PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ronaldo (ranked 767 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Corbin Leopold (ranked 93 p4p, 141 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ronaldo
vs
Leopold

170 cm
30
146
9 - 3 - 1

179 cm
22
153
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corbin Leopold!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leopold.
Leopold misses with a wild combination.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leopold counters with a straight right hand.
Leopold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Ronaldo's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ronaldo misses with a jab to the body
and Leopold counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Ronaldo.
Leopold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leopold throws a lazy uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronaldo scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo thuds a left hand into Leopold's body.
Leopold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leopold moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Leopold.
Ronaldo thuds a left hand into Leopold's body.
Leopold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ronaldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leopold cracks Ronaldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Leopold circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the body
and Leopold counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Leopold misses its intended target.
Ronaldo lands with a nice combination. Leopold backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Corbin Leopold has been cut.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Leopold is just out of range.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Leopold lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Leopold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Leopold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Leopold.
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Leopold both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ronaldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronaldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leopold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leopold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leopold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Leopold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronaldo throws a one two combo.
Leopold throws a right hand that Ronaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ronaldo also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Ronaldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo is looking to wear down Leopold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Ronaldo lunges at Leopold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leopold's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Leopold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leopold unleashes a big counter combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ronaldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leopold.
Leopold dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leopold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Ronaldo. Beautiful body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Leopold misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leopold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corbin Leopold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ronaldo cracks Leopold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Ronaldo. Beautiful body shot.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Leopold saw that one coming.
Leopold fails to land with a series of punches.
Leopold avoids the body shot from Ronaldo.
Leopold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leopold can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Leopold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo throws a shot to the body.
Ronaldo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Leopold moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leopold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leopold was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
A little jabbing left from Leopold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Leopold moves out of range.
Ronaldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ronaldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leopold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo gets through Leopold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ronaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leopold backwards.

Leopold is rocked!
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leopold.
Leopold blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.

Leopold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leopold is looking for the big counter here.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo slips a jab and a cross from Leopold.
Ronaldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Leopold misses.
Ronaldo throwing a counter right hand but Leopold manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo misses with a hook.
Leopold misses with a double jab
and Ronaldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopold slips under a jab.
Leopold looks to land a combination but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Leopold misses with a wild combination.
Leopold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ronaldo. Ronaldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leopold slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leopold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ronaldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ronaldo. That snapped Leopold's head back.
Donk. Leopold catches Ronaldo right on the button with a cross.
Leopold has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leopold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Ronaldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Leopold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Leopold.
Leopold throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronaldo is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo tries to bum rush Leopold with a series of wild strikes but Leopold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Ronaldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corbin Leopold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leopold takes one to the side of the head.
Leopold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Leopold misses with a two punch combination.
Ronaldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leopold backs up against the cage.
Leopold is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronaldo finish him?
Ronaldo lands the left hand.
Leopold blocks a jab.
Leopold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo throws a big counter combination but Leopold scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leopold looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leopold's head.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo slips a jab from Leopold.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Leopold is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Corbin Leopold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leopold blocks a jab.
Leopold seems to have recovered his senses.
Ronaldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leopold's hands.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leopold.
Ronaldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leopold misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Leopold.
Ronaldo loads up on a big right hand but Leopold slips the punch.
Leopold throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Leopold misses with a straight left.
Jose Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ronaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Leopold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leopold lands an overhand right.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leopold.
Leopold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Leopold does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopold misses with a two punch combination.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Leopold unleashes a big counter combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leopold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo lands the left hand.
Leopold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopold moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leopold! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold misses with a right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leopold thinking.
Leopold needs to keep his hands up - Ronaldo had a free shot at his head there.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the head.
Leopold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ronaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Leopold.
Jose Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ronaldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Leopold is just out of range.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Leopold moves out of range.
Leopold tries to move into range but Ronaldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leopold takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopold throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Ronaldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo lands a right hook to the body.
Leopold misses with a hook
and Ronaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leopold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Leopold throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Corbin Leopold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leopold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leopold there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronaldo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Ronaldo!