PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Leen (ranked 6047 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Gore (ranked 23897 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Leen
vs
Gore

186 cm
27
189 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

180 cm
20
188 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Leen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Gore!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leen connects with a jab.
Leen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gore looks winded!
Leen throws a shot to the body.
Leen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leen connects with a body shot that sends Gore's belly button to the back.
Leen feints a jab promting Gore to slip. Leen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Leen lands a big uppercut and Gore crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gore looks OK. Leen waves Gore back to his feet!

Gore is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Leen. That's going to slow Gore down.
Gore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Leen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gore was covering up waiting for the punch and Leen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gore is still in real trouble! Can Leen finish him?
Leen is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Leen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore seems to have recovered his senses.

Leen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leen jabs Gore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Leen shuts the power down on Gore. Lights out, game over! Leen is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Leen!
In his post fight interview, Jim Leen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.