PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atilla Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo has chosen Halleljuah Chorus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laputa
vs
Leopoldo

195 cm
24
265 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

188 cm
32
273 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Laputa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atilla Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopoldo tries to land a front kick but Laputa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laputa tried to score with a low kick but Leopoldo checks it.
Laputa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopoldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leopoldo shoots in but Laputa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laputa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laputa duly obliges.

It looks like Atilla Leopoldo has been cut.
Laputa lands a body shot.
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!

Laputa moves into range and clinches up with Leopoldo.
Laputa misses with an elbow strike.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa throws an elbow that misses.
Leopoldo has Laputa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laputa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leopoldo avoids the elbow strike from Laputa, against the cage.
Laputa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopoldo's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leopoldo's brow.
Laputa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
Leopoldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leopoldo has a couple of punches blocked by Laputa.
Laputa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leopoldo dodges an elbow strike from Laputa.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leopoldo's defenses.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laputa tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Leopoldo dodges an elbow strike from Laputa.
Laputa trying to stall but Leopoldo improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa throws a punch but it's blocked by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Laputa.
Laputa stalling in the clinch.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Leopoldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leopoldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laputa backwards.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Laputa misses with the head strike.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laputa lands a nice knee to the body.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laputa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laputa lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laputa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leopoldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Laputa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Laputa misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Laputa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Laputa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atilla Leopoldo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leopoldo lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Kirk Laputa has been cut.
Laputa misses with a head kick.
Laputa throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Laputa misses the target.
Atilla Leopoldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopoldo blocks a head kick by Laputa.

Leopoldo clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Leopoldo on the inside.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laputa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kirk Laputa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laputa tries a knee to the head but Leopoldo blocks it.
Leopoldo lands a right hand.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to stall but Laputa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leopoldo's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laputa leaning against his opponent.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Laputa tries to throw a body punch but Leopoldo avoids it by throwing Laputa back against the cage.
Leopoldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leopoldo blocking some punches.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leopoldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leopoldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Laputa.
Leopoldo misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Leopoldo.
Laputa misses with a body punch.
Laputa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa avoids a wild elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa struggles to land a body shot inside as Leopoldo controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laputa lands a good knee to the midsection. Leopoldo won't want to take too many of those.
Laputa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leopoldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laputa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leopoldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Leopoldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Leopoldo misses with a knee strike.
Leopoldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leopoldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laputa's defenses.

Kirk Laputa's cut is getting worse.
Leopoldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laputa misses with the head strike.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leopoldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laputa tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Leopoldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leopoldo misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leopoldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leopoldo lands an elbow that stopped Laputa in his tracks for a moment.

Kirk Laputa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leopoldo throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Leopoldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Laputa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leopoldo is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Leopoldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leopoldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laputa is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leopoldo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laputa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leopoldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laputa.
Laputa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leopoldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Leopoldo misses with a body kick.

Laputa closes the distance and pushes Leopoldo back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa lands a nice elbow.
Leopoldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leopoldo is working for takedown but Laputa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Leopoldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laputa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laputa tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopoldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laputa.
Leopoldo tries to throw a body punch but Laputa avoids it by throwing Leopoldo back against the cage.
Laputa lands an elbow just above Leopoldo 's eye.
Laputa tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Laputa swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Leopoldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laputa backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laputa obliges.
Leopoldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laputa lands an elbow just above Leopoldo 's eye.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laputa tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Nice elbow from Laputa.
Laputa throws an elbow that misses.
Laputa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leopoldo up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Leopoldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to work over Laputa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laputa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laputa trying to control the position but instead, Leopoldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laputa into the cage.
Laputa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laputa is struggling to control the position.
Leopoldo working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Laputa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laputa 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Laputa!
Kirk Laputa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.