PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Spyke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Spyke
vs
Leslie

205 cm
32
265 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

195 cm
24
241 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Spyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leslie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spyke swings widly with a right hand
and Leslie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leslie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Spyke.
Good leg kick by Leslie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Spyke catches Leslie right on the button with a cross.
Spyke misses with a looping right.
Leslie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut there from Leslie.
Spyke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spyke cracks a nice hook into Leslie's ribs.
Leslie looks to score with a jab to the body but Spyke is just out of range.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spyke misses.
Spyke throws out a powerful jab.
Spyke blocks a jab.
Spyke works the jab nicely.
Leslie works Spyke's body with a nice hook.
Leslie throws a right hand that misses
and Spyke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leslie throws a chopping leg kick but Spyke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spyke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leslie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spyke loads up on a big right hand but Leslie slips the punch.
Leslie throws out a counter right but Spyke avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leslie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spyke.
Leslie connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spyke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leslie doesn't seem bothered though.
Spyke stuns Leslie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leslie cracks the inside of Spyke's front leg.
Leslie scores with a leg kick.
Spyke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leslie.
Leslie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Spyke.
Spyke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leslie throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Spyke misses its target.
Leslie throws a sloppy body shot
and Spyke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leslie lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Leslie.
Leslie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spyke was well out of range. Poor timing from Leslie.
Leslie thumps Spyke with a low kick.
Leslie throws a sloppy body shot

and Spyke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Spyke.
Leslie misses with a punch on the inside.
Leslie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spyke's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leslie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spyke blocks a body shot from Leslie.
Leslie gets through Spyke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leslie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Spyke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spyke slips under a jab from Leslie.
Spyke lands a nice shot that snaps Leslie's head back.
Spyke swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Oooooh!!! Spyke has knocked Leslie down with a huge combo! Spyke steps away and waves a wobbly Leslie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Leslie is rocked!

It looks like Reginald Leslie has been cut.
Leslie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Spyke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reginald Leslie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Spyke misses.
A little jabbing left from Leslie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spyke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leslie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leslie scores with a leg kick.
Kurt Spyke is winning the standup battle so far.
Spyke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leslie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spyke throws a body shot but no joy.
Spyke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leslie.
Spyke takes a swing at Leslie's ribcage but misses.
Leslie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spyke rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leslie throws a predictable looking body shot

and Spyke moves into the clinch.
Leslie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spyke or not.
Leslie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leslie misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leslie misses with a body punch.
Spyke blocks a body shot from Leslie.
Spyke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spyke lands with a right to the head.
Leslie lands an uppercut.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spyke avoids it.
Leslie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leslie misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Spyke on the inside.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leslie throws an elbow but misses.
Spyke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
Leslie misses with a body punch.
Spyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spyke lands a shoulder strike.
Leslie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spyke's elbow.
Leslie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leslie lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spyke breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leslie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spyke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leslie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spyke throws a jab but it's blocked by Leslie.
Leslie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spyke lands a jab-cross combination.
Spyke misses with a lunging right hand
and Leslie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Spyke misses its intended target.
Spyke staying out of range there.
Leslie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spyke scores with a nice strike.
Leslie misses with the combination.
Spyke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leslie.
Spyke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Leslie slips under a jab from Spyke.
Spyke misses with a straight left.
Spyke lands an overhand right.
Leslie lands a jab to Spyke's midsection.
Leslie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spyke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie looks to score with a jab to the body but Spyke is just out of range.
Leslie avoids the body shot from Spyke.
Spyke sets himself, and Leslie steps forward looking for the clinch! Spyke avoids it this time.
Spyke lands a nice hook to Leslie's body. Leslie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spyke swings widly with a right hand
and Leslie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leslie misses with a wild body shot.
Leslie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spyke in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spyke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leslie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leslie lands with a good body shot.
Leslie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spyke was well out of range. Poor timing from Leslie.
Spyke feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Reginald Leslie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reginald Leslie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters circle momentarily. Leslie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leslie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spyke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leslie throws a leg kick but Spyke checks it.
Spyke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spyke throws a hook to the side of Leslie's head but Leslie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Leslie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spyke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spyke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leslie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leslie swings for the body but Spyke moves out of range.
Spyke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leslie throws a body punch but Spyke moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spyke looks to throw the jab but Leslie is out of range.
Spyke misses with a body shot.
Leslie scores with a leg kick.
Leslie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spyke cracks Leslie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Leslie misses
and Spyke counters with a straight right hand.
Spyke misses with a looping left.
Leslie punishes Spyke's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leslie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leslie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leslie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spyke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leslie flicks out a counter leg kick but Spyke steps away.
Spyke connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spyke misses with a looping right.
A combination from Spyke does no damage.
Spyke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spyke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leslie moves away.
Leslie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Spyke.
Leslie scores with a leg kick.
Leslie scores with a jab to the head.
Spyke throws a lazy uppercut
and Spyke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leslie staying out of range there.
Leslie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spyke looks to score with a jab to the body but Leslie is just out of range.
Spyke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spyke throws a combination. Leslie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spyke connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leslie.
Leslie avoids the body shot from Spyke.
Leslie looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leslie scores with a leg kick.
Spyke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leslie lands a nice looking body shot.
Leslie wants to clinch up but Spyke keeps it at a distance.
Leslie thumps Spyke with a low kick.
Leslie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leslie tries to clinch but Spyke moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reginald Leslie.
I think Leslie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Leslie!
Reginald Leslie thanked the fans post fight for their support.