PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Petit (ranked 2017 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 214 p4p, 244 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petit
vs
Leroy

163 cm
23
145
5 - 8 - 0

173 cm
21
155
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Petit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leroy throws a hook but Petit blocks it.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroy misses with a combination
and Petit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leroy .
A nice leg kick from Petit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy moves away.
Leroy blocks a leg kick.
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leroy checks a leg kick.
Petit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petit tried to counter with a leg kick but Leroy avoided it.
Petit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Petit counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Leroy , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petit can pounce on him.
Petit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petit can pounce on him.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petit, as that shot connected.
Petit tries a low kick but Leroy avoids it.
Leroy checks a low kick from Petit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leroy ! But no joy.

Petit tries to keep at a distance but Leroy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petit looking to throw knees to the head but Leroy is blocking nicely.
Leroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leroy misses with some punches.
Petit blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leroy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Leroy throws an elbow but misses.
Leroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Petit.
Petit lands a hook that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.

Leroy breaks the clinch.
Leroy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leroy drops his hands momentarily and Petit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leroy backs up against the cage.
Leroy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leroy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petit counters with a low kick, right behind Leroy 's knee.
Petit throws a leg kick but Leroy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leroy tries to clinch but Petit moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Leroy .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to chop away at Petit's legs.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Petit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLeroy .
Petit scores with a nice head shot.
Leroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
Leroy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Leroy throws a shot from downtown. Petit moves away and avoids it.
Petit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leroy looks to land a body kick but Petit moved away.
Leroy lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
Leroy works Petit's body with a nice hook.
Petit lands a leg kick that knocks Leroy off balance momentarily.
Petit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leroy at a distance.
Leroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leroy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a shot from downtown. Leroy moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leroy .
Petit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leroy just manages to avoid it.
Leroy misses with the combination.
Petit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petit lunges at Leroy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leroy 's hand.
A swing and a miss from Petit.
Good work by Leroy as he checks the leg kick.
Leroy tries to land a body kick
and Petit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petit connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leroy misses with a double jab.
Petit doesn't manage to clinch there - Leroy circles away.
Petit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leroy tries to bum rush Petit with a series of wild strikes but Petit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Luc Petit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Leroy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petit moves out of range as Leroy throws a body kick.
Leroy connects with a body shot that sends Petit's belly button to the back.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Leroy .
A nice leg kick lands there from Petit.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Leroy 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Petit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petit lands with a good body shot.

Leroy gets a clinch.
Petit avoids a wild elbow strike from Leroy .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Leroy fails to land.
Petit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy blocks an uppercut.
Leroy takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Petit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leroy can do to turn this around?
Petit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petit prevents a body shot from Leroy .
Petit misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Leroy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petits head.
Petit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leroy 's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leroy .
Leroy 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leroy takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leroy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petit's brow.
Jean Luc Petit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leroy 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petit lands a hook that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petit.
Leroy throws a head punch that misses.
Petit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is trying to break free.
Petit prevents Leroy from breaking the clinch.
Leroy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
Leroy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leroy blocks a body shot from Petit.
Leroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petit lands a shoulder strike.
Petit blocking some punches.
Petit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petit misses with a punch to the body.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leroy .
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petit obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Petit.
Leroy 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Petit - that landed with a thud.
Leroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leroy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petit or not.
Leroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petit is working Leroy over against the cage.
Leroy is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Petit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Leroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Petit.
Petit gets through Leroy 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leroy is defending well for now.
Petit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leroy has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
A short left from Petit.
Petit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Petit presses Leroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petit lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
Petit lands a hook that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
Petit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petit tries a knee to the head but Leroy blocks it.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Leroy avoids the damage to the body.
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leroy avoids it.
Petit misses with some punches.
Petit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petit lands a body punch.
Leroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Leroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leroy 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Luc Petit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Petit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leroy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leroy wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Leroy .
Leroy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leroy feints a jab promting Petit to slip. Leroy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Petit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petit.
Leroy throws a nice looking combination but Petit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy tries to clinch but Petit moves away
and Leroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petit counters with a good low kick that Leroy was not able to check.
Petit with the inside leg kick.
Leroy tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
Jean Luc Petit is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leroy .
Petit feints and then cracks Leroy 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leroy down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petit.
Leroy throws a right and a left that Petit avoids nicely.
Petit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leroy is out of range and Petit settles back down.
Petit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leroy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leroy checks the leg kick.
Petit lands with an overhand left.
Leroy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petit 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 big right from Petit misses.
A cross from Petit lands.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Leroy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petit.
Leroy works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Leroy . Those never looked like landing.
Leroy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petit is looking to slow Leroy down with leg kicks.
Petit throws a leg kick but Leroy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leroy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petit lands an overhand right.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
Leroy is looking for the big counter here.
Petit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leroy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petit backs up against the cage.
Petit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leroy avoids the head kick by Petit.
Petit moves out of range of the body kick from Leroy .
That kick from Petit tenderised Leroy 's leg. Leroy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit jabs at Leroy 's body.
Leroy throws a jab but it's blocked by Petit.
Petit moves out of range of the body kick from Leroy .
Petit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leroy throws a combination that misses
and Petit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leroy throws a head kick but Petit moves out of range.
Leroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petit throws a chopping leg kick but Leroy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leroy closes the distance but Petit moves to the side
and Petit counters with a stiff right hand.
Petit stuns Leroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jean Luc Petit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leroy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit throws a hook to the side of Leroy 's head but Leroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Petit finds it's target.
Leroy swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Petit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
Leroy misses with a wild combination.
Petit avoids the body shot from Leroy .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petit scores with a jab to the body.
Petit throws a low kick, looking for Leroy 's leg but Leroy calmly moves out of range.
Leroy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruce Leroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petit scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Petit circles away.
Leroy avoids the body shot from Petit.
Leroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy misses with a body shot.
Petit circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Petit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!