PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 958 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Pelosi Davito (ranked 116 p4p, 175 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leonov
vs
Davito

180 cm
38
195
26 - 20 - 0

190 cm
26
193
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

NARCOS

Shadow Realm Apparel
NARCOS

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 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pelosi Davito!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davito.
Leonov jabs at Davito's body.
Leonov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Leonov.
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonov misses with a low kick as Davito jumps back.
It seemed like Davito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davito walks into a straight right hand from Leonov.
A head kick from Leonov lands but Davito takes it in his stride.
Leonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davito! But no joy.
Davito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Leonov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Davito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov throws a right hand that misses
and Davito counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Leonov.
A left lands for Leonov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Davito.
Davito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davito scrambles back to his feet.
Davito avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Davito misses with a two punch combination.
Davito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davito.
Leonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Leonov there.
Leonov thows a body kick. Davito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leonov throws a body kick that misses.
Leonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davito counters with a low kick, right behind Leonov 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov throws a right hand that Davito ducks under and follows up with a left that Davito also avoids with ease.
Leonov tries to land a front kick but Davito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Davito thows a leg kick but Leonov checks it
and Leonov counters with a thumping low kick.
Leonov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Davito misses the target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leonov - that will leave a mark!
Davito ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davito loads up on a big right hand but Leonov slips the punch.
Leonov takes a swing at Davito's ribcage but misses.
Davito now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leonov scores with a body shot.
Leonov throws a hook to the side of Davito's head but Davito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leonov misses.
Davito only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davito.
An inside leg kick from Leonov misses.
It seemed like Davito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonov misses with a straight left.
Leonov is looking to score with low kicks.
Davito misses the shot to the body.
Davito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonov.
A low kick from Leonov is predictable there
and Davito counters with a right hand to the body.
Leonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davito scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov connects with a body shot that sends Davito's belly button to the back.
Davito ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davito avoids the head kick by Leonov.
A little jabbing left from Davito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonov takes a swing at Davito's ribcage but misses.
Davito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davito throws out a counter right but Leonov avoids it with no problem.

Davito lands a big uppercut and Leonov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Leonov looks OK. Davito waves Leonov back to his feet!

Leonov is rocked!
We've been informed that Davito has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Davito cracks Leonov with a hook to the temple - Leonov is on wobbly legs here! Davito swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Leonov falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Davito wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pelosi Davito!
A less than humble Pelosi Davito misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.