PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre La Plante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plante comes to the cage accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

La Plante
vs
O Leary

176 cm
32
161 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
166 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pierre La Plante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Plante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Leary misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Leary.
O Leary misses with a hook.
O Leary looks to score with a jab to the body but La Plante is just out of range.
O Leary lands a slapping body shot.
La Plante is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary throws a good cross that connects.
O Leary moves out of range as La Plante strikes.
O Leary cracks La Plante with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
La Plante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Leary looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
La Plante slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
A right-left combo lands from O Leary.
O Leary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Plante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
La Plante misses with an uppercut. O Leary saw that one coming.
La Plante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Leary.
O Leary misses with the combination.
O Leary lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plante throws a right hand that O Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that O Leary also avoids with ease.

La Plante moves into range and clinches up with O Leary.
O Leary lands a left hand.
La Plante wants to break free but O Leary has control.

O Leary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Plante looks to land a combination but O Leary avoids it well.
La Plante on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Leary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from O Leary. Those never looked like landing.
O Leary takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Leary scores with a leg kick.
La Plante throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Leary's waist but O Leary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing La Plante off to one side.
A big right from O Leary misses.
La Plante throws a combination that misses
and O Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Leary misses with a body shot.
O Leary misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Leary connects with a leg kick. La Plante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Plante misses with a series of wild punches.
O Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Leary pushes La Plante away with a front kick.
O Leary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
La Plante tries to land a front kick but O Leary steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La Plante misses with a combination
and O Leary makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
La Plante throws a series of punches but O Leary moves out of range.
La Plante is looking to land body kicks.
O Leary lunges at La Plante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La Plante's hand.
La Plante misses with a few strikes there.

La Plante gets in close and instigates a clinch.

La Plante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from La Plante.
La Plante throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
La Plante walks into a stiff left hand from O Leary.
La Plante is looking to clinch.
La Plante misses with the combination.
La Plante misses with a combination
and O Leary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La Plante throws a head kick but O Leary moves out of range.
O Leary goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Pierre La Plante has been cut.
O Leary scores with a nice strike.
O Leary is on the wrong end of a nice combination from La Plante.
Adam O Leary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
La Plante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Leary lands a nice leg kick that just misses La Plante's sensitive parts.
La Plante is breathing heavily.
O Leary lands a right hook to the body.
O Leary stuffs the takedown.
O Leary jabs La Plante to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Leary is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! La Plante had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
La Plante misses with a series of wild punches.
O Leary throws a leg kick which misses La Plante's front leg but catches the back leg as La Plante tries to avoid it.
O Leary scores with a head kick.
La Plante throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from O Leary.
La Plante takes a body punch but keeps moving.

La Plante shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

La Plante is working for an americana but O Leary has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst La Plante was thinking about the submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary keeping moving, preventing La Plante from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam O Leary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre La Plante's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Leary lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Leary lands with a kick to the temple. La Plante shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
La Plante tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
La Plante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La Plante throws a body kick that misses.
O Leary moves out of range of the strikes.
La Plante thows a leg kick but O Leary checks it
and O Leary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre La Plante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from La Plante.
O Leary scores with a hook to the body. La Plante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La Plante cracks O Leary with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
La Plante throws a hook but O Leary blocks it.
O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Plante throws a combination that misses
and O Leary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Leary slips a jab and a cross from La Plante.
La Plante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Leary cracks the inside of La Plante's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary thuds his right hand into La Plante's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
La Plante takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for O Leary. That snapped La Plante's head back.
La Plante takes a swing at O Leary's ribcage but misses.
La Plante misses the shot to the body.
La Plante misses with a right hand
and O Leary counters with a nice leg kick.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
O Leary scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La Plante lands with an overhand left.
O Leary throws a head kick that misses.
O Leary fails to land with a series of punches.
La Plante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Plante gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Leary.

La Plante shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O Leary's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Leary looking to hit a scissor sweep but La Plante is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plante's corner is telling him to maintain position.
La Plante trying to control but O Leary is working from the bottom.
O Leary pulls La Plante in close to prevent any damage.
O Leary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Leary looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Pierre La Plante has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
La Plante scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary misses with a head kick.
La Plante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Leary lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Plante at a distance.
La Plante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Leary scoring well with a low kick there.
Left hook, right uppercut from La Plante.
O Leary works the jab nicely.
La Plante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Plante is looking to clinch.
La Plante wants to clinch.
O Leary uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
La Plante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Leary checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plante takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Leary.
An inside leg kick lands from O Leary.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Leary slips a jab and a cross from La Plante.
Adam O Leary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Plante misses with a combination
letting O Leary counter with a right hand.
A combination from O Leary does no damage.
La Plante misses with a lunging right hand
and O Leary counters with a leg kick.
O Leary avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from La Plante misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary throws a nice inside leg kick.
La Plante on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Leary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Leary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of La Plante's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam O Leary will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pierre La Plante's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

O Leary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Leary looks to land a left hand but La Plante moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from O Leary.
O Leary stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Leary. That's going to slow La Plante down.
O Leary chopping away at his opponent's legs.
La Plante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Plante tries to clinch up.
La Plante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
La Plante takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Leary dodges the punch combination from La Plante.
La Plante looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
La Plante shoots in for a takedown but O Leary shows good takedown defense.
La Plante on the wrong end of a nice jab.
La Plante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from O Leary lands.
O Leary lands a head kick. La Plante smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Leary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Leary works the jab nicely.
La Plante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Leary throws a leg kick which misses La Plante's front leg but catches the back leg as La Plante tries to avoid it.
A big left from La Plante misses.
O Leary slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from O Leary. No joy for La Plante on that attempt.
O Leary connects with an inside leg kick.
La Plante closes the distance but O Leary moves to the side
and O Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Plante tries to clinch but O Leary moves out of range.
La Plante takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La Plante misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre La Plante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam O Leary is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Leary manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from O Leary.
O Leary comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Leary lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O Leary lands a nice leg kick that just misses La Plante's sensitive parts.
La Plante 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.
O Leary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Leary misses with a series of wild punches.
O Leary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Plante circles away quickly and effectively.
O Leary moves out of range of the strikes.
La Plante tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
La Plante needs to keep his hands up - O Leary had a free shot at his head there.
O Leary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Plante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Leary swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by La Plante.
La Plante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
La Plante moves forwards but O Leary connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Leary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from La Plante misses its intended target.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
O Leary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Leary scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La Plante fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre La Plante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Plante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Leary lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plante takes one on the button.
La Plante throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
O Leary lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Leary scores with a head kick. La Plante tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

La Plante shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plante unloading with bombs!
O Leary holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as La Plante tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
La Plante has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
La Plante thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Plante looking to land elbow strikes but O Leary uses the position to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam O Leary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Leary winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam O Leary!