PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schrute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dwight Schrute struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leuka
vs
Schrute

167 cm
26
153 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

176 cm
30
160 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schrute on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leuka. Leuka obviously looking to wear him down.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schrute walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schrute takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Schrute moves out of range.
Leuka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schrute takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Leuka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schrute is letting Leuka control him for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Schrute throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Schrute is looking to regain half guard here but Leuka keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Leuka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Leuka prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lasi Leuka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schrute stalling in the clinch but Leuka improves position.
Leuka presses Schrute against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schrute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leuka lands an uppercut.
Schrute wants to stall.

Leuka tightens his grip and picks Schrute up, before dumping him to the ground. Schrute manages to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a big elbow that misses.
Schrute wants to sweep but no luck.
Leuka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lasi Leuka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Leuka cracks Schrute with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leuka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schrute back to the cage. Leuka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leuka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Leuka drops Schrute with a beautiful combination! Schrute stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leuka is looking for the KO!

Schrute is rocked!
Leuka lands an uppercut, right on the button! Schrute tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lasi Leuka!