PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Leka (ranked 1346 p4p, 162 weight class) and Clarence McGee (ranked 1446 p4p, 173 weight class). Leka's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Leka
vs
McGee

177 cm
35
163 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

177 cm
36
170 lbs
21 - 24 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 8 - 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 21 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Leka.
McGee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Leka counters with an inside leg kick.
Leka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Leka.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGee.
A jab from Leka misses.
Leka throws a leg kick which misses McGee's front leg but catches the back leg as McGee tries to avoid it.
Leka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leka throws a leg kick
and McGee counters with a body kick.
Leka throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
We've been informed that McGee 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.
Leka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leka scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
McGee connects with a crisp jab.
McGee takes a swing at Leka's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGee, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Leka down.
Leo Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka throws a leg kick
and McGee counters with a nice leg kick.
Leka misses with a wild body shot.
Leka looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
Leka lands with an uppercut that bounces McGee off the cage and back into range.
Leka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clarence McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leka.
Leka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leka lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGee's sensitive parts.
Leka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
Leka misses with a low kick.
McGee tries to clinch there but Leka circles away.
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Leka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leka throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee tries to clinch but Leka moves out of range.
McGee wants to land a leg kick but Leka is out of range.
Leka is looking to counter punch.
McGee throws the left hand but Leka avoids the punch easily.
Leka is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGee checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leka misses with a body shot.
McGee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Leka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leka throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.

Leka is trying to work for a kimura but McGee is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Leka stops McGee from getting back to his feet.
Leka thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Leka is thwarting McGee's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka prevents McGee from standing back up.
Leka thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee wants to control but Leka is keeping busy.
Leka winds up and cracks McGee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Leka.
McGee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leka.
Leka trying to mount his opponent but McGee defends it.
Leka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leka lands a nice short elbow.

Leka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Leka not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
Leka winds up and cracks McGee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Leka stops McGee from getting back to his feet.

Leka seems to be looking for submissions.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
Leka thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Leka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGee trying to control but Leka postures up.
Leka working over McGee with some ground and pound. McGee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Leka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leka misses the jab.
Leka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Leka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGee - the referee stops the clock and Leka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGee. Leka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGee blocks the body kick.
Leka throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leka swinging wildly here.
McGee scores with a leg kick.
Leka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
The fighters circling - Leka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leka at a distance.
Leka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee is looking to score with low kicks.
Leka moves out of range as McGee throws a body kick.
It looked like Leka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Leka jabs at McGee's body.
McGee checks the leg kick.
Leka ducks under a wild hook from McGee.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Leka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leka.
Leka lands with a slapping head kick.
Leka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
McGee misses with a body kick.
Leka is looking to counter with head kicks.
Leka looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Leka misses with a straight right.
Leka lunges at McGee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGee's hand.
Leka throws a sloppy body shot
and McGee counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as McGee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGee throws a body kick that misses.
Leka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leka.
Leo Leka is winning the standup battle so far.
Leka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leka just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee pushes Leka away with a front kick.
Leka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McGee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leka throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Leka avoids it.
McGee looks to land a body kick but Leka moved away.
Leka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a leg kick but Leka checks it.
Leka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
That kick from Leka tenderised McGee's leg. McGee is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leka throws out a leg kick but McGee moves out of range and Leka only half commits.
Leka throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease.
McGee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A good leg kick by McGee.
Leka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leka throws a big counter combination but McGee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee tries to clinch up.
Leka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGee pinned against the cage. McGee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Leka throws a low kick but McGee avoids it.
McGee lands a jab to Leka's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leka throws a lazy body kick

and McGee counters by clinching up.
Leka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee lands an elbow inside that Leka shrugs off.
Leka jumps guard but McGee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Leka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Leka breaks the clinch.

McGee gets caught flat footed, as Leka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leka is working McGee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGee is pulling down on Leka's head. It's preventing any offense from Leka, at least for the moment.
Leka stands and throws McGee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Leka dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McGee slips under a jab from Leka.
McGee avoids the head kick by Leka.

McGee clinches.

Leka manages to break the clinch.
McGee misses with a few strikes there.
McGee stuns Leka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for McGee.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Leka lands with an overhand left.
McGee checks a leg kick.
Leka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leka throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
McGee throws a big counter head kick but Leka avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Leka tries to counter with a takedown but McGee is quick to defend against it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leka or perhaps it was just good defense by McGee, which made it look bad.
Leka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGee thumps Leka with a low kick.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
Leka throws out a powerful jab.
McGee scores with the left hand. Leka knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leka.
Leka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGee throws a hook but Leka blocks it.
Leka moves out of range of the strikes.
Leka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee scores with a jab to the body.
McGee slips a jab and a cross from Leka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leka tries a low kick but McGee avoids it.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Clarence McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leka.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leka attempts a counter takedown but McGee avoids it well and moves away.
Leka walks into a straight right hand from McGee.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Leka.
McGee throws a series of punches but Leka avoids them all with ease.
Leka scoring well with a low kick there.
McGee tries to clinch but Leka moves out of range.
McGee checks a leg kick nicely.
McGee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGee scores with a nice right hand.
Leka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGee tries to clinch there but Leka circles away.
Leka thinks about countering with a body kick.
McGee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leka throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leka lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGee throws the left hand but Leka avoids the punch easily.
Leka sizes up McGee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
McGee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lekas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGee's head.
A jab from Leka does it's job there.
Leka works the jab nicely.
Leka throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Leka.
Leka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee.
McGee blocks a low kick nicely.
McGee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Leka throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leka lands a jab to the nose.
Leka fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McGee misses its intended target.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leka.
Leka connects with an inside leg kick.
Leka feints a jab promting McGee to slip. Leka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leka checks a leg kick.
McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGee throws a low kick but Leka moves out of range easily.

Leka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGee is trying to stand up here but Leka is controlling him well.
Leka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee is pressing down on Leka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

McGee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leka defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Leka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leka, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Leka!
Leo Leka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.