PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ip Leung has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Leung
vs
Dre

174 cm
25
147 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

155 cm
25
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Bad Ideas, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dr Dre!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leung instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leung smiles and moves away.
Dre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Leung closes the distance and pushes Dre back into the cage.
Dre is looking to control Leung 's arms but Leung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dre has his back to the cage.
Dre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leung working Dre over with knees to the body.
Dre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dre throws a head punch that misses.
Dre is working for takedown but Leung is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ip Leung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Dre.
Leung cracks Dre with a nice body shot.
Leung lands an elbow inside.
Dre swings wildly with an uppercut but Leung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leung is defending well.
Leung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leung lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leung gets underhooks to prevent Dre's takedown attempt.
Dre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Leung .
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Leung .
Leung avoids the elbow strike from Dre, against the cage.
A short right from Leung on the inside.
Leung landing knees to the head.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung is breathing heavily.
Dre takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leung lands an elbow just above Dre 's eye.
Dre working aggressively here.
Leung lands with a light punch inside.
Dre tries to pull guard but Leung won't allow it.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dre is trying to force a seperation but Leung has the dominant position.
Dre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dre's defenses.
Leung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leung lands a knee to the head.
Dre misses with an elbow strike.
Leung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leung .
Leung looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Leung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dre throws an elbow but it misses.
Leung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Leung .
Leung lands an elbow just above Dre 's eye.
Dre is looking to control Leung 's arms but Leung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dre has his back to the cage.
Dre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dre is trying to stall.
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dre tries to pull guard but Leung holds him up against the cage and eventually Dre drops back down to his feet.
Dre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Leung .
A left hand lands to the body for Leung .
Dre tries to circle away but Leung has him pinned against the cage.
Leung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leung blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leung .
Leung crunches a lovely knee into Dre's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leung .
Leung digs a right hand underneath Dre's ribcage. Dre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dre misses with the head strike.
Dre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leung lands an elbow just above Dre 's eye.
Dre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leung to keep the fight standing.
Leung digs a right hand underneath Dre's ribcage. Dre let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leung scores with a knee to the head.
Leung scores with a shot to the side of Dre's head.
Dre is trying to pull guard but Leung has him pressed against the cage.
Dre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dre's face.
Leung works on Dre's body with a couple of short punches.
Dre throws a head punch that misses.
Dre tries to break the clinch but Leung is controlling the position.
Dre tries to pull guard but Leung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Leung .
Leung landing knees to the head.
A short left from Leung .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Leung .
Leung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ip Leung dominated that round.
That's time! Leung 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leung !
Leung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dre.
Leung checks a leg kick nicely.
Leung throws a nice looking combination but Dre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ip Leung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leung wants to clinch up but Dre keeps it at a distance.
Leung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leung .

Dre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leung 's head.
Dre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leung 's head.
Dre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Dre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Dre has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Leung is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dre yanks on the arm and Leung is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dre.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dr Dre!
An out of breath Dr Dre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Ip Leung stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am devastated but I will be back just watch'.