PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Brasi
vs
Leonardo

188 cm
18
266 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

201 cm
18
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Brasi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasi throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Leonardo blocks the leg kick.
Leonardo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brasi is able to avoid easily.
Brasi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brasi misses with a body shot.
Leonardo jabs at Brasi 's body.
Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Leonardo is looking to clinch but Brasi is avoiding it.
Brasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonardo.
Brasi keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonardo slips a straight right by Brasi .
Leonardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luca Brasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Brasi moves out of range.
Brasi throws a leg kick that misses.
Brasi tried to score with a low kick but Leonardo checks it.
Leonardo wants to counter the offense by Brasi and move into the clinch position.

Brasi gets tackled into the ropes by Leonardo. Leonardo maintains the clinch.
Brasi prevents a body shot from Leonardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Brasi controls the action.
A hook to the body from Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to pull guard but Brasi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Leonardo drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Brasi to work.
Brasi has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo is trying to pull guard but Brasi turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Leonardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leonardo is trying to pull guard but Brasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Luca Brasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Leonardo.
Leonardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Brasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo blocks an uppercut.
Leonardo gets through Brasi 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo lands with a left to the head.
Leonardo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brasi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leonardo can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Brasi .
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Leonardo scores with a shot to the side of Brasi 's head.
Leonardo pushes Brasi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonardo.

Brasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo checks the leg kick.
Leonardo moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Brasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leonardo instigates a clinch.
Brasi slows down the pace here.
Leonardo cracks Brasi with a nice body shot.
Leonardo taking a breather.
Leonardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brasi misses with some punches.
Brasi slowing the pace effectively.
Brasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonardo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brasi walks away with a smile on his face. Leonardo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leonardo checks a leg kick.
Leonardo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonardo tries to counter with a clinch but Brasi shakes him off and moves away.
Brasi lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonardo blocks a head kick by Brasi .
Leonardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Brasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Brasi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brasi blocks the body kick.
Brasi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brasi keeps the fight on the outside.
Brasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brasi looks to land a right hand but Leonardo moved out of range.
Brasi sets himself, and Leonardo steps forward looking for the clinch! Brasi avoids it this time.
Leonardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brasi .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brasi looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brasi - that will leave a mark!
Leonardo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leonardo looks to land a left hand but Brasi moved out of range nicely.
Brasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brasi loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Brasi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonardo blocks a leg kick.
Leonardo is looking to clinch.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Brasi .
Leonardo takes one on the button.
Leonardo loads up on a big right hand but Brasi slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brasi .

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonardo.
Brasi connects with a right hand. Leonardo shakes it off.
Brasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonardo moves away.
Brasi is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brasi checks a leg kick.
Brasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Brasi is looking to land body kicks.
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 moves out of range of the body kick from Brasi .
Leonardo wants to counter with a clinch but Brasi pushes him away.
Brasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brasi misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
A head kick misses from Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a nice right hand.
Leonardo checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo jabs at Brasi 's body.
Brasi throws a head kick but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonardo defending well as Brasi loads up on a big left hand.
Leonardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brasi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brasi moves away.
Leonardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brasi .
Leonardo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A counter left hand to the body from Brasi misses its target.
Brasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Brasi . That snapped Leonardo's head back.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonardo throws the left hand but Brasi avoids the punch easily.
Brasi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leonardo just manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brasi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonardo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonardo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brasi throws a big shot that misses.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brasi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Brasi .
Leonardo wants to counter the offense by Brasi and move into the clinch position.
Leonardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasi is just out of range.
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Brasi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonardo on the side of the head.
Brasi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leonardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brasi throws a low kick but Leonardo moves out of range easily.
Leonardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brasi rather than just go for the knockout.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brasi !
Brasi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brasi lands a body shot.
Leonardo misses with a body kick.
Brasi scores with a hook to the body. Leonardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brasi scores with a spinning back kick!
Leonardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardo wants to counter the offense by Brasi and move into the clinch position.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Brasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leonardo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brasi blocks a low kick nicely.
Brasi is looking to land body kicks.
Brasi throws a push kick but Leonardo slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Brasi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Leonardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Brasi misses the target.
Brasi tries to land a leg kick but Leonardo saw it coming and moves away.
Brasi throws an overhand right that lands on Leonardo's shoulder, as Leonardo tries to avoid the shot.

Leonardo closes the distance and clinches.
Leonardo looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brasi .
A short right from Brasi on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brasi pushes Leonardo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brasi tries a body shot but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brasi backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brasi .
Brasi blocks a body shot from Leonardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Brasi controls the action.
Leonardo tries to pull guard but Brasi forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Brasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards.
Leonardo misses with some punches.
Leonardo tries to work over Brasi 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonardo is trying to pull guard but Brasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Brasi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonardo misses with the head strike.
Leonardo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brasi walks away with a smile on his face. Leonardo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luca Brasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Leonardo.
Leonardo avoids a kick to the body.
Leonardo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brasi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonardo's sensitive parts.
Leonardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Brasi checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, jab by Brasi - just one landing.
Brasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Luca Brasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Brasi misses with a head kick.
Brasi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Brasi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leonardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brasi throws a push kick but Leonardo slaps the foot to one side.
Leonardo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brasi .
Brasi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brasi moves out of range of the body kick from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brasi throws out the jab.
Leonardo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brasi .
Leonardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonardo is looking to clinch.
Brasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Leonardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brasi 's calf.
Brasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonardo can do to turn this around?
Leonardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brasi throws a sloppy head kick and Leonardo moves out of range easily.
Leonardo wants to counter the offense by Brasi and move into the clinch position.
Leonardo blocks a low kick nicely.
Leonardo moves out of range as Brasi throws a body kick.
Brasi keeps the fight on the outside.
Brasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo.
Brasi sets himself, and Leonardo steps forward looking for the clinch! Brasi avoids it this time.
Brasi lands a jab to the nose.
Brasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Brasi .
Brasi with a jab.
Leonardo throws a solid leg kick but Brasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leonardo.
Brasi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brasi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brasi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leonardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brasi on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonardo walks into a left hand.
Leonardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Brasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonardo.
Leonardo connects with a body shot.
Brasi misses with a wild body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo avoids a kick to the body.
Brasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonardo tries to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brasi .
Brasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Brasi throws a push kick but Leonardo slaps the foot to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Brasi .
Leonardo swings for the body but Brasi moves out of range.
Brasi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonardo's hands.
Brasi throws a low kick, looking for Leonardo's leg but Leonardo calmly moves out of range.
A lazy left from Brasi finds it's target.
Brasi misses the shot to the body.

Leonardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonardo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brasi blocks a body shot from Leonardo.
Brasi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardo trying to stall but Brasi improves his position.
Brasi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonardo or not.
Leonardo tries to pull guard but Brasi won't allow it.
Leonardo has a couple of punches blocked by Brasi .
Brasi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brasi .
Brasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Luca Brasi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonardo blocks a body shot from Brasi .
A head punch on the inside from Brasi fails to land.
Ernesto Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brasi trying to stall but Leonardo improves his position.
Leonardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brasi tries to throw a body punch but Leonardo avoids it by throwing Brasi back against the ropes.
Leonardo is trying to pull guard but Brasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Brasi presses Leonardo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leonardo throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leonardo as Brasi tries to tie him up.
Leonardo tries to stall but Brasi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leonardo blocks an uppercut.
Luca Brasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brasi is leaning against Leonardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leonardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonardo trying to stall but Brasi improves his position.

Leonardo jumps into guard, dragging Brasi to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Leonardo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brasi is aware though and is defending well.
Leonardo is breathing heavily.

Leonardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Leonardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brasi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Leonardo has his foot on Brasi 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brasi works his way back into a safe position though.

Leonardo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leonardo keeping moving, preventing Brasi from controlling successfully.

Leonardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Brasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brasi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Luca Brasi !
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Luca Brasi !
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Luca Brasi !

Luca Brasi wins by unanimous decision!