PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aniseto Tuungafasi (ranked 5684 p4p, 563 weight class) and Don Pelayo (ranked 6938 p4p, 604 weight class). Don Pelayo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tuungafasi
vs
Pelayo

193 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aniseto Tuungafasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuungafasi shoots in for a takedown but Pelayo shows good takedown defense.
Pelayo throws a looping overhand right but Tuungafasi ducks down to avoid it.
Tuungafasi swinging wildly here.
Pelayo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tuungafasi in his tracks.

Pelayo has managed to clinch.
Tuungafasi prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
Tuungafasi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pelayo fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tuungafasi has closed the distance and engaged Pelayo in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pelayo moves into range and clinches up with Tuungafasi.

Tuungafasi breaks the clinch.
Jab by Pelayo.
Tuungafasi tries to bum rush Pelayo with a series of wild strikes but Pelayo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuungafasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelayo.
Pelayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuungafasi counters with a two punch combo.
Tuungafasi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pelayo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aniseto Tuungafasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuungafasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Pelayo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuungafasi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pelayo's waist but Pelayo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tuungafasi off to one side.
Pelayo dips to his left and cracks Tuungafasi with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelayo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuungafasi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pelayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tuungafasi staying out of range there.
Pelayo throws a jab when Tuungafasi was well out of range.

Pelayo clinches.
Pelayo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tuungafasi taking a breather.
Tuungafasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Pelayo leaning against his opponent.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tuungafasi tries to stall but Pelayo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pelayo jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuungafasi with a nice head shot there.
Tuungafasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pelayo is keeping the position for now.
Pelayo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pelayo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuungafasi's guard.

Tuungafasi is trying to hold Pelayo in close to prevent damage but Pelayo has managed to pass into half guard.
Tuungafasi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuungafasi wants to get back to full guard but Pelayo has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pelayo looking to finish Tuungafasi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tuungafasi!
Tuungafasi can't escape the position.
Pelayo working the ground and pound effectively.
Pelayo landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelayo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pelayo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pelayo lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Pelayo.
Pelayo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Pelayo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pelayo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tuungafasi under the eye.
Pelayo throws the left hand but Tuungafasi avoids the punch easily.
Tuungafasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelayo moves away.
Pelayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuungafasi.
Tuungafasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pelayo but Pelayo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Don Pelayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuungafasi misses with a takedown attempt
and Tuungafasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuungafasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pelayo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pelayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuungafasi tries to pull guard but Pelayo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aniseto Tuungafasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuungafasis head.

Tuungafasi pulls guard.
Pelayo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pelayo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pelayo working some strikes from top position.
Pelayo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pelayo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tuungafasi's head.
Pelayo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tuungafasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pelayo on the ground.
Pelayo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pelayo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tuungafasi's head.
Pelayo with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuungafasi is looking to stand up but Pelayo isn't so interested in that idea.
Pelayo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tuungafasi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pelayo is in close to Tuungafasi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pelayo content to stall in guard here.
Pelayo lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuungafasi is looking to sweep but instead, Pelayo has passed into half guard.
Pelayo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pelayo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tuungafasi wants to control but Pelayo passes into side.
Pelayo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tuungafasi tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don Pelayo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pelayo just content to control the position.
Tuungafasi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pelayo controlling the position.
Pelayo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tuungafasi down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Tuungafasi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuungafasi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pelayo connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Pelayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tuungafasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tuungafasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tuungafasi blocks a jab.
Pelayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aniseto Tuungafasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuungafasi misses with a hook
and Pelayo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuungafasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tuungafasi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pelayo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pelayo moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo prevents the takedown attempt.
Pelayo can't find room to land a body shot as Tuungafasi controls the action.

Tuungafasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pelayo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo misses with a looping left.
Tuungafasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuungafasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aniseto Tuungafasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuungafasi.
Tuungafasi slips a straight right by Pelayo.
Pelayo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pelayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pelayo misses with a hook. Tuungafasi ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Pelayo - just one landing.
A cross from Pelayo lands.

Pelayo has Tuungafasi up against the cage in a clinch.
Pelayo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuungafasi has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pelayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pelayo is struggling to control the position.
Pelayo is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuungafasi has double underhooks.
Tuungafasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Tuungafasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuungafasi wants to clinch
and Pelayo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pelayo missing with a left hand there. Tuungafasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuungafasi looks for a takedown but Pelayo sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Tuungafasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuungafasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tuungafasi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pelayo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Don Pelayo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot by Pelayo.
Tuungafasi has his takedown stuffed
and Pelayo counters with a straight right hand.

Tuungafasi is rocked!
Aniseto Tuungafasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuungafasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pelayo as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Tuungafasi moves out of range.
Pelayo jabs Tuungafasi right on the nose. Tuungafasi blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuungafasi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pelayo gets a clinch.
Tuungafasi tries to pull guard but Pelayo won't allow it.
Pelayo is trying to break free.
Tuungafasi keeps control of Pelayo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tuungafasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Pelayo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuungafasi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pelayo counters with a nice uppercut.
Don Pelayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuungafasi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pelayo clobbers Tuungafasi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aniseto Tuungafasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuungafasi throws an off balance right hand
and Pelayo counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Pelayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pelayo 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Pelayo!
Don Pelayo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.