PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen has chosen Funker Vogt "Arising Hero" as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Allen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Leuka
vs
Allen

167 cm
32
153 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

172 cm
27
150 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leuka 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.
Leuka avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leuka throws out the jab.

Allen pushes Leuka up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Leuka to work.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leuka.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leuka.
Leuka works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Leuka can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Leuka blocks the elbow strike.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leuka's elbow.
I was talking to Leuka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Leuka scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leuka.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Leuka avoids the damage to the body.
Leuka lands a left hand.
Leuka gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leuka blocks an elbow strike from Allen.
Leuka lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen missing with knees to the body.
Leuka cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
Leuka presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Leuka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Leuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Leuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leuka.
Leuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leuka blocks the elbow strike.
Allen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leuka is defending well for now.
Allen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Leuka presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Leuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.

Leuka darts in and clinches Allen up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Leuka.
Leuka lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leuka.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Leuka.
Leuka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Allen is defending well.
Leuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leuka pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Leuka.
Leuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Leuka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leuka avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leuka avoids a wild elbow strike from Allen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Allen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Leuka on the inside.
Leuka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Leuka avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Leuka tries to tie him up.
Leuka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Allen up against the cage.
Leuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen tries to work over Leuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Leuka.
A short right from Leuka on the inside.
Leuka blocks a body shot from Allen.
A right hook to the body lands for Leuka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leuka avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen tries a knee to the head but Leuka blocks it.
Leuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Leuka.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Leuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leuka missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Leuka throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.

Leuka moves into the clinch.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leuka's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leuka blocks a head kick by Allen.
Leuka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen throws a head kick that half lands.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leuka.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leuka.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leuka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leuka's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen content to stall in guard here.
Allen wants to control from the top but Leuka keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leuka pushes Allen off and gets back to his feet.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leuka looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leuka.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leuka cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Allen tenderised Leuka's leg. Leuka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.

Leuka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Leuka lands with a light punch inside.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leuka.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Leuka avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Leuka tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Leuka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Leuka looking to slow down the pace here.
Leuka blocks an elbow strike.
Leuka lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka leaning against his opponent.
Leuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Leuka.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leuka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Leuka.
Allen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leuka is defending well for now.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Leuka avoids the damage to the body.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leuka.
Allen cracks Leuka with a nice body shot.
Leuka is trying to stall.
Leuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Leuka has Allen pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Leuka scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lasi Leuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.

Leuka forces Allen back against the cage and clinches.
Leuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leuka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leuka lands a body shot.
Leuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Leuka lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Leuka to work.
Leuka blocks an elbow strike from Allen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen throws an elbow but it misses.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leuka has Allen pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Barry Allen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Leuka connects with a crisp jab.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leuka fails with the takedown.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen tests Leuka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
Allen tries to clinch there but Leuka circles away.
Allen delivers a nice body kick.
Leuka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leuka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen throws a leg kick but Leuka checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Allen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
An inside leg kick lands from Leuka.
Leuka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Allen scores with a one two! Leuka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leuka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Leuka.
Leuka scores with a jab.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Leuka checks a leg kick.
Leuka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Leuka.
Allen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen drops his hands momentarily and Leuka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leuka connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
Leuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Leuka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leuka.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leuka lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leuka.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leuka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen throws a push kick but Leuka slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leuka back to the cage. Allen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Leuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen throws a leg kick but Leuka moved away.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.

Leuka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leuka moves nicely into side control.
Allen is trying to buck Leuka off.
Leuka controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasi Leuka clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Leuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Leuka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Allen regains guard.
Leuka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leuka trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Lasi Leuka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka misses with a head kick.
Allen jabs Leuka right on the nose. Leuka blinks but takes it well.
Leuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka scores with a nice right hand.
Leuka feints a jab promting Allen to slip. Leuka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Allen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leuka takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leuka connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Leuka should have avoided that one.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leuka.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.

Leuka clinches up against the cage.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leuka's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Leuka.
Leuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Leuka digs a right hand into Allen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allen's gas tank.
Leuka can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Leuka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Leuka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leuka misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leuka has his back to the cage.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leuka.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Allen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice left hand lands by Leuka.
Allen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leuka is defending well for now.
Leuka avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Leuka stalls.
Leuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leuka lands a nice uppercut.
Leuka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Leuka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Leuka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Leuka'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.
Leuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leuka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leuka lands an uppercut.
Leuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Leuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
Leuka closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Leuka rushes Allen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasi Leuka had his way with Barry Allen in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Leuka saw it coming and moves away.
Leuka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Leuka cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka looks to clinch
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
Leuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leuka is looking to clinch.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Leuka ducks right into an uppercut from Allen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leuka throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leuka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leuka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leuka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leuka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lasi Leuka just wasn't active enough.
The fighters circling - Leuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
Leuka throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Leuka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Leuka lunges at Allen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Allen's hand.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Leuka scores with a four punch combination!
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Leuka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leuka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen gets back to half guard.
Leuka trying to pass the guard but Allen defending well.
Lasi Leuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lasi Leuka.
Well Leuka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!
Lasi Leuka is the new featherweight champion!