PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas comes to the cage accompanied by ELUVEITIE - Inis Mona. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ahokas
vs
Leach

172 cm
23
145 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

KAISER
Arcticus University: London

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ville Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Leach.

Ahokas takes the fight into the clinch.
Leach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leach misses with some punches.
Leach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahokas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ahokas fails to land.
Leach blocks an uppercut.

Leach manages to break the clinch.
Leach defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Carlton Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ahokas has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Leach.
Leach tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahokas avoids the damage to the body.
Leach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahokas is defending well for now.
Ahokas misses with the head strike.
Leach misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahokas.
A short uppercut from Leach.
Leach working aggressively here.
Ahokas tries to throw a body punch but Leach avoids it by throwing Ahokas back against the cage.
Leach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahokas backwards.
Leach stalling in the clinch but Ahokas improves position.
Ahokas managing to block the knees to the body from Leach.
Ahokas throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Ahokas - that landed with a thud.
Ahokas throws a head punch that misses.
Ahokas scores with a shoulder strike.
Leach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahokas is defending well for now.
Come on Leach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahokas backwards.
We've been informed that Leach has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ahokas misses with the head strike.
Leach misses with some punches.
Ahokas throws a punch but it's blocked by Leach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Leach on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leach misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.
Ahokas misses with the head strike.
Leach has a couple of punches blocked by Ahokas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahokas.
Ahokas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ahokas tries to work over Leach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Ahokas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leach blocking some punches.
Leach blocking some punches.
Ahokas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leach working aggressively here.
Leach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ahokas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leach obliges.
Ahokas throws a head punch that misses.
Leach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ahokas swings wildly with an uppercut but Leach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leach misses with the head strike.
Ahokas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahokas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahokas.
Leach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahokas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leach misses with the head strike.
Leach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahokas gets through Leach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.
Leach misses with some punches.
Ahokas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach is looking to control Ahokas's arms but Ahokas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leach has his back to the cage.
Ahokas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leach tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahokas avoids the damage to the body.
Leach swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahokas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leach has Ahokas pushed against the cage.
Leach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leach is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ahokas swings wildly with an uppercut but Leach uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a punch but it's blocked by Leach.
A shot in the inside from Ahokas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahokas.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leach misses with the head strike.
Ahokas misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlton Leach will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ahokas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ahokas throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahokas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Leach there.
Leach throws a lazy right hand but Ahokas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ahokas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leach.
Leach misses with a head kick.
Ahokas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ahokas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leach checks a leg kick nicely.
Leach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leach misses with an uppercut. Ahokas saw that one coming.
Leach throws a head kick but Ahokas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ahokas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leach tests Ahokas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a chopping leg kick but Leach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leach looks to throw the jab but Ahokas is out of range.
Leach misses with a right hand
and Ahokas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahokas throws a front kick that sends Leach stumbling back into the cage.
Ahokas takes a jab right on the kisser.

Ahokas pushes Leach up against the cage in a clinch.
Leach will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ahokas up against the cage.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahokas lands a hook that snaps the head of Leach backwards.
Ahokas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leach's elbow.
Leach looking to slow down the pace here.
Ahokas tries to work over Leach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ahokas as Leach tries to tie him up.
Ahokas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leach misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ahokas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leach unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ahokas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Leach fails to land.
Leach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahokas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahokas throws a punch but it's blocked by Leach.
Leach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlton Leach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Leach fails to land.
Ahokas misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leach blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leach.
Leach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahokas working aggressively here.
Ahokas misses with some punches.
Ahokas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahokas.
Leach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ahokas lands a hook that snaps the head of Leach backwards.
Ahokas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahokas misses with the head strike.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.
Ahokas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leach is trying to break the clinch but Ahokas is controlling him.
Leach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leach swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahokas.
Leach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ahokas is keeping busy.
Leach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahokas tries to work over Leach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.
Ahokas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahokas misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahokas working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leach working aggressively here.
Leach misses with the head strike.
Leach tries a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks it.
Ahokas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahokas throws a punch but it's blocked by Leach.
Ahokas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahokas has a couple of punches blocked by Leach.
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 Ville Ahokas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ahokas tries to bum rush Leach with a series of wild strikes but Leach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leach connects with a body shot that sends Ahokas's belly button to the back.
Ahokas swings widly with a right hand
letting Leach counter with a right hand.
Ahokas takes a swing at Leach's ribcage but misses.
Leach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leach throws a right hand that misses
and Ahokas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leach thinking.
Leach misses with a looping right.
Ahokas misses the jab.
Leach throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
Ahokas tried to counter with a leg kick but Leach avoided it.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas slips a straight right by Leach.
Ahokas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahokas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ahokas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leach just misses with a punch to the body.
And Ahokas counters with a quick kick to the body but Leach blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leach throws a head kick but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ahokas is looking to counter punch.
Leach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leach looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahokas is just out of range.
Ahokas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leach misses with a straight left.
Ahokas thumps Leach with a low kick.
Leach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahokas at a distance.
Leach throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ahokas counter with a right hand.

Ahokas closes the distance and clinches.
Ahokas misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahokas lands with a left to the head.
Leach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leach blocking some punches.
Ahokas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ahokas lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leach.

Leach manages to break the clinch.
Leach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahokas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahokas misses the jab.
Ahokas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahokas slips a jab from Leach.
Ahokas lands with a hook. Leach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Leach is rocked!
Leach misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Ahokas's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Ahokas clinches up with Leach and pushes him back against the cage.
Leach blocking some punches.
Leach swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas gets through Leach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahokas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahokas misses with the head strike.
Ahokas throws a head punch that misses.
Ahokas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leach misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahokas throws a head punch that misses.
Leach blocking some punches.
Ahokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ahokas misses with a body punch.
Leach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahokas backwards.
Leach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Ahokas on the inside.
Leach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leach working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahokas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahokas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach prevents a body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.
Leach tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahokas avoids the damage to the body.
Ahokas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leach misses with the head strike.
Ahokas swings wildly with an uppercut but Leach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leach working aggressively here.
Leach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leach looking to slow down the pace here.
Ahokas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahokas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahokas misses with a punch on the inside.
Leach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahokas avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ville Ahokas.
I think Ahokas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Ahokas!
A relieved looking Ville Ahokas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.