PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pelayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pelayo
vs
Crizanto

180 cm
25
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
170 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pelayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Donatello Crizanto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crizanto closes the distance but Pelayo moves to the side
and Pelayo counters with a nice uppercut.
Pelayo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crizanto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pelayo counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Crizanto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crizanto sizes up Pelayo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crizanto tries to clinch but Pelayo moves away
and Pelayo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crizanto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crizanto moves away.
Pelayo lands with a shot to the body.
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelayo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Crizanto is rocked!
Crizanto throws a body punch but Pelayo moves out of range.
Crizanto tries to clinch but Pelayo is having none of it.
Crizanto thuds a left hand into Pelayo's body.
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pelayo.

Crizanto has managed to clinch.
Pelayo tries to break the clinch but Crizanto is controlling the position.
Pelayo wants to break free but Crizanto has control.
Pelayo wants to break free but Crizanto has control.
Crizanto scores with a shot to the side of Pelayo's head.
Crizanto missing with knees to the body.
Crizanto landing knees to the head.

It looks like Peter Pelayo has been cut.
Pelayo working hard to break the clinch.
Pelayo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crizanto has him pressed against the cage.
Pelayo can't break the clinch.
Crizanto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pelayo working hard to break the clinch.
Crizanto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelayo is keeping busy.
Crizanto misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Pelayo.
The referee calls for Crizanto to work.
Crizanto looking to throw knees to the head but Pelayo is blocking nicely.
Crizanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crizanto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crizanto throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelayo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crizanto walks away with a smile on his face. Pelayo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelayo misses with a body shot.
Crizanto misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pelayo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crizanto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crizanto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pelayo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pelayo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crizanto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crizanto throws a body punch but Pelayo moves out of range.
Crizanto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pelayo's head.
Crizanto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crizanto staying out of range there.
Pelayo misses with a body shot.
Pelayo misses with a wild combination.
Pelayo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crizanto is looking to clinch.
Crizanto throws a leg kick which misses Pelayo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pelayo tries to avoid it.
Pelayo misses with a low kick.
Pelayo misses with a wild combination.
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo tries to land a leg kick but Crizanto saw it coming and moves away.
Crizanto throws a sloppy head kick and Pelayo moves out of range easily.
Pelayo lands with an uppercut that bounces Crizanto off the cage and back into range.
Crizanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelayo misses with a straight right.
Crizanto connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelayo throws an overhand right that lands on Crizanto's shoulder, as Crizanto tries to avoid the shot.
Crizanto throws a wild body kick that Pelayo sees coming a mile off.
Pelayo throws a right hand that Crizanto ducks under and follows up with a left that Crizanto also avoids with ease.
Pelayo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crizanto back to the cage. Pelayo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelayo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelayo sizes up Crizanto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crizanto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crizanto wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Pelayo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Pelayo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pelayo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Crizanto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelayo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crizanto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Crizanto. Those never looked like landing.
Peter Pelayo is winning the standup battle so far.
Crizanto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelayo throws a right hand that Crizanto ducks under and follows up with a left that Crizanto also avoids with ease.
Pelayo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crizanto wants to clinch.
Pelayo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Crizanto.
An inside leg kick from Pelayo misses.
Pelayo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crizanto at a distance.
Crizanto slips a jab from Pelayo.
Pelayo scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Pelayo misses.
Crizanto lands with a hook. Pelayo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crizanto slips under a jab from Pelayo.
Crizanto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crizanto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pelayo misses with a hook. Crizanto ducked under it nicely.
Crizanto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crizanto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pelayo rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Crizanto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crizanto throws a head kick that Pelayo semi-blocks.
Crizanto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelayo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crizanto tries to clinch there but Pelayo circles away.
Good work by Pelayo as he checks the leg kick.
Pelayo throws the left hand but Crizanto avoids the punch easily.
Crizanto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pelayo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pelayo misses with an uppercut
and Crizanto counters with a leg kick.
Crizanto tries to clinch but Pelayo is having none of it.

Crizanto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crizanto has Pelayo pressed against the cage, preventing Pelayo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto tries to throw a body punch but Pelayo avoids it by throwing Crizanto back against the cage.
Pelayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crizanto is trying to maintain a safe position but Pelayo gets an underhook and turns Crizanto into the cage.
Crizanto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pelayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Crizanto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelayo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crizanto backwards.
Crizanto misses with the head strike.
Pelayo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Pelayo breaks from the clinch.
Crizanto looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelayo is just out of range.
Crizanto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crizanto throws a hook but Pelayo avoids it easily.
Crizanto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Pelayo. Those never looked like landing.
Pelayo throws a hook but Crizanto blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto misses with a double jab.
Pelayo scores with a shot to the body.
Crizanto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crizanto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crizanto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pelayo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crizanto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pelayo counters with a nice body shot.
Pelayo misses with a low kick as Crizanto jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Pelayo both land. Nice combination.
Crizanto is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelayo finish him?
Crizanto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crizanto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelayo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pelayo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Pelayo's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pelayo takes a swing at Crizanto's ribcage but misses.
Crizanto seems to have recovered his senses.
Peter Pelayo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crizanto throws a head kick but Pelayo moves out of range.
Crizanto tries to clinch there but Pelayo circles away.
Pelayo connects with a crisp jab.
Crizanto moves in looking to clinch but Pelayo pushes him off.
Crizanto checks a leg kick nicely.
Pelayo throws a right hand that misses
and Crizanto counters with a three punch combo that has Pelayo backing up. Pelayo nods at Crizanto to acknowledge the strikes.
Crizanto throws a head kick that misses.
Crizanto wants to clinch
and Pelayo counters with a straight that turns Crizanto's legs to rubber! Pelayo pushes forward with more strikes and Crizanto goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Pelayo!