PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Leko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Equis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leko
vs
Dos Equis

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Leko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Equis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Equis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dos Equis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos Equis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dos Equis scoring with strikes but Leko is staying in there.
Leko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leko is working hard here to advance position.
Leko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Equis on the ground.
Leko wants to control but Dos Equis is having none of it.
Leko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos Equis controlling from the full mount.
Dos Equis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko is trying to escape the mount.
Dos Equis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leko is desperately trying to improve his position but Dos Equis has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Dos Equis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dos Equis controlling from mount.
Dos Equis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis lands a big shot there that rocks Leko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dos Equis unloading with bombs!
Dos Equis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Leko is rocked!
Leko is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leko wants to hold on but Dos Equis pushes him away.
Dos Equis raining down shots from the mount!
Leko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dos Equis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Dos Equis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis with the ground and pound from mount.
Dos Equis landing strikes from the mount.
Dos Equis lands a nice shot to the head.
Leko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dos Equis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dos Equis wants to control the pace but Leko is squirming around nicely.
Dos Equis scoring with strikes but Leko is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leko?
Dos Equis unloading with bombs!
Dos Equis landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Equis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Equis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dos Equis with shots to the head and body - Leko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dos Equis cracks Leko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leko is in a horrible position here. Dos Equis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dos Equis working Leko over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Equis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dos Equis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leko sprawls well initially but Dos Equis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dos Equis is looking to take a break and control but Leko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leko wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leko wants to control but Dos Equis is keeping busy.
Dos Equis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leko is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Equis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Leko is trying to escape back to his feet but Dos Equis uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Equis landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dos Equis decides to stand back up. Dos Equis steps back and let's Leko get back to his feet.

Dos Equis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dos Equis showed some decent athleticism there.
Dos Equis controlling the pace.
Dos Equis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Dos Equis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leko is just riding it out for now. Dos Equis eventually gives up the hold.
Leko wants to improve his position but Dos Equis is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis content to control rather than advance.
Leko is trying to maintain the position but Dos Equis is very close to passing his half guard.

Dos Equis gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis tries to clinch but Leko moves out of range.

Dos Equis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leko wants to get back to his feet.
Leko is looking for a sweep.
Leko is not content to let Dos Equis control the position.
Dos Equis cracks Leko with a big right hand but Leko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Dos Equis stands up and beckons Leko to his feet.

Dos Equis closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Equis lands with a right to the head.

Dos Equis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Leko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Equis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dos Equis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Dos Equis stands up.
Leko has his takedown stuffed

and Dos Equis counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Equis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Leko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Leko with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dos Equis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leko won't be happy with that.
Dos Equis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Junior Dos Equis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leko is trying to get back to half guard.

Dos Equis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos Equis controlling the position from side mount.
Dos Equis has control of an arm but Leko manages to advance to Dos Equis's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Equis breaks Leko's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dos Equis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dos Equis postures up in Leko's guard and throws a big left but Leko blocks it.
Dos Equis wants to control from the top but Leko keeps moving.
Leko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dos Equis wants to control from the top but Leko keeps moving.

Dos Equis gets to his feet. Leko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stefan Leko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Equis is looking to clinch but Leko is avoiding it.
Leko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dos Equis counters by moving into the clinch.
The referee calls for Dos Equis to work.
Leko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Equis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Leko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dos Equis.
Dos Equis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leko is defending well for now.
Leko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Equis smiles and moves away.
Leko lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis misses with a wild body shot.

Dos Equis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leko striking off his back but it's not causing Dos Equis any problems.
Dos Equis is looking to work some ground and pound but Leko has wrist control.

Dos Equis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leko, up you get!

Dos Equis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leko did well to prevent Dos Equis getting side control.
Dos Equis slows the pace down in half guard.
Dos Equis is looking to take a break and control but Leko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior Dos Equis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis blocks the strikes from Leko.
Leko is looking for a sweep. Dos Equis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dos Equis slips a nice elbow through Leko's hands, connecting with Leko's forehead.
Dos Equis content to control rather than advance.
Dos Equis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stefan Leko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leko is in trouble now - Dos Equis has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Equis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dos Equis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Equis!