PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Laiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiola comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laiola
vs
Wuan

178 cm
31
159 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
170 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Laiola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyo Wuan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiola misses with the combination.
Wuan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laiola.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wuan.

Wuan has closed the distance and engaged Laiola in a clinch.
Wuan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Laiola.
Laiola misses with a body punch.
Laiola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wuan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laiola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laiola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laiola.
Wuan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laiola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laiola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laiola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laiola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wuan trying to land knees to the body.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laiola misses with a punch on the inside.
Wuan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laiola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Laiola moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laiola misses with a double jab.
Laiola lands a slapping body shot.
Wuan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leonardo Laiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyo Wuan.
Laiola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wuan moves away.
Laiola lands a lovely overhand right.
Laiola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Laiola. Those never looked like landing.
Lyo Wuan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiola throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Laiola misses the jab.
Leonardo Laiola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wuan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laiola throws a right and a left that Wuan avoids nicely.
Wuan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laiola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiola misses with a body shot.
Wuan misses with a two punch combination.

Laiola clinches up with Wuan and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laiola.
Laiola can't find room to land a body shot as Wuan controls the action.
Laiola has a couple of punches blocked by Wuan.
Laiola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laiola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laiola tries to throw a body punch but Wuan avoids it by throwing Laiola back against the cage.
Laiola lands with a left to the head.
Laiola takes an elbow to the temple.
Wuan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laiola is defending well for now.
Laiola trying to control the position but instead, Wuan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laiola into the cage.
Wuan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laiola blocks it with crossed arms.
Laiola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laiola managing to block the knees to the body from Wuan.
Laiola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laiola blocks an elbow strike from Wuan.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laiola lands a nice shot to the body.
Laiola lands an uppercut.

Laiola breaks from the clinch.
Laiola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuan dodges the punch combination from Laiola.
Wuan fails with a takedown attempt.
Laiola misses with a double jab.
Laiola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Wuan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Laiola tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wuan is in Laiola's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Laiola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiola wants to stand up but Wuan is controlling him.
Laiola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laiola tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wuan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wuan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wuan stops Laiola from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laiola keeping moving, preventing Wuan from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laiola wants to stand but Wuan is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Laiola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laiola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wuan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wuan shoots in looking for a takedown. Laiola tries to sprawl out of it but Wuan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laiola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Laiola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Laiola moves into range and clinches up with Wuan.
Wuan prevents a body shot from Laiola.
Laiola is trying to break the clinch but Wuan is controlling him.
Wuan tries a knee to the head but Laiola blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Laiola has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Laiola tries to circle away but Wuan has him pinned against the cage.
Wuan misses with a knee to the head.
Laiola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wuan's elbow.
Laiola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laiola tries to throw a body punch but Wuan avoids it by throwing Laiola back against the cage.
Laiola misses with a body punch.
Leonardo Laiola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wuan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laiola is defending well for now.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laiola avoids it.
Wuan tries to land knees in the clinch but Laiola avoids the damage to the body.
Laiola avoiding damage as Wuan throws knees to the body.
Laiola is leaning against Wuan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wuan is breathing heavily.
Laiola avoiding damage as Wuan throws knees to the body.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Laiola.
A head punch on the inside from Laiola fails to land.
Wuan tries to land knees in the clinch but Laiola avoids the damage to the body.
Laiola lands with a left to the head.
Laiola digs a right hand underneath Wuan's ribcage. Wuan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laiola misses with a punch to the body.
Wuan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laiola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wuan tries to land knees in the clinch but Laiola avoids the damage to the body.
Laiola lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Laiola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiola can't find room to land a body shot as Wuan controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laiola.
Wuan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laiola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wuans head.
Wuan trying to land knees to the body.
Laiola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laiola lands a body shot.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laiola lands a body punch.
Laiola can't find room to land a body shot as Wuan controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wuan.
Laiola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Wuan.
Wuan tries a knee to the head but Laiola blocks it.
Laiola works on Wuan's body with a couple of short punches.
Wuan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laiola tries to work over Wuan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laiola misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Laiola.
Laiola cracks Wuan with a nice body shot.
Laiola avoiding damage as Wuan throws knees to the body.
Laiola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wuan backwards.
Laiola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wuan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laiola avoids the elbow strike from Wuan, against the cage.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laiola avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Laiola.
Laiola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laiola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wuan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laiola's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wuan.
Laiola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wuan.
Laiola misses with a body punch.
Laiola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laiola is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laiola.
Wuan throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laiola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wuan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laiola avoids the elbow strike from Wuan, against the cage.
Wuan is still on wobbly legs! Can Laiola finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laiola.
Laiola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laiola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laiola.
Wuan trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laiola.
Wuan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Laiola lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wuan to his knees! Laiola keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Laiola!
Leonardo Laiola retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Leonardo Laiola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.