PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music. Jose Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Leuka
vs
Sanchez

167 cm
23
153 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
153 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Leuka misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leuka moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leuka misses with a looping left.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Leuka saw that one coming.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Leuka's shoulder, as Leuka tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leuka finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Leuka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Leuka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Leuka with a hook.
Leuka lands a head shot.
Leuka throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Leuka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Leuka's leg but Leuka calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leuka.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leuka misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Leuka throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leuka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leuka throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leuka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A left and a right from Leuka both land. Nice combination.
Leuka throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez moves out of range as Leuka strikes.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leuka lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Leuka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez wants to slow Leuka down by chopping away at his legs.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Leuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Leuka's head back.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Leuka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Leuka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leuka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leuka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Leuka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Leuka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Leuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leuka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka swinging wildly here.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.
Leuka tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Leuka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leuka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Leuka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Leuka.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leuka.
Leuka moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leuka misses with a head kick.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leuka.
Leuka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Leuka. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Leuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Leuka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leuka.
Sanchez tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Leuka avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Leuka scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Leuka moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez misses.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Leuka has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanchez wants to clinch up but Leuka keeps it at a distance.
Leuka throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Leuka blocks the leg kick.
Leuka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Leuka misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Leuka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leuka throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Leuka blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lasi Leuka is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Leuka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Leuka moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leuka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Leuka keeps it at a distance.
Leuka misses the jab.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leuka throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Leuka lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leuka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Leuka throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Leuka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Leuka.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leuka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Leuka avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Leuka lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leuka.
Leuka throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka with a jab.
Leuka blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Leuka lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leuka throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leuka lands a jab.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
Leuka keeps the fight on the outside.
Leuka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Leuka misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Leuka is out of range.
Leuka scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Leuka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Leuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Leuka slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka slips a jab from Sanchez.
A telegraphed right hand from Leuka misses the target.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Leuka moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Leuka.
Leuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leuka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanchez throws a series of punches but Leuka moves out of range.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leuka.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leuka lands an uppercut.
Leuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leuka lands a body punch.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Leuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Leuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leuka.
Still in the clinch, Leuka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leuka is struggling to control the position.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Leuka cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Leuka keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Leuka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leuka scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leuka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leuka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Leuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leuka throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Leuka.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Leuka ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
Leuka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.

Leuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leuka is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leuka has his back to the cage.
Sanchez with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Leuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leuka has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez sizes up Leuka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Leuka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jose Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leuka fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
Leuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Leuka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Leuka lands.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Leuka pushes him off.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Leuka lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Leuka lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Lasi Leuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Leuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Leuka avoids it well.
Leuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leuka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Leuka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leuka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Leuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leuka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lasi Leuka!