PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owrip What (ranked 24499 p4p, 591 weight class) and Dino Pelayo (ranked 3452 p4p, 377 weight class). Dino Pelayo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

What
vs
Pelayo

182 cm
26
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

176 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Owrip What!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
What misses with a left hand
and Pelayo counters with a nice body shot.
What misses with a hook.
What tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Pelayo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pelayo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

What fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pelayo, pushing him back against the cage.
Pelayo tries to work over What's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt What or not.
Pelayo is leaning against What and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pelayo blocks a body shot from What.
Pelayo pushes What back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pelayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelayo scores with a hook to the body.
What is breathing heavily.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Pelayo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pelayo pulls guard effortlessly.

Pelayo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
What tries to work over Pelayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
What definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Pelayo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of What backwards.
Pelayo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pelayo.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but What avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
Pelayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pelayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt What or not.
Pelayo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pelayo presses What against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Pelayo - that landed with a thud.
Pelayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelayo works on What's body with a couple of short punches.
Pelayo lands a nice shot to the body.
Pelayo tries to work over What's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Pelayo - that landed with a thud.
Pelayo tries to work over What's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelayo digs a right hand underneath What's ribcage. What let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Pelayo pulls What into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelayo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Pelayo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelayo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pelayo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pelayo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
What knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pelayo on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pelayo connects with a nice short shot to What's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pelayo content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Pelayo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pelayo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pelayo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pelayo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

What is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What has hold of Pelayo's hands but Pelayo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh What is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pelayo is controlling the pace.
Pelayo scores with a big shot! What's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save What! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dino Pelayo!