PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Death has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Death
vs
Leung

172 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
28
141 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ip Leung !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Leung , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leung doesn't manage to clinch there - Death circles away.
Leung throws a nice looking combination but Death bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leung misses with a wild combination.
Death tries to close the distance and clinch but Leung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Leung . Those never looked like landing.
Leung tries a head kick but it misses.
Leung slaps away a takedown attempt from Death, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Death with that takedown attempt.
Death tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Death.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung throws a series of punches but Death avoids them all with ease.
Death has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leung .
Leung throws a low kick but Death avoids it.
Leung throws a sloppy head kick and Death moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Leung . No joy for Death on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Death. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Death fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Death dives in and scores a takedown into Leung 's guard.
Death showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Death postures up in Leung 's guard and throws a big left but Leung blocks it.
Leung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Death working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Death controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Death wants to control from the top but Leung keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Death thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Death 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.
Death trying to control the position from guard on top but Leung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Death. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leung wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Leung has closed the distance and engaged Death in a clinch.
Death wants a takedown.
Leung using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Death has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Michael Death has been cut.
Death blocks a body shot from Leung .
Death has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leung after a bit of a struggle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
Leung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Death is defending well for now.
Leung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leung throws an elbow but it misses.
Death blocks the elbow strike.
Leung misses with an elbow strike.
Death changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leung fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung throws a right and a left that Death avoids nicely.
Ip Leung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Death misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Death tries to clinch up.
Leung misses with a two punch combination.
Death closes the distance and clinches up with Leung , looking for a takedown. Death pushes Leung against the cage but Leung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Death shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Death showed some decent athleticism there.
Death trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ip Leung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Death's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Death takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Death's head.
Death tries to work over Leung 's front leg with a kick but Leung checks it.
Leung throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Leung tries to sprawl but Death drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Death is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Death trying to control from half guard but Leung is working away.
Death is looking to advance position but Leung won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung is trying to stand.

Death seems to be working for a kimura but Leung defends the submission attempt.
Death is trying to control the action in half guard but Leung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michael Death overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Death controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Death tries to pass to full mount but Leung defends it.
Death thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leung 's head.

Death is working for a kimura but Leung is defending it quite comfortably.

Death is trying to work for a kimura but Leung is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Death not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leung wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Death blocks a head kick by Leung .
Death tries for a takedown but Leung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Leung instigates a clinch.
Leung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leung misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Death has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leung after a bit of a struggle.
Leung throws an elbow that misses.
Leung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leung gets underhooks to prevent Death's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Death. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Death is trying to drag Leung to the mat but Leung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leung lands an uppercut.
Leung misses with a punch to the body.
Leung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Death has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leung after a bit of a struggle.
Leung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Death wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ip Leung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Death's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Death tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leung swivels and escapes.
Leung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ip Leung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Death is defending well for now.
Leung lands an elbow that stopped Death in his tracks for a moment.
Death has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Death on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Death has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Death. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leung misses with an elbow over the top.
Leung lands an elbow inside.
Leung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung looking to throw knees to the head but Death is blocking nicely.
Leung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Death backwards.
Death has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Leung fails to land.
Leung scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung landing knees to the body.
Death has Leung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Death looking for a takedown.
Death is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Leung .
Leung lands an elbow that stopped Death in his tracks for a moment.
Death changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leung fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Death showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leung .

Leung clinches.
Death swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leung misses with an elbow strike.
Death blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Death is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung scores with a knee to the head.
Death is looking for a takedown.
Death has Leung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Death tries to throw a body punch but Leung avoids it by throwing Death back against the cage.
Leung pushes off an throws an elbow but Death leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Death wants a takedown.
Death changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leung fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leung misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leung throws a leg kick but Death sees it coming and moves out of range.
Death is looking to clinch.
Ip Leung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Death.
Leung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leung pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Death on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leung gets underhooks to prevent Death's takedown attempt.
Leung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Death is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice elbow from Leung .
Leung lands a knee to the body.
Death blocks an elbow strike from Leung .
Leung misses with a punch to the body.
Leung can't find room to land a body shot as Death controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leung throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leung cracks Death with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leung .
Leung landing knees to the head.
Death misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Leung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Death tries to score a body lock takedown but Leung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leung lands an elbow that stopped Death in his tracks for a moment.
Death missing with knees to the body.
Leung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leung scores with a knee to the head.
Michael Death has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leung lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leung .
Ip Leung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Death backwards.
A short left from Death.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ip Leung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leung 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ip Leung !
Our winner, Ip Leung , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.