PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Leko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Brotha Lynch - NUTS N GUTS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leko
vs
Sanchez

187 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
25
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Leko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Leko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Leko moves out of range.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Leko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Leko throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Leko misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Leko is looking to clinch.
Leko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Leko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leko tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Leko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Leko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Leko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leko blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Leko misses with a straight right.
Leko throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
letting Leko counter with a right hand.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Leko moves out of range.
Leko avoids the head kick by Sanchez.

Leko moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Leko connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko looking to stall.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Leko cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Leko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Leko looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Leko tries to tie him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leko prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Leko won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Leko is controlling the position.
Leko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Leko has the dominant position.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Leko has double underhooks.
Leko scores with a knee to the head.
Leko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Leko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leko prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Leko.
Leko is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leko has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stefan Leko.
Leko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Leko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Leko's ribs.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leko moves away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Leko lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leko.
Leko scores with a hook.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leko is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Leko moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Leko's belly button to the back.
Leko throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Leko does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jabs Leko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Leko counter with a right hand.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Leko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leko cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Leko lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Leko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leko.
Leko throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Dirty Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leko thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Leko is looking to clinch.
A jab from Leko does it's job there.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Leko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leko scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Leko tries to clinch up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Leko saw that one coming.
Leko throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leko.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Leko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Leko moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko looking to stall.
Leko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leko trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leko tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Leko has double underhooks.
Sanchez letting Leko take a breather here.
Leko misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leko.
Leko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leko lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stefan Leko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Leko avoids the punch easily.
Leko is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Leko throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Leko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Leko is out of range.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Leko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook but Leko avoids it easily.
Leko throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Leko saw that one coming.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leko manages to avoid it.
Leko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leko wants to clinch.
Dirty Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Leko counters with a one-two to the body.
Leko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Leko semi-blocks.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Leko.
Leko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Leko misses.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leko rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leko manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Leko is just out of range.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Leko's corner calls for a 1-2. Leko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Leko swinging wildly here.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Leko counter with a right hand.
Leko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Leko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Leko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Leko is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.

Leko clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Leko looking to stall.
Leko scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leko.
Leko stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leko tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stefan Leko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez wants to break free but Leko has control.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leko crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Leko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Dirty Sanchez has been cut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leko prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Leko keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leko.
Leko lands with a left to the head.
Leko blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Leko won't allow it.
Leko tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leko tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Leko has him pinned against the cage.
Leko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Leko lands an elbow inside.
Leko tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Leko has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leko.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leko scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Leko.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Leko has double underhooks.
Leko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leko has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leko has him pressed against the cage.
Leko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leko landing knees to the body.
Leko scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Leko has him pressed against the cage.
Leko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Leko is trying to stall.
Leko lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leko with a knee to the head.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Leko won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Leko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leko 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Stefan Leko!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Stefan Leko!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Stefan Leko!

Stefan Leko wins by unanimous decision!