PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Louis (ranked 1369 p4p, 183 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 805 p4p, 110 weight class). Louis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John Murphy - In the House, In a Heartbeat. Titor has chosen John Titor-Going To Space as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Louis
vs
Titor

179 cm
24
176 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
175 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor cracks Louis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.

Louis drives through and clinches with Titor against the cage.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Titor misses with the head strike.
Louis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Titor after a bit of a struggle.
Louis is looking for a takedown.
Titor tries to land knees in the clinch but Louis avoids the damage to the body.

Louis has Titor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Louis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Titor tumbling to the mat - Louis dives into Titor's guard.
Titor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titor has momentary wrist control but Louis slips an elbow through the middle.
Louis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Titor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

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!
Louis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Titor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Titor has control of the leg.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor wants to free his trapped foot but Louis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Titor trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away.
Louis gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Louis has an active guard here but Titor has managed to pass into half guard.
Louis is looking to improve his position.
Louis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Louis.
Louis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Titor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Louis wants to sweep here but Titor controlling him for the moment.

Louis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Titor defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Titor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Louis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis works over Titor with some ground and pound from guard.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Titor blocks nicely.
Titor keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
Louis is working Titor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Louis scoring with some ground and pound.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Titor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Titor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis connects with a couple of short punches.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis stands up over Titor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titor working a defensive guard here.
Louis is working Titor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Titor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Louis landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Louis instigates a clinch.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor tries to work over Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Titor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Titor lands with a left to the head.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Titor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Titor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Titor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titor.

Louis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Titor's guard.
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!
Titor is trying to control the position but Louis postures up.
Titor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis throws an elbow that misses. Titor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Titor!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Titor wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Louis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Louis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Louis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Louis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louis.
Titor has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Louis throwing shots but Titor is blocking nicely.
Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titor can do to turn this around?
Louis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Titor wants to improve his position but Louis is controlling well.
Titor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Louis misses with a head shot. Titor uses the momentum to regain guard.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titor wants to hit a switch here but Louis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Titor there!
Louis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Titor's face.
Louis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Titor looks a forlorn figure.
Louis landing punches.
Louis lands with some strikes.
Louis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Titor is looking to improve his position but Louis isn't that keen on the idea.
Louis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a heavy elbow.
Louis with good strikes from the mount here!
Louis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Titor looks a forlorn figure.
Louis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Titor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Titor is rocked!
Louis landing shots from mount.
Titor is still in real trouble! Can Louis finish him?
Louis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Louis postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Titor in real trouble here! The ref calls for Titor to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Louis!
After the fight, Leon Louis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.