PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mental Warrior (ranked 3427 p4p, 4600 weight class) and Fernando Leyva (ranked 433 p4p, 551 weight class). Warrior comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. This should be fireworks!

Warrior
vs
Leyva

182 cm
18
177
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Leyva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior scores with a jab. Leyva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Warrior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leyva slips under a jab from Warrior.
Warrior takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Warrior lands with a right hand.

It looks like Fernando Leyva has been cut.
Warrior just misses with a punch to the body.
Warrior throws a right hand that misses
and Leyva counters with a left and a right that stings Warrior.
Warrior misses the jab.
Warrior misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Warrior misses
and Leyva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leyva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warrior.
Leyva throws a nice looking combination but Warrior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warrior lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Warrior scores with a hook to the body. Leyva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leyva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warrior.
Warrior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leyva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warrior manages to avoid it.
A cross from Warrior lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warrior misses with a hook
and Leyva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Warrior thinking.
We've been told by Warrior's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leyva misses the jab.
Warrior throwing a counter right hand but Leyva manages to avoid it.
Mental Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior just misses with a punch to the body.
Leyva misses with a lunging right hand

and Warrior counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warrior.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
Warrior scores with a shot to the side of Leyva's head.
Leyva misses with a punch to the body.
Warrior works on Leyva's body with a couple of short punches.
Leyva scores with a shoulder strike.
Leyva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Warrior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Warrior.
Warrior lands with a short shot to the head.
Leyva tries to break free but Warrior pushes him back against the cage.
Warrior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leyva backwards.

Leyva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warrior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Warrior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Leyva is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Leyva! Warrior dives in looking to finish! Leyva is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mental Warrior!
After the big win, Mental Warrior made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.