PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Pelano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pelano's choice of entrance music: I Wanna Be Somebody by WASP. Juan Dimagiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dimagiba
vs
Pelano

202 cm
20
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

181 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Pelano!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelano throws a series of punches but Dimagiba avoids them all with ease.
Pelano fails to land with a series of punches.

Pelano forces Dimagiba back against the cage and clinches.
Pelano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pelano lands an uppercut.
Dimagiba can't get the takedown.

Pelano manages to break the clinch.
Pelano scores with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pelano.
Pelano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dimagiba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelano wants to clinch

and Dimagiba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pelano won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pelano works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dimagiba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pelano wants to improve his position but Dimagiba is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelano taking some punishment here, with Dimagiba in his half guard.
Pelano trying to control here.
Dimagiba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pelano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pelano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimagiba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pelano tries to roll over but Dimagiba keeps him under control.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dimagiba trying to control the pace.
Pelano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pelano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dimagiba controlling the action here.
Dimagiba uses his free foot to push down on Pelano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pelano.
Dimagiba lands a heavy elbow.
Dimagiba avoids the attempt from Pelano to control.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dimagiba unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelano is trying to escape the mount.
Dimagiba lands a heavy elbow.
Dimagiba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pelano looks a forlorn figure.
Pelano is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Pelano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Pelano is rocked!
Dimagiba lands a big shot there that rocks Pelano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dimagiba fails to land the takedown.
Pelano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dimagiba's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimagiba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danga de danga de dang - Pelano scores with a four punch combination!
Pelano feints a jab promting Dimagiba to slip. Pelano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dimagiba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Dimagiba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dimagiba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pelano keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelano is trying to maintain the position but Dimagiba is very close to passing his half guard.
Dimagiba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is pressing down on Pelano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pelano is holding on for now.
Dimagiba lands with a punch from half guard.
Dimagiba is looking to advance position but Pelano won't allow it.
Dimagiba is trying to control. Pelano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pelano is trying to stand.
Dimagiba thows a huge punch but Pelano dodges it nicely.
Pelano tries to roll over but Dimagiba keeps him under control.
Dimagiba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dimagiba is pressing down on Pelano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pelano is holding on for now.
Juan Dimagiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pelano is looking for a sweep. Dimagiba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dimagiba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dimagiba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dimagiba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pelano's head.
Pelano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dimagiba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pelano is breathing heavily.
Pelano is trying to stand back up but Dimagiba is controlling him
Dimagiba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dimagiba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dimagiba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba controlling the action here.
Dimagiba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dimagiba lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba trying to control the action but Pelano is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pelano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dimagiba trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dimagiba scores with a takedown into Pelano's guard.
Dimagiba trying to control but Pelano is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dimagiba trying to control but Pelano is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelano can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juan Dimagiba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pelano. Those never looked like landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimagiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pelano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dimagiba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pelano gets underhooks to prevent Dimagiba's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelano is trying to force a seperation but Dimagiba has the dominant position.
Pelano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dimagiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pelano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dimagiba tries to score a body lock takedown but Pelano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pelano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dimagiba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimagiba goes for a takedown attempt but Pelano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba slips a jab and a cross from Pelano.
Pelano lands with a kick to the temple. Dimagiba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dimagiba.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimagiba checks a leg kick.
Pelano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimagiba shoots in for a double leg but Pelano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pelano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelano tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimagiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dimagiba.
Pelano tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
Pelano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimagiba circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hector Pelano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pelano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Dimagiba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pelano is trying to defend but Dimagiba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dimagiba lands a nice short elbow.
Pelano wants to control but Dimagiba passes into side.
Dimagiba is looking to take a break and control but Pelano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pelano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dimagiba asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hector Pelano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Dimagiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dimagiba cracks Pelano with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelano is being controlled here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Dimagiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimagiba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Dimagiba!
Juan Dimagiba got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'