PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eino Leino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Joachim Garraud - The Answer (Dabruck & Klein Remix). Bobby Ewing is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Leino
vs
Ewing

225 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Leino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leino doesn't manage to clinch there - Ewing circles away.
Leino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leino throws a head kick that half lands.
Leino lands a high kick to the side of Ewing's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Leino dives into guard, looking to finish.
Ewing throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ewing looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewing, not yet.

Leino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leino landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ewing striking off his back but it's not causing Leino any problems.
Ewing wants to stand but Leino is controlling the position.
Leino stopping the sweep attempt from Ewing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leino throws and elbow that misses. Ewing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leino's guard. Nice move by Ewing!
Leino has Ewing pulled in close to control his posture.

Leino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ewing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Leino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Leino working for a triangle but Ewing defends it easily.
Leino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ewing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leino is looking to stand up but Ewing isn't so interested in that idea.
Leino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Leino looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ewing passes into side control.
Leino is breathing heavily.
Ewing scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ewing cracks Leino with a big right hand but Leino just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Leino wants to control but Ewing postures up.
Ewing in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Ewing's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leino wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ewing stands up.

Ewing drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ewing connects with a couple of short punches.
Ewing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ewing is working Leino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ewing looking to pass the guard.
Ewing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Ewing is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ewing distracts Leino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leino keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.
Leino is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewing tries to free his leg and advance position but Leino is retaining full guard.
Ewing looking to sit in guard and control but Leino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ewing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leino is one step ahead there.
Leino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leino trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ewing's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leino preventing the sweep.
Leino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eino Leino will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ewing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ewing winds up and cracks Leino with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leino is staying active underneath Ewing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Leino actively working from the bottom here.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ewing is trying to control the action in half guard but Leino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ewing working over Leino with some ground and pound. Leino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ewing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leino won't allow Ewing to pass to mount.
Ewing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ewing decides to stand up.
Ewing tries to clinch but Leino moves out of range.
Leino misses with a takedown attempt

and Ewing counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ewing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ewing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Leino on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Leino taking a bit of punishment here - Ewing scoring with strikes.
Ewing working the ground and pound.
Ewing lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Leino down.
Leino is looking to reverse the position.
Leino taking a bit of punishment here - Ewing scoring with strikes.
Ewing wants to control but Leino is keeping him busy.
Ewing looks up at the clock and then as Leino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ewing smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ewing is putting a hurting on Leino here, landing some big shots from side control.
Leino is not content to let Ewing control the position.
Ewing cracks Leino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ewing scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ewing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leino keeps working.
Ewing scoring with punches from side control.
Ewing prevents Leino from escaping the position.
Ewing scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ewing wants to control but Leino is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ewing is looking to clinch but Leino is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leino with a poor takedown

so Ewing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ewing stands up over Leino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ewing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ewing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leino's head.
Leino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ewing makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ewing.
Leino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ewing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bobby Ewing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ewing wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ewing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leino is one step ahead there.
Ewing is trying to control the position but Leino postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Leino lands but Ewing takes it in his stride.
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt - Leino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leino with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ewing decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leino's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Leino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ewing wants to control from the top but Leino keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing stops Leino from standing up.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Leino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Ewing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Leino.
Leino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Ewing has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ewing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leino walks away with a smile on his face. Ewing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eino Leino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ewing.
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eino Leino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Ewing.
Leino tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ewing counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leino!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leino is bucking up trying to escape but Ewing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leino regains half guard.
Leino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leino is trying to stand.
Ewing trying to mount his opponent but Leino defends it.
Leino trying to control from the bottom.
Leino is staying active underneath Ewing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leino punching from the bottom.
Leino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ewing but Ewing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ewing tries a low kick but Leino avoids it.
Ewing keeps the fight on the outside.
Eino Leino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ewing bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ewing working the head with strikes.
Leino pushes Ewing away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ewing gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Leino lands an elbow from the bottom.
Ewing scoring with punches and elbows.
Leino tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Ewing looks up at the clock and then as Leino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ewing smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ewing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leino keeps working.
Leino sneaks back into half guard.
Ewing wants to take a breather but Leino is having none of it.
Ewing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ewing blocks the strikes from Leino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing trying to control from half guard but Leino is working away.
Ewing is nestled in close to Leino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ewing trying to mount his opponent but Leino defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leino has his takedown stuffed

and Ewing moves into the clinch.
Ewing pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Leino.
Ewing changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leino fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Ewing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leino tries to strike from the bottom.
Leino doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Leino keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.

Leino uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Ewing moves into the clinch.

Ewing lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leino is staying active underneath Ewing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ewing wants to pass to mount but Leino is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leino defending well though.
Ewing trying to control from half guard but Leino is working away.

Leino pushes Ewing off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Ewing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ewing 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Ewing!