PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper has chosen №1 as his entrance music. Super Trooper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Leonardo
vs
Trooper

202 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

218 cm
28
290 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trooper avoids a kick to the body.
Trooper throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
Donk. Trooper catches Leonardo right on the button with a cross.
Trooper avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo misses the jab.
Leonardo tries to clinch up.
Jab by Leonardo.

It looks like Super Trooper has been cut.
Trooper with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trooper checks the leg kick.
Leonardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trooper misses with a hook.
Leonardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trooper throws a looping overhand right but Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
Trooper tries for a takedown but Leonardo circles away easily
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leonardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trooper throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo takes a swing at Trooper's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo throws a nice inside leg kick.

Leonardo moves into range and clinches up with Trooper.

Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Trooper misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trooper misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.
Leonardo wants to slow Trooper down by chopping away at his legs.
Leonardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Trooper.
Trooper slips under a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Trooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonardo has time to react.
Trooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.

Leonardo clinches.
Leonardo lands with a right to the head.

Trooper is rocked!

Leonardo breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo cracks a nice hook into Trooper's ribs.
Trooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leonardo.
Trooper looks gassed!
Leonardo wants to clinch up but Trooper keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonardo.
Trooper tries for a takedown but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rai Leonardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Trooper.
Trooper walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Trooper limp body while Leonardo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ****160Q Energy-Sale $160****95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.