PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Blanc comes to the cage accompanied by I Know It's Over - By The Smiths. McBraddish has chosen Broken by 12 Stones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Le Blanc
vs
McBraddish

170 cm
31
147 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

150 cm
35
130 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Brute

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Le Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny McBraddish!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Blanc tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBraddish.
Le Blanc tries to work over McBraddish's front leg with a kick but McBraddish checks it.
Le Blanc throws a shot from downtown. McBraddish moves away and avoids it.
Le Blanc's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Blanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le Blanc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
Le Blanc throws a half hearted mid kick.
McBraddish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Blanc's sensitive parts.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBraddish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Le Blanc as he checks the leg kick.
McBraddish misses with a looping right.
Le Blanc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBraddish.
Le Blanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McBraddish throws a series of strikes that have Le Blanc backpedaling.
McBraddish scores with a shot to the body.
Le Blanc is looking to score with low kicks.
Le Blanc throws an overhand right that lands on McBraddish's shoulder, as McBraddish tries to avoid the shot.
McBraddish throws a body punch but Le Blanc moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBraddish throws a leg kick but Le Blanc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Blanc moves away.
McBraddish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc slips a jab from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with an uppercut.
Le Blanc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBraddish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Blanc throws a leg kick but McBraddish moved away.
Le Blanc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBraddish ducks under a wild hook from Le Blanc.
McBraddish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McBraddish bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Blanc's head.
Le Blanc scores with a jab. McBraddish acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McBraddish checks a low kick from Le Blanc.
McBraddish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Blanc smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBraddish.
Le Blanc tests McBraddish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Blanc ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
McBraddish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Blanc.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBraddish. Le Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBraddish blocks a low kick nicely.
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!
Le Blanc scores with a sloppy right hand. McBraddish should have avoided that one.
McBraddish throws the left hand but Le Blanc avoids the punch easily.
McBraddish takes a swing at Le Blanc's ribcage but misses.
McBraddish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Blanc manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from McBraddish.
McBraddish digs a good hook to Le Blanc's body.
Le Blanc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBraddish.
Le Blanc throws a leg kick but McBraddish moved away.
Le Blanc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc throws a leg kick which misses McBraddish's front leg but catches the back leg as McBraddish tries to avoid it.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
McBraddish takes a swing at Le Blanc's ribcage but misses.
McBraddish swings widly with a right hand
and Le Blanc counters with a nice low kick that buckles McBraddish's knee momentarily.
McBraddish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Blanc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McBraddish swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le Blanc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Blanc throws out a powerful jab.
Le Blanc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McBraddish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnny McBraddish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Blanc moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from McBraddish misses the target.
Le Blanc lands a nice shot that snaps McBraddish's head back.
Le Blanc checks a leg kick nicely.
Le Blanc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Blanc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBraddish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish lands a nice hook to Le Blanc's body. Le Blanc takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Blanc moves away.
Le Blanc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBraddish was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Blanc cracks McBraddish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le Blanc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBraddish.
Le Blanc tries to land a leg kick but McBraddish saw it coming and moves away.
McBraddish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Le Blanc rather than just go for the knockout.
McBraddish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Blanc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBraddish checks a low kick from Le Blanc.
McBraddish scores with a nice head shot.
Le Blanc checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le Blanc throws a low kick, looking for McBraddish's leg but McBraddish calmly moves out of range.
Le Blanc is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Le Blanc jabs McBraddish right on the nose. McBraddish blinks but takes it well.
Le Blanc ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny McBraddish will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Le Blanc avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from McBraddish misses.
Le Blanc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Le Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBraddish.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McBraddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBraddish misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBraddish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Le Blanc lands a body punch.
Le Blanc misses with some punches.
McBraddish tries to work over Le Blanc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBraddish blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Le Blanc.
McBraddish misses with a punch to the body.
Le Blanc is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Le Blanc can't get the takedown.
Le Blanc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc blocks a body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBraddish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBraddish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le Blanc is trying to maintain a safe position but McBraddish gets an underhook and turns Le Blanc into the cage.
McBraddish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Blanc blocks a body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBraddish misses with a body punch.
McBraddish misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBraddish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McBraddish tries a body shot but Le Blanc blocks it.
Le Blanc lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBraddish backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from McBraddish.
Le Blanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Blanc is stalling here.
McBraddish tries to throw a body punch but Le Blanc avoids it by throwing McBraddish back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish gets through Le Blanc's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McBraddish tries to work over Le Blanc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBraddish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Le Blanc tries to throw a body punch but McBraddish avoids it by throwing Le Blanc back against the cage.
Le Blanc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Blanc tries to work over McBraddish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBraddish blocking some punches.
Le Blanc prevents a body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Blanc's elbow.
Le Blanc scores with a nice hook to the head.

McBraddish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBraddish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc scores with a leg kick.
Le Blanc looks to land a left hand but McBraddish moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as McBraddish blocks the leg kick.
Le Blanc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish is looking to score with low kicks.
Le Blanc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Blanc sizes up McBraddish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBraddish sizes up Le Blanc with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Blanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Blanc looks to land a combination but McBraddish avoids it well.
McBraddish missing with a left hand there. Le Blanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Le Blanc.
McBraddish throws a hook but Le Blanc blocks it.
Le Blanc wants to slow McBraddish down by chopping away at his legs.
McBraddish looks to throw the jab but Le Blanc is out of range.
McBraddish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Blanc misses with a straight left.
Johnny McBraddish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Blanc pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McBraddish back to the cage. Le Blanc follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McBraddish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Le Blancs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Blanc is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Le Blanc misses with an uppercut. McBraddish saw that one coming.
Le Blanc ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
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!
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc slips a straight right by McBraddish.
Le Blanc checks a leg kick.
Le Blanc throws a body punch but McBraddish moves out of range.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.

Le Blanc rushes McBraddish and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish tries a body shot but Le Blanc blocks it.
McBraddish works on Le Blanc's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Le Blanc fails to land.
McBraddish wants to stall.
McBraddish working aggressively here.
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 Kyle Le Blanc will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Blanc.
Good shot there by Le Blanc.
McBraddish throws a body kick that misses.
Le Blanc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Le Blanc scores with a spinning back kick!
Le Blanc throws a series of punches but McBraddish avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Le Blanc.
McBraddish looks to land a left hand but Le Blanc moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by McBraddish.
McBraddish blocks the body kick.
McBraddish blocks a head kick by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws a half hearted mid kick.
McBraddish lands an overhand right.
McBraddish throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le Blanc counters with a leg kick.
Le Blanc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le Blanc checks a leg kick nicely.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish avoids a kick to the body.
McBraddish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le Blanc throws a nice looking combination but McBraddish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Blanc avoids the body shot from McBraddish.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McBraddish 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 Le Blanc has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Blanc and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McBraddish takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McBraddish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Le Blanc misses with a low kick as McBraddish jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBraddish.
McBraddish moves out of range of the leg kick from Le Blanc.
Nice takedown defense from McBraddish. No joy for Le Blanc on that attempt.
Le Blanc misses with a few strikes there.
McBraddish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le Blanc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McBraddish looks to land a body kick but Le Blanc moved away.
McBraddish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish takes a swing at Le Blanc's ribcage but misses.
Le Blanc tries a low kick but McBraddish avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Blanc checks a leg kick.
McBraddish throws a shot from downtown. Le Blanc moves away and avoids it.
Le Blanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Blanc throws a big shot that misses.
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!
McBraddish throws a hook but Le Blanc blocks it.
McBraddish swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Blanc.
McBraddish lands a jab to Le Blanc's midsection.
McBraddish cracks Le Blanc with a good jab.
McBraddish throws a leg kick but Le Blanc moved away.
Le Blanc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBraddish scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc throws a sloppy head kick and McBraddish moves out of range easily.
Le Blanc dodges the punch combination from McBraddish.
McBraddish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le Blanc throws a jab when McBraddish was well out of range.
McBraddish lands a nice looking body shot.
Le Blanc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McBraddish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Blanc scrambles back to his feet.
Le Blanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Le Blanc moves into the clinch.
McBraddish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Le Blanc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McBraddish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Le Blanc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Blanc lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Le Blanc.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Le Blanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Blanc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Blanc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McBraddish walks into a left hand.
McBraddish checks a low kick from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc works the jab nicely.
McBraddish thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBraddish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Le Blanc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBraddish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Blanc checks a leg kick.
Le Blanc lands with an uppercut that bounces McBraddish off the cage and back into range.
McBraddish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc moves out of range of the leg kick from McBraddish.
McBraddish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le Blanc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Le Blanc.
Well Le Blanc 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyle Le Blanc!
Kyle Le Blanc decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.