PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atilla Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dancing Galaxy. Leopoldo has chosen Halleljuah Chorus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryan
vs
Leopoldo

195 cm
23
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
277 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

GMMA Supplements 160

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atilla Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Leopoldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Leopoldo throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Leopoldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan thumps Leopoldo with a low kick.
Leopoldo pushes Ryan away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo checks a low kick from Ryan.
Leopoldo checks a low kick from Ryan.
Ryan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Leopoldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Leopoldo controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Leopoldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
Ryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leopoldo tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Leopoldo.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Leopoldo.

Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Ryan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leopoldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leopoldo scores with a jab. Ryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Leopoldo shoots in and bounces Ryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Leopoldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Leopoldo from controlling successfully.
Leopoldo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Leopoldo tries to pass.
Leopoldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leopoldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryan is retaining full guard.
Leopoldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan, not yet.
Leopoldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryan trying to control the position.
Leopoldo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan controls Leopoldo momentarily but Leopoldo frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leopoldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leopoldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leopoldo thows a big elbow that misses.
Leopoldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Leopoldo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leopoldo tries to work over Ryan's front leg with a kick but Ryan checks it.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryan.
Leopoldo checks a leg kick.
Leopoldo misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan throws a lazy head kick
and Leopoldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with the body kick
and Leopoldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leopoldo throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leopoldo throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan throws a body punch but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a hook
and Leopoldo counters with a left to the body.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leopoldo.
Atilla Leopoldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan misses with a leg kick.
Leopoldo lands a jab.

It looks like Jack Ryan has been cut.
Jack Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leopoldo shoots in for a double leg but Ryan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot by Leopoldo.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leopoldo counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Leopoldo counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Leopoldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leopoldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leopoldo. Leopoldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan misses with a leg kick

and Leopoldo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leopoldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Leopoldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leopoldo wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.
Ryan has Leopoldo pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Leopoldo forces his way into half guard.
Ryan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Leopoldo.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leopoldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan looking to control.
Leopoldo throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leopoldo working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Leopoldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Ryan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Leopoldo clinches.
Leopoldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Leopoldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Leopoldo avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Leopoldo.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Leopoldo throws a head punch that misses.
Leopoldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopoldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopoldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leopoldo digs a right hand underneath Ryan's ribcage. Ryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leopoldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo working Ryan over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Leopoldo.
A left hand lands to the body for Leopoldo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Leopoldo as the two fighters clinch.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leopoldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo lands an elbow inside that Ryan shrugs off.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leopoldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leopoldo pushes Ryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leopoldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leopoldo can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Leopoldo lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.

Jack Ryan's cut is getting worse.
Leopoldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leopoldo lands a body shot.
Leopoldo pushes Ryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leopoldo.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Leopoldo.
Ryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leopoldo lands a shot to the body.
Leopoldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leopoldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leopoldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Leopoldo.
A short uppercut from Leopoldo.
Good body shot from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jack Ryan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopoldo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leopoldo.
Leopoldo is leaning against Ryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leopoldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leopoldo is working Ryan over against the cage.
Leopoldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Leopoldo lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo lands with a left to the head.

Jeez, Jack Ryan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leopoldo.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Ryan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Atilla Leopoldo!