PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philippe Leclerc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring Um Out. Leclerc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. La Marseillaise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Oakley Bark has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oakley Bark seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bark
vs
Leclerc

190 cm
26
175 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

213 cm
21
184 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philippe Leclerc!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leclerc misses with a looping left.
Bark shoots in for a double leg but Leclerc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leclerc clobbers Bark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Bark misses.
Leclerc is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Bark.
Leclerc throws a right hand that Bark ducks under and follows up with a left that Bark also avoids with ease.
Leclerc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leclerc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leclerc throws a nice looking combination but Bark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leclerc throws a hook but Bark avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bark is defended easily by Leclerc.
Bark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leclerc manages to avoid it.
Bark fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leclerc misses with a body punch
and Bark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leclerc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bark.
Bark throws a looping overhand right but Leclerc ducks down to avoid it.
Leclerc misses the shot to the body.
Leclerc scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bark doesn't seem bothered though.
Bark misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark shoots in for a takedown but Leclerc shows good takedown defense.
Bark moves out of range of the strikes.
Bark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leclerc.
Leclerc misses with a double jab
and Bark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe Leclerc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leclerc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bark backs up against the cage.
Leclerc looks to land a combination but Bark avoids it well.
Bark misses the shot to the body.
Leclerc misses with a shot to the body
and Bark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bark dips to his left and cracks Leclerc with an uppercut!
Bark thuds a left hand into Leclerc's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leclerc. Bark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Bark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leclerc did well to prevent Bark getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bark is trying to work for a kimura but Leclerc is defending well.
Leclerc looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leclerc is looking to get back to is feet but Bark passes into side control.
Leclerc is trying to get back to his feet.

Bark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leclerc is trying to get back to his feet.
Leclerc looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leclerc is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bark taking a breather here.

Bark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bark tries for a kimura but Leclerc is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oakley Bark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leclerc misses with the combination.
Leclerc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leclerc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leclerc just misses with a punch to the body.
Leclerc misses with a jab to the body
and Bark counters with a straight right hand.
Leclerc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclerc misses with a wild combination.
Leclerc slips a jab from Bark.
Bark throws a hook but Leclerc blocks it.
Bark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bark misses with a hook.
Bark lands a jab to the nose.
Leclerc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leclerc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bark moves away.
Leclerc jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Bark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclerc misses the shot to the body.
Leclerc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leclerc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bark.
Bark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bark misses with a takedown attempt - Leclerc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leclerc leaves Bark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leclerc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclerc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bark.
Bark throws a lazy right hand but Leclerc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leclerc misses the body punch

and Bark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bark.
Leclerc keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.

Bark drops back looking for a leg! Leclerc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leclerc manages to kick Bark off! Bark jumps back into Leclerc's guard.
Leclerc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bark is controlling him.
Bark looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclerc keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.
Leclerc is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leclerc can do anything to dispel that myth.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leclerc throws a big shot that misses.
Leclerc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leclerc tries to avoid it but Bark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leclerc to the ground. Leclerc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leclerc cracks Bark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leclerc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philippe Leclerc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bark slips a jab and a cross from Leclerc.
Bark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leclerc.
Bark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leclerc's waist but Leclerc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bark off to one side.
A punch combination from Bark misses.
Leclerc throws a right and a left that Bark avoids nicely.
Leclerc lands a jab-cross combination.
Leclerc misses with a series of wild punches.
Bark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leclerc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bark rather than just go for the knockout.
Bark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leclerc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leclerc misses with the combination.
Leclerc throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leclerc won't be happy with that.
Leclerc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bark goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Leclerc rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bark's guard! Nice work there by Leclerc!
Leclerc stopping the sweep attempt from Bark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclerc is looking to stand up but Bark won't let him.
Leclerc wants to stand and escape but instead Bark has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Leclerc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bark is controlling him.
Leclerc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark trying to control but Leclerc is working from the bottom.

Bark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leclerc keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leclerc misses with a combination

and Bark counters with a takedown into side control.

Bark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bark wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leclerc, who protects the arm well.

Bark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leclerc is trying to buck Bark off.

Bark is trying to get an arm triangle but Leclerc is defending well.
Bark is looking to take a break and control but Leclerc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leclerc tries to escape but Bark is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oakley Bark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Oakley Bark!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Oakley Bark!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Oakley Bark!

Oakley Bark wins by unanimous decision!