PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ashburn
vs
Leeroy

177 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cal Ashburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashburn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashburn scores with a nice right hand.
Leeroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashburn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leeroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashburn counters with a right hand to the body.
Ashburn cracks Leeroy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ashburn lands a jab to Leeroy's midsection.
Leeroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ashburn counters with an inside leg kick.
Leeroy looks gassed!
Ashburn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leeroy momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Ashburn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leeroy drops his hands momentarily and Ashburn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ashburn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ashburn lands with a nice body punch.
Ashburn lands a jab-cross combination.
Ashburn with a jab.
Ashburn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Leeroy is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashburn lands a nice shot to the body.
A left and a right from Ashburn both land. Nice combination.
A punch lands to the side of Leeroy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leeroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashburn finish him?
Leeroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leeroy seems to have recovered his senses.
Leeroy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ashburn is looking to land body kicks.
Leeroy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ashburn misses with a body kick.
Ashburn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leeroy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ashburn cracks Leeroy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ashburn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Ashburn drops Leeroy with a nice combination! Ashburn dives into Leeroy's guard, looking to finish!
Leeroy has a closed guard, preventing Ashburn from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ashburn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leeroy, up you get!
Leeroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashburn counters with a three punch combo that has Leeroy backing up. Leeroy nods at Ashburn to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut.
Leeroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashburn counters with a straight right hand.
Ashburn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ashburn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ashburn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Ashburn.
Ashburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ashburn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashburn is looking to slow Leeroy down with leg kicks.
Ashburn lands a two punch combo.
Leeroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashburn counters with a two punch combo.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ashburn lands with a straight right. Leeroy didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ashburn. That's going to slow Leeroy down.
Leeroy slips a jab and a cross from Ashburn.
Ashburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashburn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ashburn connects with a right hand. Leeroy shakes it off.
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashburn dips to his left and cracks Leeroy with an uppercut!
Leeroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ashburn to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Ashburn counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Ashburn.
Ashburn throws a series of strikes that have Leeroy backpedaling.
Ashburn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leeroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ashburn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leeroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ashburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashburn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ashburn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashburn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ashburn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leeroy under the eye.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Ashburn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ashburn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a left to the body.
Ashburn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ashburn misses with a few strikes there.
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a one-two to the body.
Ashburn sizes up Leeroy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ashburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashburn digs a good hook to Leeroy's body.
Ashburn lands with an uppercut that bounces Leeroy off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ashburn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ashburn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ashburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leeroy doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashburn lands with a hook. Leeroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for Ashburn.
Ashburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeroy can do to turn this around?
Ashburn connects with a body shot that sends Leeroy's belly button to the back.
A cross from Ashburn lands.
Sloppy strikes from Ashburn. Those never looked like landing.
Leeroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ashburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leeroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashburn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leeroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ashburn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leeroy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ashburn with a hook.
Cal Ashburn is winning the standup battle so far.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Ashburn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashburn with a jab.
Ashburn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashburn is looking to slow Leeroy down with leg kicks.
Leeroy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ashburn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leeroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ashburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashburn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leeroy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ashburn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ashburn works Leeroy's body with a nice hook.
Leeroy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cal Ashburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leeroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ashburn counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn lands with a nice body punch.
Leeroy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashburn. Ashburn obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Ashburn misses.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Ashburn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ashburn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ashburn works over Leeroy's head and body with a nice combination.
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a leg kick.
Ashburn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ashburn lands a slapping body shot.
Ashburn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leeroy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ashburn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ashburn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leeroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ashburn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ashburn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leeroy.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ashburn is looking to score with low kicks.
Ashburn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashburn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashburn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ashburn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cal Ashburn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Ashburn scoring well with a low kick there.
Ashburn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a one-two to the body.
Ashburn jabs Leeroy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ashburn connects with an inside leg kick.
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leeroy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a one-two to the body.
Leeroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ashburn can pounce on him.
Ashburn lands the left hand.
Ashburn lands the left hand.
A nice combination there by Ashburn.
Ashburn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ashburn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashburn lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ashburn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leeroy backs up against the cage.
Ashburn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ashburn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ashburn connects with a high kick.
Leeroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ashburn counters with a straight right hand.
Ashburn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leeroy checks it well.
Ashburn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Ashburn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Ashburn.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Ashburn counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Ashburn there.
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn tries to work over Leeroy's front leg with a kick but Leeroy checks it.
Ashburn scores with a nice right hand.
Ashburn throws a low kick but Leeroy avoids it.
Ashburn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leeroys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leeroy throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Ashburn counters with a solid body kick.
Ashburn jabs at Leeroy's body.
Leeroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ashburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashburn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn counters with a left to the body.
Ashburn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ashburn to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leeroy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ashburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leeroy's hands.
Ashburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leeroy doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Ashburn. Beautiful body shot.
Ashburn swinging wildly here.
Leeroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ashburn scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ashburn, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Ashburn coming out on top.
Ashburn connects with a body shot that sends Leeroy's belly button to the back.
Leeroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ashburn counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashburn connects with a right hand. Leeroy shakes it off.
Ashburn throws a sloppy head kick and Leeroy moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ashburn!
A jab lands there for Ashburn.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Leeroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashburn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Ashburn counters with a leg kick.
Leeroy misses with a combination
and Ashburn counters with a nice body shot.
Bruce Leeroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashburn tries a low kick but Leeroy avoids it.
Leeroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ashburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashburn lands with a straight right. Leeroy didn't see that one coming.
Leeroy misses with a double jab
and Ashburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cal Ashburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ashburn 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cal Ashburn!