PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Leka
vs
St Pierre

177 cm
28
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
30
159 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leka slips under a jab from St Pierre.
A little feinted left hand from Leka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Leka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leka tries to clinch up.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Leka counters with a nice leg kick.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Leka.
St Pierre drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Leka defends it well.
St Pierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Leka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Leka.
St Pierre moves out of range as Leka throws a body kick.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leka. Leka obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
Leka throws a quick counter head kick but St Pierre was just out of range.
Leka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!
Leka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Leka.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leka.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leka fires out a quick counter leg kick but St Pierre just manages to avoid it.
Leka throws a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leka misses with a jab to the body
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Leo Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Leka as he connects with a hook.
Leka walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands with a hook. Leka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leka walks into a jab.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
The crowd cheers as St Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leka doesn't seem phased though.
St Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Leka has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Pierre checks it well.
Leka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
Leka throws a body shot but no joy.
Leka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leka takes one to the side of the head.
Leka moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
Leka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Leka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leka throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Leka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Pierre throws out the jab.
St Pierre misses the jab.
Leka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Leka.
St Pierre feints the counter takedown.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leka tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Leka defends it well.
Leka scores with a jab.
St Pierre works over Leka's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leka lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Leka.
St Pierre changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
St Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
St Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leka in his tracks.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Leka.
It looked like Leka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St Pierre.
Leka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Leka connects with an inside leg kick.
Leka wants to land a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
Leka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Leka trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Leka's hands, connecting with Leka's forehead.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leka is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leo Leka will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for St Pierre. That snapped Leka's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leka slips under a jab.
Leka looks for the body kick but St Pierre saw that one coming.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Pierre cracks Leka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leka cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
A good leg kick by Leka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leka moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
Leo Leka is winning the standup battle so far.
Leka moves forwards but St Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Leka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leka.
Leka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leka at a distance.
St Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leka counters with an outside leg kick.
Leka scores with the left hand. St Pierre knows he should have avoided that one.
Leka throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Leka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a single shot there.
Leka connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Leka is out of range.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
Leka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Leka misses.
A shot to the liver by Leka. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka misses with a body kick.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leka throws a lazy body kick

and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.

Leka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leka is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre pushing down on Leka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leka has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Leka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Pierre pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
Leka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Leka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leka is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St Pierre working his ground and pound in the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka can't escape the position.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Leka looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leka?

St Pierre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Leka is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Leka and St Pierre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jesus St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Leka defends.
St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
Leka is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Leka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leka is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Leka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre misses the jab.
St Pierre throws a hook but Leka blocks it.
Leka jabs St Pierre right on the nose. St Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Leka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre tests Leka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leka slips a jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Leka rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Leka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Leka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre clobbers Leka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leka misses with a straight left.
Leka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leka scrambles back to his feet.
Leka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Leka.
St Pierre catches Leka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Leka.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Leka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Leka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.

Leka has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Pierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Leka controls his hands.
Leka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leka struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
Leka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka misses with some punches.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
St Pierre misses with the head strike.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
Leka lands with a right to the head.

Leka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Leka sprawls well.
Leo Leka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus St Pierre.
St Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as St Pierre blocks the low kick.
St Pierre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leka misses with an uppercut
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leka lands a leg kick that knocks St Pierre off balance momentarily.
Leka misses with a hook.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Leka tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka connects with a body shot.
A big right from Leka misses.
Leka digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Leka fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre moves out of range as Leka strikes.
Leka moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
Leka misses with a body kick.
Leka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Leka.
St Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Leka fires out a quick counter leg kick but St Pierre just manages to avoid it.
Leka tried to score with a low kick but St Pierre checks it.
Leka works over St Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Leka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre misses the jab.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
Leka is looking to score with low kicks.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Leka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Pierre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leka throws the kick towards the body but St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leka looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Leka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Pierre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leka moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
Leka's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Pierre under the eye.
Leka misses with a leg kick.
Leka thuds his right hand into St Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Leka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leka 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Leka!
After the fight, Leo Leka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.