PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Laiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spud Spud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiola comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots. Spud Spud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Laiola
vs
Spud

178 cm
26
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Laiola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spud Spud!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laiola moves away.
Laiola throws out a loose jab but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laiola backs up against the cage.
A cross from Laiola lands.
The fighters circling - Spud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laiola lands with a nice body punch.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud takes a swing at Laiola's ribcage but misses.
Laiola punishes Spud's body with a nice straight punch.
Laiola looks to land a combination but Spud avoids it well.
Spud misses the shot to the body.
Laiola scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Spud.
Laiola throws a hook but Spud blocks it.
Laiola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spud's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laiola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laiola avoids the body shot from Spud.
Spud looks to throw the jab but Laiola is out of range.
Laiola connects with a nice looking jab.
Spud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud misses with a body shot
and Laiola counters with a straight right hand.
Laiola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laiola is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laiola throws a lazy right hand but Spud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spud walks into a straight right hand from Laiola.
Spud misses with a series of wild punches.
Spud throws the left hand but Laiola avoids the punch easily.
Spud lands a slapping body shot.
Laiola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Spud.
Laiola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spud has time to react.
Laiola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laiola is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laiola tests Spud's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Spud is rocked!
Laiola throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Spud stumbling backwards into the cage! Spud bounces back off the cage towards Laiola, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Laiola lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Laiola celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonardo Laiola!
Leonardo Laiola retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Leonardo Laiola thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.