PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack MeOff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leben
vs
MeOff

181 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

158 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Russia GOLD

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack MeOff!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MeOff manages to avoid it.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MeOff.
MeOff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Jab by Leben.
MeOff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MeOff swinging wilding here.
Leben bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MeOff's head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - MeOff has eaten all the pies!
Leben throws a left and a right that both miss
and MeOff counters with an outside leg kick.
MeOff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but MeOff is just out of range.
MeOff defending well as Leben loads up on a big left hand.
Leben connects with the punch.
MeOff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MeOff manages to avoid it.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. MeOff moves away and avoids it.
MeOff misses with a two punch combination.
MeOff misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from MeOff.
Leben is breathing heavily.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leben is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MeOff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leben's sensitive parts.
MeOff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leben.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MeOff connects with a solid leg kick.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MeOff.
MeOff throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by MeOff.
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 combination from MeOff does no damage.
A punch combination from MeOff misses.
MeOff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MeOff, right into the meat.
MeOff swinging wilding here.
Leben avoids a punch combination nicely.
MeOff misses with the combination.
Leben looks to land a right hand but MeOff moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MeOff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MeOff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MeOff misses with a double jab.
MeOff's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and MeOff duly obliges.
A slapping leg kick lands for MeOff.
No joy there for MeOff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from MeOff.
A slapping leg kick lands for MeOff.
MeOff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leben takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by MeOff!
Leben tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice combination there by MeOff.
A combination from MeOff does no damage.
MeOff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leben. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben just misses with a punch to the body.
MeOff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MeOff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MeOff misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from MeOff misses.
MeOff misses with a double jab.
Leben throws a hook but MeOff avoids it easily.
MeOff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leben on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MeOff. MeOff obviously looking to wear him down.
Leben chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MeOff can pounce on him.
MeOff fails to land with a series of punches.
Leben dodges the punch combination from MeOff.
MeOff throws a right and a left that Leben avoids nicely.
MeOff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MeOff.
MeOff connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben dodges the punch combination from MeOff.
MeOff tries to bum rush Leben with a series of wild strikes but Leben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MeOff misses with a wild combination.
Leben looks to land a left hand but MeOff moved out of range nicely.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from MeOff.
MeOff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MeOff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leben misses with a double jab
and MeOff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leben misses with a hook to the body
and MeOff counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MeOff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
MeOff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MeOff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MeOff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

MeOff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from MeOff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MeOff is looking to slow Leben down with leg kicks.
MeOff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leben lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MeOff.
Leben throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MeOff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by MeOff.
MeOff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MeOff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leben misses with a looping right.
Leben dodges the punch combination from MeOff.
MeOff throws a series of punches but Leben moves out of range.
MeOff throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MeOff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
MeOff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leben.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MeOff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MeOff counters with a nice leg kick.
MeOff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for MeOff.
Leben tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MeOff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MeOff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leben.
MeOff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MeOff throws a right and a left that Leben avoids nicely.
Leben takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MeOff.
Leben takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MeOff throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
MeOff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leben dodges the punch combination from MeOff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MeOff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MeOff misses with a double jab.
MeOff fails to land with a series of punches.
MeOff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leben's sensitive parts.
MeOff misses with the combination.
MeOff misses with a double jab.
MeOff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jack MeOff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MeOff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
MeOff ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Leben chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MeOff can pounce on him.
MeOff misses with a wild combination.
MeOff connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MeOff thumps Leben with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by MeOff.
MeOff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MeOff.
MeOff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MeOff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MeOff scoring well with a low kick there.
MeOff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leben.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MeOff connects with a solid leg kick.
MeOff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leben. That did some damage!
MeOff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leben's calf.
Leben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MeOff.
MeOff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MeOff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MeOff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from MeOff.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from MeOff.
MeOff ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
MeOff slips a straight right by Leben.
MeOff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leben's calf.
MeOff tries to bum rush Leben with a series of wild strikes but Leben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by MeOff. That's going to slow Leben down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MeOff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MeOff swinging wilding here.
Leben takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MeOff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MeOff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leben's sensitive parts.
MeOff lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack MeOff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Leben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

MeOff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leben connects with the punch.
MeOff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MeOff moves away from the strike by Leben.
MeOff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MeOff, right into the meat.
MeOff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for MeOff.
MeOff connects with a solid leg kick.
MeOff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leben's sensitive parts.
MeOff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leben.
MeOff tries to bum rush Leben with a series of wild strikes but Leben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MeOff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MeOff misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MeOff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by MeOff.
MeOff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leben. That did some damage!
MeOff misses with a two punch combination.
MeOff throws a nice outside leg kick.
MeOff throws a quick inside leg kick.
MeOff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leben.
A slapping leg kick lands for MeOff.
A combination from MeOff does no damage.
MeOff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MeOff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MeOff feints and then cracks Leben's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leben down.
MeOff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MeOff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chris Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MeOff throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by MeOff.
MeOff throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
MeOff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MeOff swinging wilding here.
MeOff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MeOff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from MeOff both land. Nice combination.
MeOff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MeOff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MeOff misses with a two punch combination.
MeOff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MeOff swinging wilding here.
MeOff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leben.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MeOff throws a series of strikes that have Leben backpedaling.
Leben avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from MeOff.
Leben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MeOff.
MeOff throws a series of punches but Leben moves out of range.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for MeOff.
MeOff throws a series of punches but Leben moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by MeOff.
Leben throws a hook to the side of MeOff's head but MeOff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MeOff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MeOff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MeOff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben avoids a punch combination nicely.
MeOff cracks the inside of Leben's front leg.
MeOff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from MeOff misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by MeOff!
Leben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MeOff.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MeOff throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MeOff can pounce on him.
Jack MeOff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MeOff throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack MeOff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MeOff 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack MeOff!