PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Alliet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pio Iafeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alliet
vs
Iafeta

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
168 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Alliet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pio Iafeta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Alliet or perhaps it was just good defense by Iafeta which made him look bad.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alliet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iafeta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alliet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Alliet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Alliet with that takedown attempt.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Alliet shoots in but Iafeta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alliet keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alliet shoots in and drives through. Iafeta sprawls well.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Alliet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alliet.
Alliet is breathing heavily.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alliet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iafeta is fending him off so far but Alliet persists. Nope, Iafeta circles away and we're back to standing.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Alliet pushes him off.
Iafeta stuffs the takedown.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
Alliet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
Pio Iafeta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alliet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Iafeta swivels and escapes.
Iafeta stuffs the takedown attempt from Alliet. Alliet gets slowly back to his feet.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Iafeta misses with a wild body shot.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Alliet pushes him off.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alliet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alliet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iafeta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alliet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Alliet circles away.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iafeta but Iafeta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Alliet circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Alliet pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alliet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alliet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iafeta pinned against the cage. Iafeta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alliet shoots in and drives through. Iafeta sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alliet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iafeta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet moves out of range.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Alliet fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet moves out of range.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iafeta sprawls well. Iafeta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alliet gets slowly back to his feet.
Alliet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alliet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iafeta is fending him off so far but Alliet persists. Nope, Iafeta circles away and we're back to standing.
Alliet keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet moves out of range.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Alliet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alliet circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Alliet. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Alliet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Iafeta circles away.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Alliet is avoiding it.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Alliet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alliet paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alliet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alliet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iafeta pinned against the cage. Iafeta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Alliet is avoiding it.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alliet keeps the fight on the outside.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iafeta but Iafeta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alliet fails with a takedown attempt.
Alliet fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pio Iafeta 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.

Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Iafeta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Alliet fails to land the takedown.
Alliet fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Alliet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Alliet is avoiding it.
Iafeta should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
Alliet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Alliet pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Alliet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alliet paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alliet tries for a takedown but Iafeta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
Alliet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
Alliet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iafeta tries to avoid it but Alliet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iafeta to the ground. Iafeta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alliet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iafeta's waist but Iafeta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alliet off to one side.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet moves out of range.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Alliet pushes him off.
Alliet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alliet keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Alliet is avoiding it.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Pio Iafeta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alliet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alliet fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Alliet shoots in for a double leg but Iafeta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alliet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Iafeta defends it nicely.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Alliet is avoiding it.
Alliet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta leaves Alliet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Alliet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iafeta's waist but Iafeta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alliet off to one side.
Alliet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet moves out of range.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iafeta but Iafeta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alliet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alliet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Alliet circles away.
Alliet fails with a takedown attempt.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iafeta as he avoids it easily.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Alliet pushes him off.
Alliet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Alliet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Alliet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iafeta's waist but Iafeta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alliet off to one side.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Alliet closes the distance and clinches up with Iafeta, looking for a takedown. Alliet pushes Iafeta against the cage but Iafeta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pio Iafeta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alliet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Alliet is avoiding it.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Alliet keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alliet shoots in looking for a takedown. Iafeta tries to sprawl out of it but Alliet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iafeta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Alliet shoots in looking for a takedown. Iafeta tries to sprawl out of it but Alliet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iafeta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alliet might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Alliet circles away.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alliet keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Alliet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iafeta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Alliet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alliet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Iafeta circles away.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Alliet fails to land the takedown.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jason Alliet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alliet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Alliet is avoiding it.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown but Iafeta shows good takedown defense.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alliet shoots in but Iafeta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alliet tries for a takedown but Iafeta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Iafeta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alliet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alliet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet moves out of range.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alliet.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alliet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iafeta is fending him off so far but Alliet persists. Nope, Iafeta circles away and we're back to standing.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Alliet swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Alliet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iafeta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alliet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alliet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iafeta as he avoids it easily.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Alliet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alliet shoots in looking for a takedown. Iafeta tries to sprawl out of it but Alliet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iafeta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alliet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
Alliet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alliet thows a body shot but no joy.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Alliet circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Alliet is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alliet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alliet throws a lazy right hand but Iafeta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Alliet circles away.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pio Iafeta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iafeta 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pio Iafeta!
Pio Iafeta bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.