PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 1677 p4p, 614 weight class) and Mario Leonardo (ranked 218 p4p, 82 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gray
vs
Leonardo

186 cm
22
170
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
170
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sakura Style

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gray misses with a lunging right hand
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray connects with a body shot that sends Leonardo's belly button to the back.
Leonardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leonardo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Leonardo defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Leonardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Leonardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Leonardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Leonardo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Gray takes one to the side of the head.
Gray slips a jab from Leonardo.
Gray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Leonardo moves into the clinch.
Leonardo prevents a body shot from Gray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Gray.
Gray tries to work over Leonardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray lands with a right to the head.

Leonardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonardo manages to avoid it.
Gray misses with a jab to the body
and Leonardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gray clinches up with Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Gray keeps control of Leonardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Leonardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Leonardo.
The fighters circling - Leonardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leonardo lands with a good body shot.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Gray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonardo under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray is looking to wear down Leonardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gray scores with the left hand. Leonardo knows he should have avoided that one.
Leonardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Gray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonardo momentarily.
Leonardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leonardo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leonardo takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonardo, as that shot connected.
Gray slips a straight right by Leonardo.
Donk. Leonardo catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Gray catches Leonardo right on the button with a cross.
Gray blocks a jab.
Gray scores with a nice strike.
Leonardo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gray on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Leonardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray jabs Leonardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leonardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Gray wants to clinch up but Leonardo keeps it at a distance.
Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Leonardo's shoulder, as Leonardo tries to avoid the shot.
Leonardo clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonardo moves away.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a body shot.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Leonardo throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Leonardo misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo with a nice cross.
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!
Gray avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Leonardo misses.
Leonardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.

Leonardo rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo lands the left hand.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonardo misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mario Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray tries to clinch
and Leonardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Leonardo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gray eats them both and turns towards Leonardo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Leonardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Leonardo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leonardo loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray misses with a body punch
and Leonardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Leonardo's ribs.
Mario Leonardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonardo throws out a loose jab but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray avoids a kick to the body.
Leonardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leonardo throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Gray misses its target.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Leonardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Gray sizes up Leonardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonardo lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo misses with a looping left.
Gray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Leonardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Gray lands a nice hook to Leonardo's body. Leonardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leonardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gray slips a jab from Leonardo.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leonardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Leonardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonardo misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Leonardo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leonardo looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Leonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Leonardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
Leonardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray lands a body shot.
Leonardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonardo throws out the jab.
Gray digs a good body shot into Leonardo's ribs.
Leonardo lands with a right hand.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Leonardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonardo works Gray's body with a nice hook.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Leonardo lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gray in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Leonardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Leonardo manages to avoid it.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonardo misses with a looping right.
Leonardo lands with a shot to the body.
Gray swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonardo slips a jab from Gray.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray tries to move into range but Leonardo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Leonardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonardo at a distance.
A shot to the body from Gray misses
and Leonardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray wants to clinch.
Gray scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray takes one to the chin there.
Gray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gray misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo thuds a left hand into Gray's body.
Leonardo swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Leonardo throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Leonardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray misses the jab.
Leonardo misses with a looping left.
Leonardo misses with a straight right.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray misses with a straight left.
Leonardo ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Leonardo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gray doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leonardo counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Leonardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gray works Leonardo's body with a nice hook.
Leonardo is looking to clinch.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonardo moves away.
Leonardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Gray tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray slips a jab from Leonardo.
Gray catches Leonardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Leonardo throws an off balance right hand
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Leonardo. Those never looked like landing.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
A left lands for Gray.
Leonardo misses with a body punch
and Leonardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonardo.
Leonardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leonardo lands a jab to Gray's midsection.
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!
Gray misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray scores with a punch to the head.
Mario Leonardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Leonardo slips under a jab.
Leonardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Gray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonardo.
Alex Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Leonardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray lands a jab to Leonardo's midsection.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Gray.
Well Leonardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

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