throws a counter high kick but Nostredame was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Leen misses with a kick to the body.
Leen moves forwards but Nostredame connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leen misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nostredame, right into the meat.
Leen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the body from Nostredame misses
and Leen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nostredame is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nostredame checks a leg kick.
Nostredame only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nostredame throws a one two combo.
Leen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nostredame works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nostredame moves in looking to clinch but Leen pushes him off.
Leen throws a wild body kick that Nostredame sees coming a mile off.
Nostredame scores with a head kick. Leen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nostredame tries to clinch but Leen moves out of range.

Nostredame darts in and clinches Leen up against the ropes.
Nostredame misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nostredame misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nostredame fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Nostredame fails to land.
Nostredame tries a body shot but Leen blocks it.
Nostredame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nostredame doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nostredame avoids the damage to the body.
Leen is looking to control Nostredame's arms but Nostredame gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leen has his back to the ropes.
Nostredame tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leen stalling in the clinch but Nostredame improves position.
Leen trying to control the position but instead, Nostredame has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leen into the ropes.
Leen can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Nostredame avoids the elbow strike from Leen, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nostredame tries to work over Leen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nostredame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leen's elbow.
Nostredame managing to block the knees to the body from Leen.
A short body shot lands from Nostredame as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nostredame.
Nostredame misses with a punch to the body.
Nostredame managing to block the knees to the body from Leen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nostredame.
Leen blocking some punches.
Leen blocking some punches.
Nostredame has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nostredame can turn it around.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leen throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Leen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Leen prevents a body shot from Nostredame.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nostredame misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nostredame fails to land.
Leen blocks an uppercut.
Leen blocking some punches.
Nostredame tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nostredame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leen missing with knees to the body.
Leen effectively controlling the action here.
Michel Nostredame seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nostredame lands with a right to the head.
Nostredame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nostredame tries a body shot but Leen blocks it.
Leen blocks a body shot from Nostredame.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Nostredame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Leen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Leen throws a leg kick but Nostredame sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nostredame lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leen's sensitive parts.
Nostredame missing with a left hand there. Leen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nostredame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leen throws a leg kick but Nostredame sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nostredame.
Leen misses with a head kick.
Leen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nostredame checks it well.
Nostredame feints and then cracks Leen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leen down.
Nostredame scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nostredame on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leen. Leen obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nostredame chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leen can pounce on him.
Leen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nostredame checks a leg kick.
Nostredame wants to counter with a clinch but Leen pushes him away.
Nostredame throws a front kick aimed at Leen's knee but Leen avoids it well.
Leen throws a body kick that misses.
Nostredame scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Nostredame blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Leen tenderised Nostredame's leg. Nostredame is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leen looks to land a body kick but Nostredame moved away.
Nostredame connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leen throws a leg kick that misses.
Leen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Leen misses.
Nostredame lands with a nice body punch.
Nostredame with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nostredame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nostredame. Nostredame obviously looking to wear him down.
Leen tries a head kick but it misses.
Leen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nostredame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Nostredame misses its intended target.
Nostredame takes a swing at Leen's ribcage but misses.
Leen throws a sloppy head kick and Nostredame moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nostredame lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nostredame is looking to clinch.
Nostredame cracks a nice hook into Leen's ribs.
Nostredame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nostredame.
Nostredame moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jim Leen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nostredame is looking to clinch but Leen is avoiding it.
Leen throws a sloppy head kick

and Nostredame holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leen throws an elbow but misses.
Nostredame misses with some punches.
Leen blocks a body shot from Nostredame.

Leen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nostredame misses with a body kick.
Nostredame tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Leen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nostredame lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nostredame wants to clinch up but Leen keeps it at a distance.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leen misses with a head kick.
Nostredame looks to land a body kick but Leen moved away.
A good leg kick by Leen.
A head kick misses from Leen.

Nostredame clinches up with Leen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Leen looking to stall.
Nostredame throws a head punch that misses.
Nostredame lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leen backwards.
Nostredame scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nostredame managing to block the knees to the body from Leen.
Nostredame's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice left hand lands by Nostredame.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nostredame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leen's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nostredame.
Nostredame swings wildly with an uppercut but Leen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leen trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Nostredame can't find room to land a body shot as Leen controls the action.
Nostredame blocks the elbow strike.
Nostredame can't find room to land a body shot as Leen controls the action.
Nostredame digs a right hand into Leen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leen's gas tank.
Nostredame presses Leen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nostredame tries to throw a body punch but Leen avoids it by throwing Nostredame back against the ropes.
Nostredame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leen's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nostredame.
Nostredame blocks an elbow strike from Leen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Nostredame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nostredame 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

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