PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Alfa (ranked 3598 p4p, 3328 weight class) and Osvaldo Leandro (ranked 371 p4p, 344 weight class). Romeo Alfa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Alfa
vs
Leandro

183 cm
25
198
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
190
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Romeo Alfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Osvaldo Leandro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfa throws a sloppy head kick and Leandro moves out of range easily.
Alfa tries to clinch up.
Alfa slips under a jab.
Leandro drops his hands momentarily and Alfa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Leandro misses.
Leandro lands with a cross.

It looks like Romeo Alfa has been cut.
Leandro throws a jab when Alfa was well out of range.
Alfa moves away from the strike by Leandro.
Alfa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leandro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leandro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leandro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alfa misses with an uppercut
and Leandro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leandro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alfa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leandro manages to circle out of the way.
Alfa misses with a low kick as Leandro jumps back.
Alfa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leandro.
Osvaldo Leandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Alfa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alfa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leandro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leandro misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick from Leandro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alfa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leandro with the inside leg kick.
Alfa moves away from the strike by Leandro.
Leandro throws a shot from downtown. Alfa moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leandro.
Leandro throws out a leg kick but Alfa moves out of range and Leandro only half commits.
Leandro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alfa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leandro throws a poor cross that misses
and Alfa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leandro with a jab.
Alfa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Alfa blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Leandro.
Alfa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leandro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leandro throws a lazy right hand but Alfa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leandro connects with a jab.
Leandro avoids the head kick by Alfa.
A clash of legs there as Alfa blocks the low kick.
Alfa throwing a counter right hand but Leandro manages to avoid it.
Alfa moves in looking to clinch but Leandro pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Leandro.

Romeo Alfa's cut is getting worse.
Leandro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alfa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alfa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jab from Leandro.
Leandro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alfa manages to avoid it.
Leandro tries to work over Alfa's front leg with a kick but Alfa checks it.
Alfa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leandro thinks about the counter body kick.
Alfa scores with a one two! Leandro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfa ducks under a wild hook from Leandro.
Alfa tries to clinch but Leandro is having none of it.
Leandro throws a shot to the body.
Alfa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alfa throws a body punch but Leandro moves out of range.
A nice side step and Leandro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick misses from Alfa.
Leandro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alfa's sensitive parts.
Alfa throws a sloppy head kick and Leandro moves out of range easily.
Leandro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leandro misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Leandro.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alfa checks a leg kick.
Alfa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Leandro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leandro tries to land a leg kick but Alfa saw it coming and moves away.
Alfa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leandro manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfa drops his hands momentarily and Leandro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leandro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leandro cracks Alfa with an open hand slap.
Leandro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Alfa is rocked!

Romeo Alfa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alfa throws a sloppy head kick and Leandro moves out of range easily.
Leandro throws out a counter right but Alfa avoids it with no problem.
Alfa throws a hook but Leandro blocks it.
Leandro throws a front kick aimed at Alfa's knee but Alfa avoids it well.
Alfa misses with a head kick.
Alfa moves out of range of the body kick.
Leandro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alfa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leandro.
Leandro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alfa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Leandro loads up on a big right hand but Alfa slips the punch.
Alfa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alfa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alfa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leandro.
A counter left hand to the body from Alfa misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osvaldo Leandro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romeo Alfa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leandro looks to land a body kick but Alfa moved away.
Osvaldo Leandro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leandro connects with a jab.
Alfa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alfa moves out of range of the strikes.
Alfa tries to counter by clinching up but Leandro breaks away and moves out of range.
Alfa misses with a head kick.
Alfa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leandro.
Leandro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alfa's hands.
Alfa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leandro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leandro blocks a head kick by Alfa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leandro throws the left hand but Alfa avoids the punch easily.
Alfa takes one to the chin there.
Alfa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfa misses with a head kick.
Leandro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leandro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfa staying out of range there.
Alfa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leandro looks to score with a jab to the body but Alfa is just out of range.
Leandro throws a leg kick but Alfa moved away.
Leandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Alfa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leandro! But no joy.
Alfa takes one to the chin there.
Alfa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alfa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leandro. Leandro obviously looking to wear him down.
Alfa drops his hands momentarily and Leandro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Alfa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leandro cracks Alfa with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Alfa falls to his knees and Leandro doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osvaldo Leandro!