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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marty Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Hali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Leslie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marty Leslie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janne Hali!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leslie throws out the jab.
Leslie misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leslie. Hali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hali has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leslie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Leslie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hali.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hali moves out of range of the strikes.
Leslie missing with a left hand there. Hali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leslie misses the jab.
Leslie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leslie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hali.
Leslie cracks Hali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leslie ducks under a wild hook from Hali.
Leslie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hali was well out of range. Poor timing from Leslie.
Marty Leslie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leslie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hali manages to avoid it.
Leslie is looking to wear down Hali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leslie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leslie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leslie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hali.
Hali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hali throws a body punch but Leslie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hali.
Hali throws out a loose jab but Leslie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leslie slips a straight right by Hali.
Marty Leslie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leslie looks to land a left hand but Hali moved out of range nicely.
Leslie misses with a wild body shot.
Leslie misses with an uppercut
and Hali counters with a shoot takedown. Leslie fights it but they end up in guard.
Hali trying to control the position from guard on top but Leslie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hali is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Leslie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hali on the ground.
Leslie is breathing heavily.
Hali is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hali wants to control from the top but Leslie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie is trying to keep Hali in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hali trying to control but Leslie is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Hali misses its intended target.
Leslie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hali misses the target.
Hali looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leslie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leslie missing with a left hand there. Hali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leslie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leslie throws the left hand but Hali avoids the punch easily.
Hali is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hali shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leslie but Leslie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marty Leslie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janne Hali.
Hali changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leslie tries to avoid it but Hali manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leslie to the ground. Leslie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leslie throws out the jab.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leslie.
Hali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hali blocks a jab.
Hali closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leslie's guard.
Leslie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hali looking to pass the guard.
Leslie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hali puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hali wants to control but Leslie is keeping him busy.
Hali wants to work for an arm triangle but Leslie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Janne Hali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leslie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hali moves out of range as Leslie strikes.
Leslie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leslie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hali moves away.
Hali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leslie.
Hali swings for the body but Leslie moves out of range.
Leslie looks to land a left hand but Hali moved out of range nicely.
Leslie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leslie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hali counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hali.
Hali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leslie is keeping the position for now.
Janne Hali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leslie keeping moving, preventing Hali from controlling successfully.
Hali looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hali passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hali working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leslie stops Hali from passing to mount.
Hali trying to control the action but Leslie is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hali looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hali advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hali has hold of Leslie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Leslie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hali looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Leslie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leslie tries to get out of the position.
Hali working for a submission but Leslie is keeping him at bay.
Leslie is squirming around, avoiding Hali's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie working to try and regain half guard.
Hali looking to control but Leslie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hali is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Leslie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leslie shrugs it off.
Hali working for a submission but Leslie is keeping him at bay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leslie is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Hali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leslie looks to throw the jab but Hali is out of range.
Leslie takes a swing at Hali's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hali. Leslie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hali looks to land a right hand but Leslie moved out of range.
Leslie lands a really nice looking cross but Hali seems unphased.
Leslie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hali manages to avoid it.
Hali looks to throw the jab but Leslie is out of range.
Leslie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hali misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leslie just misses with a punch to the body.
Hali misses with a body shot.
Hali throws a hook to the side of Leslie's head but Leslie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leslie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leslie throws out a loose jab but Hali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hali takes a swing at Leslie's ribcage but misses.
Hali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leslie gets caught flat footed, as Hali shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hali trying to control but Leslie is working from the bottom.
Hali has gone for a leg lock! Leslie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hali's guard.
Leslie postures up.
Hali working for a triangle but Leslie defends it easily.
Leslie is posturing up here but Hali has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Leslie tries to roll out but it's too tight and Leslie has to tap! Slick submission there by Hali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Janne Hali!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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