PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Leyton (ranked 541 p4p, 1490 weight class) and Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 85 p4p, 200 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leyton
vs
Aloisio

180 cm
26
173
13 - 4 - 1

180 cm
23
175
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conquer

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Leyton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicandro Aloisio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leyton fails to land the takedown.
Leyton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leyton misses with a straight right.
Nicandro Aloisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aloisio connects with a leg kick.
Aloisio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leyton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aloisio avoids it really well and circles away.
Aloisio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aloisio is looking to slow Leyton down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aloisio with a hook.
Aloisio scores with a jab to the jaw.

Aloisio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Aloisio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leyton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aloisio can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aloisio.
Leyton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aloisio finds it's way round the side to connect with Leyton's head.

Leyton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Leyton trying to control but Aloisio is working from the bottom.
Aloisio working a defensive guard here.
Aloisio pulls Leyton in close to his closed guard and prevents Leyton from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aloisio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leyton preventing the sweep.

Aloisio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leyton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton works over Aloisio with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aloisio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leyton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aloisio is keeping the position for now.
Leyton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Aloisio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leyton defends it easily.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Aloisio keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leyton trying to control but Aloisio is working from the bottom.
Leyton landing with the ground and pound.
Aloisio working a defensive guard but Leyton passes into half guard.
Aloisio wants to control but Leyton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leyton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aloisio trying to hold on to Leyton's head to control him but Leyton postures up.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aloisio is looking to control Leyton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aloisio avoid being mounted?
Aloisio is trying to get back to full guard.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leyton winds up and cracks Aloisio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leyton slips a nice elbow through Aloisio's hands, connecting with Aloisio's forehead.
Aloisio manages to get to full guard.
Aloisio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leyton is one step ahead there.
Leyton is working Aloisio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicandro Aloisio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aloisio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leyton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leyton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aloisio's waist but Aloisio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leyton off to one side.
Aloisio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aloisio scores with a nice head shot.
Aloisio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Aloisio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aloisio scores with a shot to the side of Leyton's head.
Aloisio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aloisio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aloisio lands a left hand.
Aloisio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aloisio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Aloisio.
Aloisio misses with a punch to the body.
Aloisio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio struggles to land a body shot inside as Leyton controls his hands.

Aloisio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Aloisio coming out on top.
Leyton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicandro Aloisio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aloisio lands a leg kick that knocks Leyton off balance momentarily.
Aloisio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leyton walks into a stiff left hand from Aloisio.
Leyton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aloisio sprawls well. Aloisio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leyton gets slowly back to his feet.
Aloisio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aloisio slaps away a takedown attempt from Leyton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Leyton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton fails with a takedown attempt.
Aloisio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aloisio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aloisio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leyton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aloisio.
Leyton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aloisio doesn't manage to clinch there - Leyton circles away.
Aloisio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Aloisio catches Leyton right on the button with a cross.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aloisio as he avoids it easily.
Aloisio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leyton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aloisio.
Leyton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aloisio avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aloisio.
A low kick lands for Aloisio.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aloisio!
Leyton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leyton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aloisio scores with a nice body kick.
Aloisio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aloisio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aloisio lands a really nice looking cross but Leyton seems unphased.
Aloisio connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Aloisio.
Leyton moves forwards but Aloisio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Leyton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aloisio is trying to defend but Leyton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aloisio trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Leyton.
Aloisio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aloisio gets full guard.
Aloisio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Aloisio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aloisio has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Leyton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aloisio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've been hearing that Leyton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicandro Aloisio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Aloisio connects with a crisp jab.
Aloisio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Aloisio.

Leyton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aloisio is controlling Leyton's trapped leg to prevent Leyton from advancing to side control.
Aloisio is trying to maintain the position but Leyton is very close to passing his half guard.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aloisio keeps working.
Leyton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leyton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leyton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aloisio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leyton.
Timo Leyton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aloisio has his hands clasped together around Leyton's back. He's all about the action.
Aloisio trying to control but Leyton postures up.
Nice strikes from Leyton there.
Leyton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Aloisio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leyton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Aloisio is defending against the submission attempts here by Leyton.
Aloisio is not content to let Leyton control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aloisio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aloisio has control of Leyton's left arm, preventing Leyton from doing any damage.
Aloisio trying to keep a closed guard but Leyton is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Aloisio keeps moving.
Aloisio looking to control.
Leyton distracts Aloisio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Aloisio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leyton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leyton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aloisio wants to sweep here but Leyton controlling him for the moment.

Aloisio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aloisio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aloisio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leyton.

Aloisio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leyton defends well.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nicandro Aloisio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leyton stopping the sweep attempt from Aloisio.
Leyton lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leyton working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Leyton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aloisio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nicandro Aloisio!
A relieved looking Nicandro Aloisio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.