PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wha
vs
Leonardo

225 cm
32
300 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

202 cm
36
266 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leonardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Wha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Wha.

It looks like Rai Leonardo has been cut.
Wha throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
Wha thuds a left hand into Leonardo's body.
Leonardo swinging wildly here.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Wha moves out of range easily.
Wha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wha lands a nice looking body shot.
Leonardo looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wha lunges at Leonardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonardo's hand.
Wha misses with a two punch combination.
Wha sizes up Leonardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Wha closes the distance and clinches.
Wha working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wha lands with a right to the head.

Leonardo is rocked!
Leonardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wha is defending well for now.
Wha scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha working aggressively here.
Leonardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wha controls his hands.
Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wha scores with a shoulder strike.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonardo avoids it.
Wha pushes Leonardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonardo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo lands a body punch.
Wha misses with some punches.
Leonardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wha controls his hands.
Wha throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardo.
Our sources have told us that Wha has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wha is trying to maintain a safe position but Leonardo gets an underhook and turns Wha into the cage.

Wha breaks the clinch.

Leonardo pushes Wha up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardo lands with a right to the head.
Wha leaning against his opponent.
Wha taking a breather.
Leonardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wha can't find room to land a body shot as Leonardo controls the action.
Leonardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wha misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Wha.
Leonardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leonardo blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Bleh Wha has been cut.
Wha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Wha controls the action.
Leonardo landing knees to the head.
Leonardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonardo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leonardo can turn it around.
Leonardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body.

Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leonardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Wha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Wha moves out of range easily.
Leonardo throws an off balance right hand
and Wha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wha forces Leonardo back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wha tries a body shot but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
Leonardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body.
Leonardo prevents a body shot from Wha.
Wha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leonardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
Wha throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardo.
Wha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leonardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bleh Wha dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wha throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wha.
Wha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wha throws a leg kick which misses Leonardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonardo tries to avoid it.
Wha jabs Leonardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Wha rushes Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonardo blocks an uppercut.
Wha is trying to maintain a safe position but Leonardo gets an underhook and turns Wha into the cage.
Leonardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wha's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo lands a good knee to the midsection. Wha won't want to take too many of those.
Leonardo presses Wha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wha throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leonardo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leonardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Leonardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards.
Leonardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wha prevents a body shot from Leonardo.
A hook to the body from Leonardo.
Wha lands a right hand.
Leonardo scores with a shot to the side of Wha's head.
Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wha trying to stall but Leonardo improves his position.
A short right from Leonardo on the inside.
Leonardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wha can't break the clinch.
Leonardo pushes Wha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wha taking a breather.
Wha misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wha takes a shot to the head.
Leonardo tries to throw a body punch but Wha avoids it by throwing Leonardo back against the cage.
Leonardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wha's efforts to push away.
Wha prevents a body shot from Leonardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body.
Wha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wha pushes Leonardo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leonardo tries to work over Wha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wha blocks an uppercut.
Wha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wha looking to stall.
Leonardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wha controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha working aggressively here.
A short right from Wha on the inside.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Wha controls the action.
Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Wha leaning against his opponent.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Wha controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leonardo as Wha tries to tie him up.
Wha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Wha on the inside.
Wha misses with the head strike.
Leonardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Leonardo.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Wha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leonardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bleh Wha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Wha.
Leonardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wha misses with a two punch combination.
Leonardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Wha moves out of range.
Leonardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wha looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Wha moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonardo.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wha loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Wha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonardo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wha. Leonardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rai Leonardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leonardo drops his hands momentarily and Wha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wha.
Leonardo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wha throws a right and a left that Leonardo avoids nicely.
Wha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wha tries to bum rush Leonardo with a series of wild strikes but Leonardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Leonardo misses.
Wha throwing a counter right hand but Leonardo manages to avoid it.
Bleh Wha is winning the standup battle so far.

Wha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leonardo, pushing him back against the cage.
Leonardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wha.
Leonardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leonardo.
Rai Leonardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wha misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wha blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wha backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leonardo blocking some punches.
Leonardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whas head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wha scores with a shoulder strike.
Wha managing to block the knees to the body from Leonardo.
A short right from Leonardo on the inside.

Leonardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Wha closes the distance and clinches.
Leonardo lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Wha takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wha controls his hands.
Wha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a body punch.
Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
Leonardo works on Wha's body with a couple of short punches.
Leonardo misses with a knee strike.
Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
Leonardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leonardo lands with a light punch inside.
Leonardo blocks an elbow strike.
Leonardo lands an uppercut.
Wha avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Leonardo.

Leonardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leonardo counters with a two punch combo.
Leonardo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Leonardo sends Wha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leonardo is motioning to the referee to let Wha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Wha is rocked!
Good leg kick by Leonardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Wha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!

Leonardo sends Wha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leonardo is motioning to the referee to let Wha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wha throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.
Leonardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leonardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wha missing with a left hand there. Leonardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wha seems to have got his legs back now.
Leonardo scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Wha just misses with a punch to the body.

Wha has Leonardo up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wha throws an elbow but misses.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonardo lands a shot to the body.
Wha blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Leonardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leonardo scores with a knee to the head.
Wha working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wha trying to stall but Leonardo improves his position.
Leonardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Leonardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rai Leonardo really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leonardo lands a big head kick that sends Wha tumbling to the mat! Leonardo takes a step backwards and waves Wha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Wha misses with a head kick.
Leonardo scores with a leg kick.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wha looks to throw the jab but Leonardo is out of range.
Wha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonardo. Leonardo obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wha misses with a low kick.
Leonardo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wha.
Leonardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wha.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Wha.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonardo can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.

Wha rushes Leonardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonardo scores with a knee to the head.
Leonardo digs a right hand underneath Wha's ribcage. Wha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leonardo prevents a body shot from Wha.
Wha looking to slow down the pace here.

Leonardo drops Wha onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wha is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wha's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wha.
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!

Leonardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wha looks for the body kick but Leonardo saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Leonardo.
A good leg kick by Leonardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
A head kick misses from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a push kick but Wha slaps the foot to one side.
Wha cracks Leonardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wha throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Leonardo misses
and Leonardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonardo connects with a right hand. Wha shakes it off.
Leonardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonardo lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leonardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonardo throws a looping overhand right but Wha ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Leonardo misses with a body kick.
Wha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wha circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wha.
Good exchange - Wha coming out on top.
Leonardo throws a solid leg kick but Wha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leonardo.
Leonardo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Leonardo has closed the distance and engaged Wha in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha misses with a knee strike.
Wha trying to control the position but instead, Leonardo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wha into the cage.
Wha tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonardo avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Wha stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Wha fails to land.
Wha blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Leonardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wha struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
Leonardo tries to work over Wha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wha prevents a body shot from Leonardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rai Leonardo dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wha throws a combination that misses
and Leonardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leonardo throws the kick towards the body but Wha avoids it.
Wha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wha throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wha checks it well.
Wha throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.

Wha pushes Leonardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonardo misses with a body punch.
Wha has had enough of the clinch but Leonardo keeps him there for the moment.
Wha can't find room to land a body shot as Leonardo controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wha.
Leonardo blocks a body shot from Wha.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wha avoids it.
Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonardo lands a shot to the body.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonardo cracks Wha with a nice body shot.
Leonardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonardo tries to throw a body punch but Wha avoids it by throwing Leonardo back against the cage.

Leonardo manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Leonardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Wha misses its intended target.
Wha scores with a punch to the head.
Leonardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses.

Leonardo gets tackled into the cage by Wha. Wha maintains the clinch.
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body.
Leonardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leonardo scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha is looking to control Leonardo's arms but Leonardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wha has his back to the cage.
Leonardo misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wha misses with some punches.
Leonardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leonardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body.
Wha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonardo tries to circle away but Wha has him pinned against the cage.
Leonardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wha controls his hands.
Leonardo tries to work over Wha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wha fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonardo prevents a body shot from Wha.
Wha misses with some punches.
Wha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leonardo prevents a body shot from Wha.
Wha misses with a body punch.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leonardo digs a right hand into Wha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wha's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonardo.
Wha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha misses with a body punch.
Leonardo lands a body punch.
Wha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wha struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo scores a nice knee to the body.

Leonardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo misses with a head kick.
Wha lands a leg kick that knocks Leonardo off balance momentarily.

Wha gets a clinch.
Leonardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wha.
Leonardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wha is defending well for now.
Bleh Wha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Leonardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Leonardo does it's job there.
Leonardo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonardo. Leonardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Wha takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rai Leonardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leonardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Rai Leonardo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.