PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Henzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo comes into the arena with Carmina Burana - Carl Orff blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Aristides Leopoldo
vs
Henzel

190 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Henzel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Henzel misses.
Henzel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Henzel moves into the clinch.
Leopoldo is trying to break the clinch but Henzel has him pressed against the cage.
Leopoldo is trying to break the clinch but Henzel has him pressed against the cage.

Henzel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo misses with a wild combination.
Leopoldo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henzel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leopoldo's sensitive parts.
Leopoldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Henzel.

Leopoldo tries to keep at a distance but Henzel has taken the fight into the clinch.

Henzel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Leopoldo regains guard.
Henzel scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leopoldo trying to control the position.
Henzel won't allow Leopoldo to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henzel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henzel scoring with some ground and pound.
Henzel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Henzel is looking to advance position but Leopoldo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Henzel tries to hold on but Leopoldo pushes him away.
Leopoldo tries to control but Henzel wriggling away.
Henzel blocking the ground and pound.
Henzel working to try and regain half guard.
Leopoldo lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henzel is trying to stand up.
Leopoldo wants to control the pace but Henzel is squirming around nicely.
Henzel wants to control but Leopoldo is having none of it.
Henzel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leopoldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leopoldo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henzel is looking to escape.
Henzel wants to hold on but Leopoldo pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henzel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Henzel wants to hold on but Leopoldo pushes him away.
Leopoldo trying to control but Henzel is having none of it.
Henzel is looking to improve his position but Leopoldo isn't that keen on the idea.
Henzel looks winded!
Leopoldo looking to control but Henzel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leopoldo blocks Henzel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henzel because Leopoldo loaded up on that one.
Henzel can't escape the position.
Henzel is squirming around, avoiding Leopoldo's attempts to control the action.

Leopoldo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Leopoldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Aristides Leopoldo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henzel tries for a takedown but Leopoldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Leopoldo misses.
Henzel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henzel is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Leopoldo. Beautiful body shot.
Henzel misses with a double jab.
Leopoldo clobbers Henzel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henzel throws a head kick that misses.
Leopoldo lands an overhand right.
Henzel misses with an uppercut. Leopoldo saw that one coming.
Leopoldo connects with a body shot that sends Henzel's belly button to the back.
Henzel is breathing heavily.
Henzel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henzel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Leopoldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donk. Leopoldo catches Henzel right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henzel keeps the fight on the outside.
Leopoldo with a nice cross.
Henzel keeps the fight on the outside.
Leopoldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henzel checks it well.
Leopoldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henzel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leopoldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henzel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leopoldo throws out a powerful jab.

Henzel is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopoldo feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Henzel crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
Post fight, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo stared into the camera and said 'Mixed Martial Arts is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step into the cage. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to do that, and for whole support i've got.'.