PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puncher Face (ranked 2530 p4p, 3372 weight class) and Nathan Leal (ranked 81 p4p, 112 weight class). Nathan Leal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Face
vs
Leal

210 cm
21
275
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
31
275
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Savage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puncher Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face tries to clinch up but Leal circles away and keeps his distance.
As Face backs off Leal throws a huge counter combo but Face manages to avoid it all.
Face misses with a looping right.
Face tests Leal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leal walks into a stiff left hand from Face.
Face wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Leal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Face misses its intended target.
It seemed like Leal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Face throws a jab but it's blocked by Leal.
Leal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face scores with the left hand. Leal knows he should have avoided that one.
Leal moves away from the strike by Face.
Leal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puncher Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face missing with a left hand there. Leal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Face connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Face lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leal at a distance.
Face cracks Leal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Face is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice jab there from Face.
Face looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Face darts in and clinches Leal up against the cage.
Face lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face is trying to force a seperation but Leal has the dominant position.
Face lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Face is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Face misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Face works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Face controlling the action here for a moment.
Face misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leal.
Face cracks Leal with a nice body shot.
Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Face misses with a body punch.
Face misses with a punch to the body.
Leal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Face prevents it.
Face holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Face is trying to break the clinch but Leal has him pressed against the cage.
Face digs a right hand into Leal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leal's gas tank.
Leal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Face walks away with a smile on his face. Leal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Puncher Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Leal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Face throws a jab when Leal was well out of range.
Face looks to throw the jab but Leal is out of range.
As Face backs off Leal throws a huge counter combo but Face manages to avoid it all.
Face 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.
Face connects with a looping right hand.
Face thuds a left hand into Leal's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Face, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Face throws out a loose jab but Leal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by Face as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Puncher Face dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leal ducks under a wild hook from Face.
It seemed like Leal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nathan Leal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Leal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Face connects with the punch.
Face lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Face lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Face scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leal moves out of range of the strikes.
Leal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Face digs a good hook to Leal's body.
Face lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Face tries to clinch up.
Leal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A right-left combo lands from Face.
Face fails with an attempt to clinch.

Face rushes Leal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Face is looking to break free of the clinch but Leal has double underhooks.
Leal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Face smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face connects with a single shot there.
Leal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Face with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Face feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Face misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Face.
Good exchange - Face coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face with a nice cross.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leal can do to turn this around?
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leal! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Face.
Face moves into range and connects with a jab.
Face tests Leal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Leal is rocked!
Face is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donk. Face catches Leal right on the button with a cross.
Leal slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Face.
Leal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Face clinches up with Leal and pushes him back against the cage.

Leal jumps guard.
Face sitting in guard here, content to control.

Face gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Puncher Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leal moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leal! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Puncher Face dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Face wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Leal circles away.

Face moves into the clinch successfully.
Face misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Face tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leal's elbow.
Face misses with a punch to the body.
Face is looking to control Leal's arms but Leal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Face has his back to the cage.
Face swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leal blocks a body shot from Face.

Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leal.
Face is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Leal ducks down to avoid it.
Leal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Face. That snapped Leal's head back.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Leal counter with a right hand.

It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puncher Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face looks to land a right hand but Leal moved out of range.
Leal ducks right into an uppercut from Face.
Face scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Face throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face scores with a punch to the head.
Face sizes up Leal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Face lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face works the jab nicely.
Face fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donk. Face catches Leal right on the button with a cross.
Face scores with the left hand. Leal knows he should have avoided that one.
Leal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
Puncher Face is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Face closes the distance and clinches.
Face lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leal or not.
Leal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Face to keep the fight standing.
Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Face lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face has a couple of punches blocked by Leal.
Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Face just stands there and leans against the cage.
Face works on Leal's body with a couple of short punches.

Leal gets control of Face's arms and successfully pulls guard. Leal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Face decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheers as Face lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leal doesn't seem phased though.
Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nathan Leal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puncher Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Face, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puncher Face!
A very excited looking Puncher Face made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.