PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rush
vs
Izecson Dos Santos Leite

213 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

177 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dorian Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos Leite to score with a decent uppercut.
Rush misses with an uppercut
and Santos Leite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos Leite scores with a hook to the body. Rush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rush goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos Leite! But no joy.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos Leite dodges the punch combination from Rush.
Santos Leite throws an off balance right hand
and Rush counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos Leite. Rush does a little dance to reset his feet.

Santos Leite clinches up with Rush and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos Leite.
A right hand to the body from Santos Leite.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos Leite throws a punch but it's blocked by Rush.
Santos Leite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Rush wants to break free but Santos Leite has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Leite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Santos Leite - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santos Leite is working Rush over against the cage.
Santos Leite lands a shoulder strike.

Rush is rocked!
Santos Leite swings wildly with an uppercut but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Rush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos Leite misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Santos Leite misses with the head strike.
Santos Leite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos Leite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos Leite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos Leite.
Rush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos Leite.
Santos Leite has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Santos Leite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos Leite swings wildly with an uppercut but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush blocking some punches.
Santos Leite misses with the head strike.
Santos Leite has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Rush blocks an uppercut.
Santos Leite throws a head punch that misses.
Santos Leite misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Santos Leite has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Rush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos Leite.
Rush blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos Leite.
Santos Leite has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Rush blocks an uppercut.
Santos Leite has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
A body shot lands from Santos Leite.
Santos Leite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos Leite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush blocking some punches.
Rush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos Leite.
Santos Leite working aggressively here.
Rush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos Leite has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Santos Leite tries a body shot but Rush blocks it.
Santos Leite lands a right hand.
Santos Leite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rush takes a shot to the head.
Rush prevents a body shot from Santos Leite.
Rush is trying to break the clinch but Santos Leite has him pressed against the cage.
Rush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos Leite walks away with a smile on his face. Rush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rush lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos Leite will feel that in the morning.
Rush misses with a body kick.
Santos Leite swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos Leite throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
BOOM! Santos Leite lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rush. Rush tries to recover but Santos Leite is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rush lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite!