PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Love has chosen Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washington
vs
Love

185 cm
29
223 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

187 cm
34
217 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington lands a jab to the head.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Love should have avoided that one.

Love is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Washington's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Washington wants to improve his position but Love is controlling well.
Washington trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Love.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Washington wants to improve his position but Love is controlling well.
Washington is working hard here to advance position.
Washington is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Putka, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Love lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Love trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Love's guard.
Love has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Love is on top in guard.
Love trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Washington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
Love cracks Washington with a solid left hand.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Love won't allow Washington to sweep him here.
Love postures up and lands a big shot to Washington's brow.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Love postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Love wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Washington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Washington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Love is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington wants to take a breather but Love is having none of it.
Love keeping control of the position.

Puppy Love has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Puppy Love will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Washington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Washington misses
and Love counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love misses with a lunging right hand
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Washington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Washington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Washington.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Love takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Love swings widly with a right hand
and Washington counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
A jab from Washington misses.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Love looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Washington.
Washington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Love closes the distance and clinches up with Washington, looking for a takedown. Love pushes Washington against the cage but Washington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Washington tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Love throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Washington lands a really nice looking cross but Love seems unphased.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Love.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Love throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Washington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love connects with a looping right hand.
Leonard Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Washington shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Washington. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love stuns Washington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Love avoids a punch combination nicely.
Washington throws an off balance right hand
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love checks a low kick from Washington.
Washington tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Washington shoots for a double leg takedown but Love sprawls well. He's pushed Washington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Love scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington connects with a body shot.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Washington sprawls well. Washington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Love gets slowly back to his feet.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Love.
Love slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Washington misses.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leonard Washington will probably get the nod.
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!

Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Washington closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Washington tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.

Washington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Love was covering up waiting for the punch and Washington finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love trying to control the position here.
Love is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Love seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Puppy Love wasn't active enough on the ground.
Washington scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Washington, as that shot connected.
Love has a takedown stuffed.
Washington lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love tries for a takedown but Washington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leonard Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puppy Love.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington scores with a jab. Love acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Love is rocked!
Washington misses with a body shot.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Love looks up at the clock. Bad move! Washington lands a right hand from hell, dropping Love. Washington pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Washington!
A very excited looking Leonard Washington rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.