PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Trybus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wander Leijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Trybus
vs
Leijonen

175 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Bad Man Clothing

FinnFighters Clothing & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Trybus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wander Leijonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leijonen drives through and clinches with Trybus against the cage.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trybus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trybus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leijonen prevents a body shot from Trybus.
Trybus tries to stall but Leijonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leijonen scores with a knee to the head.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Leijonen.
Leijonen landing knees to the body.
Trybus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trybus is breathing heavily.
Leijonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leijonen scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leijonen lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Trybus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trybus backwards.
A short right from Leijonen on the inside.
Trybus swings wildly with an uppercut but Leijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leijonen lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leijonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leijonen stalling in the clinch.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
Leijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Trybus throws a punch but it's blocked by Leijonen.
Leijonen scores with a shot to the side of Trybus's head.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
A short left from Leijonen.
A nice left hand lands by Leijonen.
Leijonen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Trybus won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leijonen.
Trybus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leijonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leijonen connects with a knee to the head.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Leijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leijonen is struggling to control the position.
Trybus misses with a punch on the inside.
Leijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Trybus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trybus blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leijonen misses with some punches.
Leijonen working Trybus over with knees to the body.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leijonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leijonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trybus will feel that in the morning.
Trybus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trybus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Leijonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leijonen.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trybus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leijonen lands a shoulder strike.
Leijonen scores with a shot to the side of Trybus's head.
Leijonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wander Leijonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trybus tries to work over Leijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leijonen crunches a lovely knee into Trybus's ribcage.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leijonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've been informed that Leijonen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Leijonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Leijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leijonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leijonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leijonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen taking a breather.
Trybus is trying to maintain a safe position but Leijonen gets an underhook and turns Trybus into the cage.
Leijonen working Trybus over with knees to the body.
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!
Leijonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trybus's efforts to push away.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leijonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Leijonen.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen working Trybus over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Leijonen.
Trybus stalling in the clinch but Leijonen improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leijonen.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Leijonen.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leijonen blocks a body shot from Trybus.
Still in the clinch, Leijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leijonen gets through Trybus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Leijonen.
Leijonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trybus's elbow.
Trybus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen gets through Trybus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen pushes Trybus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leijonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Leijonen.
Knees to the body from Leijonen.
A knee to the head by Leijonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leijonen pushes Trybus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
Leijonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Trybus won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wander Leijonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Leijonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.
Leijonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trybus blocking some punches.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trybus throws a punch but it's blocked by Leijonen.
Trybus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Trybus jumps guard but Leijonen stands there with Trybus around his waist. Trybus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Leijonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijonen lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leijonen.
Leijonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trybus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Trybus controls his hands.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trybus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trybus misses with some punches.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leijonen lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leijonen effectively controlling the action here.
Leijonen scores with a knee to the head.
Trybus tries to land knees in the clinch but Leijonen avoids the damage to the body.
Leijonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trybus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leijonen walks away with a smile on his face. Trybus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Leijonen misses.
Trybus misses with a low kick as Leijonen jumps back.
Leijonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Trybus.
Jerzy Trybus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leijonen misses with a looping left.
Trybus looks to land a combination. Leijonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wander Leijonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leijonen cracks Trybus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trybus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leijonen.
Leijonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trybus is out of range and Leijonen settles back down.
Leijonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leijonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leijonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trybus throws a body punch but Leijonen moves out of range.
Leijonen lands with a nice body kick.
Trybus lands a body shot.
Leijonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trybus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Leijonen slams his shin into Trybus's torso.
Leijonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leijonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wander Leijonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Leijonen darts in and clinches Trybus up against the cage.
Leijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Trybus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wander Leijonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leijonen prevents Trybus from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wander Leijonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leijonen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wander Leijonen!
An out of breath Wander Leijonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.