PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Django Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ponce Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unchained's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soviet Connection. Leon has chosen Pour UP as his entrance music. Ponce Leon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Unchained
vs
Leon

177 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Django Unchained!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ponce Leon !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained lands with a shot to the body.
Leon tries to clinch but Unchained moves away

and Unchained counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Unchained.
A right hand to the body from Unchained.
Unchained avoids the elbow strike from Leon , against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Unchained lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leon is trying to break free.
Unchained lands a right hand.
Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Unchained.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Leon tries to circle away but Unchained has him pinned against the cage.
Unchained cracks Leon with a nice body shot.
Leon looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unchained lands a body punch in the clinch.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
Unchained lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
Unchained dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
Unchained effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Unchained.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained works on Leon 's body with a couple of short punches.
Unchained is stalling here.
Unchained gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained digs a good body shot into Leon 's ribs.
A left lands for Unchained.

Unchained instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Unchained lands a nice uppercut.

Unchained escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Unchained connects with a crisp jab.

Unchained moves into the clinch successfully.
Unchained digs a right hand underneath Leon 's ribcage. Leon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Unchained - that landed with a thud.

Unchained breaks from the clinch.

Unchained clinches up with Leon and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Unchained lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.

Unchained breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Unchained pushes Leon up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Unchained on the inside.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained is struggling to control the position.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unchained lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Unchained escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ponce Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unchained wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained digs a good body shot into Leon 's ribs.
Unchained lands a right hook to the body.
Leon drops his hands momentarily and Unchained takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Unchained scores with a punch to the head.
Unchained bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leon 's head backwards.
Unchained connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leon 's hands.
Unchained lands with an uppercut that bounces Leon off the cage and back into range.

Leon is rocked!
Nice jab there from Unchained.
Leon is still on wobbly legs! Can Unchained finish him?

Unchained closes the distance and pushes Leon back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leon wants to stall.
Unchained is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Unchained works on Leon 's body with a couple of short punches.
Leon seems to have recovered his senses.
Unchained presses Leon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Unchained manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.

Unchained breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Unchained forces Leon back against the cage and clinches.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.
Unchained working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Unchained breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unchained paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Unchained drives through and clinches with Leon against the cage.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Unchained.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Django Unchained dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leon tries to clinch

and Unchained counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
Django Unchained has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Unchained.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Unchained - that landed with a thud.
Unchained lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Unchained slows down the pace here.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leon is breathing heavily.
Unchained lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Unchained - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Unchained escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unchained lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Unchained.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Unchained lands with a hook. Leon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Unchained clinches with his opponent.

Unchained breaks the clinch.
Leon drops his hands momentarily and Unchained takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leon there as he acknowledges the shot.

Unchained closes the distance and clinches.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
Unchained stalling against the cage.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Unchained.
A hook to the body from Unchained.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Unchained.
Unchained lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leon .
Unchained just leaning against Leon , taking a breather.
Unchained lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Unchained manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Unchained!
Leon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Unchained lands a nice looking body shot.
Unchained fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Unchained tests Leon 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Unchained pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Unchained gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unchained creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained digs a good hook to Leon 's body.
Unchained jabs Leon right on the nose. Leon blinks but takes it well.

Unchained closes the distance and clinches.

Unchained manages to break the clinch.
Leon moves to clinch but Unchained breaks away

and Unchained moves into the clinch.
Unchained is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leon can do to turn this around?
Unchained is leaning against Leon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.

Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Unchained gets a clinch.
Unchained is stalling here.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unchained.
A hook to the body from Unchained.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Unchained.

Unchained breaks the clinch.

Unchained closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained cracks Leon with a nice body shot.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Unchained lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained lands a shot to the body.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Unchained manages to break the clinch.

Unchained closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
Unchained lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Django Unchained dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Unchained.
Leon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leon tries to clinch up

and Unchained moves into the clinch.
Unchained is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Unchained.
Unchained will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leon up against the cage.
Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Unchained.
Leon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Unchained lands a body punch in the clinch.
Unchained lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unchained stalling against the cage.
Leon is looking to control Unchained's arms but Unchained gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leon has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leon letting Unchained take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Leon letting Unchained take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Django Unchained.
Unchained scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unchained scores with a jab to the body.
Leon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Unchained moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Unchained scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Unchained connects with a looping right hand.
Unchained fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Unchained does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Unchained lands a jab to the head.
Unchained fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leon on the side of the head.
Unchained with a nice cross.
Unchained cracks Leon with a hook to the temple - Leon is on wobbly legs here! Unchained swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Leon falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Unchained wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Django Unchained!
After winning the bout, Django Unchained thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.