PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quela comes to the cage accompanied by Queen of the Rodeo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Quela
vs
Leonardo

195 cm
31
235 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

202 cm
32
266 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quela misses with a looping right.
Quela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quela throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Quela.
Leonardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo cracks the inside of Quela's front leg.
Quela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonardo thows a body kick. Quela tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leonardo looks to throw the jab but Quela is out of range.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Quela checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonardo throws a hook but Quela blocks it.
Quela lands the left hand.
Leonardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Quela moves out of range easily.
Quela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quela throws a head kick that misses.
Quela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but Quela avoids them all with ease.
Leonardo throws a body kick that misses.
Leonardo throws a head kick but Quela moves out of range.
Quela loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Quela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leonardo misses with a leg kick
and Quela counters with a nice uppercut.
Quela throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.
Leonardo tried to score with a low kick but Quela checks it.
Leonardo scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quela throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonardo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quela. That did some damage!
Quela looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.
Quela cracks the inside of Leonardo's front leg.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quela moves away.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick from Quela.
Quela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonardo under the eye.
Quela moves out of range as Leonardo throws a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Quela as he connects with a hook.
Leonardo throws a front kick that sends Quela stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with a low kick, right behind Quela 's knee.
Quela misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming.
Quela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonardo has time to react.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quela throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Quela.
Quela throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonardo throws a big shot that misses.
Quela is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
Quela misses with a hook
and Leonardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela cracks Leonardo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leonardo misses the shot to the body.
Leonardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.
Leonardo checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quela, right into the meat.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leonardo avoids the head kick by Quela.
Quela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Quela misses.
Quela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leonardo.
Quela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo throws a chopping leg kick but Quela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quela sizes up Leonardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonardo scores with a head kick. Quela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leonardo checks a low kick from Quela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quela misses with an uppercut.
Quela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Quela moves out of range of the body kick from Leonardo.
Leonardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quela's head.
Quela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quela throws a big shot that misses.
Quela lands with a nice body kick.
Quela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Quela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonardo moves away.
Leonardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quela misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.
Quela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quela misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo misses with a combination

and Quela counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Quela.
Quela misses with the head strike.
Quela is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quela misses with a punch on the inside.

Leonardo manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Quela misses.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Quela.
Quela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonardo under the eye.
Leonardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quela can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela misses with a wild body shot.
Quela throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo lands with a slapping head kick.
Quela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonardo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quela lands a head kick. Leonardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela scores with a jab to the body.
Quela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quela avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Quela throws a leg kick
and Leonardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quela's knee momentarily.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with a nice leg kick.
Leonardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonardo's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela throws a leg kick which misses Leonardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonardo tries to avoid it.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonardo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quela misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quela throws out the jab.
Quela misses with a straight left.
Quela ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Leonardo.
Leonardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quela.
Quela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonardo on the side of the head.
Leonardo needs to keep his hands up - Quela had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chung Quela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Leonardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quela.
Chung Quela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Quela misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Quela blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Quela.
Quela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leonardo throws a right hand that Quela ducks under and follows up with a left that Quela also avoids with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Quela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Quela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chung Quela is winning the standup battle so far.
Quela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quela is looking to land body kicks.
Leonardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonardo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leonardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonardo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Leonardo is rocked!
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!
Quela looks to land a body kick but Leonardo moved away.
Leonardo throws a push kick but Quela slaps the foot to one side.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quela lands a jab.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Quela moves out of range.
Leonardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leonardo with a hook.
Rai Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Quela finish him?
Leonardo staying out of range there.
Quela throws a front kick that sends Leonardo stumbling back into the cage.
Leonardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardo tries to land a leg kick but Quela saw it coming and moves away.
Leonardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
and Quela counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Leonardo! He's just covering up as Quela starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chung Quela!
A relieved looking Chung Quela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Rai Leonardo had this to say: 'Thanks guys for the support but it just wasn't my night. Will come back stronger!'.