PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Arsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arsic
vs
Leonardson

167 cm
22
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
139 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Arsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greer Leonardson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arsic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Arsic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arsic thuds his right hand into Leonardson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leonardson fails with the takedown
and Arsic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonardson throws a leg kick but Arsic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arsic looks to land a right hand but Leonardson moved out of range.
Leonardson throws a push kick but Arsic slaps the foot to one side.
Leonardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arsic missing with a left hand there. Leonardson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardson tries to score with a low kick but Arsic moves his leg out of the way.
Arsic slaps away a takedown attempt from Leonardson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arsic missing with a left hand there. Leonardson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardson shoots in for a takedown but Arsic shows good takedown defense.
Rafal Arsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Leonardson.
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greer Leonardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Arsic misses.
Leonardson misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Leonardson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Arsic forces Leonardson back against the cage and clinches.
Leonardson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arsic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardson blocks an uppercut.
Arsic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arsic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arsic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leonardson.
Leonardson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arsic lands an uppercut.
Arsic has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardson.
Leonardson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leonardson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arsic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arsic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arsic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leonardson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arsic is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Arsic.
Arsic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonardson's defenses.
Leonardson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arsic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arsic misses with the head strike.
Leonardson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arsic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsic lands a shoulder strike.
Arsic lands a damaging elbow.

Leonardson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arsic lands an uppercut.
Leonardson is still on wobbly legs! Can Arsic finish him?
Arsic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arsic lands a hook to the side of the head.

Arsic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Leonardson wants to control but Arsic postures up.
Leonardson is trying to get back to half guard.
Leonardson is trying to control Arsic's posture but Arsic avoids it.
Arsic wants to control but Leonardson is keeping him busy.
Leonardson seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardson regains half guard.
Leonardson tries to roll over but Arsic keeps him under control.
Arsic is keen to just control but Leonardson is a slippery customer.
Leonardson manages to get to full guard.
Arsic trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsic pushes down on Leonardson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arsic wants to control but Leonardson is keeping him busy.
Leonardson controlling the position for now.
Leonardson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Arsic not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arsic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Rafal Arsic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leonardson misses with a body kick.
Arsic misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson lands a head kick. Arsic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Rafal Arsic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonardson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leonardson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonardson misses with a low kick.
Leonardson catches Arsic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Arsic is rocked!
Leonardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arsic.
Leonardson throws a lazy uppercut
and Arsic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonardson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arsic.
Leonardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Leonardson drives through with a takedown into Arsic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Arsic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leonardson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arsic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leonardson passes Arsic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rafal Arsic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafal Arsic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leonardson feints a jab promting Arsic to slip. Leonardson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arsic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leonardson throws a leg kick but Arsic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arsic misses with a two punch combination.

Arsic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leonardson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arsic has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardson.
Arsic misses with the head strike.
Leonardson tries to score a body lock takedown but Arsic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arsic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arsic throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardson.
Leonardson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arsic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rafal Arsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Leonardson.
Leonardson wants a takedown but no success here.
Arsic gets underhooks to prevent Leonardson's takedown attempt.
Arsic stops a takedown attempt from Leonardson.
Arsic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leonardson wants a takedown but no success here.
Leonardson is breathing heavily.
Leonardson blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arsic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonardson backwards.
Leonardson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arsic is defending well.
Arsic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonardson backwards.
Leonardson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arsic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arsic lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arsic.
Leonardson tries for a takedown but Arsic manages to get underhooks.

Arsic has Leonardson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Arsic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leonardson tumbling to the mat - Arsic dives into Leonardson's guard.
Leonardson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leonardson pulls Arsic in to control the position.
Arsic passes into half guard.
Arsic is keen to just control but Leonardson is a slippery customer.
Leonardson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leonardson.
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!
Leonardson pulls Arsic in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leonardson working for a triangle but Arsic defends it easily.

Leonardson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leonardson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leonardson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Leonardson being controlled here, momentarily.
Arsic trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.
Leonardson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arsic trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafal Arsic just wasn't active enough.
Leonardson slips under a jab.

Arsic closes the distance and pushes Leonardson back into the cage.
Leonardson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arsic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arsic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arsic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arsic stops a takedown attempt from Leonardson.
Leonardson is looking for a takedown.
Leonardson is working for takedown but Arsic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Arsic is pressed up against the cage. Leonardson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arsic down to the mat. Arsic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arsic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arsic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leonardson's head backwards.
Arsic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arsic moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonardson.
Leonardson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leonardson throws a leg kick but Arsic sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arsic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Arsic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonardson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arsic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonardson scrambles back to his feet.
Leonardson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Arsic gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Leonardson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Arsic!
Rafal Arsic tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.