PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruscle Muscle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes into the arena with Cowboy Dan blaring out of the sound system. Ruscle Muscle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Leighty
vs
Muscle

185 cm
25
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

185 cm
34
195 lbs
30 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruscle Muscle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Leighty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leighty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muscle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leighty.
Muscle misses with an uppercut
and Leighty counters with a straight right hand.
Leighty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leighty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muscle wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leighty.
Leighty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muscle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leighty sprawls well. Leighty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muscle gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leighty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muscle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leighty thows a body kick. Muscle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muscle shoots in but no luck this time.
Dan Leighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruscle Muscle.
Leighty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muscle's sensitive parts.
A big left from Muscle misses.
Muscle throws a front kick aimed at Leighty's knee but Leighty avoids it well.
Leighty jabs Muscle right on the nose. Muscle blinks but takes it well.
Muscle scores with a jab to the body.
Leighty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Ruscle Muscle has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid body kick from Leighty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muscle.
Muscle shoots for a takedown but Leighty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leighty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leighty tries to land a front kick but Muscle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muscle throws a body punch but Leighty moves out of range.
A jab from Leighty does it's job there.
Leighty looks to land a body kick but Muscle moved away.
Leighty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muscle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muscle misses with an uppercut.
Muscle looks to land a body kick but Leighty moved away.
Leighty stuffs the takedown attempt from Muscle. Muscle gets slowly back to his feet.
Muscle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muscle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muscle tries to land a knee to the head but Leighty blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Leighty.
Leighty lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Leighty.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leighty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leighty digs a right hand into Muscle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muscle's gas tank.
Muscle looks winded!
Leighty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muscle backwards.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Leighty.
Leighty scores with a shot to the side of Muscle's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty misses with a knee to the head.
Leighty landing knees to the head.
Leighty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muscle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leighty.
Leighty lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muscle's face.

Muscle is rocked!
Leighty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muscle backwards.
Muscle is still on wobbly legs! Can Leighty finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Leighty.
Muscle seems to have recovered his senses.
Leighty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leighty lands an elbow inside that Muscle shrugs off.
Leighty lands a shoulder strike.
Leighty lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leighty.
A short left from Leighty.
A short right from Leighty.
Leighty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Ruscle Muscle's cut even more.
Leighty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leighty jerks Muscle's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Muscle drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Leighty goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Leighty because Muscle was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dan Leighty!
A relieved looking Dan Leighty thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.