PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen amazing - kanye west as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Atilla Leopoldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leopoldo
vs
Gracie

188 cm
19
277 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
274 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atilla Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leopoldo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leopoldo lands in his opponent's guard.
Leopoldo stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Leopoldo stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Leopoldo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Leopoldo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leopoldo's best efforts.
Gracie is not content to let Leopoldo control the position.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the position for now.
Leopoldo wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.

Leopoldo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Leopoldo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Leopoldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leopoldo ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.

Leopoldo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leopoldo stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.

Gracie working for a triangle but Leopoldo defends it easily.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is stalling in the full guard.

Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Leopoldo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Leopoldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to buck Leopoldo off but Leopoldo is having none of it.
Gracie is letting Leopoldo control him for a moment.
Leopoldo tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leopoldo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Leopoldo controlling the pace.
Leopoldo is breathing heavily.
Gracie is staying active underneath Leopoldo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Leopoldo advancing to mount.
Gracie is staying active underneath Leopoldo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leopoldo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Leopoldo is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leopoldo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leopoldo's back!
Gracie struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gracie is controlling the position but Leopoldo somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Leopoldo is trying to get back to full guard.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Leopoldo is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leopoldo works his way to full guard. Good work.

Leopoldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leopoldo trying to control the position.
Gracie trying to control but Leopoldo is working from the bottom.
Leopoldo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Leopoldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Leopoldo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Leopoldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Leopoldo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Leopoldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leopoldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Leopoldo lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leopoldo uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie gets back to half guard.

Leopoldo is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is not content to let Leopoldo control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leopoldo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Leopoldo pulls his head out easily.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Leopoldo pulls his head out easily.
Leopoldo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Leopoldo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie wants to control but Leopoldo is having none of it.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Leopoldo prevents Gracie from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.

Leopoldo is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leopoldo is working away from the top position though.
Leopoldo is controlling the pace.
Atilla Leopoldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is looking to control Leopoldo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie won't allow Leopoldo to pass to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leopoldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Leopoldo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Leopoldo manages to take his back.
Leopoldo punches the canvas rather than the man.

Leopoldo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Leopoldo avoiding Gracie 's attempts to control his hands.
Leopoldo tries to get the hooks in deep but Gracie pushed the leg off.
Gracie covering up well under a series of strikes from Leopoldo.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Leopoldo controlling the positon.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Leopoldo avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie holds on for dear life, controlling Leopoldo's posture momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't escape the position.

Leopoldo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling Leopoldo's body position as best he can.
Leopoldo wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Leopoldo is having none of it.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leopoldo unloading with bombs!
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Leopoldo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Leopoldo tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leopoldo trying to control here.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leopoldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.

Leopoldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leopoldo trying to control here.
Leopoldo is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control the action but Leopoldo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie looking to control but Leopoldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Leopoldo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Leopoldo is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Leopoldo prevents Gracie from taking his back.
Leopoldo wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie looking to control but Leopoldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie moves to take his opponent's back.

Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Leopoldo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Leopoldo just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Leopoldo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Leopoldo tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Leopoldo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Leopoldo is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Leopoldo is trying to escape the mount.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Leopoldo frees his head quite easily.
Leopoldo is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Leopoldo working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Leopoldo to control.
Leopoldo is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.

Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Leopoldo is in no mood to give up.
Gracie fails to advance to Leopoldo's back.

Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie trying to control but Leopoldo is having none of it.
Vitor Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Gracie has hold of Leopoldo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Leopoldo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Leopoldo working to try and regain half guard.
Leopoldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Leopoldo is squirming around nicely.
Leopoldo is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie looking to control but Leopoldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leopoldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leopoldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Leopoldo!