PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mad Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Legend of the Dragon. On his way into the ring it seems that Bruce Leeroy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bruce Leeroy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Leeroy
vs
Mad Mike

198 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Mad Mike!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leeroy tries to keep at a distance but Mad Mike has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leeroy lands a knee to the body.
Leeroy slows down the pace here.
Mad Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mad Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
Leeroy tries a body shot but Mad Mike blocks it.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leeroy throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mad Mike is trying to stall.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks with his arms.
Mad Mike is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mad Mike tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leeroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Mad Mike avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad Mike is defending well for now.
Mad Mike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Mike looking to stall.
Mad Mike has Leeroy pushed against the ropes.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leeroy is keeping busy.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Leeroy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mad Mike.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mad Mike managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mad Mike tries to stall but Leeroy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mad Mike pushes off an throws an elbow but Leeroy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mad Mike is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Leeroy tries a body shot but Mad Mike blocks it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mad Mike.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad Mike lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeroy slowing the pace effectively.
Mad Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Mad Mike dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leeroy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leeroy.

Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mad Mike is rocked!

It looks like Big Mad Mike has been cut.
Mad Mike throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mad Mike is still on wobbly legs! Can Leeroy finish him?
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mad Mike won't want to take too many of those.
Mad Mike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Mike seems to have recovered his senses.
Mad Mike missing with knees to the body.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Leeroy to work.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.
Leeroy stalling the fight.
Mad Mike taking a breather.
Mad Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leeroy tries to work over Mad Mike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leeroy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leeroy is pushing Mad Mike up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike wants to break free but Leeroy has control.
Leeroy avoiding damage as Mad Mike throws knees to the body.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Leeroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad Mike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad Mike is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Big Mad Mike will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leeroy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mad Mike working hard to break the clinch.
Mad Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leeroy's elbow.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad Mike tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Mad Mike missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.
Bruce Leeroy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leeroy stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mad Mike looking to stall.
Mad Mike is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mad Mike paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mad Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mad Mike managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mad Mike is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mad Mike seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leeroy.
Mad Mike tries to circle away but Leeroy has him pinned against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leeroy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leeroy scores with a hook to the body.
Mad Mike is trying to stall.
Leeroy taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leeroy as Mad Mike tries to tie him up.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leeroy lands an uppercut.
Leeroy trying to control the position but instead, Mad Mike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leeroy into the ropes.
Mad Mike avoiding damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.
Leeroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mad Mike is breathing heavily.
Mad Mike misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy tries to stall but Mad Mike uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mad Mike is looking to control Leeroy's arms but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mad Mike has his back to the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
Mad Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leeroy blocks the elbow strike.
Mad Mike is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad Mike controls his hands.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mad Mike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad Mike is trying to break free.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad Mike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy works on Mad Mike's body with a couple of short punches.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad Mike lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mad Mike is trying to stall.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Leeroy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Leeroy.
Leeroy scores with a hook to the body.

Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That has opened up Big Mad Mike's cut even more.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Mad Mike takes the fight into the clinch.
Mad Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeroy lands a knee to the body.
Mad Mike misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leeroy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mad Mike rushes Leeroy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mad Mike is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike is looking to control Leeroy's arms but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mad Mike has his back to the ropes.
Leeroy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mad Mike controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Mad Mike.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mad Mike won't want to take too many of those.
Mad Mike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leeroy stalling the fight.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Leeroy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leeroy slowing the pace effectively.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mad Mike stalling in the clinch but Leeroy improves position.
Leeroy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.
Leeroy pushes Mad Mike back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Mad Mike's ribcage.
Leeroy presses Mad Mike against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leeroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mad Mike trying to stall but Leeroy improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 crunches a lovely knee into Mad Mike's ribcage.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mad Mike.
Leeroy working Mad Mike over with knees to the body.
Mad Mike is trying to break free.
Leeroy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leeroy working Mad Mike over with knees to the body.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leeroy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Leeroy.
Leeroy leaning against his opponent.
Mad Mike looking to slow down the pace here.
Mad Mike misses with a knee strike.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad Mike controls his hands.
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!
Mad Mike is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad Mike lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Leeroy scores with a shoulder strike.
Mad Mike with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad Mike can't break the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Mad Mike tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeroy avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mad Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leeroy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad Mike is defending well for now.
Mad Mike can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leeroy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mad Mike tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Mad Mike. Those never looked like landing.
Leeroy is looking to clinch.

Mad Mike moves into the clinch.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mad Mike's elbow.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mad Mike is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leeroy lands a hook to the side of the head.

Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mad Mike throws a sloppy head kick and Leeroy moves out of range easily.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mad Mike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Big Mad Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leeroy gets a clinch.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.

Leeroy drops Mad Mike onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mad Mike is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Leeroy stalling against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mad Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leeroy.
A left hand lands to the body for Leeroy.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mad Mike backwards.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Leeroy.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeroy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mad Mike can do to turn this around?
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!
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mad Mike won't want to take too many of those.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leeroy.
Leeroy stalling in the clinch.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a shot to the body.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leeroy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Mike.
A right handed body shot lands from Leeroy.
Leeroy prevents a body shot from Mad Mike.
Come on Mad Mike - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad Mike misses with a knee strike.
Leeroy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Mad Mike tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Leeroy.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mad Mike avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Mad Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad Mike wants to stall.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leeroy avoiding damage.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mad Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad Mike trying to stall but Leeroy improves his position.

Leeroy drops Mad Mike onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mad Mike is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Leeroy - that landed with a thud.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mad Mike misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Mad Mike - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Mike lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leeroy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mad Mike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leeroy had his way with Big Mad Mike in that round.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mad Mike rushes Leeroy and presses him up against the ropes.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Mad Mike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad Mike misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mad Mike avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mad Mike is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mad Mike.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Mad Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Mad Mike's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leeroy lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leeroy.
Leeroy digs a right hand underneath Mad Mike's ribcage. Mad Mike let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leeroy pushes Mad Mike back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike being controlled against the ropes.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Leeroy.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike wants to break free but Leeroy has control.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leeroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Leeroy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Leeroy.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leeroy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mad Mike up against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leeroy blocking some punches.
Leeroy effectively controlling the action here.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mad Mike avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruce Leeroy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mad Mike - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mad Mike is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Mad Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leeroy's elbow.
The referee calls for Mad Mike to work.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Come on Leeroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mad Mike is trying to maintain a safe position but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.
Leeroy working Mad Mike over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad Mike with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Big Mad Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leeroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leeroy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bruce Leeroy!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Bruce Leeroy!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Bruce Leeroy!

Bruce Leeroy wins by unanimous decision!