PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelaez's entrance music is Never gonna give you up-Rick Astley. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Jason Pelaez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Pelaez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pelaez
vs
Scarlatti

180 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

172 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelaez.

Scarlatti rushes Pelaez and presses him up against the cage.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.
Pelaez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scarlatti has had enough of the clinch but Pelaez keeps him there for the moment.

Scarlatti manages to break the clinch.
Scarlatti keeps the fight on the outside.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarlatti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Scarlatti.

Scarlatti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pelaez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but Scarlatti has him pressed against the cage.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.

Scarlatti clinches up with Pelaez and pushes him back against the cage.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.
Scarlatti wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scarlatti can't break the clinch.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarlatti misses with a head kick.

Scarlatti moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelaez is pushing Scarlatti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scarlatti tries to break the clinch but Pelaez is controlling the position.
Scarlatti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelaez avoids it.

Pelaez pulls guard successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Scarlatti tries to stand but Pelaez is controlling from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scarlatti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Scarlatti wants to stand but Pelaez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scarlatti with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pelaez looking for a guillotine here but Scarlatti defends easily.
Scarlatti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pelaez is proving hard to escape from.
Pelaez has momentary wrist control but Scarlatti slips an elbow through the middle.
Scarlatti wants to stand but Pelaez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti wants to control from the top but Pelaez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Scarlatti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti wants to stand but Pelaez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scarlatti wants to control from the top but Pelaez keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Scarlatti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Scarlatti misses with a body kick.

Scarlatti forces Pelaez back against the cage and clinches.
Scarlatti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scarlatti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scarlatti to keep the fight standing.

Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez wants to clinch up but Scarlatti keeps it at a distance.

Scarlatti moves into the clinch.
Pelaez jumps guard but Scarlatti stands there with Pelaez around his waist. Pelaez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Pelaez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti has had enough of the clinch but Pelaez keeps him there for the moment.
Scarlatti tries to break the clinch but Pelaez is controlling the position.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Scarlatti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pelaez is breathing heavily.
Scarlatti working hard to break the clinch.
Scarlatti working hard to break the clinch.
Scarlatti wants to break free but Pelaez has control.
Scarlatti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pelaez is defending well for now.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarlatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarlatti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Scarlatti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pelaez, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scarlatti is trying to break free.
Pelaez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scarlatti missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Scarlatti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Scarlatti clinches.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scarlatti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.
Scarlatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scarlatti tries to circle away but Pelaez has him pinned against the cage.
Scarlatti working hard to break the clinch.
Pelaez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez keeps control of Scarlatti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Derek Scarlatti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Pelaez successfully pulls guard.
Scarlatti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pelaez is proving hard to escape from.
Scarlatti passes into half guard.

Scarlatti stands up and beckons Pelaez to join him on the feet.

Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelaez managing to block the knees to the body from Scarlatti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez managing to block the knees to the body from Scarlatti.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Scarlatti holds him up against the cage and eventually Pelaez drops back down to his feet.

Scarlatti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Scarlatti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pelaez, pushing him back against the cage.
Scarlatti is trying to break free.

Scarlatti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Scarlatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pelaez.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jason Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarlatti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scarlatti throws a right hand that Pelaez ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelaez also avoids with ease.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Scarlatti circles away.

Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Scarlatti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Pelaez is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarlatti obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pelaez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scarlatti's efforts to push away.
Scarlatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Scarlatti gets a clinch.
Scarlatti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but Scarlatti blocks with his arms.
Scarlatti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.

Scarlatti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pelaez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.
Scarlatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scarlatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scarlatti has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pelaez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Scarlatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Scarlatti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Scarlatti gets a clinch.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch.

Scarlatti takes the fight into the clinch.
Scarlatti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scarlatti tries to work over Pelaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scarlatti has had enough of the clinch but Pelaez keeps him there for the moment.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Scarlatti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Pelaez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scarlatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pelaez trying to land knees to the body.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.
Scarlatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pelaez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelaez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scarlatti's efforts to push away.
Scarlatti effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarlatti working hard to break the clinch.
Scarlatti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelaez.

Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.

Scarlatti instigates a clinch.
Scarlatti has had enough of the clinch but Pelaez keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelaez is trying to maintain a safe position but Scarlatti gets an underhook and turns Pelaez into the cage.
Scarlatti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scarlatti tries to break free but Pelaez pushes him back against the cage.
Scarlatti throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Scarlatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pelaez tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.

Scarlatti rushes Pelaez and presses him up against the cage.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti throws a series of punches but Pelaez avoids them all with ease.

Scarlatti closes the distance and pushes Pelaez back into the cage.
Scarlatti trying to control the position but instead, Pelaez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scarlatti into the cage.
Scarlatti wants to get back to striking at distance but Pelaez won't allow it.
Pelaez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scarlatti smiles and moves away.
Pelaez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Scarlatti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pelaez pulls guard effortlessly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scarlatti works over Pelaez with some ground and pound from guard.
Scarlatti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scarlatti wants to stand but Pelaez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez keeping moving, preventing Scarlatti from controlling successfully.

Scarlatti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Pelaez tries to keep at a distance but Scarlatti has taken the fight into the clinch.

Scarlatti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pelaez closes the distance and clinches.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch.
Scarlatti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Scarlatti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pelaez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Scarlatti instigates a clinch.
Scarlatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Pelaez has double underhooks.
Scarlatti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scarlatti is trying to push Pelaez away but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelaez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez tries to clinch up
and Scarlatti counters with a thumping low kick.

Scarlatti has closed the distance and engaged Pelaez in a clinch.

Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Scarlatti moves into the clinch.
Scarlatti is trying to force a seperation but Pelaez has the dominant position.
Scarlatti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pelaez prevents Scarlatti from breaking the clinch.
Scarlatti wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pelaez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pelaez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez prevents Scarlatti from breaking the clinch.
Pelaez looking to stall.
Scarlatti tries to break free but Pelaez pushes him back against the cage.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Scarlatti moves into range and clinches up with Pelaez.
Scarlatti tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelaez avoids the damage to the body.

Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.

Scarlatti clinches up with Pelaez and pushes him back against the cage.
Scarlatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Pelaez has double underhooks.
Scarlatti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.
Scarlatti landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti tries to break the clinch but Pelaez is controlling the position.
Scarlatti misses with a knee to the head.
Scarlatti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelaez is keeping busy.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Scarlatti blocks it.
Derek Scarlatti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pelaez trying to land knees to the body.
Pelaez jumps guard but Scarlatti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Scarlatti clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlatti working hard to break the clinch.
Pelaez prevents Scarlatti from breaking the clinch.
Jason Pelaez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelaez tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarlatti avoids the damage to the body.
Scarlatti has Pelaez pushed against the cage.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Scarlatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scarlatti 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Scarlatti!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Derek Scarlatti waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.