PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Leone Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Uzbaijzky
vs
Leone Junior

187 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Orlando Leone Junior!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzbaijzky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Uzbaijzky tenderised Leone Junior's leg. Leone Junior is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leone Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leone Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leone Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Uzbaijzky. Uzbaijzky gets slowly back to his feet.

Uzbaijzky closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leone Junior quickly recovers to half guard.
Leone Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand up but Leone Junior has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone Junior wants to get back to his feet.
Leone Junior wants to control but Uzbaijzky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leone Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzbaijzky.

Uzbaijzky stands up out of the half guard.
Uzbaijzky lands a nice hook to Leone Junior's body. Leone Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leone Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky throws a right hand that Leone Junior ducks under and follows up with a left that Leone Junior also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leone Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Uzbaijzky walks away with a smile on his face. Leone Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leone Junior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Timur Uzbaijzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzbaijzky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leone Junior counters with a left to the body.
Uzbaijzky throws a combination that misses

and Leone Junior moves into the clinch.
Uzbaijzky prevents a body shot from Leone Junior.
Uzbaijzky is trying to force a seperation but Leone Junior has the dominant position.

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leone Junior keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leone Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Uzbaijzky. Those never looked like landing.
Leone Junior tries to clinch there but Uzbaijzky circles away.
Uzbaijzky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leone Junior.
Timur Uzbaijzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Leone Junior.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leone Junior is defended easily by Uzbaijzky.
Leone Junior tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky throws a nice looking combination but Leone Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uzbaijzky is looking to chop away at Leone Junior's legs.
Uzbaijzky is looking to clinch but Leone Junior is avoiding it.
Uzbaijzky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leone Junior circles away.
Leone Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzbaijzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leone Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzbaijzky swings widly with a right hand
and Leone Junior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Uzbaijzky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Uzbaijzky misses with a double jab
and Leone Junior counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leone Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzbaijzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leone Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Uzbaijzky.
Leone Junior tries to clinch but Uzbaijzky is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leone Junior shoots in and drives through. Uzbaijzky sprawls well.
Uzbaijzky shoots for a takedown but Leone Junior saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Leone Junior's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leone Junior duly obliges.
Uzbaijzky tries for a takedown but Leone Junior sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uzbaijzky avoids a kick to the body.
Uzbaijzky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leone Junior staying out of range there.
Leone Junior moves out of range as Uzbaijzky strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leone Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Uzbaijzky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Uzbaijzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzbaijzky falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Leone Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Leone Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leone Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uzbaijzky falls off balance throwing a combination

and Leone Junior moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky tries to circle away but Leone Junior has him pinned against the cage.
Leone Junior has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uzbaijzky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky throws a right hand that Leone Junior ducks under and follows up with a left that Leone Junior also avoids with ease.
Leone Junior tries to clinch up but Uzbaijzky circles away and keeps his distance.
Leone Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzbaijzky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leone Junior as he jumps to the side.
Leone Junior shoots in for a takedown but Uzbaijzky shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leone Junior counters with a two punch combo.
Leone Junior shoots in but Uzbaijzky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leone Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leone Junior avoids the body shot from Uzbaijzky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Orlando Leone Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Uzbaijzky misses with a combination

and Leone Junior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leone Junior.
A head punch on the inside from Leone Junior fails to land.

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Uzbaijzky clinches up with Leone Junior and pushes him back against the cage.
Leone Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leone Junior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uzbaijzky smiles and moves away.
Leone Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone Junior is looking to clinch.
Uzbaijzky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leone Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leone Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uzbaijzky moves out of range of the body kick from Leone Junior.
Sloppy strikes from Uzbaijzky. Those never looked like landing.
Timur Uzbaijzky is winning the standup battle so far.
Leone Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Timur Uzbaijzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Leone Junior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leone Junior stuffs the takedown.
Uzbaijzky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leone Junior tries to avoid it but Uzbaijzky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leone Junior to the ground. Leone Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leone Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Uzbaijzky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Uzbaijzky wants to break free but Leone Junior has control.
Leone Junior tries to throw a body punch but Uzbaijzky avoids it by throwing Leone Junior back against the cage.

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leone Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uzbaijzky but Uzbaijzky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uzbaijzky is looking to wear down Leone Junior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leone Junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leone Junior slips under a jab.
Uzbaijzky shoots for a double leg takedown but Leone Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Uzbaijzky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leone Junior tries to clinch

and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leone Junior won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leone Junior is looking to regain half guard here but Uzbaijzky keeps moving and retains side control.
Leone Junior is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Uzbaijzky is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leone Junior being controlled for a moment.
Leone Junior is looking for a sweep.
Leone Junior is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uzbaijzky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leone Junior is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzbaijzky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Uzbaijzky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uzbaijzky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Uzbaijzky!