PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ni Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chi
vs
Leslie

191 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ni Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leslie moves into range and clinches up with Chi.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leslie won't allow it.
Leslie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Chi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chi is trying to push Leslie away but Leslie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chi blocks it with crossed arms.
Leslie looking to throw knees to the head but Chi is blocking nicely.
Leslie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chi's efforts to push away.
Chi is trying to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling him.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi.
Chi tries to circle away but Leslie has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leslie throws an elbow but misses.
Chi wants to break free but Leslie has control.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi is defending well for now.
Leslie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like ni Chi has been cut.
Chi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leslie won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie misses with a knee to the head.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi is defending well for now.
Chi is trying to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling him.
Leslie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Leslie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chi is trying to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling him.
Leslie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chi's efforts to push away.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Chi avoids the damage to the body.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Chi blocks it.
Chi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leslie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Chi avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie has Chi pressed against the cage, preventing Chi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Chi avoids the damage to the body.
Leslie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chi's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leslie obliges.
Leslie misses with a knee to the head.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Chi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Leslie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chi's efforts to push away.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chi avoids it.
Chi managing to block the knees to the body from Leslie.
Leslie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Chi breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chi. Leslie shrugs it off though.
Nice straight punches there by Chi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chi.
Chi connects with a crisp jab.
Leslie moves in looking to clinch but Chi pushes him off.
Chi lands with a nice combination. Leslie backs away looking to recover.
Chi lands with a hook. Leslie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Leslie clinches up against the cage.
Leslie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leslie landing knees to the body.
Chi is looking to break free of the clinch but Leslie has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Chi's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leslie has Chi pressed against the cage, preventing Chi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chi wants to break free but Leslie has control.
Chi is trying to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling him.
Chi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chi avoids the elbow strike from Leslie, against the cage.
Chi has had enough of the clinch but Leslie keeps him there for the moment.
Leslie throws an elbow that misses.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Chi is trying to break free.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chi avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chi avoids it.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Chi avoids the damage to the body.
Chi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Leslie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ni Chi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leslie tries to clinch but Chi is having none of it.
Leslie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chi blocks a low kick nicely.
Chi throws a nice looking combination but Leslie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chi throws a right hand that Leslie ducks under and follows up with a left that Leslie also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Chi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leslie tries to clinch but Chi is having none of it.
Leslie is looking to clinch.
Chi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leslie tries to clinch up.
Leslie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leslie takes a step back to recover.
Leslie tries to clinch but Chi is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leslie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leslie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leslie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leslie wants to clinch up but Chi keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Chi. Beautiful body shot.
Chi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leslie.
Chi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leslie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chi scores with the left hand. Leslie knows he should have avoided that one.
Chi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chi misses with a few strikes there.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leslie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leslie is looking to clinch but Chi is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leslie blocks a head kick by Chi.
Chi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leslie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leslie doesn't manage to clinch there - Chi circles away.
Leslie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chi scores with a jab to the body.
ni Chi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Leslie instigates a clinch.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Chi blocks with his arms.
Chi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Chi is trying to push Leslie away but Leslie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leslie has Chi pressed against the cage, preventing Chi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie misses with a knee strike.
Leslie throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leslie misses with a knee to the head.
Chi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chi is trying to break the clinch but Leslie has him pressed against the cage.
Chi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chi can't break the clinch.
Chi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chi avoids it.
Reginald Leslie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chi is trying to force a seperation but Leslie has the dominant position.
Chi can't break the clinch.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi.
Leslie landing knees to the body.
Chi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chi avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi is defending well for now.
Leslie misses with a knee strike.
Leslie is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leslie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Chi blocks with his arms.
Chi is trying to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling him.
Chi tries to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling the position.
Chi can't break the clinch.
Chi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chi avoids a wild elbow strike from Leslie.
Leslie prevents Chi from breaking the clinch.
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!
Chi working hard to break the clinch.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chi tries to circle away but Leslie has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leslie pushes off an throws an elbow but Chi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leslie keeps control of Chi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leslie won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ni Chi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ni Chi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leslie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leslie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leslie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Leslie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chi managing to block the knees to the body from Leslie.
Leslie avoiding damage as Chi throws knees to the body.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Chi blocks it.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi is defending well for now.
Leslie working Chi over with knees to the body.
Leslie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Chi blocks with his arms.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi is defending well for now.
Leslie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leslie won't allow it.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Chi wants to break free but Leslie has control.
Chi is trying to break the clinch but Leslie has him pressed against the cage.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chi is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chi.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Chi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Leslie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chi avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Chi tries to break free but Leslie pushes him back against the cage.
Chi is looking to break free of the clinch but Leslie has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leslie throws an elbow but misses.

Chi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi thumps Leslie with a low kick.
ni Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chi!
Chi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chi throws a right hand that Leslie ducks under and follows up with a left that Leslie also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chi!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leslie dodges the punch combination from Chi.
Chi keeps the fight on the outside.
Chi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leslie tries to clinch up
and Chi counters with a straight right hand.
Chi misses with the combination.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
ni Chi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie walks into a stiff left hand from Chi.
Leslie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chi finds it's way round the side to connect with Leslie's head.
Chi lands a two punch combo.
Leslie doesn't manage to clinch there - Chi circles away.
Leslie doesn't manage to clinch there - Chi circles away.
Leslie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chi throws a shot to the body.
Chi feints and then cracks Leslie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leslie down.
Leslie tries to clinch there but Chi circles away.
Leslie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chi.
Chi throws a head kick that half lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chi.
Leslie doesn't manage to clinch there - Chi circles away.
Chi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leslie dodges the punch combination from Chi.
Leslie tries to clinch but Chi moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie tries to clinch but Chi is having none of it.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leslie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leslie darts in trying to clinch
and Chi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leslie wants to clinch.
Chi misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Leslie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leslie won't allow it.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi.

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 ni Chi.
I think Chi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ni Chi!