PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Bon Peza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Filipe Bon Peza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bon Peza
vs
Sawa

178 cm
25
158 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filipe Bon Peza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Sawa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon Peza shoots in but Sawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bon Peza looks to land a combination. Sawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bon Peza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sawa moves away.

Sawa gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sawa trying to pass the guard but Bon Peza defending well.
Nice strikes from Sawa there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawa trying to pass the guard but Bon Peza defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Peza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bon Peza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bon Peza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Bon Peza trying to control but Sawa is working from the bottom.
Bon Peza won't allow Sawa to sweep him here.
Sawa controlling the position.
Sawa keeping moving, preventing Bon Peza from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sawa, not yet.

Filipe Bon Peza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bon Peza fails with a takedown attempt.
Bon Peza looks to clinch
and Sawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sawa throws a right hand that Bon Peza ducks under and follows up with a left that Bon Peza also avoids with ease.
Bon Peza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bon Peza.
Sawa throws a combination. Bon Peza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Filipe Bon Peza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Bon Peza.
Sawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bon Peza.
Bon Peza misses with an uppercut. Sawa saw that one coming.
Sawa misses with a body shot.
Bon Peza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sawa back to the cage. Bon Peza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bon Peza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Peza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Bon Peza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bon Peza.
Sawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bon Peza.

Bon Peza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sawa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bon Peza's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 Filipe Bon Peza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sawa misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Bon Peza misses.
Sawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bon Peza dives in and grabs Sawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sawa pushes down on Bon Peza's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawa looks to land a right hand but Bon Peza moved out of range.
Sawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Peza thows a body shot but no joy.
Bon Peza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bon Peza tries to clinch
and Sawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bon Peza misses with a right hand

and Sawa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bon Peza!
Sawa controlling from mount.
Bon Peza is looking to improve his position but Sawa isn't that keen on the idea.
Sawa with good strikes from the mount here!
Jake Sawa has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sawa get's back to his feet.
Sawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon Peza misses with a hook to the body
and Sawa counters with a series of strikes. Bon Peza will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bon Peza is rocked!
Bon Peza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Bon Peza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sawa lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Bon Peza crumples to the floor! Sawa milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jake Sawa!
Jake Sawa made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.