PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red october kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Belle
vs
Leonov

188 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
35
248 lbs
26 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leonov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belle is fending him off so far but Leonov persists. Nope, Belle circles away and we're back to standing.

Leonov gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Leonov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Belle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belle tries to get out of the position.
Belle is looking to regain half guard here but Leonov keeps moving and retains side control.

Leonov tries for a kimura but Belle is defending well.

Leonov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ground and pound from Leonov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leonov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Belle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Leonov's guard! Nice work there by Belle!

Belle stands up from Leonov's guard - Belle perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Belle.
Leonov throws a body punch but Belle moves out of range.
Belle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Leonov or perhaps it was just good defense by Belle which made him look bad.
Leonov fails with the takedown.
Taco Belle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
Belle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonov tries for a takedown but Belle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Belle has Leonov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leonov looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov is trying to break the clinch but Belle is controlling him.
Belle lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Belle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Belle.

It looks like Vadim Leonov has been cut.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonov's defenses.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonov's defenses.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leonov tries to work over Belle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Belle.
Belle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Leonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belles head.

Leonov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Belle is trying to keep an underhook but Leonov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Belle is trying to stand up here but Leonov is controlling him well.
Leonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belle looking for submissions off his back.
Belle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belle wants to get back to full guard.
Leonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belle tries to kick Leonov off but Leonov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Belle trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Leonov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Belle trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov with shots to the head and body - Belle looks very uncomfortable down there.

Leonov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Leonov lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Belle is looking to improve his position but Leonov isn't that keen on the idea.

Leonov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Belle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonov throwing strikes here but Belle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taco Belle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vadim Leonov's cut.
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.

Belle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leonov scores with a hook.
Leonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Belle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
Belle scores with a jab. Leonov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belle moves in looking to clinch but Leonov pushes him off.
Belle connects with an inside leg kick.
Leonov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Belle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belle wants it to stay on the feet.
Vadim Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leonov clinches up against the cage.
Belle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonov.
Leonov is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belle misses with a knee to the head.
Belle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonov tries to break the clinch but Belle is controlling the position.
Leonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Belle avoids the damage to the body.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belle takes a shot to the head.
Belle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belle's elbow.
Leonov is looking to break free of the clinch but Belle has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Belle.
Belle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taco Belle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belle misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov misses with a body punch.
Belle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Belle.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.

Belle drops Leonov with a big knee straight up the middle! Leonov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Leonov is rocked!
Leonov glances at the clock... BAM! Belle nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Leonov crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Leonov is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taco Belle!
After the fight, Taco Belle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.