PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Experimental Drugabuser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drugabuser comes to the ring accompanied by MGMT - Time To Pretend. Leonov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red october kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vadim Leonov enters the ring!

Drugabuser
vs
Leonov

190 cm
21
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
248 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 Las Vegas, Experimental Drugabuser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drugabuser throws a head kick but Leonov moves out of range.

Drugabuser closes the distance and clinches.
Leonov trying to land knees to the body.
Leonov cracks Drugabuser with a nice body shot.
Leonov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Drugabuser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Drugabuser wants to break free but Leonov has control.
Leonov jumps guard but Drugabuser stands there with Leonov around his waist. Leonov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leonov pushes Drugabuser back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Leonov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drugabuser prevents it.
Experimental Drugabuser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
Leonov lands an elbow just above Drugabuser 's eye.

Drugabuser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drugabuser is looking to land body kicks.
Drugabuser moves in looking to clinch but Leonov pushes him off.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up but Leonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonov avoids a kick to the body.
Leonov closes the distance and clinches up with Drugabuser, looking for a takedown. Leonov pushes Drugabuser against the ropes but Drugabuser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drugabuser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drugabuser misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drugabuser tries to clinch

and Leonov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Leonov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drugabuser doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leonov.
Leonov trying to control from half guard but Drugabuser is working away.
Drugabuser is trying to stand back up but Leonov is controlling him
Leonov looks to land a strike but Drugabuser avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Leonov slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov wants to control but Drugabuser is keeping him busy.
Leonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drugabuser's head.
Leonov trying to control from half guard but Drugabuser is working away.
Drugabuser looks like he's trying to stand up.

Leonov is looking for a kimura but Drugabuser is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leonov to get the leverage.
Drugabuser looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leonov moves forwards but Drugabuser connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser throws a sloppy head kick

and Leonov counters with a takedown into side control.
Drugabuser is breathing heavily.
Leonov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drugabuser sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Leonov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Drugabuser can't do much from the bottom here.

Leonov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leonov cracks Drugabuser with a big right hand but Drugabuser just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Leonov swings around for an armbar but Drugabuser sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leonov's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leonov has his foot on Drugabuser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drugabuser works his way back into a safe position though.
Drugabuser trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leonov's guard.
Leonov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drugabuser trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Leonov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Drugabuser gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Leonov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Leonov dominated that round.
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.

Drugabuser displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leonov.
Leonov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drugabuser sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leonov somewhat.
Drugabuser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drugabuser moves out of range of the strikes.
Drugabuser tries to clinch

and Leonov counters by clinching up.
Drugabuser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonov has him pressed against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Leonov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Leonov looking to throw knees to the head but Drugabuser is blocking nicely.
Drugabuser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Drugabuser manages to break the clinch.
Drugabuser looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Drugabuser clinches but Leonov breaks the clinch

and Leonov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drugabuser!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Drugabuser is working to get back to half guard.

Leonov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Drugabuser is now in Leonov's guard. A big mistake from Leonov there, giving up the dominant position!

Leonov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Drugabuser has picked Leonov up and slammed him! Leonov can't keep hold of the triangle and Drugabuser manages to pass to side control!
Leonov is breathing heavily.
Leonov tries to buck Drugabuser off but Drugabuser is having none of it.
Leonov wants to control but Drugabuser postures up.

Drugabuser stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up

and Leonov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drugabuser's guard.
Drugabuser wants to stand up but Leonov is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leonov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drugabuser works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonov is in close to Drugabuser's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Leonov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drugabuser is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Leonov, into his guard.

Leonov is looking for a triangle but Drugabuser pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leonov is looking for a triangle but Drugabuser pushes his legs off easily.

Leonov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Drugabuser stacks Leonov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Drugabuser!
Drugabuser moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Drugabuser decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up

and Leonov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drugabuser avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leonov.

Leonov seems to be working for a kimura but Drugabuser defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov working over Drugabuser with some ground and pound. Drugabuser looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Leonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Drugabuser tries to clinch but Leonov moves away

so Leonov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drugabuser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leonov.
Leonov wants to control from the top but Drugabuser keeps moving.
Drugabuser is trying to keep Leonov in close.
Leonov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonov throwing strikes from guard but Drugabuser blocks nicely.

Leonov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drugabuser manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Leonov has Drugabuser in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drugabuser looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov trying to keep a closed guard but Drugabuser is proving a slippery customer.

Drugabuser avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drugabuser is looking to stand up but Leonov won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Drugabuser stands up and waves to Leonov to follow him.

Leonov gets the takedown into side control.
Leonov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Leonov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Drugabuser dodges the ground and pound from Leonov.
Leonov working the ground and pound but Drugabuser is defending the strikes.
Leonov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drugabuser is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Drugabuser tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leonov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Leonov crashes against the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drugabuser tries to clinch up

and Leonov counters with a single leg into guard. Drugabuser didn't expect that.
Vadim Leonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drugabuser not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drugabuser has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leonov wants to pass the guard but Drugabuser is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drugabuser is looking to stand up but Leonov isn't so interested in that idea.
Leonov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Leonov drops back looking for a leg! Drugabuser is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drugabuser manages to kick Leonov off! Leonov jumps back into Drugabuser's guard.
Experimental Drugabuser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drugabuser throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Leonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leonov 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 George Francis scores the fight for Vadim Leonov!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Vadim Leonov!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Vadim Leonov!

Vadim Leonov wins by unanimous decision!