PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Peltier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika has chosen My Decision as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peltier
vs
Bika

179 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

169 cm
29
158 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Peltier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bika misses with a straight right.
Peltier missing with a left hand there. Bika was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bika tries a low kick but Peltier avoids it.
Bika misses with an uppercut. Peltier saw that one coming.
Bika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peltier counters with a three punch combo that has Bika backing up. Bika nods at Peltier to acknowledge the strikes.
Bika swings for the body but Peltier moves out of range.
Bika throws out a leg kick but Peltier moves out of range and Bika only half commits.
Peltier scores with a hook to the body. Bika takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peltier ducks under a wild hook from Bika.
Bika thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peltier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peltier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bika connects with an inside leg kick.
Bika uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peltier.
Peltier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bika misses with a wild combination.
Bika misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peltier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Bika misses.
Bika is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bika scores with a shot to the body.
Bika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peltier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bika.
Bika attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peltier counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peltier circles away quickly and effectively.
Peltier tries to move into range but Bika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bika swings widly with a right hand
and Peltier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Bika lands.
Bika scores with a hook to the body. Peltier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peltier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bika connects with a single shot there.
Bika throws a chopping leg kick but Peltier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier misses the jab.
Peltier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltier.
Peltier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltier with a nice cross.
A left and a right from Peltier both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bika lands with a cross.
Bika misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bika there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Bika dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bika throws a looping overhand right but Peltier ducks down to avoid it.
Peltier throws a right hand that misses
and Bika makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peltier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bika in his tracks.
Peltier blocks a jab.
Bika throws a combination that misses
letting Peltier counter with a right hand.
Peltier misses with a double jab
and Bika counters with a nice leg kick.
Peltier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bika throws out the jab.
Bika connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bika.
Peltier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bika throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peltier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peltier slips a straight right by Bika.
Bika throws a hook to the side of Peltier's head but Peltier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bika ducks under a wild hook from Peltier.
Peltier staying out of range there.
Bika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peltier misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltier ducks right into an uppercut from Bika.
Peltier throws a hook but Bika blocks it.
Peltier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elvis Bika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peltier misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Peltier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peltier.
Peltier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bika has time to react.
Bika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peltier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bika lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peltier backs up against the cage.
Bika misses with an uppercut.
Bika misses with a wild body shot.
Peltier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bika throws a nice looking combination but Peltier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peltier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elvis Bika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bika misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bika dips to his left and cracks Peltier with an uppercut!
Peltier checks a leg kick nicely.
Peltier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bika swings widly with a right hand
and Peltier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bika thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peltier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bika's head backwards.
Bika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltier avoids the body shot from Bika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Bika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bika avoids the body shot from Peltier.
Bika misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peltier counters with a three punch combo that has Bika backing up. Bika nods at Peltier to acknowledge the strikes.
Bika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bika bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peltier's head backwards.
Bika throws a hook to the side of Peltier's head but Peltier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peltier looks to score with a jab to the body but Bika is just out of range.
Bika throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bika feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peltier's calf.
Elvis Bika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peltier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier thows a body shot but no joy.
Peltier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bika clobbers Peltier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peltier cracks a nice hook into Bika's ribs.
A jab from Bika finds it's way through Peltier's defenses.
Bika swings for the body but Peltier moves out of range.
Bika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peltier.
Peltier scores with a punch to the head.
Peltier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bika manages to avoid it.
Bika darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bika throws a looping overhand right but Peltier ducks down to avoid it.
Peltier misses with a series of wild punches.
Peltier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bika lands with a cross.
Peltier avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika throws a right and a left that Peltier avoids nicely.
No joy there for Peltier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bika uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peltier.
Peltier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peltier loads up on a big right hand but Bika slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Bika.
Bika jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peltier there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Peltier misses the target.
Bika looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peltier misses with an uppercut
and Bika counters with a nice uppercut.
Bika shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peltier throws an overhand right that lands on Bika's shoulder, as Bika tries to avoid the shot.
Bika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elvis Bika.
Well Bika has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Elvis Bika!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Elvis Bika!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Elvis Bika!

Elvis Bika wins by unanimous decision!