PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Leben (ranked 2309 p4p, 2684 weight class) and Alfin Agnarr Jr (ranked 297 p4p, 338 weight class). Leben comes to the cage accompanied by Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leben
vs
Agnarr Jr

182 cm
22
169
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
162
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfin Agnarr Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarr Jr 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.
Agnarr Jr connects with a single shot there.
Leben moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leben misses the jab.
Agnarr Jr throws a counter combo.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarr Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leben. That did some damage!
Leben misses with a looping right.
Leben misses the body punch
and Agnarr Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnarr Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Agnarr Jr slips a jab from Leben.
Jab, jab by Leben - just one landing.
Leben listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben throws the left hand but Agnarr Jr avoids the punch easily.
Leben slips a jab from Agnarr Jr.
Leben moves out of range as Agnarr Jr strikes.

Leben moves into the clinch.
Agnarr Jr blocks an uppercut.
Agnarr Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leben lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Agnarr Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leben lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leben breaks the clinch.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben jabs at Agnarr Jr's body.
Agnarr Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Agnarr Jr moves forwards but Leben connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leben tries to clinch there but Agnarr Jr circles away.
Leben lands a slapping body shot.
Leben connects with the punch.
Agnarr Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Black Leben has been cut.
Leben moves out of range of the strikes.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarr Jr staying out of range there.
Leben uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Agnarr Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Agnarr Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Agnarr Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agnarr Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Agnarr Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Agnarr Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarr Jr throws out a counter right but Leben avoids it with no problem.
Agnarr Jr throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Agnarr Jr misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Leben finds it's way through Agnarr Jr's defenses.
Leben 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.
Agnarr Jr misses with a straight left.
Agnarr Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agnarr Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Agnarr Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leben works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Agnarr Jr misses.
Leben comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agnarr Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Leben seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben tries to clinch there but Agnarr Jr circles away.
Leben slips a straight right by Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Leben lands a jab to the nose.
Leben keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leben connects with the punch.
Agnarr Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Leben.
Agnarr Jr slips a straight right by Leben.
Agnarr Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agnarr Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Agnarr Jr tries to bum rush Leben with a series of wild strikes but Leben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben with a hook.
Agnarr Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Leben.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben scores with a hook to the body. Agnarr Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Agnarr Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarr Jr moves away.
Leben throws a hook to the side of Agnarr Jr's head but Agnarr Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agnarr Jr throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Leben dips to his left and cracks Agnarr Jr with an uppercut!
Agnarr Jr defending well as Leben loads up on a big left hand.
Agnarr Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarr Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben tests Agnarr Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Agnarr Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr looks to land a left hand but Leben moved out of range nicely.
Leben lands a head shot.
Leben closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Leben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Agnarr Jr moves out of range as Leben strikes.
Agnarr Jr ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Agnarr Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Leben 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.
Agnarr Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Leben looks to land a combination but Agnarr Jr avoids it well.
Agnarr Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Agnarr Jr misses with an uppercut
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarr Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leben thuds a left hand into Agnarr Jr's body.
Leben misses with a looping left.

Leben fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Agnarr Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Leben has Agnarr Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Agnarr Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Leben has double underhooks.
Agnarr Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarr Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarr Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarr Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Agnarr Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarr Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leben cracks Agnarr Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Leben lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agnarr Jr doesn't seem phased though.

Leben closes the distance and clinches.

Agnarr Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Agnarr Jr misses the target.
Agnarr Jr misses with a hook.
Leben moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leben throws a right hand that Agnarr Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Agnarr Jr also avoids with ease.
Agnarr Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Agnarr Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Agnarr Jr looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
Leben swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
A nice side step and Agnarr Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Agnarr Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarr Jr connects with a leg kick.
Agnarr Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarr Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Agnarr Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leben doesn't manage to clinch there - Agnarr Jr circles away.
Leben misses with a hook
and Agnarr Jr counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarr Jr throws out the jab.
Leben closes the distance but Agnarr Jr moves to the side
and Agnarr Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leben's jab looks to have found its range, popping Agnarr Jr under the eye.
Agnarr Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Leben drives through and clinches with Agnarr Jr against the cage.
Leben scores with a nice hook to the head.
Agnarr Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Leben's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Leben.

Leben breaks the clinch.
Leben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agnarr Jr throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarr Jr swinging wildly here.
Leben uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agnarr Jr.
Leben thuds a left hand into Agnarr Jr's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben moves out of range as Agnarr Jr strikes.
Agnarr Jr with a nice cross.
Agnarr Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leben tries to clinch there but Agnarr Jr circles away.
Agnarr Jr throws a jab when Leben was well out of range.
Leben is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agnarr Jr can do to turn this around?
Leben misses with a looping left.
Agnarr Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leben keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leben dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarr Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Leben scores with a punch to the head.
Agnarr Jr dips to his left and cracks Leben with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarr Jr slips a jab from Leben.
Agnarr Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Agnarr Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agnarr Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agnarr Jr avoids the body shot from Leben.
A little jabbing left from Agnarr Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leben connects with a nice looking jab.
Leben on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Agnarr Jr is just out of range.
Leben lands a jab-cross combination.

Leben clinches.

Agnarr Jr breaks the clinch.
Agnarr Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Agnarr Jr lands a head shot.
Leben looks to land a right hand but Agnarr Jr moved out of range.
Agnarr Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Agnarr Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leben counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben misses with a straight right.
Leben bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leben thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Agnarr Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agnarr Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Leben dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Agnarr Jr finds it's target.

Leben has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leben lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Agnarr Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Agnarr Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leben lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarr Jr backwards.
Leben gets through Agnarr Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Leben fails to land.
Agnarr Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leben working aggressively here.

Agnarr Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Agnarr Jr misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Leben finds it's way through Agnarr Jr's defenses.
Agnarr Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leben.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Leben misses.
Agnarr Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leben throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarr Jr counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leben has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agnarr Jr.
Leben connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Agnarr Jr lands with a straight right. Leben didn't see that one coming.
Leben misses with the combination.
Leben connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Agnarr Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Agnarr Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarr Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Leben cracks Agnarr Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Agnarr Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leben counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Agnarr Jr moves away and avoids it.
Agnarr Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leben's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarr Jr throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black Leben is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leben to score with a decent uppercut.
Leben misses with a hook.
Agnarr Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Leben lands with a good body shot.
Leben lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Agnarr Jr throws out a loose jab but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Agnarr Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agnarr Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leben sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leben getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leben lands a nice looking body shot.
Agnarr Jr moves out of range of the strikes.

Leben moves into the clinch.
Agnarr Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Agnarr Jr tries to break free but Leben pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Agnarr Jr fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Leben has double underhooks.
Leben lands a right hand.
Agnarr Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leben prevents Agnarr Jr from breaking the clinch.
Agnarr Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Leben won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr is trying to break the clinch but Leben has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leben as Agnarr Jr tries to tie him up.
Agnarr Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black Leben has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Agnarr Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leben lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agnarr Jr is trying to push Leben away but Leben has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Agnarr Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agnarr Jr is trying to force a seperation but Leben has the dominant position.
Agnarr Jr is trying to push Leben away but Leben has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Agnarr Jr is trying to break the clinch but Leben is controlling him.
Agnarr Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarr Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leben.
Alfin Agnarr Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Leben manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Leben showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leben 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Leben!
An out of breath Black Leben thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.