PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saulo Álves Leite (ranked 928 p4p, 1081 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 65 p4p, 72 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Álves Leite
vs
Joe

195 cm
25
288
5 - 0 - 0

150 cm
27
300
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

High Quality Beef 🐄

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saulo Álves Leite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joe clinches with his opponent.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Álves Leite blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Álves Leite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Álves Leite misses with some punches.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Álves Leite.
Álves Leite managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Buddah Joe has been cut.
Álves Leite unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe looks winded!
Álves Leite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
Joe blocks a body shot from Álves Leite.
Joe tries for a takedown but Álves Leite manages to get underhooks.
Álves Leite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Álves Leite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Álves Leite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Álves Leite lands with a light punch inside.
Álves Leite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Álves Leite is defending well for now.
Álves Leite missing with knees to the body.
Álves Leite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Álves Leite tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Joe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Álves Leite is defending well.
Álves Leite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Álves Leite lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Álves Leite scores with a nice short uppercut.
Álves Leite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Álves Leite obliges.
Álves Leite lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Álves Leite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Álves Leite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Álves Leite.
Álves Leite lands with a right to the head.
Álves Leite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Álves Leite can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Álves Leite lands a body shot.
Álves Leite lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Álves Leite.
Álves Leite lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Álves Leite.
Álves Leite trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Álves Leite.

Álves Leite drops Joe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Joe is rocked!
Álves Leite pushes Joe against the cage and as Joe bounces back, Álves Leite cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Álves Leite follows up with more strikes but Joe was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saulo Álves Leite!
Saulo Álves Leite decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.