PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 2192 p4p, 5954 weight class) and Guy Leblond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast - Rammstein. This should be fireworks!

Bleak
vs
Leblond

181 cm
28
159
15 - 9 - 1

165 cm
26
145
12 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guy Leblond!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bleak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bleak throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Leblond to regain full guard.
Bleak postures up.
Bleak scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bleak wants to pass the guard but Leblond is keeping the position.
Bleak passes Leblond's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bleak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leblond defending well though.
Bleak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bleak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Bleak.

Bleak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leblond is just riding it out for now. Bleak eventually gives up the hold.
Bleak thows a huge punch but Leblond dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak throwing shots but Leblond is blocking nicely.
Bleak winds up and cracks Leblond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bleak lands strikes from half guard.
Leblond won't allow Bleak to pass to mount.
Bleak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leblond is controlling Bleak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bleak is nestled in close to Leblond, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bleak connects with a nice short shot to Leblond's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bleak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bleak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leblond is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bleak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bleak's back!
Bleak tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bleak tries to reverse the position but Leblond maintains control.
Bleak is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leblond manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bleak to take his back!
Leblond is hanging on to Bleak's back as he tries to escape.
Leblond lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bleak hold on?!
Bleak tries to roll but Leblond sticks to his back.

Leblond is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bleak has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bleak tries to roll but Leblond sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblond trying to control momentarily.
Bleak turns into Leblond and is now in his guard.
Bleak working some strikes from top position.
Bleak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leblond can't keep his opponent in guard - Bleak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bleak is looking to advance position but Leblond won't allow it.
Bleak drops an elbow to the side of Leblond's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leblond manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bleak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leblond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leblond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bleak pushes down on Leblond's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bleak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leblond knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblond is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bleak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bleak's back!
Leblond is looking to control Bleak but Bleak is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bleak turns into Leblond and is now in his guard.
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!
Bleak stands up over Leblond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bleak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bleak is pushing down on Leblond's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leblond is fighting to maintain full guard but Bleak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bleak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leblond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leblond trying to hold on to Bleak's head to control him but Bleak postures up.
Bleak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leblond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wulfgang Bleak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bleak scores with a hook.

Bleak moves into the clinch.
Leblond is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Leblond turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bleak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bleak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bleak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bleak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leblond defends well.
Bleak wants to sweep here but Leblond controlling him for the moment.

Leblond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leblond wants to control from the top but Bleak keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leblond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Leblond stands up and waves to Bleak to follow him.
Bleak connects with a body shot.
Bleak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leblond tries to avoid it but Bleak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leblond to the ground. Leblond escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bleak digs a good body shot into Leblond's ribs.
Bleak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leblond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblond looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guy Leblond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bleak moves into the clinch.

Bleak has picked Leblond up - he's going for a ride! Bleak dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leblond regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bleak works over Leblond with some ground and pound from guard.
Bleak landing with the ground and pound.
Leblond is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bleak is pushing down on Leblond's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leblond is fighting to maintain full guard but Bleak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bleak working Leblond over with strikes.
Bleak winds up and cracks Leblond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bleak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bleak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leblond defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bleak.
Leblond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bleak.
Leblond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bleak.
Bleak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bleak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Leblond is rocked!
Bleak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leblond can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bleak lands a nice short elbow.
Leblond is still in real trouble! Can Bleak finish him?
Bleak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bleak scores with a big shot! Leblond's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Leblond! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
A victorious Wulfgang Bleak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.