PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanerva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sultans of Swing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kanerva
vs
Leads

180 cm
26
280 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

190 cm
31
240 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva drops his hands momentarily and Leads takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Kanerva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leads sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Kanerva does it's job there.
Leads misses with a straight left.
Leads walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanerva.
Kanerva misses with a low kick.
Kanerva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leads moves forwards but Kanerva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kanerva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanerva connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Leads.
Kanerva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leads has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanerva misses the jab.
Leads ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kanerva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leads throws a series of punches but Kanerva moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads ducks under a wild hook from Kanerva.
Leads throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanerva.
Kanerva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leads tries to bum rush Kanerva with a series of wild strikes but Kanerva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kanerva lands a jab to the head.
Leads slips a straight right by Kanerva.
Leads throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanerva.
Kanerva swings for the body but Leads moves out of range.
Leads looks to land a left hand but Kanerva moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Kanerva.
Kanerva misses the jab.
Kanerva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leads lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leads connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanerva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leads on the side of the head.
Kanerva lands with a right hand.
Leads throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Kanerva. That snapped Leads's head back.
Leads looks to land a combination. Kanerva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kanerva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanerva misses the shot to the body.
Kanerva thows a leg kick but Leads checks it
and Leads counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kanerva throws a sloppy head kick
and Leads counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kanerva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leads. That did some damage!
That kick from Kanerva tenderised Leads's leg. Leads is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Leads.
Kanerva misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leads misses with a hook. Kanerva ducked under it nicely.
Kanerva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leads momentarily.
Kanerva lands a right hook to the body.
Kanerva throws a push kick but Leads slaps the foot to one side.
Leads takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kanerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leads was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanerva.
Kanerva thuds a left hand into Leads's body.
Leads throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leads chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanerva can pounce on him.
Leads throws a hook but Kanerva blocks it.
Kanerva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leads's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kanerva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanerva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kanerva misses with an uppercut. Leads saw that one coming.
Kanerva throws a hook but Leads avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Leads.
Leads swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanerva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanerva.
Kanerva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanerva ducks under a wild hook from Leads.
A swing and a miss from Kanerva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanerva throws a push kick but Leads slaps the foot to one side.
Kanerva looks to land a left hand but Leads moved out of range nicely.
Kanerva misses with a hook. Leads ducked under it nicely.
Kanerva misses with an uppercut
and Leads cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkka Kanerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilkka Kanerva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kanerva blocks a jab.
Kanerva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanerva missing with a left hand there. Leads was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanerva tests Leads's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leads blocks a jab.
Leads swinging wildly here.
Kanerva throws an overhand right that lands on Leads's shoulder, as Leads tries to avoid the shot.
Leads avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leads misses with the combination.
Leads uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Leads is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva missing with a left hand there. Leads was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanerva throws a jab when Leads was well out of range.
Leads throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leads throws the left hand but Kanerva avoids the punch easily.
Kanerva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanerva missing with a left hand there. Leads was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leads throws a right hand that Kanerva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kanerva also avoids with ease.
Ilkka Kanerva is winning the standup battle so far.
Leads misses with a two punch combination.
Donald Leads is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanerva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Ilkka Kanerva's cut is getting worse.
Leads moves forwards but Kanerva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kanerva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leads's sensitive parts.
A big right from Kanerva misses.
Kanerva lands with a straight right. Leads didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leads moves forwards but Kanerva connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva looks to throw the jab but Leads is out of range.
Leads lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Kanerva is rocked!
Leads scores with a hook to the body. Kanerva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Kanerva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanerva backs away from a small jab... but Leads lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Kanerva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Leads with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Donald Leads!
Donald Leads managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat, into his post fight interview.