PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bambaleo Jr
vs
Weber

185 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Weber!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambaleo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weber moves away from the strike by Bambaleo Jr.
We've been hearing reports that Bambaleo Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Weber jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weber. Bambaleo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bambaleo Jr!
Bambaleo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Bambaleo Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Bambaleo Jr moves forwards but Weber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Bambaleo Jr.
Weber missing with a left hand there. Bambaleo Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice strike.

Weber is rocked!
Weber moves away from the strike by Bambaleo Jr.
Weber is still on wobbly legs! Can Bambaleo Jr finish him?
Bambaleo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Weber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bambaleo Jr's head backwards.
Bambaleo Jr lunges at Weber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weber's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weber seems to have recovered his senses.
Bambaleo Jr looks to throw the jab but Weber is out of range.
Weber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bambaleo Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weber lands a slapping body shot.
Weber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bambaleo Jr on the side of the head.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr avoids the body shot from Weber.
Weber moves away from the strike by Bambaleo Jr.
A big left from Bambaleo Jr misses.
Weber lands a body shot.
Bambaleo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bambaleo Jr misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Weber or perhaps it was just good defense by Bambaleo Jr which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber shoots in but no luck this time.

Bambaleo Jr pushes Weber up against the cage in a clinch.
Weber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Weber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bambaleo Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr tries to stall but Weber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bambaleo Jr tries to work over Weber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Weber misses with some punches.
Weber leaning against his opponent.
Bambaleo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr working aggressively here.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr misses with some punches.
Bambaleo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bambaleo Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Weber.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bambaleo Jr is defending well for now.
Weber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weber tries a body shot but Bambaleo Jr blocks it.
A short right from Weber.
Weber throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bambaleo Jr.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bambaleo Jr tries to work over Weber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber has Bambaleo Jr pushed against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a body shot from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bambaleo Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weber slowing the pace effectively.
Bambaleo Jr lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weber missing with knees to the body.
Weber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weber looking to slow down the pace here.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Bambaleo Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bambaleo Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Bambaleo Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bambaleo Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Weber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bambaleo Jrs head.
Bambaleo Jr blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
Weber can't find room to land a body shot as Bambaleo Jr controls the action.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Weber misses with a punch to the body.
Weber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weber lands with a short shot to the head.
Bambaleo Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Weber.
Bambaleo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weber.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bambaleo Jr as Weber tries to tie him up.
A short left from Bambaleo Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is trying to stall.
Weber looking to throw knees to the head but Bambaleo Jr is blocking nicely.
Weber trying to control the position but instead, Bambaleo Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weber into the cage.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weber can't find room to land a body shot as Bambaleo Jr controls the action.
Weber misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Weber.
Weber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weber blocking some punches.
Bambaleo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weber misses with the head strike.
Bambaleo Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bambaleo Jr is defending well for now.
Weber misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Weber.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weber throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
Weber blocks an uppercut.
Weber stalls.
Weber blocking some punches.
Weber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bambaleo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Weber.
A left hand lands to the body for Weber.
Bambaleo Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weber tries to throw a body punch but Bambaleo Jr avoids it by throwing Weber back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Weber has a couple of punches blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr working aggressively here.
Weber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bambaleo Jr avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weber's elbow.
Weber misses with a body punch.
Weber leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bambaleo Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bambaleo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weber struggles to land a body shot inside as Bambaleo Jr controls his hands.
Bambaleo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weber looking to slow down the pace here.
Bambaleo Jr takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
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!
Bambaleo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Weber fails to land.
Weber misses with a knee strike.
Weber blocks a body shot from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bambaleo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Weber controls his hands.
Weber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr misses with the head strike.
Bambaleo Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webers head.
Bambaleo Jr blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Bambaleo Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.
Weber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weber has a couple of punches blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
A right hand to the body from Weber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyle Weber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Bambaleo Jr as he connects with a hook.
Weber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bambaleo Jr throws out the jab.
Bambaleo Jr connects with the punch.
Bambaleo Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Weber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bambaleo Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weber doesn't seem phased though.
Leo Bambaleo Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Bambaleo Jr lands an uppercut, right on the button! Weber tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Bambaleo Jr!