PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Drinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drinker has chosen Psycho Killer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Philip Drinker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Leopoldo
vs
Drinker

188 cm
19
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
242 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Berserker Nutrition
Proof Supplements

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atilla Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Drinker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drinker stuffs the takedown attempt from Leopoldo. Leopoldo gets slowly back to his feet.
Drinker has his takedown stuffed

and Leopoldo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drinker won't be happy with that.
Drinker is looking to regain half guard here but Leopoldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Leopoldo working the ground and pound.
Drinker wants to control but Leopoldo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leopoldo happy to just control the position for now.
Drinker can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Leopoldo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Leopoldo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Leopoldo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Drinker!
Leopoldo wants to take Drinker's back here but Drinker is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Leopoldo really is a fat lump.
Leopoldo trying to control but Drinker is having none of it.
Leopoldo avoids the attempt from Drinker to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinker is trying to escape the mount.
Leopoldo looking to control but Drinker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leopoldo controlling from mount.
Drinker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Leopoldo controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drinker tries to lock up and control but Leopoldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leopoldo prevents Drinker from getting the reversal.
Leopoldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drinker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Leopoldo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drinker is refusing to be controlled, as Leopoldo sits in half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Atilla Leopoldo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Drinker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Leopoldo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drinker won't be happy with that.
Drinker looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Drinker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drinker is pushing Leopoldo's head away, looking to escape. Leopoldo manages to hold on to the position though.
Leopoldo controls the position.
Leopoldo trying to control the action but Drinker is working from the bottom.
Drinker wants to control but Leopoldo postures up.
Drinker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Leopoldo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Drinker shoots and misses

and Leopoldo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leopoldo.
Atilla Leopoldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Drinker.

Leopoldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drinker trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinker looking for a sweep. Not yet Drinker, not yet.
Drinker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drinker keeping full guard, as Leopoldo tries to pass.
Drinker keeping moving, preventing Leopoldo from controlling successfully.

Drinker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leopoldo controlling from the top position.
Drinker keeping moving, preventing Leopoldo from controlling successfully.
Leopoldo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Leopoldo wants to pass the guard but Drinker is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Leopoldo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Drinker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Leopoldo counters by moving into the clinch.

Leopoldo lands a takedown into guard.
Leopoldo won't allow Drinker to sweep him here.

Drinker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leopoldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leopoldo looking to sit in guard and control but Drinker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leopoldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drinker manages to get himself to full guard.

Drinker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leopoldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leopoldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Drinker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leopoldo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drinker keeping busy on the bottom but Leopoldo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Drinker wants to control but Leopoldo is keeping busy.
Leopoldo prevents Drinker from improving his position.
Drinker is pressing down on Leopoldo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drinker wants to stand up but Leopoldo is controlling him.

Drinker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drinker trying to strike off his back.

Drinker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leopoldo passes into half guard.

Drinker actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is thwarting Drinker's attempts to control the position.
Atilla Leopoldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drinker won't allow Leopoldo to pass to mount.
Drinker wants to get back to full guard.
Leopoldo wants to take a breather but Drinker is having none of it.
Leopoldo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Drinker wants to improve his position but Leopoldo is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Leopoldo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drinker is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinker being controlled for a moment.
Leopoldo advances to full mount.
Leopoldo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Leopoldo content just to control the position here.

That's four 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.
Drinker is looking to improve his position but Leopoldo isn't that keen on the idea.
Leopoldo controlling his opponent.
Leopoldo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Drinker for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Atilla Leopoldo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Drinker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leopoldo slips nicely into half guard.
Drinker tries to get to full guard but Leopoldo has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Leopoldo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Leopoldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Drinker counters with a takedown into side control.
Leopoldo manages to get back to half guard.
Drinker moves into full mount! Leopoldo won't be happy about that!
Drinker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leopoldo is looking to escape.
Leopoldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Drinker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Leopoldo turns into him and now he's in Drinker's guard.
Leopoldo won't allow Drinker to sweep him here.
Drinker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinker is keen to just control but Leopoldo is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drinker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Drinker with shots to the head and body - Leopoldo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drinker tries to control but Leopoldo wriggling away.
Leopoldo tries to hold on but Drinker postures up.

Drinker working for a guillotine from mount but Leopoldo is in no mood to give up.
Drinker avoids the attempt from Leopoldo to control.
Leopoldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drinker has control of Leopoldo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Leopoldo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Leopoldo working to try and regain half guard.
Drinker moves to back control.

Drinker working for the choke.
Leopoldo has hold of Drinker's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

Drinker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Drinker trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo trying to control the position but Drinker manages to sink in the hooks.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Drinker.
Drinker is riding his opponent, not letting Leopoldo buck him off.

Drinker working for a choke but Leopoldo is defending well.

Drinker looking for the choke from the back.

Drinker is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Drinker is controlling the position but Leopoldo somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Leopoldo is staying active underneath Drinker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drinker controlling the action here.
Leopoldo is holding on to half guard well.
Drinker trying to pass the guard but Leopoldo defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Drinker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Leopoldo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drinker!
Philip Drinker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drinker is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leopoldo controlling the pace for now.
Drinker regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Drinker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leopoldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Leopoldo!