PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Leopoldo (ranked 3893 p4p, 6161 weight class) and Jacob Gayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jacob Gayle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Leopoldo
vs
Gayle

210 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
225
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Gayle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leopoldo has managed to clinch.
Leopoldo is leaning against Gayle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gayle avoids the elbow strike from Leopoldo, against the cage.
Leopoldo throws an elbow that misses.
Leopoldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gayle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leopoldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leopoldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gayle blocks it with crossed arms.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gayle blocks the elbow strike.
Gayle is trying to break the clinch but Leopoldo is controlling him.
Gayle blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leopoldo smiles and moves away.

Leopoldo moves into the clinch.
Leopoldo misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leopoldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gayle avoids the elbow strike from Leopoldo, against the cage.
Leopoldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leopoldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gayle is trying to pull guard but Leopoldo has him pressed against the cage.
Tyrone Leopoldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Gayle.
Gayle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gayle blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gayle fails to land.
Gayle tries to pull guard but Leopoldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Gayle drops back down to his feet.
Leopoldo blocks a body shot from Gayle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leopoldo throws an elbow but misses.
Leopoldo misses with a knee to the head.
Leopoldo lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Leopoldo.
Gayle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leopoldo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leopoldo prevents Gayle from breaking the clinch.
Leopoldo misses with a knee to the head.
Gayle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leopoldo looking to throw knees to the head but Gayle is blocking nicely.
Leopoldo cracks Gayle with a nice body shot.
Leopoldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leopoldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leopoldo tries a knee to the head but Gayle blocks it.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gayle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leopoldo smiles and moves away.
Gayle is looking to clinch but Leopoldo is avoiding it.

Leopoldo has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayle blocks an elbow strike.
Gayle blocks an elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Gayle can't break the clinch.
Leopoldo misses with a knee to the head.
Leopoldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gayle's efforts to push away.
Leopoldo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leopoldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gayle tries to throw a body punch but Leopoldo avoids it by throwing Gayle back against the cage.
Leopoldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gayle blocks it with crossed arms.
Gayle blocks an elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leopoldo misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but Gayle blocks with his arms.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but Gayle blocks with his arms.
Gayle wants to break free but Leopoldo has control.
Gayle is trying to pull guard but Leopoldo has him pressed against the cage.
Leopoldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gayle or not.
Gayle avoids a wild elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Gayle is looking to break free of the clinch but Leopoldo has double underhooks.
Leopoldo 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 Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gayle dodges an elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Gayle dodges an elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Gayle avoids the elbow strike from Leopoldo, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Leopoldo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gayle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leopoldo as he jumps to the side.
Leopoldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gayle. Gayle gets slowly back to his feet.
Leopoldo tries to counter by clinching up but Gayle breaks away and moves out of range.
Jacob Gayle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leopoldo has managed to clinch.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leopoldo misses with an elbow over the top.
Gayle avoids a wild elbow strike from Leopoldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo tries a knee to the head but Gayle blocks it.
Leopoldo is working Gayle over against the cage.
Leopoldo throws an elbow that misses.
Leopoldo misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leopoldo tries to break the clinch but Gayle is controlling the position.
Leopoldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leopoldo throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leopoldo tries a knee to the head but Gayle blocks it.
Gayle wants to break free but Leopoldo has control.
Tyrone Leopoldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gayle blocks an elbow strike.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but Gayle blocks with his arms.
Leopoldo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leopoldo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gayle's brow.
Gayle tries to pull guard but Leopoldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tyrone Leopoldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Gayle.

Gayle manages to pull guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad The Island inform us that Gayle has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Leopoldo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Gayle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leopoldo passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayle struggling a bit here.

Leopoldo swings around for an armbar but Gayle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leopoldo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leopoldo controlling Gayle's posture.

Leopoldo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gayle has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayle prevents Leopoldo from standing back up.
Leopoldo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Leopoldo is looking for a sweep. Gayle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leopoldo is staying active underneath Gayle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leopoldo is positioning himself well to prevent Gayle advancing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gayle stops Leopoldo from getting back to his feet.
Leopoldo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gayle has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Leopoldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gayle on the ground.
Gayle manages to capitalize on a mistake by Leopoldo to take his back!

Gayle working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gayle not allowing Leopoldo to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrone Leopoldo will probably get the nod.
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!

Gayle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leopoldo swivels and escapes.
Gayle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leopoldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gayle tries for a takedown but Leopoldo circles away easily

and Leopoldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leopoldo.
Tyrone Leopoldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Gayle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leopoldo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gayle's brow.
Leopoldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gayle blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leopoldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leopoldo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leopoldo throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayle jumps guard but Leopoldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but Gayle blocks with his arms.
Leopoldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leopoldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries a knee to the head but Gayle blocks it.
Leopoldo lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Leopoldo as the two fighters clinch.
Leopoldo misses with a knee strike.
Leopoldo misses with an elbow strike.
Gayle blocks the elbow strike.
Leopoldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gayle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but Gayle blocks with his arms.

Gayle ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gayle no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Leopoldo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gayle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leopoldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gayle scrambles back to his feet.
Leopoldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gayle can do to turn this around?

Leopoldo has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Gayle throws knees to the body.
Leopoldo looking to throw knees to the head but Gayle is blocking nicely.
Gayle keeps control of Leopoldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leopoldo misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leopoldo throws an elbow but misses.
Leopoldo misses with an elbow over the top.
Leopoldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gayle tries to pull guard but Leopoldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gayle avoids a wild elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but Gayle blocks with his arms.
Tyrone Leopoldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gayle tries to pull guard but Leopoldo won't allow it.
Leopoldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gayle.
Leopoldo prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leopoldo is defending well.
Leopoldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayle is looking to take this one to the mat.
A left hand lands to the body for Leopoldo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leopoldo gets underhooks to prevent Gayle's takedown attempt.
Jacob Gayle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gayle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Leopoldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leopoldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Leopoldo!
Tyrone Leopoldo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.