PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Megani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albino Leffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luigi Megani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Megani
vs
Leffe

195 cm
23
280 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
255 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Megani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albino Leffe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leffe.
Leffe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leffe misses with an uppercut.
Megani looks to land a left hand but Leffe moved out of range nicely.
Megani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Leffe to counter with a crisp jab.

Leffe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Megani is not content to let Leffe control the position.
Megani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leffe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megani can't do much from the bottom here.
Megani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Megani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Leffe.
Leffe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Leffe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Megani is trying to get back to half guard.
Megani struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani is trying to work for a sweep but Leffe has mounted him!
Megani suckers Leffe into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Megani is now in Leffe's guard!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Megani looking to pass the guard.
Leffe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Megani is one step ahead there.
Megani throws a big elbow that misses.
Leffe wants to sweep here but Megani controlling him for the moment.
Megani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leffe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leffe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Megani kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Leffe wriggles free and stands up.
Luigi Megani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megani misses with a looping right.
Megani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leffe has time to react.
Leffe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Leffe throws out a loose jab but Megani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leffe misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Megani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leffe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Megani misses.
Megani misses with an uppercut. Leffe saw that one coming.
Leffe slips a straight right by Megani.
Megani misses with an uppercut.
Leffe misses with a straight right.
Leffe wants to clinch up but Megani keeps it at a distance.
Leffe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leffe misses with a body punch
letting Megani counter with a right hand.
Leffe moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leffe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megani looks to throw the jab but Leffe is out of range.
Leffe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albino Leffe dominated that 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.

Leffe misses with a straight right.
Megani moves away from the strike by Leffe.
Megani dives in and grabs Leffe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leffe pushes down on Megani's head and hops out.
A big right from Megani misses.
Leffe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Megani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leffe moves out of range as Megani strikes.
Leffe defending well as Megani loads up on a big left hand.
Megani throws a lazy right hand but Leffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Megani misses.
Leffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Leffe ducks under a wild hook from Megani.
Megani misses with an uppercut. Leffe saw that one coming.
Megani throws a right hand that misses
and Leffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leffe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megani.
Megani is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Megani looks to land a left hand but Leffe moved out of range nicely.
Leffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megani misses with a lunging right hand
and Megani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Megani as he connects with a hook.
Megani avoids the body shot from Leffe.
Megani blocks a jab.
Megani shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leffe defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Leffe. Those never looked like landing.
Leffe throws out a loose jab but Megani uses good head movement to avoid it.

Megani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Megani prevents Leffe from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leffe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leffe wants to sweep here but Megani controlling him for the moment.
Leffe keeping full guard, as Megani tries to pass.
Megani stands and throws Leffe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Megani happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani is putting a hurting on Leffe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Leffe prevents Megani from moving into mount.
Leffe regains half guard, as Megani was trying to land strikes.
Leffe is looking to control Megani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leffe avoid being mounted?
Leffe moves into full guard.
Leffe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Megani's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leffe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Leffe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Megani is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Leffe, into his guard.
Leffe trying to keep a closed guard but Megani is proving a slippery customer.
Megani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leffe is keeping the position for now.
Megani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megani passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Megani dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Megani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megani.
Megani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Leffe to counter with a crisp jab.
Megani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megani misses with a straight left.
Megani throws the left hand but Leffe avoids the punch easily.
Megani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leffe.
Megani throws an off balance right hand
enabling Leffe to counter with a crisp jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Leffe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Megani shoots in but Leffe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leffe throws a jab but it's blocked by Megani.
Leffe defending well as Megani loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leffe throws a jab when Megani was well out of range.
Megani throws a right hand that misses
and Leffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Megani shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Megani is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leffe keeping moving, preventing Megani from controlling successfully.
Leffe wants to sweep here but Megani controlling him for the moment.
Megani throwing strikes from guard but Leffe blocks nicely.
Megani throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani won't allow Leffe to sweep him here.
Megani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leffe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leffe lands with a punch from half guard.
Megani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leffe.

Megani is defending against the submission attempts here by Leffe.
Leffe not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leffe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Megani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leffe.

Leffe is working for a kimura but Megani is defending it quite comfortably.
Megani wants to get back to full guard.
Leffe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leffe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leffe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Megani's head.
Megani wants to get back to full guard.
Leffe misses with a head shot. Megani uses the momentum to regain guard.
Megani will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leffe throws a big elbow that misses.
Leffe throws a big elbow that misses.
Leffe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leffe tries to free his leg and advance position but Megani is retaining full guard.
Leffe throws a big elbow that misses.
Leffe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albino Leffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leffe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albino Leffe!
After winning the bout, Albino Leffe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.