PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Anthony looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pegas
vs
Anthony

191 cm
20
247 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Pegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pegas clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
Pegas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Anthony tries to break the clinch but Pegas is controlling the position.
Anthony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Pegas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pegas instigates a clinch.
Pegas slows down the pace here.
Anthony looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pegas stalling in the clinch.
Pegas lands an elbow inside that Anthony shrugs off.
Pegas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pegas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pegas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anthony in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anthony looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pegas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anthony's face.

Pegas manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pegas.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas avoiding damage.
Pegas scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pegas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pegas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pegas.
Pegas taking a breather.
Pegas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Pegas.

Pegas manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Pegas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pegas takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
Pegas slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a knee strike.
Anthony being controlled against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Pegas.

It looks like Ricardo Anthony has been cut.
Pegas connects with a knee to the head.
Pegas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
Pegas controlling the action here for a moment.
Pegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Pegas drops Anthony with a big knee straight up the middle! Anthony is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Anthony is rocked!

Pegas forces Anthony back against the ropes and clinches.
Anthony is still on wobbly legs! Can Pegas finish him?
Pegas lands a nice elbow.
Pegas stalling in the clinch.
Anthony seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pegas lands a nice knee to the body.

Pegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Pegas rushes Anthony and presses him up against the ropes.
Pegas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Pegas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pegas takes the fight into the clinch.
Pegas slowing the pace effectively.
Pegas lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pegas.
Nice elbow from Pegas.
Anthony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pegas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pegas jerks Anthony's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Anthony drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Pegas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Pegas because Anthony was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jon Pegas!