PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Leka (ranked 2230 p4p, 265 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 1764 p4p, 213 weight class). Leka comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Chiarmanda has chosen National Anthem of Tajikstan as his entrance music. Ossilus Chiarmanda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Leka
vs
Chiarmanda

177 cm
32
163 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
37
162 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Chiarmanda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leka connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been hearing reports that Leka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Leka moves out of range.
A big left from Leka misses.
Leka sets himself, and Chiarmanda steps forward looking for the clinch! Leka avoids it this time.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Leka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chiarmanda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leka circles away quickly and effectively.
Leka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leka avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
Leka with a hook.
Chiarmanda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice uppercut.

Leka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda wants to get back to his feet.
Leka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand up here but Leka is controlling him well.
Leka throwing shots but Chiarmanda is blocking nicely.
Leka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chiarmanda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chiarmanda is just riding it out for now. Leka eventually gives up the hold.
Chiarmanda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand up here but Leka is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chiarmanda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leka connects with a nice short shot to Chiarmanda's temple.
Leka is trying to control the action in half guard but Chiarmanda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand.
Leka is trying to control. Chiarmanda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leka is looking to advance position but Chiarmanda won't allow it.
Leka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to his feet.
Leka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leka trying to control the action but Chiarmanda is working from the bottom.
Leka drops an elbow to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand.
Leka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leka wants to control but Chiarmanda is keeping him busy.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand up here but Leka is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chiarmanda is looking for a sweep. Leka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chiarmanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka trying to control the action but Chiarmanda is working from the bottom.
Leka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chiarmanda taking some punishment here, with Leka in his half guard.
Chiarmanda tries to kick Leka off but Leka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leka lands with a punch from half guard.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand back up but Leka is controlling him
Leka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leka drops an elbow to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to full guard.
Leka thows a huge punch but Chiarmanda dodges it nicely.
Leka prevents Chiarmanda from standing back up.

Leka seems to be looking for submissions.
Chiarmanda tries to kick Leka off but Leka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chiarmanda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka wants to pass to mount but Chiarmanda is defending the position.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand back up but Leka is controlling him
Leka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chiarmanda pushes Leka off looking to stand but Leka dives back in and keeps control.
Leka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiarmanda keeps working.
Leka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chiarmanda pushes Leka off looking to stand but Leka dives back in and keeps control.
Leka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiarmanda keeps working.
Chiarmanda is looking for a sweep. Leka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leka scores with a head kick. Chiarmanda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leka thumps Chiarmanda with a low kick.
Leka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leka swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Leo Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leka tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Chiarmanda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leka finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiarmanda's head.
Leka feints and then cracks Chiarmanda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chiarmanda down.

Leka instigates a clinch.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Leka back into the cage.
Chiarmanda tries to break free but Leka pushes him back against the cage.
Leka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda connects with a right hand. Leka shakes it off.

Leka gets tackled into the cage by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chiarmanda lands a hook that snaps the head of Leka backwards.
Chiarmanda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiarmanda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands a right hand.
A short right from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chiarmanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Leka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chiarmanda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chiarmanda tries to roll over but Leka keeps him under control.
Chiarmanda has hold of Leka's hands but Leka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chiarmanda trying to control but Leka postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda pushes Leka off looking to stand but Leka dives back in and keeps control.
Chiarmanda has hold of Leka's hands but Leka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand back up but Leka is controlling him

Chiarmanda kicks off Leka and gets to his feet.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Leka.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch.
Leka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leo Leka is winning the standup battle so far.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leka tried to counter with a leg kick but Chiarmanda avoided it.

Chiarmanda clinches up against the cage.
Leka throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda is pressed up against the cage. Leka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chiarmanda down to the mat. Chiarmanda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leka misses with a straight right.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chiarmanda, as that shot connected.
Leka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Leka clinches up with Chiarmanda and pushes him back against the cage.
Leka prevents Chiarmanda from breaking the clinch.
Leka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leka swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Leka.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Leka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiarmanda. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Leka.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chiarmanda if he has to take too many more of those.
Leka throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leka is defended easily by Chiarmanda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leka gets a clinch.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Leka misses with a body kick.
Chiarmanda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leka.
Leka slips under a jab from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up.
Leka tries to clinch up.
Leka is looking to clinch.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick but Leka moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Leka keeps it at a distance.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leka scores with a jab. Chiarmanda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Leka dominated that second round.
That's time! Leka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Leka scores with a punch to the head.
Chiarmanda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leka throws a chopping leg kick but Chiarmanda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chiarmanda pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leka back to the cage. Chiarmanda follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Leka is having none of it.
Chiarmanda lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Leka. That snapped Chiarmanda's head back.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Leka.
Leka wants to clinch.
Leka doesn't manage to clinch there - Chiarmanda circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Chiarmanda takes the fight into the clinch.
Leka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chiarmanda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chiarmanda breaks from the clinch.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Leka is avoiding it.
Leka throws a series of strikes that have Chiarmanda backpedaling.
Leka throws a big shot that misses.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Leka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chiarmanda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chiarmanda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leka is looking to clinch.
Leka jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Leka drives through and clinches with Chiarmanda against the cage.
Leka working aggressively here.

Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leka cracks Chiarmanda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up but Leka circles away and keeps his distance.
Leka looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch.
Chiarmanda slips a jab from Leka.
Despite the aggression on Chiarmanda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiarmanda can do to turn this around?
Leka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leka throws a leg kick which misses Chiarmanda's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiarmanda tries to avoid it.

Chiarmanda rushes Leka and presses him up against the cage.

Chiarmanda manages to break the clinch.
Leka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chiarmanda throws out the jab.
Chiarmanda checks the leg kick.

Leka gets tackled into the cage by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda maintains the clinch.
Leka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.

Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chiarmanda is out of range and Leka settles back down.

Chiarmanda moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Leka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chiarmanda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leka misses with some punches.
Chiarmanda wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is trying to break free.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Chiarmanda walks into a stiff left hand from Leka.
Leka pushes Chiarmanda away with a front kick.
Chiarmanda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Leka back into the cage.
Leka misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chiarmanda.
Leka throws a head punch that misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leka.
Chiarmanda tries to break free but Leka pushes him back against the cage.
Leka lands with a light punch inside.

Leka has Chiarmanda pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Leka pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chiarmanda tumbling to the mat - Leka dives into Chiarmanda's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leka is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka lands a couple of digs.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leka stops Chiarmanda from standing up.
Leka is fighting to break Chiarmanda's control of his arms but Chiarmanda is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leka won't allow Chiarmanda to get back to his feet.
Leka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiarmanda is keeping the position for now.
Leka advances to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leka connects with a nice short shot to Chiarmanda's temple.
Chiarmanda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leka is working away from the top position though.
Leka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Leka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Leo Leka!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Leo Leka!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Leo Leka!

Leo Leka wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Leo Leka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.