PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Leoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Quake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leoni
vs
Quake

189 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Leoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Quake!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leoni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quake avoids it really well and circles away.
Leoni shoots in but Quake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leoni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like David Quake has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Leoni shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Leoni was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Leoni lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quake hang on?
Leoni throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Quake tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quake blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quake looks gassed!
Quake wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Leoni.
Leoni lands a big shot there that rocks Quake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leoni landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quake gets back to half guard.
Leoni is looking to pass Quake's guard but actually Quake recovers to full guard.
Quake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leoni.
Leoni throwing strikes but missing.
Leoni wants to get up but he can't break Quake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quake pulls Leoni in close to his closed guard and prevents Leoni from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leoni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leoni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leoni thuds his right hand into Quake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leoni throws a right hand that Quake ducks under and follows up with a left that Quake also avoids with ease.
Leoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leoni lands with a shot to the body.
Leoni fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leoni looks to land a combination but Quake avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Quake as Leoni shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Leoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leoni throws a right and a left that Quake avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Leoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Quake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leoni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quake moves away.

Leoni drops Quake with a beautiful combination! Quake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leoni is looking for the KO!

Quake is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leoni connects with a stiff jab that staggers Quake - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Leoni!