PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Morterero (ranked 893 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Mario Leonardo (ranked 123 p4p, 139 weight class). Morterero comes to the cage accompanied by Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Morterero
vs
Leonardo

171 cm
21
169
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
170
6 - 2 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morterero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leonardo as he jumps to the side.
Morterero throws a hook but Leonardo avoids it easily.
Leonardo connects with a body shot that sends Morterero's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Leonardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leonardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morterero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero has been working on his balance at Gold Samurai's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Leonardo.
Mario Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Leonardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonardo.
Morterero throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morterero throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Morterero swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Leonardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonardo moves out of range as Morterero strikes.
Leonardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morterero loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Morterero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo looks to land a right hand but Morterero moved out of range.
Leonardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morterero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Morterero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morterero with a body shot.
Leonardo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
Morterero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but Morterero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morterero slips under a jab from Leonardo.
Morterero attempts a counter takedown but Leonardo avoids it well and moves away.
Leonardo thuds his right hand into Morterero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Leonardo.
Morterero throws an overhand right that lands on Leonardo's shoulder, as Leonardo tries to avoid the shot.
Morterero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonardo, as that shot connected.
Morterero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonardo throws out a counter right but Morterero avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Morterero misses.
Leonardo's coach down at The Tank Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Leonardo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morterero doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Leonardo counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Morterero misses
and Leonardo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morterero thinking.
Leonardo connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
Leonardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morterero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Morterero misses the jab.
Leonardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morterero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morterero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonardo throws out the jab.
Leonardo misses with the combination.
It looked like Morterero was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morterero sizes up Leonardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Morterero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonardo.
The fighters circling - Leonardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo lands with an overhand left.
Leonardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morterero misses with a straight right.
Leonardo misses with a hook.
Leonardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morterero.
Leonardo lands a jab to Morterero's midsection.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Morterero moves out of range easily.
Morterero throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Morterero counter with a right hand.
Leonardo dips to his left and cracks Morterero with an uppercut!
Morterero misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morterero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morterero slips a jab and a cross from Leonardo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Leonardo lands.
Morterero throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a head kick that Morterero semi-blocks.
Morterero missing with a left hand there. Leonardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
Leonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut. Morterero saw that one coming.
Leonardo slips a straight right by Morterero.
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Morterero scores with a three punch combo!
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo takes one to the chin there.
Leonardo swings widly with a right hand
and Morterero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Morterero.
Morterero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morterero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leonardo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Morterero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Morterero.
Morterero throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mario Leonardo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leonardo throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morterero cracks Leonardo with a good jab.
Morterero throws a series of punches but Leonardo avoids them all with ease.
Leonardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Morterero.
Leonardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Morterero is just out of range.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morterero.
Leonardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morterero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leonardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morterero.
Morterero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morterero looks to land a right hand but Leonardo moved out of range.
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
Leonardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morterero momentarily.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Morterero.
Morterero looks to land a right hand but Leonardo moved out of range.
Leonardo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morterero misses with a body kick.
Mario Leonardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonardo scores with a jab.
Leonardo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Morterero.
Morterero throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morterero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Leonardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Morterero cracks Leonardo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morterero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morterero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonardo on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Morterero moves out of range.
Leonardo misses with a body shot
and Morterero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonardo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
Leonardo throws a right hand that Morterero ducks under and follows up with a left that Morterero also avoids with ease.
Morterero throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Morterero misses.
A head kick by Leonardo misses
and Morterero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonardo slips a straight right by Morterero.
A punch combination from Morterero misses.
Morterero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but Morterero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morterero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo lands a jab to Morterero's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo misses the shot to the body.
Morterero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morterero.
Leonardo avoids the head kick by Morterero.
Leonardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Morterero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morterero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morterero moves out of range of the strikes.
Morterero misses with a hook
and Morterero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morterero misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
Leonardo looks to land a combination but Morterero avoids it well.
Morterero slips under a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Leonardo takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leonardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonardo.
The crowd cheers as Morterero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonardo doesn't seem phased though.
Morterero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo is looking to clinch.
Leonardo walks into a left hand.
Morterero throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Morterero.
Morterero throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonardo walks into a stiff left hand from Morterero.
Leonardo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morterero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Morterero.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mario Leonardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Morterero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Leonardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morterero.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morterero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leonardo.
Morterero misses with a head kick.
Morterero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leonardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morterero throws an overhand right that lands on Leonardo's shoulder, as Leonardo tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardo. Morterero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Morterero.
It seemed like Leonardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mario Leonardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonardo looks to land a right hand but Morterero moved out of range.
Morterero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero slips a straight right by Leonardo.
Morterero throwing a counter right hand but Leonardo manages to avoid it.
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Leonardo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Leonardo clinches up with Morterero and pushes him back against the cage.

Morterero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morterero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonardo scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardo. Morterero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo swings for the body but Morterero moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Morterero.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Morterero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morterero misses with a series of wild punches.
Morterero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonardo has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morterero looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Leonardo cracks Morterero with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morterero connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Morterero.
A big left from Leonardo misses.
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Morterero throwing a counter right hand but Leonardo manages to avoid it.
Morterero blocks a jab.
Leonardo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morterero missing with a left hand there. Leonardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morterero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Morterero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morterero motions for Leonardo to come forward. Morterero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morterero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Morterero slips a straight right by Leonardo.
Morterero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morterero's hands.
Leonardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonardo lands with a kick to the temple. Morterero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morterero misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.
Morterero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morterero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leonardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Morterero counters with a nice uppercut.
Morterero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morterero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morterero walks into a stiff left hand from Leonardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is looking to clinch.
Leonardo misses with a hook.
Leonardo throws a hook but Morterero blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo looks to land a combination but Morterero avoids it well.
Leonardo works Morterero's body with a nice hook.
Leonardo misses with a hook. Morterero ducked under it nicely.
Morterero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morterero staying out of range there.
Jab from Morterero.
Morterero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Morterero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Morterero.
Morterero throws a low kick, looking for Leonardo's leg but Leonardo calmly moves out of range.
Morterero misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Leonardo really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leonardo blocks a jab.
Morterero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leonardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonardo throws a right hand that Morterero ducks under and follows up with a left that Morterero also avoids with ease.
Morterero tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Morterero.
Leonardo lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut. Morterero saw that one coming.
Morterero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morterero looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morterero misses with a hook.
Leonardo moves out of range as Morterero strikes.
Leonardo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morterero counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonardo tries to clinch there but Morterero circles away.
Leonardo misses the jab.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Morterero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morterero looks to throw the jab but Leonardo is out of range.
Leonardo feints a jab promting Morterero to slip. Leonardo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morterero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonardo misses the target.
Morterero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leonardo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morterero thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morterero, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonardo connects with a right hand. Morterero shakes it off.
Leonardo swings for the body but Morterero moves out of range.
Morterero looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.
Leonardo thuds a left hand into Morterero's body.
Morterero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morterero throws a series of punches but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo throws out a counter right but Morterero avoids it with no problem.
Morterero throws a hook but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morterero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonardo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Morterero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morterero misses with a takedown attempt
and Leonardo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Morterero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab lands there for Leonardo.
Morterero misses with a head kick.
Leonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonardo throws the left hand but Morterero avoids the punch easily.
Morterero looks to land a right hand but Leonardo moved out of range.
Leonardo scores with a shot to the body.

Leonardo clinches up against the cage.

Leonardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morterero slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morterero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo scores with a jab. Morterero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonardo scores with a nice strike.
Leonardo takes a swing at Morterero's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardo. Morterero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morterero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morterero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leonardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero misses with a few strikes there.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Morterero.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut
and Morterero counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morterero moves away.
It looked like Morterero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Leonardo dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Morterero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Morterero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonardo, as that shot connected.
Leonardo throws a hook but Morterero avoids it easily.
Morterero throws an off balance right hand
and Leonardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonardo moves out of range as Morterero strikes.
Leonardo misses with a double jab.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morterero.
Morterero catches Leonardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leonardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morterero.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo moves out of range as Morterero strikes.
Leonardo misses with a right hand
and Leonardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Morterero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morterero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonardo wants to clinch but Morterero slips to the side
and Morterero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonardo swinging wildly here.
Leonardo lands a jab.
Morterero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Morterero misses the jab.
Leonardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonardo with a jab.
Leonardo slips a straight right by Morterero.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonardo! But no joy.
Leonardo defending well as Morterero loads up on a big left hand.
Morterero dodges the punch combination from Leonardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Morterero shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morterero wants to take a breather but Leonardo is having none of it.
Well, if Morterero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morterero wants to take a breather but Leonardo is having none of it.
Leonardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morterero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo trying to control but Morterero postures up.
Morterero controlling the action here.
Leonardo trying to control but Morterero postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leonardo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morterero has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leonardo working to try and regain half guard.
Mario Leonardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Morterero jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Leonardo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Leonardo and Morterero has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Morterero decides to stand up, so the ref orders Leonardo to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Leonardo.
I've got Leonardo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mario Leonardo!
Mario Leonardo is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Leonardo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.