PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leopoldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carmina Burana - Carl Orff. Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Aristides Leopoldo
vs
Zeus

190 cm
22
280 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leopoldo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leopoldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Leopoldo keeps moving.
Zeus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leopoldo wants to sweep here but Zeus controlling him for the moment.
Leopoldo wants to stand up but Zeus is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zeus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leopoldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zeus has managed to get both his arms back between Leopoldo's legs - danger averted.
Leopoldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zeus wants to pass the guard but Leopoldo is keeping the position.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Leopoldo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeus!
Leopoldo lands a big shot there that rocks Zeus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zeus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zeus trying to control here.

Leopoldo is looking for a kimura here.
Leopoldo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zeus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leopoldo winds up and cracks Zeus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leopoldo is trying to control the action in half guard but Zeus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus tries to kick Leopoldo off but Leopoldo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zeus wants to control but Leopoldo is keeping busy.
Leopoldo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zeus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leopoldo wants to take a breather but Zeus is having none of it.

Leopoldo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zeus trying to control here.

Zeus is defending against the submission attempts here by Leopoldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zeus is defending against the submission attempts here by Leopoldo.
Zeus wants to improve his position but Leopoldo is controlling well.
Leopoldo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zeus is not content to let Leopoldo control the position.
Leopoldo is thwarting Zeus's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is looking to take a break and control but Zeus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leopoldo slips a nice elbow through Zeus's hands, connecting with Zeus's forehead.
Leopoldo trying to control the pace.
Zeus wants to get back to full guard.
Leopoldo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zeus!
Zeus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zeus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leopoldo stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Aristides Leopoldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zeus slaps away a takedown attempt from Leopoldo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leopoldo looks to land a combination. Zeus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zeus swinging wildly here.
Leopoldo looks to land a combination but Zeus avoids it well.
Leopoldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zeus tries to clinch but Leopoldo is having none of it.

Zeus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Leopoldo regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo is not content to let Zeus control the position.
Zeus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus throwing shots but Leopoldo is blocking nicely.

Leopoldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leopoldo wants to get back to full guard.
Zeus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zeus stops Leopoldo from getting back to his feet.

Leopoldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeus is just content to waste time from the top position. Leopoldo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Leopoldo keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leopoldo has his foot on Zeus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zeus works his way back into a safe position though.
Zeus wanted to stand there but Leopoldo had control of the position.
Leopoldo keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Leopoldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeus.
Leopoldo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leopoldo being controlled here, momentarily.

Leopoldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Leopoldo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zeus throws a big right hand that misses.
Leopoldo keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Zeus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Zeus was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Leopoldo scores with a hook.

Zeus feints and as Leopoldo raises his hands in defense, Zeus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leopoldo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeus!
Leopoldo avoids the attempt from Zeus to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leopoldo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Zeus turns into him and now he's in Leopoldo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo is controlling Zeus's posture.
Zeus is looking to pass into half guard but Leopoldo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Leopoldo is in guard.
Zeus looking for a sweep. Not yet Zeus, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leopoldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zeus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Pedro Aristides Leopoldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Leopoldo works the jab nicely.
Leopoldo looks for a takedown but Zeus sprawls well.
Zeus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leopoldo.
Zeus wants to clinch.
Zeus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leopoldo.

Zeus takes the fight into the clinch.
Zeus misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leopoldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zeus drives through with a takedown into Leopoldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Leopoldo wants to control the position but Zeus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Leopoldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but Leopoldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Zeus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leopoldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zeus wants to pass the guard but Leopoldo is defending well.
Leopoldo is trying to stand back up but Zeus is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus prevents Leopoldo from improving his position.
Zeus moves into full mount! Leopoldo won't be happy about that!
Zeus looking to control but Leopoldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leopoldo tries to hold on but Zeus postures up.
Leopoldo is trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus tries to control but Leopoldo wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zeus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leopoldo tries to hold on but Zeus pushes him away.
Zeus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leopoldo?
Leopoldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zeus throwing strikes here but Leopoldo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Leopoldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zeus thowing shots but they're missing.
Leopoldo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zeus.
Zeus throwing strikes here but Leopoldo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus lands a couple of good shots and Leopoldo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus tries to get the hooks in deep but Leopoldo pushed the leg off.
Zeus throwing sloppy strikes.
Leopoldo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Leopoldo is pressing down on Zeus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zeus preventing the sweep.
Christopher Zeus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leopoldo keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopher Zeus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leopoldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Zeus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leopoldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!