PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Lab-This Night. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Lei

180 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

170 cm
28
170 lbs
16 - 57 - 2

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 57 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei wants to clinch.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lei tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lei momentarily.
Lei looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lei wants to clinch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Lei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lei darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Lei misses with a punch on the inside.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Lei won't allow it.
King pressing his opponent against the cage.

King breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Lei misses with a combination
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
King blocks a head kick by Lei.
Lei wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lei throws a combination that misses
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Lei tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Lei moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Lei tries to clinch but King is having none of it.

Lei clinches.
Lei tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

King breaks the clinch.
King cracks Lei with a good jab.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Lei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King throws a series of strikes that have Lei backpedaling.
King lands a right hook to the body.
Lei misses with a low kick.
Lei tries to clinch up
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lei.
Lei tries to clinch
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Lei falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lei doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Lei tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King connects with the punch.

Lei closes the distance and clinches.
Lei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Lei has double underhooks.
Lei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lei is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.

Lei 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.

Leonidas King dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lei instigates a clinch.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lei backwards.
Lei has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Lei struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Lei misses with some punches.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lei throws a head kick that misses.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lei's head backwards.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Lei looks to clinch
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.

Lei moves into the clinch.

King breaks from the clinch.
Lei throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lei throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Lei closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lei misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Lei wants to clinch
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King misses with a two punch combination.
Lei wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Lei tries to clinch up.
Lei lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Leonidas King has been cut.
Lei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Lei tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lei is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Lei has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei misses with the body kick
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lei throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lei fails to land with a series of punches.
Lei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonidas King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Lei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Lei closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Lei 's knee.
Lei wants to clinch but King slips to the side
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Lei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four 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!
Lei tries to clinch up
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lei looks to clinch
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Lei closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lei darts in trying to clinch
and Lei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonidas King is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Lei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frito Lei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonidas King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lei wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Lei's head back.
Lei throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lei throws a lazy body kick
and King counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lei is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lei is looking to clinch.
Lei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Lei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Lei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lei just misses with a punch to the body.
Lei misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lei.
Lei tries to clinch
letting King counter with a right hand.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King scores with a leg kick.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Lei is rocked!
Lei throws a lazy body kick
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lei is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lei misses with a double jab
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Lei.
Lei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a big right hand! Oh Lei is in trouble here! King follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonidas King!