PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Earl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos Leite has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Allen
vs
Izecson Dos Santos Leite

170 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
20
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Earl Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Santos Leite.

Santos Leite takes the fight into the clinch.
Allen fails to pull guard.

Allen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Allen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Santos Leite. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Santos Leite loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.

Santos Leite moves into the clinch.
Santos Leite throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos Leite after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos Leite misses with some punches.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Santos Leite pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Santos Leite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos Leite throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Santos Leite scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos Leite to keep the fight standing.
Santos Leite is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos Leite is pressed up against the cage. Allen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos Leite down to the mat. Santos Leite avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Santos Leite clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.

Santos Leite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Santos Leite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allen is looking for a takedown.
Santos Leite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos Leite gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Allen jumps guard but Santos Leite stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos Leite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen stalls.
Santos Leite is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos Leite can't break the clinch.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Santos Leite pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Santos Leite rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Leite lands a nice uppercut.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Allen wants to take the fight to the mat but Santos Leite manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santos Leite misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Santos Leite.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to drag Santos Leite to the mat but Santos Leite just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos Leite.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos Leite.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos Leite.
Santos Leite throws a head punch that misses.
Santos Leite lands a shoulder strike.
Santos Leite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos Leite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos Leite prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos Leite.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos Leite misses with some punches.

Allen is trying to trip Santos Leite. He has hold of a leg but Santos Leite is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Allen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Santos Leite pushes Allen off and gets back to his feet.

Santos Leite closes the distance and pushes Allen back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos Leite gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos Leite misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Allen is looking for a takedown.
Allen blocking some punches.
Santos Leite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos Leite is pressed up against the cage. Allen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos Leite down to the mat. Santos Leite avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Santos Leite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos Leite pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos Leite gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Leite lands a right hand.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
Santos Leite stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos Leite has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Allen is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos Leite rushes Allen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos Leite swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos Leite is defending well for now.
Santos Leite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Santos Leite.
Santos Leite has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Santos Leite breaks the clinch.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos Leite throws out the jab.
Allen feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Santos Leite.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos Leite instigates a clinch.

Santos Leite breaks the clinch.

Santos Leite pushes Allen up against the cage in a clinch.

Santos Leite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos Leite's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos Leite obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Earl Allen has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Santos Leite. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Allen wants to clinch
and Santos Leite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos Leite as he connects with a hook.

Santos Leite forces Allen back against the cage and clinches.

Allen jumps into guard, dragging Santos Leite to the mat.
Santos Leite wants to stand and escape but instead Allen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Allen gets to his feet - Santos Leite follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos Leite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos Leite.
Allen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos Leite gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos Leite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos Leite is struggling to control the position.
Santos Leite gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos Leite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos Leite misses with the head strike.
Santos Leite misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Santos Leite pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Earl Allen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos Leite swivels and escapes.

Santos Leite moves into the clinch.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos Leite misses with some punches.
Santos Leite is trying to break the clinch but Allen is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.

Santos Leite manages to break the clinch.

Santos Leite darts in and clinches Allen up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Leite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Santos Leite on the inside.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos Leite gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
Santos Leite looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos Leite lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos Leite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Santos Leite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

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

Santos Leite clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos Leite gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos Leite is pressed up against the cage. Allen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos Leite down to the mat. Santos Leite avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos Leite has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Santos Leite clinches up against the cage.
Allen tries to stall but Santos Leite uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Leite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen takes a shot to the head.

Allen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santos Leite can't fight it off and eventually Allen manages to take the fight to the floor. Santos Leite looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos Leite has Allen pulled in close to control his posture.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Santos Leite.

Allen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santos Leite is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Allen, into his guard.

Allen wants to sweep here but Santos Leite controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to control.

Allen looking for a guillotine here but Santos Leite defends easily.
Allen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Allen wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos Leite is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Leite is trying to control but can't.
Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos Leite is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.

Allen is working for a kimura but Santos Leite is defending it quite comfortably.

Allen seems to be working for a kimura but Santos Leite defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos Leite is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos Leite winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite!
Post fight, an emotional Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite said 'It was by time!'.