PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hard Knocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Leppanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Leppanen's choice of entrance music: Red Alert 2 - Hell march 2. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Knocks
vs
Leppanen

185 cm
21
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hard Knocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atte Leppanen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocks misses with a wild combination.
Knocks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leppanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knocks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leppanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Knocks.
Knocks throws a series of strikes that have Leppanen backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knocks misses with a double jab.
Knocks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leppanen slips a jab and a cross from Knocks.
Knocks throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leppanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knocks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knocks throws a series of punches but Leppanen moves out of range.
Knocks tries to bum rush Leppanen with a series of wild strikes but Leppanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hard Knocks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knocks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knocks throws a leg kick which misses Leppanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Leppanen tries to avoid it.
Leppanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knocks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knocks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knocks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knocks misses with a few strikes there.
Knocks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leppanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knocks swinging wilding here.
Knocks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knocks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leppanen.
An inside leg kick lands from Knocks.
Leppanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knocks pinned against the cage. Knocks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leppanen moves forwards but Knocks connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leppanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knocks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Knocks.
Leppanen avoids the body shot from Knocks.
Knocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knocks misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knocks.
Knocks feints and then cracks Leppanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leppanen down.
Leppanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knocks.

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.
Knocks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knocks swinging wilding here.
Leppanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knocks keeps Leppanen at a distance using the push kick.
Knocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knocks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knocks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knocks scores with a nice strike.
Knocks is working the combinations to good effect here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knocks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knocks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knocks misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leppanen dodges the punch combination from Knocks.
Knocks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knocks throws a right hand that Leppanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Leppanen also avoids with ease.
Leppanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Knocks misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Knocks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leppanen slips a jab and a cross from Knocks.
Leppanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Knocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Knocks does no damage.
No joy there for Knocks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knocks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knocks throws a right and a left that Leppanen avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Knocks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knocks throws a nice looking combination but Leppanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knocks tries to bum rush Leppanen with a series of wild strikes but Leppanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knocks misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knocks.
Leppanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knocks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leppanen.
Knocks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two 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.
Knocks throws a one two combo.
A head kick by Leppanen misses
and Knocks counters with a good low kick that Leppanen was not able to check.
Knocks tries to bum rush Leppanen with a series of wild strikes but Leppanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Knocks.
Knocks misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Knocks misses.
Knocks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knocks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knocks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knocks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Leppanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Knocks.
Leppanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Knocks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knocks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knocks throws a combination. Leppanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knocks looks to land a combination but Leppanen avoids it well.
A punch combination from Knocks misses.
Knocks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knocks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knocks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knocks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knocks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knocks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leppanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knocks throws a right and a left that Leppanen avoids nicely.
Leppanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knocks. Knocks obviously looking to wear him down.
Knocks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Knocks.
Knocks misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hard Knocks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Leppanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knocks.
Knocks misses with the combination.
Knocks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knocks tries to bum rush Leppanen with a series of wild strikes but Leppanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knocks scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knocks throws a series of punches but Leppanen avoids them all with ease.
Knocks lands a jab-cross combination.
Knocks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knocks misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocks throws a series of punches but Leppanen moves out of range.
Leppanen blocks a head kick by Knocks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leppanen.
Knocks throws a right hand that Leppanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Leppanen also avoids with ease.
Knocks fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Knocks coming out on top.
A combination from Knocks does no damage.
Knocks throws a series of punches but Leppanen avoids them all with ease.
Knocks fails to land with a series of punches.
Knocks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knocks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leppanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knocks.
Hard Knocks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knocks fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Knocks.
Leppanen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knocks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knocks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knocks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knocks looks to land a combination but Leppanen avoids it well.
Knocks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leppanen backs up against the cage.
Knocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knocks misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocks misses with a two punch combination.
Leppanen slips a jab and a cross from Knocks.
Knocks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leppanen.
Knocks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knocks misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knocks.
Knocks looks to land a combination but Leppanen avoids it well.
Knocks is looking to slow Leppanen down with leg kicks.
Knocks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knocks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knocks throws a head kick that misses.
Atte Leppanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leppanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knocks.
Leppanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knocks connects with a jab.
Knocks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leppanen.
Knocks throws a combination. Leppanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danga de danga de dang - Knocks scores with a four punch combination!
Knocks throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Knocks.
Leppanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knocks misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hard Knocks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knocks 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hard Knocks!