PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fraser is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sirius. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pelle
vs
Fraser

193 cm
35
276 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

203 cm
34
287 lbs
24 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fraser throws out the jab.
Fraser throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pelle on the side of the head.

Fraser clinches.
Pelle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pelle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelle.

Fraser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Fraser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fraser wants to clinch
and Pelle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fraser misses with a looping left.
Fraser scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Fraser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fraser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Fraser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pelle.
Fraser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fraser wants to clinch
and Pelle counters with a two punch combo.
Pelle misses with a body shot.
Pelle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fraser was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelle.
Fraser tries to score with a low kick but Pelle moves his leg out of the way.
Fraser turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fraser scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fraser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pelle manages to avoid it.
Fraser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pelle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donald Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraser cracks a nice hook into Pelle's ribs.
Pelle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Fraser pushes Pelle up against the cage in a clinch.
Fraser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pelle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fraser blocking some punches.
Fraser can't find room to land a body shot as Pelle controls the action.
Pelle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fraser backwards.
Fraser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Pelle tries to circle away but Fraser has him pinned against the cage.
Fraser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelle lands a left hand.
Fraser swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelle blocks a body shot from Fraser.
Pelle scores with a shoulder strike.
Fraser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fraser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pelle leaning against his opponent.

Pelle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fraser misses with a wild body shot.
Fraser connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Fraser clinches up with Pelle and pushes him back against the cage.
Fraser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pelle manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Fraser.
Pelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fraser.
Pelle just misses with a punch to the body.
Fraser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fraser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fraser!
Fraser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Fraser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fraser.
Pelle moves away from the strike by Fraser.
Fraser tries to clinch but Pelle is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fraser dominated that 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.

Fraser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fraser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelle moves away.
Pelle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelle keeps the fight on the outside.
Fraser scores with a nice head shot.
Fraser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fraser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fraser takes the fight into the clinch.
Pelle blocks a body shot from Fraser.
Pelle struggles to land a body shot inside as Fraser controls his hands.
Fraser tries a body shot but Pelle blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelle trying to control the position but instead, Fraser has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pelle into the cage.
Fraser throws a head punch that misses.
Pelle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pelle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fraser presses Pelle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraser.
Pelle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelle blocks an uppercut.
Fraser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pelle backwards.
Fraser misses with some punches.
Fraser misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Fraser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fraser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fraser lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fraser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fraser gets through Pelle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fraser pushes Pelle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelle misses with the head strike.
Fraser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fraser lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fraser.
Still in the clinch, Fraser scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pelle is rocked!

Fraser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Pelle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fraser drops Pelle with a naaaaasty hook - Pelle is in real trouble here! Fraser dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Fraser!
After the fight, Donald Fraser was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.