PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Leikola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Badass could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ismo Leikola's chin.

Badass
vs
Leikola

170 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Leikola!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Leikola misses.
Leikola lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leikola avoids the head kick by Badass.
Badass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Badass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leikola swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
Badass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Leikola leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Badass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Leikola avoids the damage to the body.
Badass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
Leikola throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leikola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Leikola avoids the damage to the body.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Leikola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Badass's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Leikola misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Badass.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leikola is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Leikola fails to land.
Leikola avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Leikola tries to stall but Badass uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badass obliges.
Leikola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leikola stalls.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leikola.
Leikola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leikola can't find room to land a body shot as Badass controls the action.
Leikola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leikola lands with a light punch inside.
Leikola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leikola has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Leikola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leikola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leikola lands with a left to the head.
Badass misses with a knee strike.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Leikola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
Leikola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leikola is trying to stall.
Leikola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Leikola is blocking nicely.
Badass scores with a knee to the head.
Badass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leikola working aggressively here.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leikola is defending well for now.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
Leikola working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leikola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leikola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leikola stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leikola.
Leikola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leikola is looking to break free of the clinch but Badass has double underhooks.
Leikola trying to control the position but instead, Badass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leikola into the cage.
Leikola gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Leikola blocks it.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leikola.
Leikola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leikola is defending well for now.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Leikola avoids the damage to the body.
Leikola misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Leikola fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Leikola blocks it.

Leikola manages to break the clinch.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leikola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leikola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leikola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Badass. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Badass has Leikola up against the cage in a clinch.
Leikola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leikola lands with a left to the head.
Leikola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leikola lands a right hand.
A short right from Leikola on the inside.

Leikola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leikola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badass takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Badass clinches.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Leikola blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ismo Leikola will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Badass defending well as Leikola loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Leikola.
Leikola scores with a body shot.

Leikola gets tackled into the cage by Badass. Badass maintains the clinch.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leikola managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Leikola managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Tyrone Badass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leikola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Leikola misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Leikola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Badass is rocked!
Badass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Badass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leikola lands with a right to the head.
Leikola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leikola lands a hook that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass crunches a lovely knee into Leikola's ribcage.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Leikola is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leikola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Leikola.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Leikola.
Badass blocking some punches.
Leikola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Leikola blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Leikola.
Leikola creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Badass with a big uppercut! Badass tries to clinch up but Leikola pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Badass to the mat! Badass covers up and Leikola unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ismo Leikola!
Our winner, Ismo Leikola, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.