PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Striker
vs
Leigh

180 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Metabolite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leigh lands with a hook. Striker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Striker.
Striker tries to bum rush Leigh with a series of wild strikes but Leigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leigh dodges the punch combination from Striker.
Leigh misses with a head kick.
Leigh wants to clinch.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Striker works Leigh's body with a nice hook.
Striker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Striker.
Leigh lands a high kick!
Striker slips a straight right by Leigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Striker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leigh - the referee stops the clock and Striker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leigh. Striker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leigh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Striker throws a right hand that Leigh ducks under and follows up with a left that Leigh also avoids with ease.
Leigh throws a head kick that Striker semi-blocks.
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Leigh closes the distance and pushes Striker back into the cage.

Leigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker misses with a series of wild punches.
Leigh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striker throws a lazy head kick
and Leigh counters with a nice body kick.
Striker works over Leigh's head and body with a nice combination.
Striker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Leigh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Leigh manages to break the clinch.
Striker throws a series of punches but Leigh avoids them all with ease.
Striker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Leigh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Striker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Striker.
Leigh throws a head kick that half lands.
Leigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leigh tries to clinch there but Striker circles away.
Leigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Striker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leigh. Striker shrugs it off though.
Striker throws a leg kick
and Leigh counters with a nice body kick.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leigh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Leigh has managed to clinch.
Leigh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Striker blocks it with crossed arms.
Striker has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
Leigh landing knees to the head.
Leigh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leigh trying to land knees to the body.

Leigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leigh throws a head kick but Striker moves out of range.
Striker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Leigh moves into the clinch.

Leigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryan Leigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leigh wants to clinch.
Leigh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leigh lands a front kick.
Striker takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Striker avoids the head kick by Leigh.
Striker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Leigh has closed the distance and engaged Striker in a clinch.
Striker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Leigh manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leigh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leigh landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leigh.
Striker avoiding damage as Leigh throws knees to the body.
Leigh missing with knees to the body.

Leigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Striker lands with a hook. Leigh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leigh feints and then cracks Striker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Striker down.
Leigh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Striker drops his hands momentarily and Leigh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Striker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leigh - the referee stops the clock and Striker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leigh. Striker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Striker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Leigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Striker throws a lazy head kick
and Leigh counters with a body kick that stops Striker in his tracks momentarily.
Leigh lands a high kick!

It looks like Terry Striker has been cut.

Leigh clinches up with Striker and pushes him back against the cage.
Striker managing to block the knees to the body from Leigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Leigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Striker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leigh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Striker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Striker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Leigh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leigh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Striker blocks an elbow strike.

Leigh breaks the clinch.

Leigh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Leigh is controlling the position.

Leigh breaks from the clinch.
Striker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Striker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leigh swinging wilding here.
Striker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Striker jabs at Leigh's body.
Striker misses with a low kick.
Leigh is looking to clinch.
Leigh wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Striker is predictable there
and Leigh counters with a nice leg kick.
Leigh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Striker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Striker lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leigh wants to sweep but no luck.
Striker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Striker is looking to advance position but Leigh has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Leigh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leigh prevents Striker from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Striker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Striker wants to get back to full guard.

Striker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leigh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leigh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Striker is trying to get back to full guard.
Leigh controlling the action here.
Striker is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leigh stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Striker to get to his feet.
Leigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Leigh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Striker has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.

Leigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryan Leigh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Striker scores with a four punch combination!
Striker misses with a few strikes there.
Leigh moves out of range of the leg kick from Striker.
Leigh swings for the body but Striker moves out of range.
Leigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Striker's sensitive parts.
Striker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Striker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker blocks a head kick by Leigh.
Striker lands a really nice looking cross but Leigh seems unphased.
Striker slips under a jab.
Striker keeps the fight on the outside.

Leigh gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Leigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Striker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leigh dodges the punch combination from Striker.
Leigh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terry Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leigh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leigh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Striker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Leigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Striker.
Striker swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Leigh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terry Striker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leigh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Leigh moves into the clinch.
Leigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Leigh taking a breather.
Leigh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leigh has Striker pushed against the cage.
Leigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Leigh landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Leigh.
Leigh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Striker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Leigh breaks the clinch.
Leigh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Striker.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Striker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh is looking to clinch.
Leigh wants to clinch.
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Striker misses with the combination.
Leigh misses with a body kick.
Leigh misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leigh. Striker shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh is looking to clinch.
Leigh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Striker. That did some damage!
Leigh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Striker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.

Leigh clinches.
Leigh scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Leigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
Leigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Striker's head.
Leigh lands a head kick!
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leigh.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leigh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Leigh.
Striker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh is looking to land body kicks.
Striker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leigh.
Leigh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Striker keeps the fight on the outside.
Terry Striker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leigh fails in his attempt to clinch.

Leigh moves into range and clinches up with Striker.
Leigh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Striker up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Striker can't get the takedown.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Leigh is controlling the position.
Striker is looking to break free of the clinch but Leigh has double underhooks.
Leigh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Striker blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Leigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryan Leigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Striker does no damage.
A low kick from Striker is predictable there

and Leigh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leigh.
Striker avoiding damage as Leigh throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Leigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leigh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Leigh!