PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Lefleaur
vs
Polo

184 cm
44
146 lbs
44 - 24 - 1

178 cm
32
153 lbs
12 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo motions for Lefleaur to come forward. Polo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Polo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lefleaur jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lefleaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Polo swings widly with a right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Polo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Polo tries for a takedown but Lefleaur circles away easily
and Lefleaur counters with a straight right hand.
Polo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo walks into a left hand.
Polo avoids the head kick by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from Polo
enabling Lefleaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Lefleaur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Polo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefleaur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Polo blocks a head kick by Lefleaur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lefleaur.
A jab from Lefleaur finds it's way through Polo's defenses.
Polo fails with the takedown.
Polo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polo is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lefleaur misses the target.
Polo throws a right hand that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lefleaur throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Polo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Polo throws a leg kick
and Lefleaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lefleaur looks to throw the jab but Polo is out of range.

Polo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Lefleaur has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Polo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Polo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lefleaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Lefleaur.
Polo dives in for a single leg takedown but Lefleaur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gordon Lefleaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polo closes the distance but Lefleaur moves to the side
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lefleaur. That did some damage!
Lefleaur is looking to land body kicks.
Lefleaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polo scores with a head kick.
Polo throws out a leg kick but Lefleaur moves out of range and Polo only half commits.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lefleaur enables Polo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lefleaur manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Polo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lefleaur scores with a head kick. Polo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Polo shoots and misses
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo throws the kick towards the body but Lefleaur avoids it.
Polo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lefleaur's waist but Lefleaur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polo off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polo tries for a takedown but Lefleaur circles away easily
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo thows a leg kick but Lefleaur checks it
and Lefleaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon Lefleaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Polo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lefleaur, pushing him back against the cage.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Lefleaur blocks with his arms.

Lefleaur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Polo misses with a takedown
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polo throws a head kick that misses.
Polo with a poor takedown
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut

and Polo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Polo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lefleaur is controlling Polo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Lefleaur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lefleaur blocks a head kick by Polo.
Lefleaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Polo tries to clinch there but Lefleaur circles away.
Lefleaur avoids the head kick by Polo.
Polo looks for a takedown but Lefleaur sprawls well.
Lefleaur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?
Polo with a poor takedown
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polo tries to clinch but Lefleaur moves away
and Lefleaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Lefleaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lefleaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon Lefleaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo misses with a right hand
and Lefleaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Polo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon Lefleaur is winning the standup battle so far.
Polo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polo manages to avoid it.
Polo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Polo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lefleaur circles away.
Lefleaur cracks a nice hook into Polo's ribs.
Lefleaur avoids the head kick by Polo.
Polo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polo tries to clinch up.
Lefleaur is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lefleaur missing with a left hand there. Polo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lefleaur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Polo shoots and misses
and Lefleaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lefleaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Polo takes one to the chin there.

Polo is rocked!
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!
A head kick misses from Polo.
Polo tries to clinch
and Lefleaur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Polo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lefleaur counters with a straight right hand.
Polo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefleaur finish him?
Polo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Polo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lefleaur counters with a straight right hand.
Lefleaur sizes up Polo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Polo throws a combination that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Polo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lefleaur as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo defending well as Lefleaur loads up on a big left hand.
Polo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lefleaur misses with a head kick.
Polo throws a head kick that misses
and Polo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Polo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Polo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polo wants to clinch but Lefleaur slips to the side
and Lefleaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lefleaur tests Polo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle, before Lefleaur throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Polo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lefleaur lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Gordon Lefleaur!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gordon Lefleaur thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).