PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Burero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Leggeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leggeat has chosen Inside as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Burero
vs
Leggeat

178 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Burero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Leggeat!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leggeat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burero avoids it really well and circles away.
Burero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burero throws a right and a left that Leggeat avoids nicely.
Burero lands a two punch combo.
Burero tests Leggeat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Leggeat closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burero did well to prevent Leggeat getting side control.
Burero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leggeat wants to pass to mount but Burero is defending the position.
Burero trying to control from the bottom.
Leggeat throwing shots but Burero is blocking nicely.
Burero is looking for a sweep. Leggeat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leggeat trying to control the action but Burero is working from the bottom.
Burero is trying to stand.
Leggeat is taking a breather. Burero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leggeat throwing shots but Burero is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leggeat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burero sprawls well. Burero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leggeat gets slowly back to his feet.
Leggeat looks gassed!
Burero lands a really nice looking cross but Leggeat seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burero throws a series of punches but Leggeat avoids them all with ease.
Burero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leggeat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burero looks to land a combination but Leggeat avoids it well.
Burero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burero. Leggeat shrugs it off though.
Burero's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burero duly obliges.
Marco Burero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leggeat tries to clinch but Burero is having none of it.
Leggeat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burero connects with a right hand. Leggeat shakes it off.
Burero connects with a body shot.
Burero lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Leggeat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burero misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Burero misses.
Burero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burero.
Burero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burero throws a combination. Leggeat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burero throws a nice head kick!
Burero misses with the combination.
Burero lands a high kick!
Burero throws a front kick that sends Leggeat stumbling back into the cage.
Leggeat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left and a right from Burero both land. Nice combination.
Burero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burero misses with the combination.
Burero works over Leggeat's head and body with a nice combination.
Burero scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burero lands with a nice body kick.
Burero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut there from Burero.
Leggeat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burero can pounce on him.
Burero is working the combinations to good effect here.
Burero keeps Leggeat at a distance using the push kick.
Burero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leggeat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burero.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burero.
Burero scores with a hook to the body. Leggeat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leggeat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Burero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burero's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burero duly obliges.
Leggeat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burero throws a right and a left that Leggeat avoids nicely.
A combination from Burero does no damage.
Burero looks to land a combination but Leggeat avoids it well.
Marco Burero is winning the standup battle so far.
Leggeat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burero.
Leggeat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burero.
Burero sizes up Leggeat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leggeat is looking to clinch but Burero is avoiding it.
Burero misses with a series of wild punches.
Burero throws a one two combo.
Burero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leggeat is breathing heavily.
Burero is looking to slow Leggeat down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Burero is looking to slow Leggeat down with leg kicks.
Burero scores with a jab to the body.
Burero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leggeat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leggeat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burero. That one must have hurt.
A nice combination there by Burero.
Burero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leggeat if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Burero.
Burero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burero scores with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burero - that will leave a mark!
Burero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leggeat can do to turn this around?
Burero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burero thumps Leggeat with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leggeat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burero misses with a few strikes there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burero - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Burero.
Burero misses with a series of wild punches.
Burero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burero. That's going to slow Leggeat down.
Burero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leggeat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leggeat avoids the head kick by Burero.
Burero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leggeat's calf.
Marco Burero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leggeat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burero. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burero lands with a nice body kick.
Leggeat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Burero does no damage.
Burero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leggeat. Leggeat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Burero.
Leggeat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leggeat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burero. That one must have hurt.
Burero's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burero duly obliges.
Leggeat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burero digs a good hook to Leggeat's body.
Burero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burero.
Burero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burero throws a right hand that Leggeat ducks under and follows up with a left that Leggeat also avoids with ease.
Marco Burero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burero throws a front kick that sends Leggeat stumbling back into the cage.
Burero misses with a double jab.
Burero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Burero.
Burero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burero throws a front kick that sends Leggeat stumbling back into the cage.
Leggeat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leggeat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burero swivels and escapes.
Burero throws a leg kick which misses Leggeat's front leg but catches the back leg as Leggeat tries to avoid it.
Burero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Burero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leggeat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Burero dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Burero.
Burero throws the kick towards the body but Leggeat avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burero, right into the meat.
Leggeat throws a right hand that Burero ducks under and follows up with a left that Burero also avoids with ease.
Burero lands with a nice combination. Leggeat backs away looking to recover.
Burero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leggeat tries to clinch up.

Leggeat has Burero up against the cage in a clinch.

Burero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burero stalks Leggeat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leggeat's face. Leggeat staggers backwards, shaken.
Leggeat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leggeat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leggeat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burero.
Leggeat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burero throws a series of punches but Leggeat avoids them all with ease.
Burero throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burero. That's going to slow Leggeat down.
Burero misses with a two punch combination.
Leggeat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leggeat slips a jab and a cross from Burero.
Burero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Burero.
Burero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burero lands a jab-cross combination.
Leggeat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burero.
Burero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burero lands with a kick to the temple. Leggeat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leggeat shoots in for a double leg but Burero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burero throws a series of strikes that have Leggeat backpedaling.
Burero throws a front kick that sends Leggeat stumbling back into the cage.
Leggeat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burero lands a body shot.
A jab from Burero does it's job there.
Burero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leggeat takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Burero.
Leggeat tries for a takedown but Burero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Burero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Burero.
Leggeat throws a leg kick
and Burero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Burero!
Burero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burero punishes Leggeat's body with a nice straight punch.
Burero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burero lands a jab.
Burero lands with a kick to the temple. Leggeat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burero thuds his right hand into Leggeat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leggeat will feel that in the morning.
Burero scores with a spinning back kick!
Burero delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burero.
Burero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leggeat shoots and misses
and Burero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marco Burero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Leggeat.
Some wild striking there from Burero.
Burero throws a front kick that sends Leggeat stumbling back into the cage.
Burero misses with a double jab.
Burero scores with a nice body kick.
Gavin Leggeat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Burero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leggeat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burero to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Burero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burero, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Burero!