PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos Leite has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Winnie Pooh has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Winnie Pooh seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pooh
vs
Izecson Dos Santos Leite

175 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
19
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winnie Pooh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pooh fails with a takedown attempt.
Pooh looks to land a left hand but Santos Leite moved out of range nicely.
Santos Leite is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pooh with a body shot.
Pooh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Santos Leite on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winnie Pooh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pooh dives in and grabs Santos Leite's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos Leite pushes down on Pooh's head and hops out.
Santos Leite let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnie Pooh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pooh shoots in but no luck this time.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos Leite misses.
Nice takedown defense from Santos Leite. No joy for Pooh on that attempt.
Pooh throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos Leite makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Santos Leite counter with a right hand.
Santos Leite looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pooh throws out a loose jab but Santos Leite uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Leite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pooh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos Leite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pooh shoots for a takedown but Santos Leite saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos Leite staying out of range there.
Santos Leite slips under a jab.
Pooh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos Leite sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos Leite now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Pooh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Santos Leite was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Santos Leite.
Pooh sets himself, and Santos Leite steps forward looking for the clinch! Pooh avoids it this time.
Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos Leite blocks a jab.
Santos Leite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pooh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pooh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pooh.
Pooh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pooh is breathing heavily.
Pooh shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos Leite tries to sprawl out of it but Pooh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos Leite manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos Leite tries to clinch up.
Santos Leite slaps away a takedown attempt from Pooh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos Leite swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh misses with a straight right.
Santos Leite lands a nice hook to Pooh's body. Pooh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos Leite doesn't manage to clinch there - Pooh circles away.
Pooh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos Leite counters with a left to the body.
Pooh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Santos Leite holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Santos Leite.
Santos Leite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Santos Leite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos Leite tries to clinch up.
Santos Leite drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos Leite gets a clinch.
Pooh is trying to pull guard but Santos Leite turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos Leite lands with a light punch inside.
Santos Leite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pooh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pooh wants a takedown.
Santos Leite manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pooh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos Leite smiles and moves away.
Pooh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santos Leite has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos Leite there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pooh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos Leite avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos Leite! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pooh looks for a takedown but Santos Leite sprawls well.
Santos Leite is looking for the big counter here.
Pooh misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos Leite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pooh swings widly with a right hand
and Santos Leite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos Leite ducks under a wild hook from Pooh.
Santos Leite throws out a counter right but Pooh avoids it with no problem.

Pooh drives through and clinches with Santos Leite against the cage.

Pooh pulls guard effortlessly.
Santos Leite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pooh is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Santos Leite has his hands clasped together but Pooh extends and breaks Santos Leite's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pooh.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Winnie Pooh!
Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite spoke after the fight, saying 'Vou voltar mais forte. Acredite em mim!'.