PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Rasillio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rasillio's choice of entrance music: Clutch-A Shogun named Marcus. Alejandro Rasillio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Leigh
vs
Rasillio

196 cm
22
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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, Cody Leigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Rasillio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasillio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leigh misses with a body punch
and Rasillio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leigh's knee momentarily.
Leigh throws a sloppy body shot
and Rasillio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leigh misses the jab.
Leigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasillio moves away.
Rasillio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rasillio misses with a body shot.
Leigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasillio.
Rasillio digs a good body shot into Leigh's ribs.
Rasillio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Leigh is predictable there
and Rasillio counters with a right hand to the body.
Leigh could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rasillio, right into the meat.
Rasillio lands a right hook to the body.
Rasillio feints and then cracks Leigh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leigh down.
Rasillio lands a body shot.
Leigh fails to land with a series of punches.
Rasillio throws a leg kick which misses Leigh's front leg but catches the back leg as Leigh tries to avoid it.
Leigh throws a combination that misses
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rasillio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leigh rather than just go for the knockout.
Leigh wants to clinch but Rasillio slips to the side
and Rasillio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leigh's knee momentarily.
Rasillio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rasillio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leigh is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasillio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rasillio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leigh closes the distance but Rasillio moves to the side
and Rasillio counters with a low kick, right behind Leigh 's knee.
Leigh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rasillio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rasillio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Leigh misses
and Rasillio counters with a thumping low kick.
Rasillio scores with a hook to the body. Leigh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rasillio cracks the inside of Leigh's front leg.
Leigh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Leigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leigh misses with an uppercut.
Leigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasillio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leigh's calf.
Rasillio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leigh throws a sloppy head kick and Rasillio moves out of range easily.
Rasillio just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Leigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh misses with a shot to the body
and Rasillio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leigh darts in trying to clinch
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rasillio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rasillio scores with a hook to the body. Leigh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rasillio works Leigh's body with a nice hook.
Leigh tries to clinch
and Rasillio counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasillio digs a good body shot into Leigh's ribs.
Rasillio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leigh.
Leigh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Leigh misses with an uppercut
and Rasillio counters with a good low kick that Leigh was not able to check.
Rasillio stuns Leigh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rasillio lands a with a good body shot.
Rasillio scores with a hook to the body. Leigh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leigh wants to clinch but Rasillio slips to the side
and Rasillio counters with a low kick, right behind Leigh 's knee.
Leigh tries to clinch
and Rasillio counters with a low kick, right behind Leigh 's knee.
Leigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasillio lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh misses with a wild body shot.
Leigh swinging wilding here.
Rasillio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leigh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rasillio counters with an outside leg kick.
Leigh tries to clinch but Rasillio moves away
and Rasillio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leigh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasillio.
Leigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rasillio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rasillio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leigh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leigh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasillio counters with a left to the body.
Leigh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Rasillio cracks the inside of Leigh's front leg.
Rasillio lands a right hook to the body.
Leigh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rasillio counters with a thumping low kick.
Leigh swings for the body but Rasillio moves out of range.
Leigh misses with a shot to the body
and Rasillio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rasillio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leigh.
Rasillio throws a leg kick which misses Leigh's front leg but catches the back leg as Leigh tries to avoid it.
Leigh tries to land a body kick
and Rasillio counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasillio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leigh at a distance.
Rasillio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leigh's calf.
Rasillio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leigh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rasillio counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leigh avoids the body shot from Rasillio.
Rasillio defending well as Leigh loads up on a big left hand.
Leigh throws a jab when Rasillio was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rasillio.
Leigh misses with a body kick.
Rasillio scoring well with a low kick there.
Rasillio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasillio thows a body shot but no joy.
Leigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Rasillio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rasillio thows a body shot but no joy.
Leigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasillio circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses
and Rasillio counters with a good low kick that Leigh was not able to check.
Cody Leigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leigh closes the distance but Rasillio moves to the side
and Rasillio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leigh's knee momentarily.
Rasillio digs a good body shot into Leigh's ribs.
Rasillio misses the shot to the body.
Leigh moves in looking to clinch but Rasillio pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Rasillio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rasillio swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rasillio.
Leigh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasillio counters with a left to the body.
Leigh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rasillio counters with an inside leg kick.
Rasillio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leigh at a distance.
Rasillio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leigh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rasillio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leigh's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rasillio.
Rasillio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leigh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rasillio counters with a thumping low kick.
Rasillio cracks the inside of Leigh's front leg.
Leigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rasillio. Rasillio obviously looking to wear him down.
Leigh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasillio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rasillio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leigh. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasillio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leigh's calf.
Rasillio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alejandro Rasillio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rasillio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rasillio.
Rasillio scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rasillio.
Rasillio lands a nice shot to the body.
Leigh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leigh misses with a right hand
and Rasillio counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Leigh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leigh misses with a few strikes there.
Leigh clinches but Rasillio breaks the clinch
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Rasillio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rasillio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rasillio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasillio shoots in for a takedown but Leigh shows good takedown defense.
Leigh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasillio counters with an outside leg kick.
Rasillio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leigh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rasillio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leigh.
Leigh tries to clinch but Rasillio moves away
and Rasillio counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Leigh.
Leigh is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh throws a lazy right hand but Rasillio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leigh wants to clinch up but Rasillio keeps it at a distance.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
Leigh jabs at Rasillio's body.
Rasillio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rasillio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rasillio throws a body punch but Leigh moves out of range.
Leigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cody Leigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leigh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rasillio counters with a right hand to the body.
Leigh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rasillio scores with a leg kick.
Leigh misses with a hook
and Rasillio counters with a nice body shot.
Rasillio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leigh's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leigh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rasillio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leigh.
Leigh tries to clinch but Rasillio moves away
and Rasillio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leigh misses with an uppercut
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Leigh misses with a combination
and Rasillio counters with a thumping low kick.
Rasillio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh throws an off balance right hand
and Rasillio counters with a thumping low kick.
Leigh tries to bum rush Rasillio with a series of wild strikes but Rasillio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leigh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rasillio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rasillio scores with a hook to the body. Leigh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leigh misses with a double jab
and Rasillio counters with a thumping low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Leigh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Leigh misses with a combination
and Rasillio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rasillio.
Leigh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasillio manages to avoid it.
Rasillio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leigh throws a right hand that Rasillio ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasillio also avoids with ease.
Leigh misses with a right hand
and Rasillio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rasillio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leigh misses with a double jab
and Rasillio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leigh's knee momentarily.
Rasillio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rasillio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rasillio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rasillio cracks a nice hook into Leigh's ribs.
Rasillio digs a good hook to Leigh's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasillio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leigh.
Rasillio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rasillio lands a nice shot to the body.
Leigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rasillio. Rasillio obviously looking to wear him down.
Leigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rasillio. Rasillio obviously looking to wear him down.
Leigh misses with a wild body shot.
Leigh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Leigh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Leigh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Alejandro Rasillio has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasillio circles away.
Leigh tries to clinch but Rasillio moves out of range.
Leigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasillio slips a jab from Leigh.
Leigh cracks Rasillio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Rasillio is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Leigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leigh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leigh throws a body punch but Rasillio moves out of range.
Rasillio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rasillio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Rasillio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasillio.
Rasillio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leigh.
Leigh tries to clinch up but Rasillio circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Leigh misses
and Rasillio counters with a leg kick.
Rasillio lands a slapping body shot.
Rasillio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rasillio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leigh throws an overhand right that lands on Rasillio's shoulder, as Rasillio tries to avoid the shot.
Rasillio misses the shot to the body.
Leigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasillio.
Rasillio avoids the body shot from Leigh.
Leigh throws a series of punches but Rasillio avoids them all with ease.
Rasillio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rasillio counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Rasillio.
Leigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rasillio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasillio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leigh moves away.
Rasillio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rasillio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leigh.
Rasillio thuds a left hand into Leigh's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rasillio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasillio connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasillio lands a slapping body shot.
Leigh misses the shot to the body.
Rasillio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rasillio lands a with a good body shot.
Leigh misses with a wild combination.
Rasillio lands a nice shot to the body.
Leigh tries to clinch but Rasillio moves away
and Rasillio counters with a low kick, right behind Leigh 's knee.
Leigh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rasillio.
Leigh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rasillio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rasillio scores with a leg kick.
Leigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rasillio counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leigh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leigh drops Rasillio with a right and a left! Leigh comes rushing in but Rasillio regains his composure and manages to keep Leigh in guard.
Rasillio is still in real trouble! Can Leigh finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leigh looking to pass the guard.
Leigh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasillio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rasillio seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh wants to pass the guard but Rasillio is keeping the position.
Rasillio can't keep his opponent in guard - Leigh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rasillio wants to get back to his feet.
Cody Leigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leigh trying to advance position but Rasillio counters by regaining guard.

Rasillio uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rasillio dodges the punch combination from Leigh.
Leigh tries to clinch but Rasillio moves away
and Rasillio counters with a thumping low kick.
Leigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasillio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leigh tries to clinch but Rasillio is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasillio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leigh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rasillio.
Rasillio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rasillio moves out of range as Leigh strikes.
Rasillio feints and then cracks Leigh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leigh down.
Leigh moves in looking to clinch but Rasillio pushes him off.
Leigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rasillio counters with an outside leg kick.
Rasillio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rasillio looks to score with a jab to the body but Leigh is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rasillio.
Leigh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rasillio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasillio scoring well with a low kick there.
Leigh throws a combination that misses
and Rasillio counters with an outside leg kick.
Leigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leigh misses with a double jab.
Leigh is looking to clinch but Rasillio is avoiding it.
Leigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leigh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rasillio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leigh misses with a combination
and Rasillio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leigh's knee momentarily.
Leigh tries to bum rush Rasillio with a series of wild strikes but Rasillio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rasillio scores with a jab to the body.
Leigh looks to land a right hand but Rasillio moved out of range.
Rasillio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rasillio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leigh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rasillio counters with a low kick, right behind Leigh 's knee.
Rasillio lands a nice looking body shot.
Rasillio digs a good hook to Leigh's body.
Leigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasillio scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rasillio.
Leigh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasillio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leigh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leigh throws a combination that misses
and Rasillio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leigh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leigh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rasillio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leigh thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rasillio. That's going to slow Leigh down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Rasillio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rasillio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Rasillio!