PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tayla Leech (ranked 2015 p4p, 104 weight class) and Masa Muto (ranked 5460 p4p, 258 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leech
vs
Muto

172 cm
27
147 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tayla Leech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Muto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leech throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leech has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Muto with a nice cross.
Muto throws a hook but Leech blocks it.
Muto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muto.
A jab from Leech finds it's way through Muto's defenses.
Muto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muto throws a shot from downtown. Leech moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Leech wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masa Muto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leech with a nice cross.
Muto scores with a hook.
Muto digs a good body shot into Leech's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leech uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muto.
Leech swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leech takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Muto. Those never looked like landing.
Muto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leech at a distance.
Leech throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muto misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Muto.
Leech fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leech drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Muto connects with the punch.
Leech avoids the body shot from Muto.
Muto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leech's head backwards.
Muto missing with a left hand there. Leech was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muto moves away.
Muto tests Leech's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Leech misses its intended target.
Muto misses with a looping left.
Muto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muto avoids the body shot from Leech.
Muto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leech counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Muto scores with the left hand. Leech knows he should have avoided that one.
Leech is looking to wear down Muto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leech misses the shot to the body.
Leech looks to score with a jab to the body but Muto is just out of range.
Muto throws out a counter right but Leech avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leech throws a big counter combination but Muto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leech keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muto.
Muto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leech counters with a one-two to the body.
Muto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leech swinging wildly here.
Muto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muto looks to land a right hand but Leech moved out of range.
Muto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leech under the eye.
Muto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leech moves out of range as Muto strikes.
Muto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leech was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leech slips a jab from Muto.
Leech is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muto looks to land a right hand but Leech moved out of range.
Leech is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leech takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leech throws a body shot but no joy.
Muto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leech had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Muto misses the jab.
Muto cracks a nice hook into Leech's ribs.
Muto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muto throws out a loose jab but Leech uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Muto.
Leech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leech ducks under a wild hook from Muto.
Muto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leech.
Muto throws a body punch but Leech moves out of range.
Good exchange - Muto coming out on top.
Leech gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Muto tries to bum rush Leech with a series of wild strikes but Leech uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Muto misses.
A jab from Muto finds it's way through Leech's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leech throws a series of punches but Muto moves out of range.
Leech ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leech swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leech. Muto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muto thuds his right hand into Leech's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muto moves away.
Leech comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leech throws a body shot but no joy.
Muto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Muto throws a shot to the body.
Leech moves out of range of the strikes.
Muto scores with a nice strike.
Muto scores with a decent looking hook.
Muto throws a hook to the side of Leech's head but Leech sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leech bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Leech tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muto misses with a wild body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leech has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leech there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leech is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leech counters with a left and a right that stings Muto.
Leech staying out of range there.
Muto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leech's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leech scrambles back to his feet.
Leech misses with a wild body shot.
Leech misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Muto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab lands there for Leech.
A jab from Leech misses.
Leech uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muto.
Leech seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leechs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leech. Muto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muto moves away.
A little jabbing left from Muto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muto throws a shot from downtown. Leech moves away and avoids it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muto manages to avoid it.
Muto misses with a looping left.
Leech went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Muto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Muto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muto lands with a right hand.
Leech lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muto at a distance.
Leech bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leech moves out of range of the strikes.
Leech takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leech looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muto looks to land a right hand but Leech moved out of range.
Leech staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Muto.
Leech scores with a sloppy right hand. Muto should have avoided that one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leech throws the left hand but Muto avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Muto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Muto misses.
Muto dips to his left and cracks Leech with an uppercut!
Leech just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Muto misses the target.
Leech drops his hands momentarily and Muto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leech takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muto throws a hook to the side of Leech's head but Leech sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Muto throws a lazy uppercut
and Leech counters with a one-two to the body.
Muto lands with an uppercut that bounces Leech off the ropes and back into range.
A lazy left from Leech finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leech connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Muto is rocked!
Muto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Muto is still on wobbly legs! Can Leech finish him?
Muto scores with a hook to the body. Leech takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muto cracks Leech with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muto seems to have recovered his senses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Muto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leech. Leech circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leech takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Leech misses its intended target.
Muto connects with the punch.
Leech on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leech lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Muto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muto.
Muto digs a good body shot into Leech's ribs.
Leech takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leech misses with a hook. Muto ducked under it nicely.
Muto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leech ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muto misses with a two punch combination.
Leech swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leech misses the shot to the body.
Muto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leech was well out of range. Poor timing from Muto.
Muto throws a poor cross that misses
and Leech counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leech misses with a series of wild punches.
Leech throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muto on the side of the head.
Muto misses with a right hand
and Leech cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leech. Muto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leech takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leech's head backwards.
Leech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muto moves away.
Leech avoids the body shot from Muto.
Muto throws a jab but it's blocked by Leech.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Muto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Muto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muto lands a jab to Leech's midsection.
Muto lands with a shot to the body.
Leech lands with a shot to the body.
Leech gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muto.
Muto cracks Leech with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muto misses the shot to the body.
Muto throws a hook to the side of Leech's head but Leech sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leech is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Muto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Muto.
Leech throws out a loose jab but Muto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leech throws a shot from downtown. Muto moves away and avoids it.
Muto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muto lands with a straight right. Leech didn't see that one coming.
Muto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leech uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muto.
Leech misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leech, as that shot connected.
Leech connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Muto misses with a body shot
and Leech counters with a straight right hand.
Leech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muto misses the shot to the body.
Leech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leech.
Muto misses with a lunging right hand
letting Leech counter with a right hand.
Muto lands a jab.
Muto swings for the body but Leech moves out of range.
Leech swinging wildly here.
Muto thuds a left hand into Leech's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leech misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Muto lunges at Leech with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leech's hand.
Muto misses with a hook.
Leech throws a hook but Muto blocks it.
Muto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leech under the eye.
Muto throws the left hand but Leech avoids the punch easily.
Muto misses with a looping right.
Muto scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Muto coming out on top.
Leech ducks under a wild hook from Muto.
Leech is looking to counter punch.
Muto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leech has time to react.
Muto connects with a body shot that sends Leech's belly button to the back.
Muto misses with a looping right.
Leech misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leech moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leech.
Leech displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Muto throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Leech to counter with a crisp jab.
Leech showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muto.
Muto scores with a sloppy right hand. Leech should have avoided that one.
Muto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leech's head backwards.
Leech thuds his right hand into Muto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muto throws a looping overhand right but Leech ducks down to avoid it.
Muto misses with a wild body shot.
Leech with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masa Muto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leech moves out of range as Muto strikes.
Leech is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leech takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Leech drops Muto with a beautiful combination! Muto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leech is looking for the KO!
Leech takes a swing at Muto's ribcage but misses.
Muto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leech takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leech scores with a jab to the body.
Muto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leech misses with a straight left.
Muto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leech.
It looked like Leech wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muto throws a series of punches but Leech moves out of range.
Muto is breathing heavily.
Muto connects with a jab.
Muto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muto scores with a decent looking hook.
Muto misses with a straight left.
Leech misses with a body shot.
Muto throws out a counter right but Leech avoids it with no problem.
Leech misses with a series of wild punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Muto throws a shot to the body.
Leech moves out of range of the strikes.
Muto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leech counters with a nice uppercut.
Muto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leech.
Muto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muto scores with a jab. Leech acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leech sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Leech tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Leech scores with a four punch combination!
Leech throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leech throws a series of punches but Muto moves out of range.
Muto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Muto misses the target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leech moves out of range as Muto strikes.
Leech moves away from the strike by Muto.
Muto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leech is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muto. Leech does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leech uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muto.
Muto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muto misses with a straight right.
Muto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leech throws the left hand but Muto avoids the punch easily.
Muto misses with a hook. Leech ducked under it nicely.
Leech displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Muto's corner calls for a 1-2. Muto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Muto.
Leech avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tayla Leech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Muto throws the left hand but Leech avoids the punch easily.
Leech misses with a wild body shot.
Muto throws a shot from downtown. Leech moves away and avoids it.
Leech takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leech moves away from the strike by Muto.
Muto throws an off balance right hand
and Leech counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Leech.
Leech throws a monster overhand right that drops Muto! Leech follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tayla Leech!
Tayla Leech tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.