PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 1646 p4p, 180 weight class) and Ismo Leikola (ranked 1441 p4p, 160 weight class). La Bor comes into the arena with Centuries blaring out of the sound system. Leikola has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

La Bor
vs
Leikola

179 cm
36
152 lbs
27 - 18 - 2

169 cm
35
146 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismo Leikola!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from La Bor misses the target.
La Bor blocks a head kick by Leikola.
Leikola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leikola lands with a good body shot.
Leikola tries to clinch up.
La Bor misses with an uppercut. Leikola saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from La Bor.
Leikola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Bor.
The fighters circling - La Bor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

La Bor tries to keep at a distance but Leikola has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leikola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Bor lands a hook that snaps the head of Leikola backwards.
Leikola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leikola misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leikola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Leikola on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leikola tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor lands a shoulder strike.
Leikola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leikola throws a punch but it's blocked by La Bor.
Leikola has a couple of punches blocked by La Bor.
La Bor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leikola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as La Bor walks away with a smile on his face. Leikola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
La Bor just misses with a punch to the body.
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.
Leikola lands a nice shot that snaps La Bor's head back.
La Bor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Leikola blocks a leg kick.
Leikola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leikola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Bor circles away quickly and effectively.
Leikola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
La Bor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leikola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leikola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but La Bor is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Bor.
Leikola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leikola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leikola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Leikola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leikola wants to counter with a clinch but La Bor pushes him away.
La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leikola.
La Bor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leikola just manages to avoid it.
A big right from Leikola misses.
La Bor with a hook.
Leikola misses with an uppercut. La Bor saw that one coming.
Leikola wants to clinch up but La Bor keeps it at a distance.
Ismo Leikola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leikola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
La Bor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leikola.
Nice uppercut lands for Leikola. That snapped La Bor's head back.
La Bor blocks the body kick.
La Bor avoids the head kick by Leikola.
La Bor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leikola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Bor. That's going to slow Leikola down.
Leikola misses with a straight right.
Leikola misses the jab.
La Bor scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leikola.
Leikola gets off balance looking for a body kick

and La Bor counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leikola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leikola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
La Bor misses the shot to the body.
La Bor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leikola lands a nice hook to La Bor's body. La Bor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leikola thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Bor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leikola throws a head kick that misses

and La Bor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
La Bor tries to work over Leikola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leikola's elbow.
Leikola misses with a body punch.
Leikola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La Bor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Leikola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Leikola misses.
La Bor looks to throw the jab but Leikola is out of range.
Leikola throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leikola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Bor.
Leikola throws a hook but La Bor blocks it.
Leikola tries to land a front kick but La Bor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La Bor is looking to counter punch.
Leikola cracks a nice hook into La Bor's ribs.
La Bor looks to land a right hand but Leikola moved out of range.
That kick from Leikola tenderised La Bor's leg. La Bor is trying to keep his angry face on.
La Bor avoids the body shot from Leikola.
Leikola throws a head kick that misses.
Leikola lands with a good body shot.
La Bor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Bor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leikola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leikola wants to slow La Bor down by chopping away at his legs.
Leikola swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leikola - that will leave a mark!
La Bor misses with a straight right.
A jab from La Bor misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismo Leikola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leikola moves away from the strike by La Bor.
Leikola is looking to land body kicks.
Leikola connects with a right hand. La Bor shakes it off.
Leikola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
La Bor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leikola connects with a right hand. La Bor shakes it off.
Leikola throws a looping overhand right but La Bor ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Leikola misses.
La Bor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leikola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Leikola misses.
Leikola moves away from the strike by La Bor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leikola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leikola tries to clinch but La Bor moves away
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
Leikola just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leikola scores with a head kick.
La Bor avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leikola. La Bor does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leikola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
La Bor throws a hook but Leikola avoids it easily.
Leikola needs to keep his hands up - La Bor had a free shot at his head there.
Leikola takes one to the side of the head.
Leikola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leikola throws a head kick but La Bor moves out of range.
Leikola throws the kick towards the body but La Bor avoids it.
Leikola misses with an uppercut.
Leikola is looking to land body kicks.
La Bor works Leikola's body with a nice hook.
Leikola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ismo Leikola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Bor misses with a wild body shot.
La Bor sets himself, and Leikola steps forward looking for the clinch! La Bor avoids it this time.
A decent looking cross lands there for La Bor.
Leikola throws a sloppy body shot

and La Bor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
La Bor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leikola.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leikola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La Bor tries to throw a body punch but Leikola avoids it by throwing La Bor back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor lands with a short shot to the head.
Leikola has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. La Bor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leikola can turn it around.
Leikola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuel La Bor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from La Bor.
Leikola blocks a body shot from La Bor.

Leikola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leikola connects with a right hand. La Bor shakes it off.
Leikola misses with a straight left.
La Bor throws a jab when Leikola was well out of range.
La Bor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leikola.
A slow jab from La Bor misses its intended target.
It seemed like Leikola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leikola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from La Bor.
Leikola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leikola slips under a jab from La Bor.
La Bor scores with a leg kick.
La Bor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
La Bor cracks Leikola with an open hand slap.
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.
Leikola throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leikola looks to land a body kick but La Bor moved away.
La Bor thinks about countering with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Leikola blocks the low kick.
Leikola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
La Bor misses with a looping right.
La Bor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leikola.
As Leikola tries to get set, La Bor tries to push him back and clinch up but Leikola manages to avoid the attempt.
La Bor catches Leikola with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leikola throws a right hand that misses
and La Bor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leikola tries a low kick but La Bor avoids it.
La Bor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leikola.
Leikola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leikola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leikola lets loose with a powerful body kick. La Bor will feel that in the morning.
Leikola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leikola punishes La Bor's body with a nice straight punch.
Leikola is looking to slow La Bor down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leikola misses with a leg kick
letting La Bor counter with a right hand.
Leikola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and La Bor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leikola throws a jab when La Bor was well out of range.
La Bor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
La Bor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La Bor checks a leg kick.
La Bor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
La Bor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leikola. La Bor does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Bor pushes Leikola away with a front kick.
Leikola throws an off balance right hand
and La Bor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leikola throws an off balance right hand
and La Bor counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leikola back to the cage. La Bor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Leikola is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for La Bor. That snapped Leikola's head back.
Leikola is still on wobbly legs! Can La Bor finish him?
Leikola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leikola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leikola swings widly with a right hand
and La Bor scores with a counter punch that sends Leikola to the canvas! La Bor smells blood - he's punishing Leikola with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Leikola has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel La Bor!
Our winner, Manuel La Bor, 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.