PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paso Leati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bornas Lopette is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lopette
vs
Leati

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paso Leati!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leati misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Lopette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Lopette.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopette has had enough of the clinch but Leati keeps him there for the moment.
Lopette stalls.
A hook to the body from Leati.
Leati scores with a shot to the side of Lopette's head.
Leati lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopette tries to circle away but Leati has him pinned against the cage.
Leati swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leati lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
Lopette can't break the clinch.
Leati lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopette is trying to push Leati away but Leati has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leati lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
Leati avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Leati.
Leati taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Leati.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leati.
Lopette prevents a body shot from Leati.
Lopette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopette wants to get back to striking at distance but Leati won't allow it.
Lopette blocks a body shot from Leati.
Lopette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Leati scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leati dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati has Lopette pressed against the cage, preventing Lopette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopette is trying to break free.
Leati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopette looking to slow down the pace here.
Leati works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopette wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopette wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopette tries to break free but Leati pushes him back against the cage.
Leati taking a breather.
Lopette is trying to break free.
Lopette is trying to break the clinch but Leati is controlling him.
Leati working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leati displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopette up against the cage.
Lopette blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette tries to stall but Leati uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leati pushes Lopette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leati slows down the pace here.
Leati lands a shoulder strike.
Leati lands with a short shot to the head.
Leati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Leati - that landed with a thud.
Leati controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Leati.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leati scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopette is trying to push Leati away but Leati has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopette.
Leati struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.

Lopette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leati tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Leati.
Leati throws a body punch but Lopette moves out of range.
Leati throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leati misses with a wild body shot.
Lopette cracks the inside of Leati's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leati.
Lopette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leati misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paso Leati dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lopette scores with a push kick.
Lopette feints and then cracks Leati's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leati down.
Leati throws a hook to the side of Lopette's head but Lopette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Lopette.
Lopette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopette cracks the inside of Leati's front leg.
Lopette lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leati bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leati steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lopette. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopette with a jab.
Lopette looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leati throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette thumps Leati with a low kick.
Lopette staying out of range there.
Lopette lands a high kick!
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Leati.
Leati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopette.
Lopette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopette lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leati throws an overhand right that lands on Lopette's shoulder, as Lopette tries to avoid the shot.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopette scores with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Leati is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Leati is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Lopette uses the oldest trick in the book to send Leati tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lopette is absolutely delighted - when Leati wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bornas Lopette!
Our winner, Bornas Lopette, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.