PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murheellinen Vilkuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Step into a World. Vilkuttaja is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limp Bizkit - Boiler . On his way into the cage it seems that Bobby Leshley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bobby Leshley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Leshley
vs
Vilkuttaja

190 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 2

189 cm
22
279 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilkuttaja misses the body punch
and Leshley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vilkuttaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vilkuttaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilkuttaja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leshley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leshley swinging wildly here.
Vilkuttaja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Leshley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leshley throws a strike but Vilkuttaja rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leshley has Vilkuttaja pulled in close to control his posture.
Leshley keeping full guard, as Vilkuttaja tries to pass.
Vilkuttaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vilkuttaja is one step ahead there.
Leshley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vilkuttaja throwing strikes but missing.
Vilkuttaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vilkuttaja trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Leshley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Vilkuttaja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leshley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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.
Leshley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leshley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vilkuttaja is proving hard to escape from.
Vilkuttaja controls Leshley momentarily but Leshley frees himself.
Vilkuttaja is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Leshley scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Leshley stopping the sweep attempt from Vilkuttaja.
Leshley wanted to stand there but Vilkuttaja had control of the position.
Leshley postures up in Vilkuttaja's guard and throws a big left but Vilkuttaja blocks it.
Vilkuttaja controls Leshley momentarily but Leshley frees himself.
Vilkuttaja is controlling Leshley's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Murheellinen Vilkuttaja was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Leshley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vilkuttaja has managed to clinch.
Leshley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vilkuttaja is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Leshley lands a takedown into guard.
Vilkuttaja working a defensive guard here.
Vilkuttaja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leshley manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilkuttaja looking to sit in guard and control but Leshley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Leshley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leshley drives through and clinches with Vilkuttaja against the cage.
Leshley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leshley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Vilkuttaja decides to pull guard.
Vilkuttaja controlling the position.
Vilkuttaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vilkuttaja looking to control.
Vilkuttaja keeping moving, preventing Leshley from controlling successfully.
Leshley landing with the ground and pound.
Leshley looking to sit in guard and control but Vilkuttaja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley keeping full guard, as Vilkuttaja tries to pass.
Vilkuttaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vilkuttaja stopping the sweep attempt from Leshley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leshley keeping moving, preventing Vilkuttaja from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Murheellinen Vilkuttaja hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Leshley moves in looking to clinch but Vilkuttaja pushes him off.
Vilkuttaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leshley counters with a nice uppercut.
Leshley lands a jab to the head.
Vilkuttaja misses with a combination
and Leshley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leshley connects with a body shot that sends Vilkuttaja's belly button to the back.
Vilkuttaja is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Leshley misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leshley lands a lovely overhand right.

Leshley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vilkuttaja is trying to defend but Leshley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Leshley thows a huge punch but Vilkuttaja dodges it nicely.
Leshley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leshley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Leshley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley slows the pace down in half guard.
Leshley stalling away here and it's allowed Vilkuttaja to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leshley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vilkuttaja is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leshley trying to control the position from guard on top but Vilkuttaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Leshley 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Leshley with a poor takedown
and Leshley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilkuttaja lands a nice shot that snaps Leshley's head back.

It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.

Leshley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Vilkuttaja breaks from the clinch.
Bobby Leshley is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilkuttaja misses with a takedown

and Leshley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilkuttaja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leshley is one step ahead there.
Leshley throws and elbow that misses. Vilkuttaja uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leshley's guard. Nice move by Vilkuttaja!
Leshley pulls Vilkuttaja in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja stopping the sweep attempt from Leshley.
Leshley has his hands on Vilkuttaja's head, controlling the position.
Leshley keeping moving, preventing Vilkuttaja from controlling successfully.
Vilkuttaja with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vilkuttaja looking to sit in guard and control but Leshley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vilkuttaja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leshley manages to get himself to full guard.
Bobby Leshley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Leshley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leshley controlling Vilkuttaja's posture.
Vilkuttaja looking to pass the guard.
Leshley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja looking to pass the guard.
Vilkuttaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Leshley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Murheellinen Vilkuttaja has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vilkuttaja throws a right hand that Leshley ducks under and follows up with a left that Leshley also avoids with ease.
Vilkuttaja misses the shot to the body.
Vilkuttaja throws a combination that misses

and Leshley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leshley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vilkuttaja is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Leshley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vilkuttaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leshley is keeping the position for now.
Leshley pulls Vilkuttaja in close to prevent any damage.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilkuttaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilkuttaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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 Bobby Leshley.
Well Leshley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Leshley!