PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Leach
vs
Bravo

200 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
28
180 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach throws a leg kick but Bravo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leach lands with a nice combination. Bravo backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
Leach throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravo.
Nice takedown defense from Leach. No joy for Bravo on that attempt.
Leach thuds a left hand into Bravo's body.
Leach looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravo is just out of range.
Leach throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Bravo works over Leach's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Matt Leach has been cut.
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!
Bravo lands an overhand right.
Leach throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
Leach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leach throws a right and a left that Bravo avoids nicely.
Leach misses with a lunging right hand
and Bravo counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matt Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo looks for the body kick but Leach saw that one coming.

Leach gets tackled into the cage by Bravo. Bravo maintains the clinch.
Leach being controlled against the cage.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leach.

Leach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bravo. Bravo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bravo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leach. Leach obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
Leach throws a push kick but Bravo slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach throws a body kick that misses
and Bravo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leach.
Leach misses the body punch
and Bravo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Leach lands with a shot to the body.
Leach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Leach - just one landing.
Leach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bravo momentarily.
Good leg kick by Bravo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leach looks for the body kick but Bravo saw that one coming.
Leach connects with a right that clearly hurt Bravo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Leach proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Bravo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Leach!
A victorious Matt Leach thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.