PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leka
vs
Pelle

198 cm
24
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
33
276 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pelle throws a right hand that Leka ducks under and follows up with a left that Leka also avoids with ease.
Leka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelle is just out of range.
Pelle tries to bum rush Leka with a series of wild strikes but Leka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leka misses with an uppercut.
Leka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pelle.

It looks like Kalle Leka has been cut.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Rinta Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Pelle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelle.
Pelle looks to throw the jab but Leka is out of range.
Jab from Pelle.
Leka takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelle misses with the combination.
Pelle connects with a right hand. Leka shakes it off.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelle slips a jab from Leka.
Pelle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelle.
Pelle wants to clinch up but Leka keeps it at a distance.
Pelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leka.
Pelle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Leka catches Pelle right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leka connects with a looping right hand.
Leka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pelle at a distance.
Leka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pelle.
Pelle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pelle misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Leka as he connects with a hook.
Pelle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pelle throws the left hand but Leka avoids the punch easily.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Leka avoids the body shot from Pelle.
Leka walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Leka misses its intended target.
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leka.
Jab by Pelle.
Leka thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Pelle misses.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Leka looks to land a combination but Pelle avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Leka.
Leka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pelle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle lands a really nice looking cross but Leka seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka misses with a looping right.
Pelle misses with a looping left.
Leka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leka blocks a low kick nicely.
Pelle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelle defending well as Leka loads up on a big left hand.
Pelle cracks Leka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pelle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelle misses with the combination.
Pelle punishes Leka's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle throws a shot from downtown. Leka moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Leka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leka misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rinta Pelle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Leka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Leka lands a jab to Pelle's midsection.
Leka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pelle just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Pelle ducks under a wild hook from Leka.
Rinta Pelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leka scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelle.
Pelle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leka misses the jab.
Leka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelle slips a straight right by Leka.
Leka throws a hook to the side of Pelle's head but Pelle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Leka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leka slips a jab from Pelle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelle is just out of range.
Leka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.
Pelle throws a body punch but Leka moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Leka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leka.
Leka connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Pelle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelle clobbers Leka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pelle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leka counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Pelle throws a series of punches but Leka avoids them all with ease.
Leka tries to bum rush Pelle with a series of wild strikes but Pelle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelle lands a body shot.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Leka moves out of range.
Leka slips a jab and a cross from Pelle.
Pelle is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Leka blocks a jab.
Leka looks to throw the jab but Pelle is out of range.
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leka counters with a stiff right hand.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelle takes a swing at Leka's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.
Leka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leka throws a good cross that connects.
Pelle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Leka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leka slips under a jab.
Pelle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leka avoids the body shot from Pelle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Pelle takes one on the button.
Pelle misses with a lunging right hand
and Leka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leka throws a shot from downtown. Pelle moves away and avoids it.
Leka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Leka waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Pelle. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Pelle to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Pelle is rocked!
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!
Pelle is trying to keep Leka in close.
Pelle is still in real trouble! Can Leka finish him?
Leka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pelle seems to have recovered his senses.
Pelle pulls Leka in close to prevent any damage.
Leka throwing strikes from guard but Pelle blocks nicely.
Leka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka scoring with some ground and pound.
Leka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leka throwing strikes from guard but Pelle blocks nicely.
Leka throws a big elbow that misses.
Pelle wants to stand up but Leka is controlling him.
Leka throws an elbow that misses. Pelle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leka's guard. Nice move by Pelle!
Leka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pelle is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leka keeping full guard, as Pelle tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Leka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Leka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leka throws a lazy right hand but Pelle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Pelle drives through and clinches with Leka against the cage.
Leka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leka leaning against his opponent.
Leka has a couple of punches blocked by Pelle.
Pelle stalling in the clinch but Leka improves position.
Leka misses with the head strike.
Leka is trying to stall.
Pelle looking to stall.
Leka trying to control the position but instead, Pelle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leka into the cage.
Leka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Pelle.

Pelle breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka misses with a few strikes there.
Pelle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leka's hands.
A combination from Pelle does no damage.
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leka.
Pelle throws a series of strikes that have Leka backpedaling.
Leka misses with a hook. Pelle ducked under it nicely.
Pelle moves away from the strike by Leka.
Pelle slips a jab from Leka.
Leka moves out of range as Pelle strikes.
Pelle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leka back to the cage. Pelle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pelle misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Pelle misses.
Leka throws a shot from downtown. Pelle moves away and avoids it.
Leka swings for the body but Pelle moves out of range.
Pelle works Leka's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka throws a jab when Pelle was well out of range.
Leka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
A jab from Leka misses.
Leka throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.
Pelle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pelle misses with a head kick.
Pelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leka slips under a jab from Pelle.
Nice defenses there by Pelle.
Jab, jab by Leka - just one landing.
Pelle misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka throws a right hand that Pelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelle also avoids with ease.
Leka moves forwards but Pelle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Pelle lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leka.
Leka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelle.
Leka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leka lands a head shot.
Pelle throws a wild body kick that Leka sees coming a mile off.
Pelle scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pelle sizes up Leka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leka just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pelle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pelle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
Pelle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Leka misses.
No joy there for Pelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leka slips a jab from Pelle.
Leka throws a hook but Pelle avoids it easily.
Pelle thows a body shot but no joy.
Pelle staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
Pelle throws a hook but Leka avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leka.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rinta Pelle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pelle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rinta Pelle!