PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Peppertooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red october. On his way into the cage it seems that Chauncey Peppertooth has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chauncey Peppertooth seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Peppertooth
vs
Leonov

195 cm
31
257 lbs
23 - 22 - 1

194 cm
33
248 lbs
23 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 23 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chauncey Peppertooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leonov. That's going to slow Peppertooth down.
Leonov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peppertooth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leonov tries for a takedown but Peppertooth circles away easily
enabling Peppertooth to counter with a crisp jab.
Chauncey Peppertooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
Leonov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peppertooth as he jumps to the side.
A head kick by Leonov misses
and Peppertooth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppertooth misses with a looping left.

Leonov rushes Peppertooth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peppertooth avoiding damage as Leonov throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peppertooth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonov avoids it.
Peppertooth blocking some punches.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
Leonov lands an elbow inside that Peppertooth shrugs off.
Leonov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Peppertooth tries to land a knee to the head but Leonov blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonov.
Leonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Peppertooth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonov tries a knee to the head but Peppertooth blocks it.
Peppertooth takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppertooth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peppertooth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonov.
Peppertooth lands a nice elbow.
Leonov goes for a takedown attempt but Peppertooth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Peppertooth - just one landing.
Peppertooth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leonov clinches.
Leonov tries to score a body lock takedown but Peppertooth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peppertooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonov avoiding damage as Peppertooth throws knees to the body.
Leonov is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Leonov.
Leonov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peppertooth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peppertooth lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Leonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peppertooths head.

Peppertooth lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leonov moves into full guard.
Leonov keeping moving, preventing Peppertooth from controlling successfully.
Peppertooth is looking to work some ground and pound but Leonov has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Leonov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peppertooth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leonov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peppertooth is one step ahead there.
Leonov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Leonov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peppertooth cracks Leonov with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Leonov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Leonov is looking for a triangle but Peppertooth pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Leonov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peppertooth connects with a right hand. Leonov shakes it off.
A shot to the body from Peppertooth misses
and Leonov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Leonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppertooth.
Leonov tries for a takedown but Peppertooth circles away easily
and Peppertooth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and Peppertooth moves out of range easily.
Chauncey Peppertooth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov looks for a takedown but Peppertooth sprawls well.
Peppertooth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chauncey Peppertooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
Leonov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Leonov rushes Peppertooth and presses him up against the cage.
Leonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peppertooth stalling in the clinch but Leonov improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Leonov.
Leonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peppertooth backwards.
Peppertooth lands a damaging elbow.
Leonov blocks an elbow strike from Peppertooth.
Leonov blocks the elbow strike.
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Peppertooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonov is trying to pull guard but Peppertooth has him pressed against the cage.
Peppertooth pushes off an throws an elbow but Leonov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peppertooth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peppertooth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leonov misses with a knee strike.
Peppertooth stalling against the cage.
Leonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peppertooth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peppertooth lands an uppercut.

Leonov manages to pull guard.
Peppertooth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth cracks Leonov with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peppertooth's guard.
Peppertooth looking for a sweep. Not yet Peppertooth, not yet.
Leonov scoring with punches to the head and body.

Peppertooth looking for a guillotine here but Leonov defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Peppertooth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peppertooth trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Peppertooth looking for a guillotine here but Leonov defends easily.
Leonov wants to control from the top but Peppertooth keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leonov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leonov wants to control but Peppertooth is keeping him busy.

Leonov has hold of Peppertooth's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Peppertooth seems comfortable defending it but Leonov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Peppertooth is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Peppertooth is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Leonov couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vadim Leonov!
A very excited looking Vadim Leonov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.