PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay And (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov has chosen Red october as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

And
vs
Leonov

184 cm
24
218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
30
248 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lay And!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for And.
Leonov misses with a body kick.
Leonov misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from And. Those never looked like landing.
And misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
And throws a hook but Leonov blocks it.
And is looking to clinch.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vadim Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
And takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leonov cracks a nice hook into And's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Leonov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like Leonov is going to stand back up.
Leonov trying to pass the guard but And defending well.
Leonov seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leonov tries to pass the half guard into mount. And knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And regains full guard. Nicely done.
And looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonov is one step ahead there.

Leonov stands and steps away. And gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Leonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Leonov drives through and clinches with And against the cage.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for And.
Leonov has And pressed against the cage.

Leonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
And moves out of range as Leonov throws a body kick.
Leonov takes one to the chin there.
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and And moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Leonov moves into the clinch.

Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonov throws a series of punches but And moves out of range.

Leonov has managed to clinch.
And fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And tries to break the clinch but Leonov is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Leonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonov dodges the punch combination from And.
Leonov lands a right hook to the body.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from And.
Leonov pushes And away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
And blocks a jab.
Leonov lands a slapping body shot.
And is breathing heavily.

Leonov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leonov working over And with some ground and pound. And looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leonov.
It looks like Leonov is going to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Leonov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Leonov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leonov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonov throwing strikes but missing.
Leonov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And working a defensive guard here.

Leonov stands up from And's guard - Leonov perhaps looking for a knockout.

And gets tackled into the cage by Leonov. Leonov maintains the clinch.
And lands a body shot.
Leonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite And's efforts to push away.
Leonov scores with a hook to the body.
Leonov stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And lands a nice uppercut.
Leonov lands a good knee to the midsection. And won't want to take too many of those.
Leonov stalling against the cage.

Leonov breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Leonov dominated that round.
That's time! And's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

And gets tackled into the cage by Leonov. Leonov maintains the clinch.
Leonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Leonov breaks the clinch.
Leonov misses with a straight right.

Leonov closes the distance and clinches.
And looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonov lands a knee to the body.
And managing to block the knees to the body from Leonov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leonov obliges.

Leonov breaks the clinch.

Leonov gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov working the ground and pound from side control.
And could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Leonov decides to stand back up.
Lay And is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Leonov.
Leonov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of And's head.
And takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

A jab-cross combination lands for Leonov and sends And crashing to the mat! Leonov follows him down to the mat - And regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

And is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leonov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for And to stand up.
Oh And is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! A monster head kick from Leonov and And falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Leonov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vadim Leonov!
An out of breath Vadim Leonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.