PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Leroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the cage accompanied by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. Leroix has chosen Jump you f***** jump as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Brandao
vs
Leroix

195 cm
21
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

198 cm
22
247 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Leroix!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroix throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Leroix blocks a jab.
Brandao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leroix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandao scrambles back to his feet.
Leroix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Leroix misses with a few strikes there.
Brandao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Leroix moves out of range easily.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroix throws out the jab.
Leroix punishes Brandao's body with a nice straight punch.
Leroix walks into a straight right hand from Brandao.

It looks like Ricardo Leroix has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leroix misses with a looping left.
Leroix scores with a nice strike.
Leroix lands an overhand right.
Leroix misses the shot to the body.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Leroix.
A jab from Leroix does it's job there.
Leroix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leroix manages to avoid it.
Leroix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Brandao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leroix scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroix. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao swings for the body but Leroix moves out of range.
Leroix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brandaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leroix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Marcus Brandao has been cut.
Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Brandao misses its intended target.
Leroix loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
Brandao misses with a straight right.
Brandao thows a body shot but no joy.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Leroix moved out of range nicely.
Brandao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Leroix moves out of range easily.
Leroix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandao at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leroix scores with a hook to the body. Brandao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leroixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leroix 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.
Leroix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brandao in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a hook but Leroix avoids it easily.
Leroix dips to his left and cracks Brandao with an uppercut!
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Brandao tries to move into range but Leroix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leroix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Leroix misses.
Horrible takedown by Brandao or perhaps it was just good defense by Leroix which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from Brandao.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroix blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Brandao loads up on a big right hand but Leroix slips the punch.
Brandao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leroix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leroix throws a leg kick which misses Brandao's front leg but catches the back leg as Brandao tries to avoid it.
Leroix misses with a body shot.
Ricardo Leroix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leroix.
Nice jab there from Leroix.
Leroix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a double jab
and Leroix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leroix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandao scrambles back to his feet.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao throws an off balance right hand
and Leroix counters with a nice uppercut.
Leroix dips to his left and cracks Brandao with an uppercut!
Brandao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leroix avoids the head kick by Brandao.
Leroix connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Leroix counters with a nice body shot.
Leroix with a jab.

Brandao is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leroix misses with a looping left.
Oh Brandao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandao staying out of range there.
Leroix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leroix misses with the combination.
A combination from Leroix does no damage.
A big right from Leroix misses.
Leroix misses the jab.
Brandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leroix misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Leroix.
A jab from Leroix misses.
Brandao slips under a jab from Leroix.
A swing and a miss from Leroix.
Leroix misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leroix.
Brandao slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Leroix misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroix misses with a looping left.
A big right from Leroix misses.
Leroix missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leroix throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Leroix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leroix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Leroix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leroix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leroix ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leroix.
No joy there for Leroix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroix throws a jab when Brandao was well out of range.
Ricardo Leroix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Leroix.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroix.
Leroix throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Leroix.
Brandao seems to have got his legs back now.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Leroix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leroix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leroix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leroix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brandao.
Brandao is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leroix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brandao finds it's way round the side to connect with Leroix's head.
Leroix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leroix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Leroix dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leroix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leroix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leroix connects with a body shot.
Leroix lands a nice shot to the body.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leroix.
Brandao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leroix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroix cracks Brandao with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Brandao falls to his knees and Leroix doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Leroix!
Ricardo Leroix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.