PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ubungu Mumba (ranked 989 p4p, 142 weight class) and Chris Leary (ranked 2197 p4p, 310 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mumba
vs
Leary

178 cm
21
224 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
28
208 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ubungu Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leary!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba throws a jab but it's blocked by Leary.
Leary throws a right hand that misses
and Mumba counters with a nice body shot.
Mumba lands a nice hook to Leary's body. Leary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mumba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Mumba.
Mumba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leary moves away.
Leary wants to counter the offense by Mumba and move into the clinch position.
Mumba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leary darts in and clinches Mumba up against the cage.
Leary jumps guard but Mumba stands there with Leary around his waist. Leary gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumba's elbow.
Leary tries to pull guard but Mumba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leary.
Leary misses with some punches.

Mumba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ubungu Mumba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leary tries to land a leg kick but Mumba saw it coming and moves away.
Mumba jabs at Leary's body.
Mumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumba misses with a hook.
Leary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mumba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leary.
Mumba keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Mumba coming out on top.
Mumba jabs Leary right on the nose. Leary blinks but takes it well.
Leary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mumba's waist but Mumba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leary off to one side.
Mumba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ubungu Mumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Leary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leary was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumba.
Leary tries to clinch but Mumba is having none of it.
Mumba misses with an uppercut. Leary saw that one coming.
Leary changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leary with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mumba counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Leary misses the shot to the body.
Leary takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mumba misses with an uppercut.
Mumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leary.
Leary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leary drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mumba defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumba.
Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Mumba misses its target.
Mumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mumba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mumba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leary throws a right hand that misses
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mumba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Chris Leary has been cut.
Mumba scores with a jab to the head.
Leary looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mumba is fending him off so far but Leary persists. Nope, Mumba circles away and we're back to standing.
Leary looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumba is just out of range.
Leary throws a shot from downtown. Mumba moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba just misses with a punch to the body.
Mumba throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Mumba.
A quick step to the side and Mumba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumba scores with a jab. Leary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mumba moves out of range of the strikes.
Leary throws a right hand that misses
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Leary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mumba is looking to reverse the position.
Mumba manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leary is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mumba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mumba's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ubungu Mumba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Leary's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mumba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leary defending well as Mumba loads up on a big left hand.
Mumba misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leary! But no joy.
Chris Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leary walks into a straight right hand from Mumba.
Mumba misses with a straight left.
Leary throws out a counter right but Mumba avoids it with no problem.
Leary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mumba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leary can do to turn this around?
Mumba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mumba looks to land a left hand but Leary moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leary fails with a takedown attempt.
Leary wants to clinch
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mumba cracks Leary with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leary throws a poor cross that misses
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Leary throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumba is looking to counter punch.
Leary shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leary throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
Leary loads up on a big right hand but Mumba slips the punch.
Mumba moves out of range of the strikes.
Mumba is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leary with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leary misses with an uppercut
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Leary closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mumba lands a shoulder strike.
Mumba lands a shot to the body.
Leary jumps guard but Mumba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ubungu Mumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Leary.
Mumba blocks an uppercut.
Mumba digs a right hand underneath Leary's ribcage. Leary let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Mumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mumba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leary was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumba.
Leary feints the counter takedown.
Mumba throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.
Ubungu Mumba is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mumba moves out of range as Leary strikes.
Mumba throwing a counter right hand but Leary manages to avoid it.
Leary has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mumba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leary throws a poor cross that misses
and Mumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leary throws a sloppy body shot
and Mumba counters with a nice body shot.
Mumba lands with an overhand left.
Leary throws a hook to the side of Mumba's head but Mumba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leary misses with a straight right.
Mumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leary takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba works Leary's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leary throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumba cracks Leary with a good jab.
Mumba catches Leary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mumba blocks a leg kick.
Mumba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leary misses with a body punch
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumba lands with a hook. Leary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leary misses with a left hand
and Mumba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leary thinking.
Leary is breathing heavily.
Leary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumba lands with a straight right. Leary didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ubungu Mumba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Leary's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mumba slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mumba, as that shot connected.
Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mumba stuns Leary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Leary misses.
Leary thows a leg kick but Mumba checks it
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leary on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mumba misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mumba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leary scrambles back to his feet.
Mumba works the jab nicely.
Mumba throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mumba finds it's way through Leary's defenses.
Leary misses with a jab to the body
and Mumba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leary thinking.
A big left from Leary misses.
Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
Mumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leary.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mumba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leary throws a leg kick that misses.
Leary throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumba.
Mumba throws a hook but Leary blocks it.
Mumba lands the left hand.
Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
A countering left hand to the body from Leary misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba misses with an uppercut. Leary saw that one coming.
Jab from Mumba.

Leary shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mumba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mumba wants to sweep here but Leary controlling him for the moment.
Leary trying to control but Mumba is working from the bottom.

Leary drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mumba looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mumba looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mumba!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mumba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leary on the ground.
Mumba moves into full mount!
Mumba looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mumba tries to control but Leary wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leary tries to reverse the position but Mumba maintains control.
Leary keeps trying to improve his position.
Leary slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mumba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Leary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ubungu Mumba clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Leary's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mumba throws a hook but Leary blocks it.
Leary misses with a hook
and Mumba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leary thinking.
Mumba lands a head shot.
Leary fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leary misses with a straight left.
Mumba digs a good hook to Leary's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leary.
Mumba swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mumba misses with an uppercut. Leary saw that one coming.
Mumba lands a right hook to the body.
Leary misses with a shot to the body
and Mumba counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary throws a looping overhand right but Mumba ducks down to avoid it.
Leary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumba lands with a good body shot.
Mumba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leary is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Leary looks to throw the jab but Mumba is out of range.
Leary avoids the body shot from Mumba.
Leary throws a low kick but Mumba moves out of range easily.
Mumba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leary in his tracks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mumba, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leary throws out a leg kick but Mumba moves out of range and Leary only half commits.
Mumba jabs Leary right on the nose. Leary blinks but takes it well.
Mumba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba cracks Leary with a good jab.
Mumba jabs Leary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mumba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leary swings for the body but Mumba moves out of range.
Mumba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumba. Leary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leary tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leary ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leary dives in and grabs Mumba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mumba pushes down on Leary's head and hops out.
Mumba avoids the body shot from Leary.
A big right from Leary misses.
Mumba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mumba just misses with a punch to the body.
Mumba cracks Leary with an open hand slap.
Leary misses with an uppercut
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Leary moves forwards but Mumba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leary with a poor takedown
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Ubungu Mumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Leary.
Leary avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary darts in trying to clinch
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mumba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leary needs to keep his hands up - Mumba had a free shot at his head there.
Leary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leary misses with a jab to the body
and Mumba counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ubungu Mumba had his way with Chris Leary in that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Leary's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mumba lands with a nice body punch.
Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Leary is just out of range.
Leary misses with a body shot
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leary fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mumba looks to land a combination but Leary avoids it well.
Leary throws a leg kick but Mumba checks it.
Leary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leary tries to clinch
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumba looks to land a left hand but Leary moved out of range nicely.
Leary feints a counter leg kick.
Leary looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leary doesn't manage to clinch there - Mumba circles away.
Mumba throws a hook to the side of Leary's head but Leary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mumba scores with a decent looking hook.
Leary misses with a straight left.
Leary throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Leary misses with a wild body shot.
Leary tries to clinch but Mumba moves out of range.
Leary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leary.
Mumba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leary.
Chris Leary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary swings widly with a right hand
and Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mumba moves out of range as Leary strikes.
Mumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mumba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leary slips a straight right by Mumba.
Mumba lands a head shot.
Leary takes a swing at Mumba's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumba connects with a body shot that sends Leary's belly button to the back.
Mumba lands a slapping body shot.
Mumba lands a head shot.
Leary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumba manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mumba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leary misses with a leg kick
and Mumba counters with a straight right hand.
Leary walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mumba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mumba scores with a jab.

Leary is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Leary or perhaps it was just good defense by Mumba, which made it look bad.
Leary is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Leary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mumba.
Leary misses with a left hand
and Mumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Mumba lands a glancing blow to the side of Leary's head.
Mumba lands a body shot.
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!
Mumba's corner calls for a 1-2. Mumba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leary takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mumba stuns Leary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mumba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mumba lands a glancing blow to the side of Leary's head.
Leary misses with a right hand
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Mumba connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ubungu Mumba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mumba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:42
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubungu Mumba!
In his post fight interview, Ubungu Mumba started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.