PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delegado Dacunha (ranked 4689 p4p, 6045 weight class) and Nicolai Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dacunha
vs
Leonidas

195 cm
18
270
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
25
230
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Delegado Dacunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolai Leonidas !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas throws a body kick that misses
and Dacunha counters with a straight right hand.
Dacunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonidas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Leonidas has closed the distance and engaged Dacunha in a clinch.
Leonidas is trying to drag Dacunha to the mat but Dacunha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dacunha keeps control of Leonidas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dacunha misses with the head strike.
Dacunha managing to block the knees to the body from Leonidas .
Leonidas is trying to force a seperation but Dacunha has the dominant position.
Leonidas blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leonidas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dacunha moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas .
Dacunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Leonidas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dacunha is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Leonidas take his back! Uh oh - Leonidas has got a rear naked choke here! Dacunha is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nicolai Leonidas !