PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Predator Theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Janos
vs
Russo

195 cm
29
255 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

225 cm
31
286 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite 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 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Janos. That's going to slow Russo down.
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Russo counters with a stiff right hand.
Russo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Janos is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Russo.
Janos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Janos closes the distance but Russo moves to the side
and Russo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Russo!
Janos is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
Russo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Russo throws the kick towards the body but Janos avoids it.
Janos misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Russo - that will leave a mark!
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Janos is breathing heavily.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Russo.
Janos tries to clinch
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janos. That did some damage!
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a head kick but Janos moves out of range.
Janos throws a leg kick which misses Russo's front leg but catches the back leg as Russo tries to avoid it.
Russo scores with a spinning back kick!
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Russo cracks Janos with an open hand slap.
Janos tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
Russo misses with a leg kick.
Janos walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Russo checks a leg kick.
Russo misses with a low kick as Janos jumps back.
Jim Janos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Russo circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Russo.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Janos tries to score with a low kick but Russo moves his leg out of the way.
Russo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janos is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janos tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Russo throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Russo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Russo has managed to clinch.
Janos misses with a knee strike.
Russo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russo avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Janos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Russo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with an elbow over the top.
Janos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Janos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janos has Russo pushed against the cage.
Janos is looking to control Russo's arms but Russo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janos avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.

Russo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janos moves to clinch but Russo breaks away
and Russo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janos is looking to clinch.
Russo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Janos tries to clinch but Russo is having none of it.
Janos tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Janos rather than just go for the knockout.

Janos drives through and clinches with Russo against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Janos looking to throw knees to the head but Russo is blocking nicely.
Russo lands an elbow just above Janos 's eye.
Russo misses with a knee strike.
Russo blocks the elbow strike.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Janos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Russo is trying to break the clinch but Janos has him pressed against the cage.

Russo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Janos tries to clinch but Russo is having none of it.
Russo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos moves out of range of the leg kick from Russo.
Janos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Russo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Russo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Janos's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Russo throws a head kick but Janos moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo 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 Janos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Janos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Janos walks into a stiff left hand from Russo.

Russo gets tackled into the cage by Janos. Janos maintains the clinch.
Janos has Russo pressed against the cage, preventing Russo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Russo lands a right hand.
Russo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Russo.
Russo tries to land a leg kick but Janos saw it coming and moves away.
Leeroy Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Janos checks it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janos tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo works Janos's body with a nice hook.
Russo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Russo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Janos needs to keep his hands up - Russo had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russo connects with a solid leg kick.
Whack! Russo lands a heavy head kick that drops Janos. The ref tackles Russo to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Janos was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I told you he couldn't handle me! Better luck next time chump!'.