PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Stotch has chosen boom baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Washington
vs
Stotch

185 cm
36
223 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

191 cm
35
191 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

GREEN!160
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Washington as he checks the leg kick.
Washington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stotch throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.
Stotch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A low kick from Washington misses
and Stotch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stotch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stotch takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Washington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stotch counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stotch moves away.
Stotch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Washington's head backwards.
Stotch swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington blocks a low kick nicely.
Stotch misses the shot to the body.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Stotch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Stotch.
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!
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stotch doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch connects with an inside leg kick.
Washington blocks a low kick nicely.
Stotch misses with an uppercut. Washington saw that one coming.

Washington moves into the clinch.
Washington looking to stall.
Stotch presses Washington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Stotch.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stotch landing knees to the head.

It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Stotch blocks an uppercut.
Stotch can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stotch.
Stotch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.
A shot in the inside from Washington.
Stotch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stotch lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stotch.
Stotch lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Stotch.
Washington tries to work over Stotch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Stotch.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.
Stotch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stotch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Washington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stotch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stotch landing knees to the head.
Stotch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stotch pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Stotch blocks an uppercut.
Stotch throws an elbow that misses.
Stotch lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch works on Washington's body with a couple of short punches.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Stotch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Washington is rocked!
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Stotch.
Oh Washington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Stotch.
Stotch has Washington pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Washington is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Stotch - that's hurt Washington badly! Oh, another knee lands and Washington is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Washington doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Leopold Stotch!
Leopold Stotch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.