PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Leinz (ranked 7034 p4p, 464 weight class) and Enzo Ali (ranked 3744 p4p, 338 weight class). Titus Leinz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Leinz
vs
Ali

191 cm
19
242 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

204 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titus Leinz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enzo Ali!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Leinz blocks a jab.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leinz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leinz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leinz is looking to counter punch.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Ali moves out of range as Leinz strikes.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leinz.
Leinz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.

Leinz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ali misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leinz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Leinz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Leinz has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ali taking a breather.
Leinz lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enzo Ali.
Ali misses with a hook. Leinz ducked under it nicely.
Leinz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Leinz throws a series of punches but Ali moves out of range.
Ali misses with a body punch

and Leinz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leinz.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leinz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leinz prevents a body shot from Ali.
Leinz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali stalling in the clinch but Leinz improves position.
Leinz misses with the head strike.
Leinz lands a nice uppercut.
Leinz blocks an uppercut.
Ali trying to stall but Leinz improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leinz as Ali tries to tie him up.
Ali is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Leinz has denied him.
Leinz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leinz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Leinz lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leinz as Ali tries to tie him up.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Leinz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Leinz is controlling him.
Leinz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leinz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Leinz is looking to counter punch.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leinz moves away.
Ali with a nice cross.
Ali takes a swing at Leinz's ribcage but misses.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Leinz moves away and avoids it.
Leinz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leinz walks into a jab.
Enzo Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leinz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Titus Leinz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali misses with a body punch

and Leinz counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leinz misses with a body punch.

Leinz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leinz takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leinz.
Ali punishes Leinz's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
Leinz moves away from the strike by Ali.
Leinz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leinz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Leinz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Leinz darts in and clinches Ali up against the cage.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Leinz.
Ali misses with some punches.
Leinz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leinz tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Leinz back against the cage.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leinz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leinz.
Leinz misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ali tries to stall but Leinz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leinz tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ali tries a body shot but Leinz blocks it.
Leinz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ali being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab from Ali.
Ali throws a body punch but Leinz moves out of range.
Leinz throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali lands a body shot.
Titus Leinz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali digs a good body shot into Leinz's ribs.
Ali swings away with a body shot that misses

and Leinz counters by clinching up.
Ali just leaning against Leinz, taking a breather.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Leinz gets an underhook and turns Ali into the cage.
Leinz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Leinz controls his hands.
Ali looking to stall.
Ali is looking to control Leinz's arms but Leinz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ali has his back to the cage.
Leinz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leinz lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali blocks a body shot from Leinz.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Leinz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leinz 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.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali trying to stall but Leinz improves his position.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Leinz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Ali stalling in the clinch but Leinz improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enzo Ali.
Leinz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Enzo Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leinz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leinz moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali clobbers Leinz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leinz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ali manages to circle out of the way.
Leinz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Enzo Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali scores with a jab. Leinz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali throws a hook but Leinz blocks it.
Donk. Ali catches Leinz right on the button with a cross.
Leinz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Leinz's head.
Leinz misses the shot to the body.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leinz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Leinz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ali has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Enzo Ali!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Enzo Ali!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Enzo Ali!

Enzo Ali wins by unanimous decision!