PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Leiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joachim dondee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas Leiva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leiva
vs
dondee

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicolas Leiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, joachim dondee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dondee throws a nice looking combination but Leiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dondee stuffs the takedown.
dondee tries to bum rush Leiva with a series of wild strikes but Leiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dondee cracks Leiva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from dondee.
dondee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dondee throws a series of punches but Leiva moves out of range.
Leiva shoots in but dondee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Leiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leiva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leiva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leiva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from dondee.
Leiva throws a quick inside leg kick.
dondee misses with a low kick.
dondee circles away from the clinch attempt.
joachim dondee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leiva shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dondee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leiva throws a body punch but dondee moves out of range.
Leiva is breathing heavily.
Leiva tries for a takedown but dondee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

dondee darts in and clinches Leiva up against the cage.
Leiva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. dondee just stands there and leans against the cage.
dondee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Leiva drags the fight down to the ground.
dondee is looking to stand up but Leiva won't let him.
Leiva is trying to keep dondee in close.
dondee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leiva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dondee wanted to stand there but Leiva had control of the position.
Leiva looking for a sweep. Not yet Leiva, not yet.
dondee trying to control the position from guard on top but Leiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leiva looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Leiva rushes dondee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Leiva breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Leiva as dondee shoots in.
dondee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leiva is fending him off so far but dondee persists. Nope, Leiva circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body kick from Leiva.
Leiva fails to land the takedown.
dondee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says dondee as he avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by dondee.
dondee tries to stand but Leiva is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leiva gets back to half guard.
dondee trying to control from half guard but Leiva is working away.
Leiva works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dondee trying to control the position from guard on top but Leiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dondee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leiva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
dondee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leiva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leiva wants to sweep here but dondee controlling him for the moment.
dondee trying to control but Leiva is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Leiva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
dondee wants to control but Leiva is keeping busy.
Leiva not doing much here.
dondee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leiva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
dondee tries to kick Leiva off in order to stand up. Leiva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leiva trying to control the position but dondee is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if dondee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leiva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
dondee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Leiva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Leiva trying to control the position but dondee is working away.
dondee is trying to control Leiva's posture but Leiva avoids it.
dondee is trying to escape the position but Leiva is controlling the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leiva prevents dondee from escaping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leiva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dondee counters with a two punch combo.
Leiva misses with a takedown attempt - dondee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leiva lands with a hook. dondee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from dondee does no damage.
Leiva's corner calls for a 1-2. Leiva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leiva closes this distance looking for a takedown but dondee circles away.
dondee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leiva fails with the takedown.
Leiva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dondee throws a right hand that Leiva ducks under and follows up with a left that Leiva also avoids with ease.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dondee throws a leg kick

and Leiva moves into the clinch.

Leiva successfully pulls guard.
dondee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leiva holds on and takes a little breather.
dondee wants to control from the top but Leiva keeps moving.
Leiva looking to hit a scissor sweep but dondee is one step ahead there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
dondee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leiva is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Leiva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leiva controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Leiva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Leiva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dondee is fending him off so far but Leiva persists. Nope, dondee circles away and we're back to standing.
dondee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leiva counters with a two punch combo.
dondee stuffs the takedown attempt from Leiva. Leiva gets slowly back to his feet.
Leiva shoots in but dondee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Leiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Leiva gets caught flat footed, as dondee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
dondee looking to pass the guard.
Leiva keeping moving, preventing dondee from controlling successfully.
dondee preventing the sweep.
Leiva looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Leiva is trying to keep dondee in close.
Leiva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because dondee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leiva keeping full guard, as dondee tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Leiva scores a takedown into full mount!
Leiva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leiva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dondee tries to hold on but Leiva pushes him away.
dondee is desperately trying to improve his position but Leiva has a good base and remains in mount.
Leiva looking to control but dondee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dondee tries to improve his position but instead Leiva has taken his back!

dondee is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
dondee looking very determined here, making life difficult for Leiva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leiva looking for the choke but no joy.
dondee tries to roll but Leiva sticks to his back.
dondee trying to control the hands but Leiva breaks the grip.

Leiva looking for the RNC.
Leiva controlling from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dondee looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Leiva is riding his opponent, not letting dondee buck him off.
dondee wants to get back to his feet.
dondee breaks Leiva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
dondee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leiva is keeping the position for now.
dondee trying to control the position from guard on top but Leiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leiva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
dondee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leiva's guard.
Nicolas Leiva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leiva lands the left hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leiva fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from dondee. No joy for Leiva on that attempt.
dondee misses with a few strikes there.
Leiva misses with a takedown attempt - dondee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Leiva scores with a takedown into dondee's guard.
Leiva forces his way into half guard.
dondee wants to get back to his feet.

Leiva seems to be looking for submissions.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
dondee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Leiva manages to mount him!
Leiva wants to control the pace but dondee is squirming around nicely.
Leiva prevents dondee from getting the reversal.
Leiva trying to control but dondee is having none of it.
dondee is looking to improve his position but Leiva isn't that keen on the idea.
Leiva controlling from the full mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
dondee wants to get back to his feet.
Leiva controlling the pace for now.
Leiva unloading with bombs!
Leiva controlling the pace for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
dondee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leiva controlling the position easily from mount.
dondee trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leiva prevents dondee from getting the reversal.
Leiva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
joachim dondee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Leiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Leiva working for a submission but dondee is keeping him at bay.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Leiva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leiva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 20:18
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 20:18
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Leiva!