PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and Leeroy Russo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Choi
vs
Russo

202 cm
36
271 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

225 cm
39
301 lbs
33 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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GREEN!160

GREEN!160

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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Russo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Choi keeps the fight on the outside.

Russo moves into range and clinches up with Choi.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russos head.
Russo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russo misses with the head strike.
Choi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Choi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Choi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Choi managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Choi lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Choi avoids the damage to the body.
Russo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Choi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Choi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Russo.
Russo tries a knee to the head but Choi blocks it.
Russo scores with a hook to the body.
Russo misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi lands a body shot.
Russo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russo tries a body shot but Choi blocks it.
Russo looking to slow down the pace here.
Choi is trying to pull guard but Russo has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Choi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Choi tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Choi back against the cage.
Russo prevents a body shot from Choi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russo blocks a body shot from Choi.
Russo is struggling to control the position.
Choi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Russo taking a breather.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russo prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russo is pushing Choi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Choi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Choi misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russo.
Russo stops a takedown attempt from Choi.
Choi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Knees to the body from Russo.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Russo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Choi.
Russo prevents a body shot from Choi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Choi gets through Russo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Choi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Choi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for K.J. Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Choi jumps guard.

Choi looking for a guillotine here but Russo defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Russo wants to stand but Choi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Choi wants to improve his position but instead Russo has moved into 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 K.J. Choi will probably get the nod.
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.

Choi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Russo dodges the punch combination from Choi.
Choi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Choi scores with a decent looking hook.
Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russo can do to turn this around?

Choi instigates a clinch.
Choi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Choi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Choi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Russo gets underhooks to prevent Choi's takedown attempt.
Russo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Russo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi trying to control the position but instead, Russo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Choi into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
Russo blocks the elbow strike.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Choi tries for a takedown but Russo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for K.J. Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi throws a big uppercut that drops Russo! More strikes from Choi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Russo lies dazed against the cage as Choi celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). K.J. Choi!
K.J. Choi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Leeroy Russo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn these kids keeps getting quicker and stronger. I'm not sure how many fights I got left in me, but I'll give it my all until I can't anymore!'.