PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Bon Peza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Wagner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Filipe Bon Peza's chin.

Wagner
vs
Bon Peza

181 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipe Bon Peza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner throws a leg kick but Bon Peza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bon Peza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wagner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Bon Peza moves out of range.
No joy there for Wagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner misses with a wild combination.
Wagner lands a slapping body shot.
Bon Peza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner throws a nice looking combination but Bon Peza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bon Peza checks a low kick from Wagner.
Bon Peza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wagner circles away.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bon Peza.
Wagner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bon Peza tries to move into range but Wagner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wagner slips under a jab.
Bon Peza throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Bon Peza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Bill Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bon Peza throws a right hand that misses
and Wagner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Wagner.
Wagner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bon Peza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bon Peza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bon Peza thows a huge punch but Wagner dodges it nicely.
Bon Peza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bon Peza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bon Peza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wagner's head.
Bon Peza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bon Peza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bon Peza is looking for a kimura but Wagner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bon Peza to get the leverage.
Bon Peza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bon Peza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wagner is looking to escape.
Wagner is refusing to be controlled, as Bon Peza sits in half guard.
Bon Peza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bon Peza throwing shots but Wagner is blocking nicely.
Bon Peza with the ground and pound but Wagner uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wagner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bon Peza misses with a two punch combination.
Bon Peza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wagner lands an overhand right.
Bon Peza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Bon Peza with that takedown attempt.
Bill Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Bon Peza.
Jab, jab by Wagner - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner tried to score with a low kick but Bon Peza checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Filipe Bon Peza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bon Peza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wagner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bon Peza connects with a looping right hand.
Wagner tries to work over Bon Peza's front leg with a kick but Bon Peza checks it.
Bon Peza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Bon Peza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Wagner tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wagner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wagner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner throws a push kick but Bon Peza slaps the foot to one side.
Wagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Wagner. No joy for Bon Peza on that attempt.
Bon Peza drops his hands momentarily and Wagner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bill Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Bon Peza.
Bon Peza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Bon Peza avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Wagner misses.
Wagner swinging wildly here.
Bill Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Wagner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Peza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wagner.
Bon Peza looks to land a body kick but Wagner moved away.
Wagner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bon Peza under the eye.
Bon Peza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Bon Peza.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Wagner.
Wagner slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bon Peza closes the distance but Wagner moves to the side
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick
and Bon Peza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bon Peza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bon Peza misses the shot to the body.
Wagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bon Peza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bon Peza off to one side.
Bon Peza dodges the punch combination from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bon Peza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bon Peza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bon Peza.
Bon Peza swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner tries to land a front kick but Bon Peza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bon Peza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bill Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Bon Peza.
Bon Peza shoots in looking for a takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl out of it but Bon Peza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wagner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bon Peza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Wagner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bon Peza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wagner's guard.
Bon Peza advances position into side control!
Bon Peza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wagner keeps working.
Bon Peza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wagner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wagner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bon Peza.
Wagner defending against the ground and pound.
Bon Peza throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wagner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Peza working the ground and pound but Wagner is defending the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bon Peza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bon Peza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bon Peza controls the position.
Bon Peza landing strikes.
Filipe Bon Peza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wagner is not content to let Bon Peza control the position.
Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bon Peza on the ground.
Bon Peza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wagner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wagner is not content to let Bon Peza control the position.

Bon Peza has hold of Wagner's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wagner tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bon Peza cranks the arm and Wagner screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wagner, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Filipe Bon Peza!
After winning the bout, Filipe Bon Peza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.