PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Projekti Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mies
vs
Pedro

190 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Projekti Mies!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro tries to land a front kick but Mies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Mies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Mies.
We've been hearing reports that Mies has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick and Pedro moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Mies misses

and Pedro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pedro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Pedro.
A head kick misses from Mies.
Mies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pedro.
Mies tries a head kick but it misses.
Pedro throws a shot from downtown. Mies moves away and avoids it.
Pedro takes a swing at Mies's ribcage but misses.
Mies throws a head kick that misses.

Pedro closes the distance and pushes Mies back into the cage.
Mies tries to circle away but Pedro has him pinned against the cage.
Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Mies backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pedro.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mies is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Mies.
Pedro misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Mies.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Mies avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro is struggling to control the position.
Pedro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mies tries to break the clinch but Pedro is controlling the position.
Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mies seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedro can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
Pedro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Mies controls his hands.
Mies stalls.
Mies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro stalling in the clinch.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Mies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pedro.

Mies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedro stuns Mies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pedro misses with a leg kick

and Mies counters with a head kick that drops Pedro to the mat! Pedro scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pedro's head.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pedro throws a push kick but Mies slaps the foot to one side.
Mies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Pedro.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Mies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick and Pedro moves out of range easily.
Mies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mies connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Pedro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pedro throws a big shot that misses.

Pedro pushes Mies up against the cage in a clinch.
Mies has Pedro pressed against the cage.
Mies letting Pedro take a breather here.
Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mies.
George Pedro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pedro slows down the pace here.
Mies blocks a body shot from Pedro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro stalls.
Pedro taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pedro effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Mies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mies's efforts to push away.
Mies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mies prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro slows down the pace here.
Pedro lands a right hand.
Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies stalling in the clinch but Pedro improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pedro.
Pedro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Mies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedro tries a low kick but Mies avoids it.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedro.
Projekti Mies is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedro is looking to slow Mies down with leg kicks.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mies.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedro.
Pedro swinging wildly here.
Mies lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies misses with a head kick.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Mies blocks a head kick by Pedro.
Pedro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pedro.
Mies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedro throws a hook but Mies blocks it.
Pedro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mies will feel that in the morning.
Mies throws a head kick but Pedro moves out of range.
Mies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Mies misses
and Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mies has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mies avoids the head kick by Pedro.

Pedro takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Pedro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mies tries to keep at a distance but Pedro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Mies controls the action.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Mies.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mies looking to slow down the pace here.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Pedro.
A right hook to the body lands for Pedro.
Mies blocking some punches.
Mies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mies backwards.
Mies wants to break free but Pedro has control.
Pedro is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pedro lands a left hand.
Pedro misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Pedro.
Pedro wants to stall.
Mies wants to break free but Pedro has control.
Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miess head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mies is trying to force a seperation but Pedro has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pedro as Mies tries to tie him up.
Pedro has Mies pressed against the cage.
Mies is trying to break the clinch but Pedro has him pressed against the cage.
Pedro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mies is keeping busy.
Pedro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pedro trying to stall but Mies improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Pedro.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedro, right into the meat.
Mies throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mies.
Pedro misses with a low kick as Mies jumps back.
Mies tries a head kick but it misses.
Mies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mies takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pedro avoids the head kick by Mies.
Mies defending well as Pedro loads up on a big left hand.
Mies blocks a head kick by Pedro.
Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedro.
Mies misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws a head kick but Pedro moves out of range.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick

and Pedro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pedro lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mies is trying to force a seperation but Pedro has the dominant position.
Come on Pedro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Pedro.
Pedro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mies backwards.
Mies misses with a punch to the body.
Mies misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pedro really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mies throws a head kick but Pedro moves out of range.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Mies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pedro connects with a body shot.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick and Pedro moves out of range easily.
Pedro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick and Pedro moves out of range easily.
Mies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mies ducks under a wild hook from Pedro.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro misses with a straight right.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Pedro throws a wild body kick that Mies sees coming a mile off.
Pedro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pedro.
An inside leg kick from Pedro misses.
Pedro scores with a kick to the body.
Pedro misses with a low kick as Mies jumps back.
Mies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pedro.
Pedro blocks a head kick by Mies.
Pedro tries to clinch up but Mies circles away and keeps his distance.
Mies misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Mies misses
and Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Pedro.
Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Mies.
A head kick misses from Mies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is looking to clinch.
Mies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Mies misses
and Pedro counters with a good low kick that Mies was not able to check.
Pedro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies throws a head kick but Pedro moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pedro.
Mies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro avoids the head kick by Mies.
Pedro sizes up Mies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedro is looking to clinch.
Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mies throws a lazy head kick
and Pedro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mies tries a head kick but it misses.
Pedro throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is looking to clinch.
Pedro connects with a looping right hand.
Mies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mies.
Mies throws a head kick that misses.
Pedro is looking to clinch.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick

and Pedro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Mies controls his hands.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mies's elbow.
Mies takes a shot to the head.
Pedro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pedro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pedro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mies's head.

Mies is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mies.
Oh Mies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mies takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pedro tries to clinch there but Mies circles away.
Mies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Pedro! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Pedro!
George Pedro is the new welterweight champion!