PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Leeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leeson
vs
Bouza

175 cm
26
143 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

167 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Leeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bouza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouza just misses with a punch to the body.
Leeson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leeson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bouza is able to avoid easily.
Bouza lands with a shot to the body.
Leeson looks to land a left hand but Bouza moved out of range nicely.
Leeson throws a jab when Bouza was well out of range.
Bouza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeson.
Bouza moves away from the strike by Leeson.
Leeson tests Bouza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leeson throws a leg kick but Bouza checks it.
Bouza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leeson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Leeson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bouza doesn't seem phased though.
Bouza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leeson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bouza takes one to the chin there.
Leeson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouza moves away.
Leeson lands a leg kick that knocks Bouza off balance momentarily.
Leeson misses with a leg kick
and Bouza counters with a thumping low kick.
Bouza slips under a jab from Leeson.
Leeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bouza.
Leeson swings for the body but Bouza moves out of range.
Bouza works Leeson's body with a nice hook.
Leeson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bouza moves out of range of the strikes.
Leeson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bouza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeson throws a front kick aimed at Bouza's knee but Bouza avoids it well.
Leeson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bouza on the side of the head.
A low kick from Leeson misses
and Bouza counters with a good low kick that Leeson was not able to check.
Bouza defending well as Leeson loads up on a big left hand.
Bouza takes a swing at Leeson's ribcage but misses.
Leeson misses with a looping right.
Bouza thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee Leeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouza 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leeson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leeson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bouza counters with a leg kick.
Leeson misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
Leeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouza.
Leeson throws a right hand that misses
and Bouza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leeson's knee momentarily.
A jab from Leeson misses.
Bouza blocks a leg kick.
Bouza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leeson.
Bouza scoring well with a low kick there.
Leeson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bouza checks a low kick from Leeson.
Leeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouza manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bouza blocks the leg kick.
Leeson throws a hook to the side of Bouza's head but Bouza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bouza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leeson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bouza counters with a nice leg kick.
Leeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouza is just out of range.
Bouza moves out of range of the leg kick from Leeson.
Leeson looks to throw the jab but Bouza is out of range.
Leeson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leeson thuds a left hand into Bouza's body.
Bouza checks a leg kick.
Bouza checks a leg kick.
Leeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouza is just out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeson misses with an uppercut
and Bouza counters with a nice leg kick.
Leeson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leeson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bouza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leeson thinking.
Bouza moves away from the strike by Leeson.
Leeson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leeson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bouza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leeson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouza moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeson. Bouza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leeson lands a nice hook to Bouza's body. Bouza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leeson throws a shot from downtown. Bouza moves away and avoids it.
Leeson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Bouza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leeson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bouza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leeson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leeson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bouza is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Leeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bouza tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeson avoids the damage to the body.
Bouza lands an elbow inside that Leeson shrugs off.
Leeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bouza lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Lee Leeson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bouza.
Leeson is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Bouza.
Bouza is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leeson avoiding damage as Bouza throws knees to the body.
Bouza tries to land a knee to the head but Leeson blocks with his arms.
Leeson blocks an elbow strike from Bouza.
Leeson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bouza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Bouza.
Bouza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bouza landing knees to the head.
Bouza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bouza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bouza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leeson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bouza lands a knee to the body.
Bouza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bouza.
Bouza with a knee to the head.
Bouza cracks Leeson with a nice body shot.
Leeson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bouza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bouza lands an elbow just above Leeson 's eye.
Bouza missing with knees to the body.
Bouza lands a damaging elbow.
Leeson wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bouza.
Bouza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeson avoids it.
Bouza lands an elbow just above Leeson 's eye.
Bouza prevents the takedown attempt.
Bouza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leeson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bouza gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bouza lands an elbow inside that Leeson shrugs off.
Bouza lands a damaging elbow.
Leeson prevents a body shot from Bouza.
Bouza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bouza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeson.
Bouza scores with a shot to the side of Leeson's head.
Bouza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leeson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bouza lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouza.
Leeson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bouza lands an elbow that stopped Leeson in his tracks for a moment.
Bouza pushes off an throws an elbow but Leeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bouza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leeson's face.
Bouza lands an uppercut.
Leeson avoiding damage as Bouza throws knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Leeson has picked Bouza up - he's going for a ride! Leeson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bouza is trying to control but can't.
Bouza desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Leeson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bouza defending well though.
Bouza trying to control from the bottom.
Leeson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leeson connects with a nice short shot to Bouza's temple.
Leeson thows a huge punch but Bouza dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Bouza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Leeson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leeson misses with a combination
and Bouza counters with a nice leg kick.
Leeson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leeson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leeson thows a body shot but no joy.
Leeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouza thows a body shot but no joy.
Leeson loads up on a big right hand but Bouza slips the punch.
Bouza blocks a low kick nicely.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
Leeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leeson rather than just go for the knockout.
Leeson connects with a crisp jab.
Leeson throws a leg kick but Bouza sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouza throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Leeson misses.
Bouza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bouza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leeson throws out the jab.
Bouza misses with a low kick as Leeson jumps back.
Leeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeson thows a body shot but no joy.
Leeson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bouza scores with a jab to the body.
Leeson throws a hook but Bouza blocks it.
Leeson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leeson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouza misses with a leg kick.
Leeson throws a leg kick but Bouza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bouza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bouza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bouza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leeson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bouza's head.
Leeson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bouza is looking to score with low kicks.
Leeson throws a hook but Bouza blocks it.
Bouza takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leeson if he has to take too many more of those.
Bouza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leeson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leeson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leeson misses with an uppercut
and Bouza counters with a low kick, right behind Leeson 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouza.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leeson checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bouza. That's going to slow Leeson down.
Leeson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bouza is out of range and Leeson settles back down.
Bouza connects with a leg kick. Leeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bouza checks a leg kick nicely.
Bouza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leeson's knee momentarily.
Leeson misses with a body shot
and Bouza counters with a right hand to the body.
Bouza throws a chopping leg kick but Leeson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leeson throws a leg kick but Bouza moved away.
Bouza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leeson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouza counters with a low kick, right behind Leeson 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leeson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bouza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leeson misses with a hook. Bouza ducked under it nicely.
Bouza ducks under a wild hook from Leeson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeson misses the shot to the body.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
Leeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bouza can pounce on him.
Leeson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bouza counters with a nice body kick.
Bouza defending well as Leeson loads up on a big left hand.
Leeson misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bouza.
Bouza ducks under a wild hook from Leeson.
Leeson tried to score with a low kick but Bouza checks it.
Leeson misses with a right hand
and Bouza counters with a big head kick but Leeson shrugs it off.
Leeson throws a right hand that Bouza ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouza also avoids with ease.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bouza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leeson throws a leg kick but Bouza checks it.
Leeson moves out of range of the body kick from Bouza.
Leeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeson.
Bouza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeson.
Bouza throws out a leg kick but Leeson moves out of range and Bouza only half commits.
Bouza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leeson.
Leeson looks to land a right hand but Bouza moved out of range.
Leeson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leeson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leeson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bouza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leeson misses with a combination
and Bouza counters with a left to the body.
Leeson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leeson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee Leeson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bouza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leeson misses with a body punch
and Bouza counters with a nice body kick.
Leeson throws a body punch but Bouza moves out of range.
Bouza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leeson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bouza's head backwards.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bouza.
Leeson throws a leg kick
and Bouza counters with an inside leg kick.
Leeson throws a right and a left that Bouza avoids nicely.
Leeson swings widly with a right hand
and Bouza counters with an outside leg kick.
Bouza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouza tries to close the distance and clinch but Leeson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leeson throws a series of punches but Bouza avoids them all with ease.
Leeson scores with a nice strike.
Leeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouza is just out of range.
Bouza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeson.
Leeson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bouza counters with a good low kick that Leeson was not able to check.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bouza scoring well with a low kick there.
Bouza lands a body shot.
Bouza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leeson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bouza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bouza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leeson throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Leeson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bouza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leeson's sensitive parts.
Leeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouza manages to avoid it.
Leeson swings for the body but Bouza moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bouza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouza throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Leeson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Leeson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leeson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bouza.
Bouza is looking to slow Leeson down with leg kicks.
Leeson throws an off balance right hand
and Bouza counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Leeson does no damage.
Bouza tried to score with a low kick but Leeson checks it.
Leeson lands a nice looking body shot.
Leeson throws a low kick, looking for Bouza's leg but Bouza calmly moves out of range.
Bouza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeson.
Leeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leeson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leeson misses with a body shot.
Leeson tests Bouza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouza is just out of range.
Leeson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leeson misses the jab.
Bouza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouza manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeson swings for the body but Bouza moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Leeson misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeson. Bouza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bouza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leeson jabs Bouza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bouza scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leeson takes a swing at Bouza's ribcage but misses.
Leeson jabs Bouza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bouza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Leeson.
Bouza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeson thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leeson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bouza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bouza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bouza throws a body punch but Leeson moves out of range.
Bouza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leeson doesn't seem bothered though.
Leeson blocks a head kick by Bouza.
Good leg kick by Bouza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bouza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leeson throws a big shot that misses.
Bouza throws a low kick but Leeson moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Bouza blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Leeson coming out on top.
Bouza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bouza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bouza. That's going to slow Leeson down.
Leeson swings for the body but Bouza moves out of range.
Leeson takes a swing at Bouza's ribcage but misses.

Bouza rushes Leeson and presses him up against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bouza throws an elbow but it misses.
Leeson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bouza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Bouza.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bouza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leeson's brow.
Bouza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leeson backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bouza obliges.
Leeson tries to break the clinch but Bouza is controlling the position.
Leeson is trying to break the clinch but Bouza has him pressed against the cage.
Leeson avoiding damage as Bouza throws knees to the body.
Bouza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bouza gets underhooks to prevent Leeson's takedown attempt.
Bouza lands a nice elbow.
Bouza lands a damaging elbow.
Bouza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Bouza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bouza presses Leeson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mark Bouza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leeson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bouza lands an elbow inside that Leeson shrugs off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bouza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leeson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bouza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bouza.
Leeson avoiding damage as Bouza throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bouza obliges.
Bouza lands an elbow that stopped Leeson in his tracks for a moment.
Bouza misses with a knee strike.
Leeson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bouza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Leeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Bouza.
Bouza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bouza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bouza.
Bouza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bouza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bouza cracks Leeson with a nice body shot.
Bouza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bouza is pressed up against the cage. Leeson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bouza down to the mat. Bouza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leeson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leeson misses with a left hand

and Bouza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bouza.
Leeson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bouza lands an elbow inside.
Bouza tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeson avoids the damage to the body.
Leeson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bouza missing with knees to the body.
Leeson is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Bouza.
Bouza digs a right hand underneath Leeson's ribcage. Leeson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bouza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeson avoids it.
Bouza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leeson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouza.
Leeson is trying to break the clinch but Bouza has him pressed against the cage.
Bouza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bouza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeson is defending well for now.
Leeson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bouza scores with a shoulder strike.
Bouza blocking some punches.
Bouza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leeson managing to block the knees to the body from Bouza.
Bouza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bouza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leeson avoiding damage as Bouza throws knees to the body.

Leeson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leeson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leeson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bouza.
Bouza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leeson swings for the body but Bouza moves out of range.
Leeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeson swings for the body but Bouza moves out of range.
Leeson misses with a low kick.
Bouza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouza avoids the body shot from Leeson.
Leeson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Leeson is predictable there
and Bouza counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Bouza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bouza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Mark Bouza!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mark Bouza!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mark Bouza!

Mark Bouza wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Mark Bouza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.