PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Pelano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bedivere Vita Cadoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelano comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Somebody by WASP. Vita Cadoc is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game of Thrones. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pelano
vs
Vita Cadoc

181 cm
30
183 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

183 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Pelano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bedivere Vita Cadoc!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelano misses with a takedown attempt - Vita Cadoc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hector Pelano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelano tries to clinch there but Vita Cadoc circles away.
Vita Cadoc throws a push kick but Pelano slaps the foot to one side.
Vita Cadoc scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Pelano.
Vita Cadoc darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pelano tries to clinch but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Pelano has his takedown stuffed
and Vita Cadoc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vita Cadoc cracks Pelano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pelano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vita Cadoc.
Pelano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vita Cadoc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vita Cadoc throws an off balance right hand
and Pelano counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Vita Cadoc misses.
Vita Cadoc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vita Cadoc's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vita Cadoc duly obliges.
Vita Cadoc lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Vita Cadoc checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vita Cadoc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pelano checks it well.
Pelano wants to clinch up but Vita Cadoc keeps it at a distance.
Pelano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc scores with a nice right hand.
Vita Cadoc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pelano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vita Cadoc pinned against the cage. Vita Cadoc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Pelano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelano closes the distance but Vita Cadoc moves to the side
and Vita Cadoc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vita Cadoc misses with a hook. Pelano ducked under it nicely.
Pelano misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelano shoots in for a takedown but Vita Cadoc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pelano just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc looks to land a left hand but Pelano moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vita Cadoc misses with a low kick.
Pelano tries to clinch but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Vita Cadoc throws a poor cross that misses
and Pelano counters with a stiff right hand.
Pelano wants to clinch.
Vita Cadoc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vita Cadoc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelano.
Vita Cadoc slips a jab and a cross from Pelano.
A jab from Vita Cadoc finds it's way through Pelano's defenses.
Pelano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pelano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pelano tries to clinch there but Vita Cadoc circles away.
Vita Cadoc missing with a left hand there. Pelano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Pelano gets a clinch.
Pelano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc takes an elbow to the forehead.
I was talking to Pelano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Vita Cadoc.
A short left from Vita Cadoc.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pelano. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vita Cadoc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vita Cadoc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pelano fails to land.
Vita Cadoc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vita Cadoc gets through Pelano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Vita Cadoc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vita Cadoc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vita Cadoc throws a shot from downtown. Pelano moves away and avoids it.
Vita Cadoc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelano moves away.
Vita Cadoc lands a nice looking body shot.
Vita Cadoc tries to land a front kick but Pelano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vita Cadoc keeps the fight on the outside.
Pelano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vita Cadoc paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelano misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Pelano misses.
Pelano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vita Cadoc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vita Cadoc counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelano tries to bum rush Vita Cadoc with a series of wild strikes but Vita Cadoc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelano tries to clinch but Vita Cadoc is having none of it.
Vita Cadoc lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vita Cadoc throws an overhand right that lands on Pelano's shoulder, as Pelano tries to avoid the shot.
Vita Cadoc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vita Cadoc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelano was well out of range. Poor timing from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc scores with a sloppy right hand. Pelano should have avoided that one.

Pelano is rocked!
Pelano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vita Cadoc throws out the jab.
Oh Pelano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pelano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vita Cadoc.
Pelano seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vita Cadoc misses with a body kick.
Pelano tries to close the distance and clinch but Vita Cadoc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pelano rushes Vita Cadoc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pelano misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bedivere Vita Cadoc dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vita Cadoc connects with the punch.
Vita Cadoc works Pelano's body with a nice hook.
Pelano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pelano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vita Cadoc throws a looping overhand right but Pelano ducks down to avoid it.
Pelano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pelano tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Pelano.
Vita Cadoc throws a big shot that misses.
Vita Cadoc misses with an uppercut.
Vita Cadoc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vita Cadoc was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelano.
Pelano wants to clinch.
Vita Cadoc looks to land a left hand but Pelano moved out of range nicely.
Pelano tries to clinch
enabling Vita Cadoc to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc misses with a straight left.
Pelano throws a nice looking combination but Vita Cadoc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vita Cadoc.
A big left from Vita Cadoc misses.
Vita Cadoc missing with a left hand there. Pelano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bedivere Vita Cadoc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vita Cadoc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pelano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hector Pelano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vita Cadoc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pelano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vita Cadoc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vita Cadoc throws the left hand but Pelano avoids the punch easily.

Pelano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vita Cadoc keeping moving, preventing Pelano from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc keeping full guard, as Pelano tries to pass.
Pelano throws a strike but Vita Cadoc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vita Cadoc throwing strikes from guard but Pelano blocks nicely.
Vita Cadoc trying to control but Pelano is working from the bottom.
Vita Cadoc must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vita Cadoc is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pelano keeping full guard, as Vita Cadoc tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pelano is trying to control the position but Vita Cadoc postures up.
Pelano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vita Cadoc!
A nice elbow there by Pelano.
Pelano landing strikes from the mount and Vita Cadoc is in trouble!
Pelano looking to control but Vita Cadoc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vita Cadoc regains half guard.
Vita Cadoc has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vita Cadoc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pelano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vita Cadoc trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Pelano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vita Cadoc is looking to escape.
Pelano avoids the attempt from Vita Cadoc to control.
Pelano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pelano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vita Cadoc is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vita Cadoc is looking to improve his position but Pelano isn't that keen on the idea.
Vita Cadoc is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vita Cadoc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pelano with shots to the head and body - Vita Cadoc looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Pelano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vita Cadoc thows a body shot but no joy.
Vita Cadoc swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelano.
Vita Cadoc looks to throw the jab but Pelano is out of range.
Pelano tries to clinch up but Vita Cadoc circles away and keeps his distance.
Pelano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pelano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc scores with a jab.
Pelano blocks a jab.
Pelano tries to clinch but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Pelano tries to close the distance and clinch but Vita Cadoc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vita Cadoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vita Cadoc loads up on a big right hand but Pelano slips the punch.
A slow jab from Vita Cadoc misses its intended target.
Pelano misses with a series of wild punches.
Vita Cadoc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc throws a front kick aimed at Pelano's knee but Pelano avoids it well.

Vita Cadoc tries to keep at a distance but Pelano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pelano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vita Cadoc stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pelano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vita Cadoc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pelano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelano misses with a knee to the head.
Vita Cadoc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vita Cadoc tries a body shot but Pelano blocks it.
A short right from Vita Cadoc.
Pelano missing with knees to the body.
Pelano struggles to land a body shot inside as Vita Cadoc controls his hands.
Vita Cadoc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vita Cadoc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Vita Cadoc on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc managing to block the knees to the body from Pelano.
Vita Cadoc misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Vita Cadoc on the inside.
Pelano digs a right hand underneath Vita Cadoc's ribcage. Vita Cadoc let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pelano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vita Cadoc misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelano.
Pelano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pelano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pelano tries to land knees in the clinch but Vita Cadoc avoids the damage to the body.
Pelano can't find room to land a body shot as Vita Cadoc controls the action.
Pelano misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelano.
Vita Cadoc throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelano.
A short left from Vita Cadoc.
Pelano working Vita Cadoc over with knees to the body.
Pelano with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelano throws a head punch that misses.
Pelano swings wildly with an uppercut but Vita Cadoc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vita Cadoc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pelano lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vita Cadoc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vita Cadoc lands a left hand.
Pelano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vita Cadoc is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Pelano.
Vita Cadoc blocks a body shot from Pelano.
Pelano can't find room to land a body shot as Vita Cadoc controls the action.
Pelano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vita Cadoc takes a shot to the head.
Pelano misses with a knee to the head.
Vita Cadoc blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc has a couple of punches blocked by Pelano.
Vita Cadoc can't break the clinch.
Vita Cadoc is trying to force a seperation but Pelano has the dominant position.
Pelano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelano wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc working aggressively here.
Pelano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pelano lands a right hand.
Pelano is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vita Cadoc in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelano tries to work over Vita Cadoc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vita Cadoc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc can't find room to land a body shot as Pelano controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Pelano.
I think Pelano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Pelano!
In his post fight interview, Hector Pelano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.