PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Bielecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cade Leonhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cade Leonhart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bielecki
vs
Leonhart

180 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamil Bielecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cade Leonhart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bielecki fails to land the takedown.
Leonhart stalks Bielecki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bielecki's face. Bielecki staggers backwards, shaken.
Leonhart misses with a few strikes there.
Leonhart misses with a double jab.
Leonhart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonhart lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonhart throws a head kick that misses.
Leonhart lands a head kick!
Leonhart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bielecki.
Leonhart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bielecki shoots in looking for a takedown. Leonhart tries to sprawl out of it but Bielecki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leonhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Bielecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonhart throws a series of punches but Bielecki avoids them all with ease.
Leonhart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonhart throws a head kick that misses.
Leonhart lands with a thumping leg kick.

Bielecki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Bielecki is looking for a kimura but Leonhart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bielecki to get the leverage.

Bielecki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bielecki is trying to control. Leonhart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bielecki is working for a kimura but Leonhart is defending it quite comfortably.
Leonhart is not content to let Bielecki control the position.
Bielecki stops Leonhart from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bielecki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leonhart is just riding it out for now. Bielecki eventually gives up the hold.
Bielecki is breathing heavily.
Leonhart wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bielecki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bielecki seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bielecki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonhart is defending against the submission attempts here by Bielecki.
Leonhart tries to kick Bielecki off but Bielecki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Bielecki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leonhart throws a nice head kick!
Leonhart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bielecki.
Leonhart moves in looking to clinch but Bielecki pushes him off.
Bielecki swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonhart.

Bielecki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leonhart was covering up waiting for the punch and Bielecki finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Bielecki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bielecki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Bielecki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leonhart looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leonhart looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leonhart!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonhart tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bielecki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leonhart's best efforts.
Bielecki gets back to full guard.
Leonhart tries to stand but Bielecki is controlling from the bottom.
Leonhart is fighting to break Bielecki's control of his arms but Bielecki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Leonhart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bielecki, up you get!
Leonhart throws a head kick that misses.
Bielecki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leonhart lands a jab-cross combination.
Leonhart fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonhart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Leonhart duly obliges.
Leonhart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonhart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bielecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bielecki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Bielecki gets the takedown into side control.

Bielecki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leonhart has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bielecki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bielecki tries to advance to mount but can't.

Bielecki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leonhart is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bielecki is controlling him well.

Bielecki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leonhart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bielecki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bielecki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonhart keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Bielecki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Leonhart throws a head kick that misses.
Leonhart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bielecki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leonhart's waist but Leonhart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bielecki off to one side.
Leonhart scores with a head kick.
Bielecki takes one to the side of the head.
Bielecki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leonhart throws a nice looking combination but Bielecki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonhart slaps away a takedown attempt from Bielecki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonhart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bielecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonhart throws a head kick that misses.
Cade Leonhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonhart misses with a head kick.
Leonhart throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielecki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Bielecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonhart scores with a leg kick.
Bielecki shoots in for a takedown but Leonhart shows good takedown defense.
Leonhart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bielecki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leonhart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leonhart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cade Leonhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonhart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leonhart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bielecki shoots in for a double leg but Leonhart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonhart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bielecki's sensitive parts.
Leonhart cracks the inside of Bielecki's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielecki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leonhart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonhart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Leonhart lands but Bielecki takes it in his stride.
Leonhart throws a one two combo.
Bielecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bielecki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leonhart cracks the inside of Bielecki's front leg.
Bielecki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonhart can pounce on him.
Bielecki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leonhart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leonhart.
Leonhart scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Leonhart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonhart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonhart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bielecki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leonhart defends it nicely.
Leonhart stuffs the takedown.
Leonhart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bielecki.
Bielecki fails to land the takedown.

Leonhart closes the distance and pushes Bielecki back into the cage.
Leonhart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bielecki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leonhart tries to break free but Bielecki pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonhart wants to get back to striking at distance but Bielecki won't allow it.

Leonhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bielecki shoots in for a takedown but Leonhart shows good takedown defense.
Bielecki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonhart throws a sloppy head kick and Bielecki moves out of range easily.
Leonhart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonhart throws a nice head kick!
Leonhart throws a head kick but Bielecki moves out of range.
Leonhart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leonhart.
Bielecki blocks a head kick by Leonhart.
Leonhart lands a high kick!
Bielecki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamil Bielecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bielecki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cade Leonhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonhart punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cade Leonhart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bielecki 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Bielecki!