PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Gentles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Leonardo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gentles
vs
Leonardo

173 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

165 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Gentles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gentles.
Leonardo prevents Gentles from moving into mount.
Gentles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonardo keeps working.
Leonardo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gentles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leonardo on the ground.
Leonardo wants to control but Gentles postures up.
Gentles working the ground and pound but Leonardo is defending the strikes.
Gentles taking a breather here.
Gentles postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gentles checks a low kick from Leonardo.

Gentles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gentles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gentles tries to get out of the position.
Gentles throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentles keeping moving, preventing Leonardo from controlling successfully.
Leonardo postures up in Gentles's guard and throws a big left but Gentles blocks it.
Leonardo preventing the sweep.
Gentles trying to control the position here.
Leonardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gentles is retaining full guard.
Gentles working a defensive guard here.
Gentles wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Leonardo gets caught flat footed, as Gentles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leonardo looks gassed!
Gentles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gentles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Leonardo for as long as he can get away with.
Leonardo looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gentles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leonardo wants to stand but Gentles is controlling the position.
Gentles controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gentles prevents Leonardo from getting back to his feet.
Gentles won't allow Leonardo to sweep him here.
Gentles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gentles stands up from Leonardo's guard - Gentles perhaps looking for a knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leonardo.
Leonardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gentles.
Gentles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonardo fails with a takedown attempt.
Gentles dodges the punch combination from Leonardo.
Leonardo is looking to clinch.
Leonardo throws a low kick but Gentles avoids it.
Gentles avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Leonardo wants to clinch.

Leonardo gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leonardo's best efforts.
Leonardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gentles keeps working.
Gentles keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gentles is looking to improve his position.
Gentles is trying to control but can't.
Gentles won't allow Leonardo to pass to mount.
Gentles is pressing down on Leonardo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gentles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leonardo's guard.
Leonardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Leonardo, not yet.
Leonardo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leonardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gentles manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gentles swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonardo.
Gentles misses with the combination.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Gentles is having none of it.
Leonardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonardo misses with a looping right.
Leonardo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gentles counters with a three punch combo that has Leonardo backing up. Leonardo nods at Gentles to acknowledge the strikes.
Stephan Gentles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonardo tries for a takedown but Gentles circles away easily
and Gentles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonardo wants to clinch but Gentles slips to the side

and Gentles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leonardo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leonardo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gentles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gentles controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentles lands a nice shot to the head.
Leonardo working to try and regain half guard.
Gentles controlling the position easily from mount.
Gentles prevents Leonardo from getting the reversal.
Leonardo wants to hold on but Gentles pushes him away.
Leonardo can't escape the position.
Leonardo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leonardo trying to control but Gentles postures up.
Leonardo pushes Gentles off looking to stand but Gentles dives back in and keeps control.
Stephan Gentles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gentles is thwarting Leonardo's attempts to control the position.

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.
Gentles trying to control from half guard but Leonardo is working away.
Gentles wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gentles content to control rather than advance.
Gentles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leonardo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Gentles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonardo tries to stall but Gentles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gentles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gentles stops a takedown attempt from Leonardo.
Stephan Gentles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Leonardo.
Gentles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonardos head.

Leonardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonardo tries for a takedown but Gentles circles away easily
and Gentles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonardo momentarily.
Leonardo closes the distance but Gentles moves to the side
and Gentles counters with a one-two to the body.

Leonardo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gentles is staying active underneath Leonardo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leonardo prevents Gentles from improving his position.
Gentles is holding on to half guard well.
Gentles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gentles trying to keep a closed guard but Leonardo is proving a slippery customer.
Gentles is looking to stand up but Leonardo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentles throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gentles controlling the position.
Leonardo advances to half guard.
Leonardo is trying to control the action in half guard but Gentles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gentles wants to improve his position but Leonardo is controlling well.
Leonardo tries to stand and escape but Gentles is controlling the position.
Leonardo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gentles desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Leonardo moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gentles.
Gentles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gentles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Gentles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonardo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gentles counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gentles trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gentles stopping the sweep attempt from Leonardo.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leonardo is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leonardo stands and throws Gentles's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentles tries to improve position but can't.

Leonardo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gentles to his feet.
Gentles misses with a few strikes there.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Gentles.

Gentles drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gentles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leonardo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gentles is controlling him.
Gentles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gentles wants to stand but Leonardo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonardo's head.
Gentles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gentles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gentles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gentles landing with the ground and pound.
Gentles is looking to stand up but Leonardo won't let him.
Gentles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gentles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentles trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonardo striking from his own guard.
Leonardo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gentles fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonardo shoots and misses
and Gentles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leonardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gentles circles away.

Leonardo feints and as Gentles raises his hands in defense, Leonardo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gentles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gentles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gentles trying to control the position.
Leonardo stopping the sweep attempt from Gentles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentles is controlling Leonardo's posture.
Gentles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gentles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leonardo!
Gentles tries to control but Leonardo wriggling away.
Gentles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leonardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leonardo tries to hold on but Gentles postures up.
The referee warns Leonardo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gentles controlling from the full mount.
Gentles trying to control but Leonardo is having none of it.
Hugo Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Gentles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gentles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Gentles!