PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leonardo
vs
Heggs

202 cm
34
266 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

198 cm
33
280 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs moves out of range of the body kick from Leonardo.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to score with a low kick but Heggs moves his leg out of the way.

Leonardo has managed to clinch.
Heggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggs avoids it.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Nice jab there from Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Heggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Heggs.
Leonardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo takes one to the side of the head.

Leonardo lands a big head kick that sends Heggs tumbling to the mat! Leonardo takes a step backwards and waves Heggs back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Heggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Heggs wants to break free but Leonardo has control.
Heggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leonardo is keeping busy.
Heggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heggs tries to break free but Leonardo pushes him back against the cage.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heggs's efforts to push away.
Leonardo takes a shot to the head.
Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heggs.
Leonardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo looking to throw knees to the head but Heggs is blocking nicely.
Leonardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leonardo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Heggs is rocked!
Heggs is struggling to control the position.
Heggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonardo finish him?
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body.
Heggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Heggs blocks it.
Heggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo cracks Heggs with a nice body shot.
Heggs lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heggs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leonardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heggs's elbow.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heggs misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a shoulder strike.
Leonardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
Leonardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heggs is trying to stall.
Leonardo being controlled against the cage.
Heggs trying to stall but Leonardo improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo lands a right hand.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Heggs blocks it.
Heggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonardo has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonardo lands with a light punch inside.
Leonardo working aggressively here.
Leonardo lands with a light punch inside.
Heggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heggs thumps Leonardo with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rai Leonardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Heggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Leonardo misses with a low kick as Heggs jumps back.
Heggs lands with a straight right. Leonardo didn't see that one coming.
Heggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leonardo scores with a push kick.
Leonardo thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heggs throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Leonardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo has Heggs pressed against the cage, preventing Heggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Leonardo.

Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rai Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heggs throws a body kick that misses
and Leonardo counters with a monster head kick that knocks Heggs out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Rai Leonardo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.