PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Fuente
vs
Leonard

186 cm
26
183 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angel Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuente looks to land a left hand but Leonard moved out of range nicely.
Fuente defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
A jab from Fuente does it's job there.
Leonard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonard throws a leg kick
and Fuente counters with a nice leg kick.

Fuente rushes Leonard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fuente fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuente has a couple of punches blocked by Leonard.
Leonard just leaning against Fuente, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fuente.
Leonard is struggling to control the position.
Fuente lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente tries to break free but Leonard pushes him back against the cage.
Fuente misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuente throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonard.
Fuente pushes Leonard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuente can't find room to land a body shot as Leonard controls the action.
Fuente throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonards head.
Fuente can't find room to land a body shot as Leonard controls the action.
Fuente lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Fuente can't find room to land a body shot as Leonard controls the action.
Leonard blocking some punches.
Fuente throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard being controlled against the cage.

Fuente manages to break the clinch.
Fuente thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuente closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuente.
Leonard slips a straight right by Fuente.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuente swings for the body but Leonard moves out of range.
A slow jab from Fuente misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Leonard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuente walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Angel Fuente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuente fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuente misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leonard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuente walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Fuente is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuente.
Fuente thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonard lands with a hook. Fuente tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fuente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuente wants to clinch
and Leonard counters with a straight right hand.
Fuente throws a jab when Leonard was well out of range.
Fuente lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Fuente misses
and Fuente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuente looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fuente.
Fuente throws a jab when Leonard was well out of range.
Leonard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fuente.
Fuente throws a hook but Leonard blocks it.
Fuente doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonard circles away.
Fuente doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonard misses with a right hand
and Fuente counters with a low kick, right behind Leonard 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuente blocks the body kick.
Leonard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fuente's head backwards.
A punch combination from Fuente misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fuente will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Leonard.
Fuente missing with a left hand there. Leonard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuente lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuente misses with a low kick.
Fuente throws a lazy right hand but Leonard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuente.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leonard.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Fuente was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuente.
Fuente has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fuente throws a head kick that misses
and Fuente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonard is looking to score with low kicks.
Fuente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leonard.
Fuente slips under a jab from Leonard.
Leonard throws a leg kick which misses Fuente's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuente tries to avoid it.
Leonard throws a hook but Fuente avoids it easily.
Crunch! Fuente slams his shin into Leonard's torso.
Fuente throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Leonard lands the left hand.
Fuente lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fuente missing with a left hand there. Leonard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonard ducks under a wild hook from Fuente.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws a hook but Fuente blocks it.
Fuente lunges at Leonard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonard's hand.
Fuente throws a lazy right hand but Leonard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leonard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuente misses the shot to the body.
Leonard lands a leg kick that knocks Fuente off balance momentarily.
Fuente misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Leonard.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Fuente tries to clinch up but Leonard circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonard connects with a leg kick. Fuente looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuente throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws a looping overhand right but Fuente ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonard checks a leg kick.
Fuente gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonard scores with a hook to the body. Fuente takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leonard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuente tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuente lands a slapping body shot.
Leonard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leonard slips under a jab from Fuente.
Fuente drops his hands momentarily and Leonard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Fuente. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuente.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tests Fuente's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard swings for the body but Fuente moves out of range.
Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuente misses with a looping right.
Leonard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuente swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuente misses the jab.
Leonard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fuente to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Leonard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Fuente.
Leonard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leonard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leonard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leonard.
Fuente on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Fuente is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oh Fuente is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuente throws a looping overhand right but Leonard ducks down to avoid it.
Fuente seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonard swings for the body but Fuente moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuente.
Ray Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuente swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leonard connects with a leg kick. Fuente looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leonard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuente drops his hands momentarily and Leonard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuente checks the leg kick.
Fuente throws a leg kick but Leonard checks it.
Leonard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fuente.
Fuente misses with a hook
and Leonard counters with a good low kick that Fuente was not able to check.
Leonard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuente fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonard.
Leonard throws a hook but Fuente blocks it.
Fuente misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leonard, right into the meat.
Leonard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard swings for the body but Fuente moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Fuente.
Fuente misses with an uppercut
and Leonard counters with a left to the body.
Leonard throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leonard.
Fuente slips under a jab.
Leonard digs a good hook to Fuente's body.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard with a nice cross.
Fuente on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonard. Leonard obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuente swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leonard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leonard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fuente.
Leonard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonard cracks Fuente with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonard.
Fuente throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Leonard to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonard thumps Fuente with a low kick.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuente is just out of range.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuente manages to avoid it.
Fuente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard tried to score with a low kick but Fuente checks it.
Leonard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuente just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuente avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuente looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonard is looking to slow Fuente down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Leonard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leonard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Leonard!