PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icaro Asas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Leite
vs
Asas

190 cm
30
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

196 cm
35
198 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Leite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leite fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Asas to the ground. Leite is now in Asas's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Asas throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Asas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Asas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leite content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leite scoring with some ground and pound.
Leite with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leite trying to control the position from guard on top but Asas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Leite stopping the sweep attempt from Asas.
Leite scoring with some ground and pound.
Leite has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leite stopping the sweep attempt from Asas.
Leite is looking to work some ground and pound but Asas has wrist control.
Leite distracts Asas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leite wanted to stand there but Asas had control of the position.
Leite scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Asas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leite defends it easily.
Asas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Leite drops back looking for a leg! Asas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Asas manages to kick Leite off! Leite jumps back into Asas's guard.
Leite won't allow Asas to sweep him here.
Leite scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asas throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Asas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leite scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Leite scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leite working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Asas's head.
Asas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Asas misses with a head shot.
Leite takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Asas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Asas throwing strikes here but Leite is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Asas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Leite because Asas loaded up on that one.
Asas landing strikes from the mount and Leite is in trouble!
Leite wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Asas looking to land elbow strikes but Leite uses the position to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite pushes Asas off looking to stand but Asas dives back in and keeps control.
Asas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asas.
Asas thows a huge punch but Leite dodges it nicely.
Leite has hold of Asas's hands but Asas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leite has hold of Asas's hands but Asas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leite wants to get back to his feet.
Asas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leite defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asas.
Asas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Asas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asas passes to full mount!
Asas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Leite's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asas cracks Leite with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Leite is in all sorts of trouble here.
Asas looking to finish Leite with some ground and pound. This is bad for Leite!

Leite is rocked!
Asas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Leite is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asas dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Asas! Leite is hurt baaadly! Asas is firing away with more strikes - Leite is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Icaro Asas!
A very excited looking Icaro Asas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.