PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Achilles Leonidas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Read's chin.

Read
vs
Leonidas

185 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Read.
Read moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Read motions for Leonidas to come forward. Read throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas throws a low kick but Read avoids it.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Read.
Read moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Read throws a chopping leg kick but Leonidas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Leonidas misses
and Read counters with an inside leg kick.
Read motions for Leonidas to come forward. Read throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonidas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Read misses with a head kick.
Read misses with a straight left.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas looks for the body kick but Read saw that one coming.
Read blocks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Read sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonidas moves out of range of the body kick from Read.

Leonidas darts in and clinches Read up against the cage.
Leonidas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.
Leonidas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Read has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas landing knees to the head.
Leonidas misses with a knee strike.
Leonidas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Read lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.

Leonidas breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonidas connects with a leg kick. Read looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Read.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas scores with a nice body kick.
Read lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonidas's sensitive parts.
Read throws out a leg kick but Leonidas moves out of range and Read only half commits.
Read wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leonidas tries to land a body kick
and Read counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonidas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Read connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonidas scrambles back to his feet.
Leonidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Read lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonidas off the cage and back into range.
Read scores with a one two! Leonidas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonidas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Read has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Read and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Read.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Read blocks a low kick nicely.
Leonidas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Read.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Read is having none of it.
Read misses with a kick to the body.
Read on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Read.
Leonidas scores with a kick to the body.
Read slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas connects with an inside leg kick.
Read attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Read blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a leg kick which misses Leonidas's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonidas tries to avoid it.
Read throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas scores with a head kick.
Leonidas pushes Read away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Read checks it well.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Read has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Read walks into a straight right hand from Leonidas.

Leonidas clinches with his opponent.
Read avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.

Read manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas looks for the body kick but Read saw that one coming.
Read with a nice cross.
Leonidas throws a low kick, looking for Read's leg but Read calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Achilles Leonidas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leonidas lands with a good body shot.
Read feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonidas's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Read scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Read doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonidas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Read counters with a head kick.
Read takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonidas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Read throws out the jab.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Leonidas misses
and Read counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read scores with a leg kick.
Leonidas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Read.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Read moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Read throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Read moved away.
Read cracks Leonidas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leonidas works Read's body with a nice hook.
Read tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonidas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Read rather than just go for the knockout.
Leonidas thumps Read with a low kick.
Leonidas throws a chopping leg kick but Read manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leonidas throws out a leg kick but Read moves out of range and Leonidas only half commits.
Leonidas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Read throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
A left lands for Read.
Read avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a leg kick
and Read counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mark Read is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Read was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
Read throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Read counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Read tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Read takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leonidas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leonidas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Read moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Read throws a leg kick but Leonidas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leonidas misses with a kick to the body
and Read counters with a nice leg kick.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Leonidas tries a low kick but Read avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Read.
Read moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a low kick but Read avoids it.
Read misses with a head kick.
Read throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Read misses.
Leonidas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Read is able to avoid easily.
Leonidas misses with a body kick.
Read throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Read throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Read misses with a shot to the body
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonidas misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Leonidas is predictable there
enabling Read to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read motions for Leonidas to come forward. Read throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Read scores with a head kick. Leonidas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Leonidas missing with a left hand there. Read was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Read's sensitive parts.
Leonidas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Read.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Read avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Read avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Read drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Read lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Read checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Read dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Read checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonidas throws a front kick that sends Read stumbling back into the cage.

Leonidas moves into the clinch.
Leonidas trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonidas into the cage.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas trying to land knees to the body.
Leonidas wants to stall.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Read gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Read avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.
Leonidas misses with a knee to the head.
Leonidas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
Read lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas trying to land knees to the body.
Leonidas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Read blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonidas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Read has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Read lands with a kick to the temple. Leonidas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas with a jab.
That kick from Read tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonidas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonidas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Read looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonidas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Read. Read obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Read.
Read dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Read checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Read. That's going to slow Leonidas down.
Leonidas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Read checks it well.
Read jabs Leonidas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Read checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leonidas walks into a straight right hand from Read.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leonidas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Read counters with a big head kick but Leonidas shrugs it off.
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!
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Read.
Read pushes Leonidas away with a front kick.
Read misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Read checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Read throws a front kick that sends Leonidas stumbling back into the cage.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Read. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Read checks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Read sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Read showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Read has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Read!
Mark Read was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.