PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 292 p4p, 471 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 37 p4p, 70 weight class). Guilherme Godoi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolay Leonov's chin.

Godoi
vs
Leonov

185 cm
29
189
14 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
195
12 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Carnage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Godoi checks a leg kick.
Godoi tries to bum rush Leonov with a series of wild strikes but Leonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Godoi slips under a jab from Leonov.
Leonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick from Leonov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonov thumps Godoi with a low kick.
Godoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godoi misses with a looping right.
Leonov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Godoi tests Leonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godoi misses with a hook.
Leonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godoi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonov moves out of range as Godoi strikes.
Leonov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Godoi.
A big right from Leonov misses.
Godoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov moves away from the strike by Godoi.
Leonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonov throws a hook but Godoi blocks it.
Godoi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Leonov throws a body punch but Godoi moves out of range.

Godoi drops Leonov with a beautiful combination! Leonov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Godoi is looking for the KO!

Leonov is rocked!
Godoi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Godoi finish him?
Leonov blocks a jab.
Godoi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonov.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Godoi throws a series of punches but Leonov avoids them all with ease.
Godoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Leonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Godoi blocks a head kick by Leonov.
Leonov throws the kick towards the body but Godoi avoids it.

Godoi pushes Leonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Godoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godoi has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi gets through Leonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Leonov breaks from the clinch.
Godoi throws an off balance right hand
and Leonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Leonov.
Godoi throws a big shot that misses.
Guilherme Godoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godoi misses with a looping right.
Leonov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leonov. Godoi shrugs it off though.
Godoi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Godoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Godoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Godoi.
Leonov with a nice calf kick.
Leonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi throws a big shot that misses.
Leonov throws a series of strikes that have Godoi backpedaling.
Godoi lands a jab to Leonov's midsection.
Godoi swinging wildly here.
Leonov with a nice calf kick.
Leonov thumps Godoi with a low kick.
Leonov lands a high kick!
Godoi throws a hook but Leonov avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Godoi.
Godoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godoi backing away here, and Leonov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Godoi throws a series of strikes that have Leonov backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godoi misses with a body shot.
Leonov tries a quick counter leg kick but Godoi is wise to it.
Godoi tries to move into range but Leonov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leonov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godoi drops his hands momentarily and Leonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonov slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonov.
Leonov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonov moves away from the strike by Godoi.
A little jabbing left from Leonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonov cracks Godoi with an open hand slap.
Leonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Godoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godoi looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Godoi looks to land a right hand but Leonov moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Godoi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Godoi misses with a body punch
and Godoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godoi throws a jab when Leonov was well out of range.
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Godoi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guilherme Godoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Godoi's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godoi. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonov misses with an uppercut.
Godoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Leonov slips a straight right by Godoi.
Leonov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Guilherme Godoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Godoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonov counters with a head kick.
Leonov throws an off balance right hand
and Godoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godoi 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.
Leonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leonov scores with the left hand. Godoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab by Godoi.
Leonov misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonov cracks Godoi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Godoi throws a right and a left that Leonov avoids nicely.
Leonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Godoi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leonov.
Godoi drops his hands momentarily and Leonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godoi throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonov is just out of range.
Leonov lands a right hook to the body.
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Godoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Godoi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godoi works the jab nicely.
Godoi misses with a looping right.
Godoi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Leonov.
Godoi misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godoi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonov can pounce on him.
Leonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godoi circles away quickly and effectively.
Godoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Godoi works Leonov's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Godoi cracks Leonov with a good jab.
Jab by Godoi.
Godoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godoi.
Godoi misses with a straight right.
Leonov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Leonov misses the jab.
Leonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godoi.
Leonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Godoi throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Godoi misses with a shot to the body
and Leonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Godoi has closed the distance and engaged Leonov in a clinch.
Godoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Godoi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonov's efforts to push away.

Leonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Godoi cracks Leonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Godoi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Nice body punch from Godoi.
Godoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godoi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Godoi misses with a body shot.
Godoi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonov.
Leonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonov is looking for the big counter here.
Leonov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Godoi drives through and clinches with Leonov against the cage.
Godoi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Godoi breaks the clinch.
Leonov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Godoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godoi circles away quickly and effectively.
Godoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonov.
Godoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov tries a quick counter leg kick but Godoi is wise to it.
Godoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
Leonov blocks a jab.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godoi misses with a body shot.
Godoi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonov manages to avoid it.
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guilherme Godoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Godoi throws a lazy right hand but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godoi misses the shot to the body.
Leonov misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
Godoi with a hook.
A cross from Godoi lands.
Godoi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Godoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godoi misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonov connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leonov throws a sloppy body shot
and Godoi counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Leonov! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Godoi!
During a confident post fight interview, Guilherme Godoi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.