PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leggy Leg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Tsuchiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Leggy Leg has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Leg
vs
Tsuchiya

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
18
303 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leggy Leg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Tsuchiya!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuchiya was well out of range. Poor timing from Leg.
Leg looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Leg clinches.
Tsuchiya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsuchiya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuchiya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tsuchiya misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsuchiya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuchiya should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Leg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuchiya trying to land knees to the body.
Leg fails to pull guard.
Leg blocks an elbow strike.
Tsuchiya is pressed up against the cage. Leg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tsuchiya down to the mat. Tsuchiya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leg scores with a three punch combo!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leggy Leg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leg shoots in for a takedown but Tsuchiya shows good takedown defense.
Leg misses with a two punch combination.
Leg shoots in for a takedown but Tsuchiya shows good takedown defense.
Leg dives in and grabs Tsuchiya's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tsuchiya pushes down on Leg's head and hops out.
Leg shoots in for a takedown but Tsuchiya shows good takedown defense.
Leg with a poor takedown

and Tsuchiya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tsuchiya lands an elbow inside that Leg shrugs off.

It looks like Leggy Leg has been cut.
Tsuchiya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsuchiya looking to throw knees to the head but Leg is blocking nicely.
Tsuchiya throws a punch but it's blocked by Leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuchiya pushes off an throws an elbow but Leg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuchiya lands a right hand.
Tsuchiya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but Leg blocks it.
Tsuchiya misses with an elbow strike.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but Leg blocks it.
Tsuchiya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tsuchiya pushes off an throws an elbow but Leg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsuchiya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leg blocks it with crossed arms.
Leg avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
Leg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuchiya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leg.
Tsuchiya lands an elbow inside that Leg shrugs off.
Tsuchiya looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuchiya missing with knees to the body.
Tsuchiya misses with a knee strike.
Leg dodges an elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuchiya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuchiya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leg avoids it.
Tsuchiya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but Leg blocks it.
Tsuchiya pushes off an throws an elbow but Leg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsuchiya trying to land knees to the body.
Leg blocks an elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
Leg managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leg avoiding damage as Tsuchiya throws knees to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tsuchiya has eaten all the pies!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuchiya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsuchiya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Tsuchiya.
Leg blocks an elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leg avoids it.
Tsuchiya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leg blocks the elbow strike.
Leg avoids the elbow strike from Tsuchiya, against the cage.
Leg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leg blocks an elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsuchiya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuchiya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leg is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tsuchiya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Tsuchiya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leggy Leg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsuchiya is fending him off so far but Leg persists. Nope, Tsuchiya circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsuchiya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leg.
Leg throws a right and a left that Tsuchiya avoids nicely.
Leg misses with the combination.
Leg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tsuchiya moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leggy Leg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsuchiya swings wildly with an uppercut but Leg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leg takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuchiya tries to land knees in the clinch but Leg avoids the damage to the body.
Tsuchiya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsuchiya tries to land knees in the clinch but Leg avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya has a couple of punches blocked by Leg.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuchiya throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuchiya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marlon Tsuchiya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leg blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuchiya throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuchiya misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuchiya misses with some punches.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but Leg blocks it.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsuchiya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leg.
Tsuchiya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuchiya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuchiya lands an elbow just above Leg 's eye.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but Leg blocks it.
Tsuchiya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but Leg blocks it.
Tsuchiya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuchiya pushes off an throws an elbow but Leg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsuchiya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Leg is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leg blocks an elbow strike.
Leg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leg avoiding damage as Tsuchiya throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuchiya throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow but it misses.
Leg avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tsuchiya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leg.
Tsuchiya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leg managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but Leg blocks it.
Tsuchiya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuchiya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuchiya pushes off an throws an elbow but Leg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow that misses.
Tsuchiya working aggressively here.
Tsuchiya tries to land knees in the clinch but Leg avoids the damage to the body.
Tsuchiya missing with knees to the body.
Tsuchiya looking to throw knees to the head but Leg is blocking nicely.
Tsuchiya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leg is defending well for now.
Tsuchiya misses with an elbow strike.
Tsuchiya pushes off an throws an elbow but Leg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leg takes a shot to the head.
Tsuchiya lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leg avoiding damage as Tsuchiya throws knees to the body.
Leg avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya tries to land knees in the clinch but Leg avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Tsuchiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leggy Leg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Leg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tsuchiya blocks a jab.
Leg fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leg shoots in and drives through. Tsuchiya sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leggy Leg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Leg misses.
Leg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tsuchiya swivels and escapes.
Leggy Leg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leg.
Leggy Leg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuchiya throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuchiya misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuchiya misses with a knee strike.
Tsuchiya misses with an elbow strike.
Tsuchiya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leg avoids it.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow that misses.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow that misses.
Tsuchiya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leg blocks an elbow strike.
Tsuchiya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsuchiya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsuchiya tries to land knees in the clinch but Leg avoids the damage to the body.
Tsuchiya lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsuchiya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leg avoiding damage as Tsuchiya throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya looking to throw knees to the head but Leg is blocking nicely.
Tsuchiya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leg blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsuchiya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leg's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leg.
Leg is trying to force a seperation but Tsuchiya has the dominant position.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow but it misses.
Tsuchiya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuchiya lands a nice elbow.
Tsuchiya lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuchiya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsuchiya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Leg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuchiya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuchiya misses with a knee strike.
Tsuchiya scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsuchiya misses with a knee to the head.
Tsuchiya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuchiya missing with knees to the body.
Tsuchiya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsuchiya looking to throw knees to the head but Leg is blocking nicely.
Leggy Leg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Tsuchiya fails to land.
Tsuchiya trying to land knees to the body.
Leg dodges an elbow strike from Tsuchiya.
Leg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuchiya lands an elbow just above Leg 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsuchiya misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsuchiya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leg avoids it.
Tsuchiya misses with an elbow strike.
Tsuchiya lands an elbow just above Leg 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Tsuchiya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tsuchiya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Tsuchiya!