PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atilla Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo has chosen Halleljuah Chorus as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Perry
vs
Leopoldo

192 cm
25
275 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
277 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Stam/159 Rec

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atilla Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leopoldo to score with a decent uppercut.
Leopoldo wants to clinch.
Atilla Leopoldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a body shot.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Leopoldo tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.
A swing and a miss from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leopoldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leopoldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Leopoldo coming out on top.
Leopoldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perry circles away.
Leopoldo throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
Perry thumps Leopoldo with a low kick.
Perry slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Leopoldo misses the target.
Leopoldo lands with a good body shot.
Leopoldo throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leopoldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Leopoldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leopoldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leopoldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leopoldo with a hook.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopoldo scores with a hook.
Leopoldo tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leopoldo lands a nice shot that snaps Perry's head back.
Leopoldo blocks a leg kick.
Perry lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leopoldo blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry defending well as Leopoldo loads up on a big left hand.
Leopoldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Perry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leopoldo is defended easily by Perry.
Tyler Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atilla Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws a hook but Perry blocks it.
Leopoldo scores with a jab to the head.
Perry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leopoldo misses with the body kick
and Perry counters with a leg kick.
Tyler Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leopoldo misses with a straight right.
Perry wants to slow Leopoldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Leopoldo blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leopoldo misses with a wild body shot.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perry slips under a jab from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leopoldo misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Leopoldo tries to clinch
and Perry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leopoldo really felt that one!
A head kick misses from Perry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Leopoldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Leopoldo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Perry regains half guard, as Leopoldo was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leopoldo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Leopoldo is trying to work for a kimura but Perry is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leopoldo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Perry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leopoldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leopoldo throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leopoldo misses with a jab to the body
and Perry counters with a nice leg kick.

Leopoldo feints and as Perry raises his hands in defense, Leopoldo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leopoldo slips nicely into half guard.
Leopoldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perry defending well though.
Leopoldo trying to pass the guard but Perry defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo is trying to control. Perry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leopoldo trying to mount his opponent but Perry defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leopoldo blocks the body kick.
Leopoldo moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leopoldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Perry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leopoldo's sensitive parts.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Leopoldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perry. That did some damage!
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with an uppercut.
Leopoldo throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Leopoldo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyler Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atilla Leopoldo.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Leopoldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Perry counters with an inside leg kick.
Leopoldo cracks Perry with a good jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Perry.
Leopoldo is breathing heavily.
Perry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leopoldo.
Some bone on bone action there as Perry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leopoldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perry can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perry. Leopoldo shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leopoldo. That did some damage!
Perry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leopoldo's sensitive parts.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leopoldo throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perry.
Perry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Perry.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leopoldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry feints and then cracks Leopoldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leopoldo down.
Perry thuds his shin into the meat of Leopoldo's side.
Leopoldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perry can pounce on him.
Leopoldo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perry.
Leopoldo avoids the head kick by Perry.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leopoldo counters with a nice body shot.
Leopoldo misses with an uppercut.
Leopoldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leopoldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Leopoldo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Leopoldo is predictable there
and Perry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leopoldo's knee momentarily.
Leopoldo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perry tries a low kick but Leopoldo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Perry dominated that second round.
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!

Perry connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from Perry.
Perry lands a front kick.
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perry moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.
Leopoldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.
Perry lands a head kick!
Leopoldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Leopoldo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perry.
Leopoldo swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Leopoldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perry moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Leopoldo misses.
Leopoldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.
Perry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry throws a chopping leg kick but Leopoldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry slips a straight right by Leopoldo.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leopoldo can do to turn this around?
Leopoldo moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Perry scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Leopoldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leopoldo is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perry.
Nice body kick from Perry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry throws a head kick that half lands.
Perry throws a head kick but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Perry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perry lands with a nice body kick.
Leopoldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leopoldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Perry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leopoldo's calf.
Leopoldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leopoldo avoids the head kick by Perry.
A clash of legs there as Leopoldo blocks the low kick.
Tyler Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Leopoldo tries to clinch up.
Leopoldo misses with a looping right.
Perry lands a high kick!
Perry keeps Leopoldo at a distance using the push kick.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leopoldo misses with a hook.
Perry lands a high kick!
Perry lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Perry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perry. That's going to slow Leopoldo down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perry.
Perry lands a head kick!
Leopoldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perry.
Perry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leopoldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perry lands a head kick. Leopoldo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leopoldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leopoldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perry. That's going to slow Leopoldo down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perry.
Perry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perry scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perry 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Perry!