PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Leandro (ranked 2111 p4p, 2740 weight class) and Samir Reid (ranked 257 p4p, 318 weight class). Reid has chosen Who Do I Have To Kill To Get Out Of Here? as his entrance music. Osvaldo Leandro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leandro
vs
Reid

193 cm
27
190
7 - 7 - 0

188 cm
26
185
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Osvaldo Leandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Reid!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid blocks a head kick by Leandro.
Leandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Reid.
Leandro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osvaldo Leandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leandro closes the distance and clinches.
Reid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leandro lands an uppercut.
Reid lands a nice shot to the body.
Leandro pushes Reid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leandro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leandro stalling the fight.
Leandro prevents a body shot from Reid.
Leandro stalling the fight.
Reid is leaning against Leandro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Reid.
Leandro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Reid.
Leandro blocks a body shot from Reid.
Leandro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leandro lands with a short shot to the head.
Leandro stalls.
Leandro presses Reid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reid can't break the clinch.
Leandro has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid throws a head punch that misses.
Reid blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reid as Leandro tries to tie him up.
Reid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reid.
Leandro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leandro throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
A short body shot lands from Reid as the two fighters clinch.
Reid working aggressively here.
Leandro lands a left hand.
Reid can't find room to land a body shot as Leandro controls the action.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leandro's elbow.
Leandro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leandro digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Leandro.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leandro's elbow.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leandro's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leandro misses with a punch to the body.
Leandro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leandro working aggressively here.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Leandro keeps him there for the moment.
Leandro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leandro's elbow.
Leandro prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Leandro misses with a body punch.
Leandro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reid's elbow.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Leandro avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Reid tries to circle away but Leandro has him pinned against the cage.
Leandro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leandro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leandro pushes Reid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leandro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leandro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leandro blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Reid has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Reid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leandro lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Leandro.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Leandro keeps him there for the moment.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid tries to break free but Leandro pushes him back against the cage.
Leandro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leandro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leandro prevents a body shot from Reid.
Leandro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Leandro digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Leandro.
Reid wants to break free but Leandro has control.
Leandro leaning against his opponent.
Reid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leandro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leandro.
Leandro misses with a punch on the inside.
Leandro lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reid.
Leandro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leandro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid lands a shot to the body.
Leandro is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reid lands a body punch.
Leandro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid misses with the head strike.
Leandro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osvaldo Leandro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leandro cracks Reid with a good jab.
Leandro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Leandro.
Reid doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leandro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
Leandro throws a leg kick which misses Reid's front leg but catches the back leg as Reid tries to avoid it.

Leandro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leandro can't find room to land a body shot as Reid controls the action.
Leandro lands with a right to the head.
Leandro misses with some punches.
Leandro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reid misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leandro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reid lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid is trying to push Leandro away but Leandro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid tries to work over Leandro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Leandro has him pressed against the cage.
Reid lands a nice shot to the body.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leandro blocks an uppercut.
Leandro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid can't find room to land a body shot as Leandro controls the action.
Leandro taking a breather.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leandro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reid or not.
Leandro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leandro's elbow.
Reid is trying to push Leandro away but Leandro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Leandro.
Leandro stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leandro.
Leandro misses with a punch to the body.
Reid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leandro.

Reid is rocked!
Leandro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reid is still on wobbly legs! Can Leandro finish him?
Leandro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid seems to have recovered his senses.
Leandro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reid presses Leandro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leandro lands a right hand.
Reid being controlled against the cage.
Reid tries to work over Leandro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leandro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leandro tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Leandro back against the cage.
Leandro blocks an uppercut.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Leandro controls his hands.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leandro's elbow.
Leandro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leandro leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leandro scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Reid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leandro blocks a body shot from Reid.
A short body shot lands from Reid as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
A short right from Leandro.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leandro tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Leandro back against the cage.
Reid digs a right hand underneath Leandro's ribcage. Leandro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leandro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reid lands with a short shot to the head.
Leandro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reid up against the cage.
Leandro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid blocking some punches.
Leandro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osvaldo Leandro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Leandro controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid cracks Leandro with a nice body shot.
Leandro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leandro swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leandro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leandro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
Reid working aggressively here.
Leandro wants to stall.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Leandro avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Leandro swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leandro lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leandro scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Leandro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Reid! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Leandro is unloading with more strikes now! Reid drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osvaldo Leandro!