PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo DeAngelis (ranked 3007 p4p, 3751 weight class) and Tyrone Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

DeAngelis
vs
Leopoldo

185 cm
25
290
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
265
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

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

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

Leopoldo rushes DeAngelis and presses him up against the cage.
Leopoldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeAngelis tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeAngelis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeAngelis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leopoldo or not.
DeAngelis throws a head punch that misses.
Leopoldo prevents a body shot from DeAngelis.

DeAngelis breaks the clinch.
DeAngelis with the inside leg kick.
No joy there for DeAngelis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leopoldo scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Marcelo DeAngelis has been cut.
DeAngelis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Leopoldo drives through and clinches with DeAngelis against the cage.
Leopoldo misses with a punch to the body.
DeAngelis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeAngelis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo looking to throw knees to the head but DeAngelis is blocking nicely.
DeAngelis gets through Leopoldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeAngelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Leopoldo tries a knee to the head but DeAngelis blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeAngelis.
Leopoldo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
DeAngelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeAngelis misses with a body punch.
Leopoldo tries a body shot but DeAngelis blocks it.
DeAngelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopoldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leopoldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeAngelis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
DeAngelis tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
DeAngelis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

DeAngelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Leopoldo looks to move away, DeAngelis throws a big counter combo but Leopoldo just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelis cracks a nice hook into Leopoldo's ribs.
DeAngelis looks to score with a jab to the body but Leopoldo is just out of range.
DeAngelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopoldo moves away.
DeAngelis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeAngelis scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeAngelis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leopoldo manages to avoid it.

DeAngelis tries to keep at a distance but Leopoldo has taken the fight into the clinch.

DeAngelis breaks the clinch.
DeAngelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopoldo moves away.
DeAngelis connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leopoldo moves into range and clinches up with DeAngelis.
DeAngelis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leopoldo has him pressed against the cage.
DeAngelis prevents a body shot from Leopoldo.
DeAngelis tries to circle away but Leopoldo has him pinned against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it misses.

DeAngelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Leopoldo moves into the clinch.
DeAngelis is trying to break the clinch but Leopoldo is controlling him.
Nice body punch from DeAngelis - that landed with a thud.
Leopoldo looks winded!
DeAngelis lands with a short shot to the head.
DeAngelis misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeAngelis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
DeAngelis tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo misses with an elbow over the top.
DeAngelis misses with the head strike.
Leopoldo throws a knee to the head but misses.

DeAngelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from DeAngelis.
DeAngelis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That kick from DeAngelis tenderised Leopoldo's leg. Leopoldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
DeAngelis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeAngelis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeAngelis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeAngelis scoring well with a low kick there.
Leopoldo swings for the body but DeAngelis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo DeAngelis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo DeAngelis'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.

DeAngelis connects with a leg kick.

Leopoldo gets a clinch.
DeAngelis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeAngelis misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeAngelis is looking to control Leopoldo's arms but Leopoldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeAngelis has his back to the cage.
Tyrone Leopoldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leopoldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leopoldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DeAngelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeAngelis tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeAngelis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leopoldo throws an elbow but misses.
DeAngelis dodges an elbow strike from Leopoldo.
DeAngelis struggles to land a body shot inside as Leopoldo controls his hands.
DeAngelis avoiding damage.
DeAngelis lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo blocking some punches.
DeAngelis works on Leopoldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Leopoldo is breathing heavily.
DeAngelis misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeAngelis tries to break the clinch but Leopoldo is controlling the position.
DeAngelis tries to stall but Leopoldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leopoldo misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from DeAngelis.

DeAngelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo misses with a lunging right hand
and DeAngelis counters with a left to the body.
DeAngelis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeAngelis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeAngelis.
Leopoldo 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 two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelis takes a swing at Leopoldo's ribcage but misses.
Leopoldo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leopoldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeAngelis misses with a wild body shot.
Leopoldo tries to counter with a clinch but DeAngelis shakes him off and moves away.
Leopoldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeAngelis.
Leopoldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from DeAngelis.
Leopoldo wants to clinch up but DeAngelis keeps it at a distance.
DeAngelis pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Leopoldo rushes DeAngelis and presses him up against the cage.
DeAngelis swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

DeAngelis breaks the clinch.
DeAngelis lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeAngelis. Leopoldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeAngelis is looking to land body kicks.
Leopoldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from DeAngelis.
DeAngelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopoldo moves away.
Crunch! DeAngelis slams his shin into Leopoldo's torso.
DeAngelis lands a leg kick that knocks Leopoldo off balance momentarily.
DeAngelis throws a body shot but no joy.
DeAngelis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeAngelis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeAngelis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeAngelis misses with a low kick.
DeAngelis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - DeAngelis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leopoldo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leopoldo tries to clinch up but DeAngelis circles away and keeps his distance.
You can see that Leopoldo has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
DeAngelis throws a head kick that misses.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeAngelis throws a front kick that sends Leopoldo stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DeAngelis counters with a good low kick that Leopoldo was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo DeAngelis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo DeAngelis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Leopoldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeAngelis. DeAngelis obviously looking to wear him down.
DeAngelis tries a low kick but Leopoldo avoids it.
DeAngelis is looking to wear down Leopoldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Leopoldo clinches.
Leopoldo can't find room to land a body shot as DeAngelis controls the action.
DeAngelis swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Leopoldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeAngelis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeAngelis misses with a hook. Leopoldo ducked under it nicely.
DeAngelis lands a really nice looking cross but Leopoldo seems unphased.
Leopoldo lands with a good body shot.
DeAngelis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leopoldo can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from DeAngelis misses.
Marcelo DeAngelis is winning the standup battle so far.
Leopoldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeAngelis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from DeAngelis misses its target.
Leopoldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
DeAngelis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leopoldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Leopoldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leopoldo misses with a knee strike.

DeAngelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leopoldo misses with a left hand
and DeAngelis counters with a straight right hand.

Leopoldo is rocked!
DeAngelis throws a head kick but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Leopoldo is still on wobbly legs! Can DeAngelis finish him?
Leopoldo wants to clinch up but DeAngelis keeps it at a distance.
Leopoldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Leopoldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyrone Leopoldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelis lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Leopoldo can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from DeAngelis and Leopoldo drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by DeAngelis.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo DeAngelis!