PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa (ranked 1636 p4p, 3305 weight class) and Vitor Vasconcelos (ranked 197 p4p, 357 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Of Leipa
vs
Vasconcelos

200 cm
20
265
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
225
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Of Leipa .
Vasconcelos throws a counter combo.
Vasconcelos misses the shot to the body.
Of Leipa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vasconcelos just manages to avoid it.
Vasconcelos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa has been cut.
Of Leipa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Of Leipa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasconcelos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vasconcelos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Leipa .
Of Leipa misses with an uppercut. Vasconcelos saw that one coming.
Vasconcelos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vasconcelos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Leipa throws a shot from downtown. Vasconcelos moves away and avoids it.
Of Leipa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vasconcelos to score with a decent uppercut.
Of Leipa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Of Leipa looks to land a right hand but Vasconcelos moved out of range.
Of Leipa throws a big shot that misses.
Vasconcelos unleashes a big counter combination but Of Leipa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Of Leipa looks to throw the jab but Vasconcelos is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Vasconcelos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vasconcelos misses with a double jab.
Vasconcelos throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasconcelos looks to land a combination but Of Leipa avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Leipa throws an overhand right that lands on Vasconcelos's shoulder, as Vasconcelos tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasconcelos misses the target.
Vasconcelos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Of Leipa throws the left hand but Vasconcelos avoids the punch easily.
Vasconcelos throws a hook but Of Leipa blocks it.
A low kick lands for Of Leipa .
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Of Leipa misses with an uppercut. Vasconcelos saw that one coming.
Of Leipa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Leipa throws a hook to the side of Vasconcelos's head but Vasconcelos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Leipa lands a head kick. Vasconcelos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Of Leipa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vasconcelos misses with a double jab.
Vasconcelos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Of Leipa tried to counter with a leg kick but Vasconcelos avoided it.
Vasconcelos takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Leipa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Leipa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but Of Leipa avoids them all with ease.
Vasconcelos throws an overhand right that lands on Of Leipa 's shoulder, as Of Leipa tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Of Leipa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Leipa misses the jab.
Of Leipa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vasconcelos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vasconcelos misses with a body shot.
Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Leipa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vasconceloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vasconcelos punishes Of Leipa 's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasconcelos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vasconcelos throws a right hand that misses
enabling Of Leipa to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasconcelos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Leipa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vasconcelos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Leipa throws a quick counter head kick but Vasconcelos was just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasconcelos swinging wildly here.
Vasconcelos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Of Leipa misses with a hook.
Of Leipa misses with a left hand
letting Vasconcelos counter with a right hand.
Of Leipa tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos walks into a left hand.
Of Leipa loads up on a big right hand but Vasconcelos slips the punch.
Vasconcelos is looking for the big counter here.
Of Leipa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Of Leipa dips to his left and cracks Vasconcelos with an uppercut!
Of Leipa misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Of Leipa , right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasconcelos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Leipa .
Vasconcelos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Leipa throws out the jab.
Of Leipa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Of Leipa 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vasconcelos under the eye.
Vasconcelos blocks a jab.
Vasconcelos throws a counter combo.
Vasconcelos scores with a nice right hand.
Of Leipa throws a lazy right hand but Vasconcelos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of Leipa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vasconcelos moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasconcelos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Of Leipa .
Of Leipa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasconcelos misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasconcelos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasconcelos misses the jab.
Of Leipa lands with a nice body punch.
Of Leipa throws an overhand right that lands on Vasconcelos's shoulder, as Vasconcelos tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Of Leipa misses with a wild body shot.
Of Leipa lands a high kick!
Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Leipa .
Of Leipa looks to throw the jab but Vasconcelos is out of range.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasconcelos's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasconcelos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vasconcelos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Leipa thumps Vasconcelos with a low kick.
Of Leipa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Good standup being displayed there by Vasconcelos as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Leipa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasconcelos cracks Of Leipa with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Leipa misses with an uppercut. Vasconcelos saw that one coming.
Of Leipa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasconcelos throws out the jab.
Vasconcelos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Leipa .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Leipa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasconcelos's head.
Of Leipa throws out a loose jab but Vasconcelos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasconcelos moves away from the strike by Of Leipa .
Of Leipa misses with a hook. Vasconcelos ducked under it nicely.
Of Leipa digs a good hook to Vasconcelos's body.
Of Leipa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasconcelos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Of Leipa .
Of Leipa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Leipa connects with a high kick.
A big left from Of Leipa misses.
Vasconcelos tries to bum rush Of Leipa with a series of wild strikes but Of Leipa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasconcelos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Of Leipa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vasconcelos's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos walks into a left hand.
Vasconcelos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Of Leipa .
Vasconcelos throws a right and a left that Of Leipa avoids nicely.
Of Leipa missing with a left hand there. Vasconcelos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasconcelos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Of Leipa backs up against the cage.
Of Leipa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Of Leipa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasconcelos was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Leipa .
Of Leipa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Leipa throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasconcelos counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasconcelos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vasconcelos fails to land with a series of punches.
Of Leipa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasconcelos throws a nice looking combination but Of Leipa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasconcelos tries to bum rush Of Leipa with a series of wild strikes but Of Leipa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Leipa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Of Leipa throws an overhand right that lands on Vasconcelos's shoulder, as Vasconcelos tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasconcelos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vasconcelos is breathing heavily.
Of Leipa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vasconcelos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasconcelos misses with a two punch combination.
Of Leipa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Of Leipa 's corner calls for a 1-2. Of Leipa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vasconcelos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasconcelos staying out of range there.
Of Leipa scores with the left hand. Vasconcelos knows he should have avoided that one.
Vasconcelos throws a nice looking combination but Of Leipa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Of Leipa slips a jab and a cross from Vasconcelos.
It looked like Of Leipa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vasconcelos takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Vasconcelos throws a right hand that Of Leipa ducks under and follows up with a left that Of Leipa also avoids with ease.
Of Leipa throws a hook but Vasconcelos avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Leipa scores with a shot to the body.
Of Leipa keeps Vasconcelos at a distance using the push kick.
Of Leipa tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Leipa throws an overhand right that lands on Vasconcelos's shoulder, as Vasconcelos tries to avoid the shot.
Vasconcelos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Leipa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasconcelos misses with a two punch combination.
Vasconcelos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vasconcelos clobbers Of Leipa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasconcelos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vasconcelos moves out of range as Of Leipa strikes.
Vasconcelos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Of Leipa counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Leipa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Of Leipa connects with a right hand. Vasconcelos shakes it off.
Vasconcelos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasconcelos is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Vasconcelos misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Of Leipa throws a head kick that half lands.
Vasconcelos misses with a few strikes there.
Of Leipa lands with a straight right. Vasconcelos didn't see that one coming.
Of Leipa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos tries to bum rush Of Leipa with a series of wild strikes but Of Leipa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Leipa staying out of range there.
Of Leipa lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vasconcelos drops his hands momentarily and Of Leipa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vasconcelos misses the jab.
Of Leipa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Leipa throws a head kick but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Vasconcelos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Leipa throws a hook but Vasconcelos blocks it.
The fighters circling - Of Leipa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Vasconcelos misses.
Vasconcelos slips under a jab.
Vasconcelos throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Leipa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Vasconcelos takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Leipa misses with a straight right.
Vasconcelos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Leipa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Of Leipa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Leipa misses with a straight right.
Vasconcelos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vasconcelos duly obliges.
Of Leipa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasconcelos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vasconcelos duly obliges.
Of Leipa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Vasconcelos is rocked!
Vasconcelos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Of Leipa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasconcelos is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Leipa finish him?
Vasconcelos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasconcelos swings for the body but Of Leipa moves out of range.
Vasconcelos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Of Leipa lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Vasconcelos crumples to the floor! Of Leipa milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa !
During a confident post fight interview, Radzig Kobyla Of Leipa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.