PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the cage accompanied by Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. Trombone has chosen Back in Black by AC/DC as his entrance music. Joao Pequeno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rusty Trombone's chin.

Pequeno
vs
Trombone

177 cm
22
156 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

168 cm
23
154 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rusty Trombone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trombone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trombone with a hook.
Pequeno lands with an uppercut that bounces Trombone off the cage and back into rage.
Trombone throws an overhand right that lands on Pequeno's shoulder, as Pequeno tries to avoid the shot.
Trombone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pequeno misses with a head kick.
Pequeno throws the left hand but Trombone avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno tries to clinch but Trombone moves out of range.
Trombone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trombone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pequeno. Pequeno obviously looking to wear him down.
Pequeno moves in looking to clinch but Trombone pushes him off.
Trombone misses with a combination
and Pequeno counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pequeno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trombone, pushing him back against the cage.
Trombone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pequeno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trombone throws a head kick that misses
and Pequeno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pequeno pushes Trombone away with a front kick.
Trombone misses with a hook. Pequeno ducked under it nicely.
Pequeno throws a head kick but Trombone moves out of range.
Jab by Pequeno.
Trombone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno feints and then cracks Trombone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trombone down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pequeno.
Trombone looks gassed!
Trombone misses with a double jab.
Trombone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pequeno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pequeno - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pequeno.
Pequeno lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Pequeno.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Trombone.
Pequeno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trombone backwards.
Pequeno stops a takedown attempt from Trombone.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Pequeno.
Stalling in the clinch from Trombone.
Pequeno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trombone backwards.
Trombone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trombone misses with some punches.
Pequeno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trombone backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pequeno.

Trombone jumps guard and drags Pequeno to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno tries to stand but Trombone is controlling from the bottom.

Pequeno stands and steps away. Trombone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pequeno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trombone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pequeno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pequeno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trombone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pequeno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trombone.
Trombone swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Pequeno counter with a right hand.
Trombone misses with a double jab
letting Pequeno counter with a right hand.
Pequeno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trombone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pequeno throws out the jab.
Joao Pequeno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Trombone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pequeno holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Trombone is looking to take a break and control but Pequeno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pequeno gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pequeno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pequeno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trombone lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno looking for a sweep. Not yet Pequeno, not yet.
Trombone postures up.
Trombone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Pequeno.
Trombone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trombone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Pequeno takes the fight into the clinch.
Pequeno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pequeno blocking some punches.
Trombone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Pequeno on the inside.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
Pequeno pushes Trombone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trombone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trombone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trombone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pequeno just leaning against Trombone, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trombone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pequeno lands a left hand.
Trombone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pequeno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trombone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pequeno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pequeno is pressed up against the cage. Trombone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pequeno down to the mat. Pequeno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joao Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Trombone.
Pequeno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trombone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trombone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pequeno.
A jab from Trombone misses.
Pequeno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trombone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trombone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pequeno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pequeno scores with a leg kick.
Trombone keeps the fight on the outside.
Pequeno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trombone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pequeno to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Rusty Trombone has been cut.

Pequeno closes the distance and clinches.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Trombone'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.
Trombone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pequeno.

Trombone breaks the clinch.
Pequeno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trombone.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Trombone.
Pequeno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trombone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pequeno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trombone is breathing heavily.
Pequeno tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno doesn't manage to clinch there - Trombone circles away.
Trombone keeps the fight on the outside.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trombone.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a nice right hand.
Pequeno works the jab nicely.
Trombone swats away the attempt to clinch by Pequeno.
Trombone misses with an uppercut.
Trombone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pequeno. That one must have hurt.
Joao Pequeno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pequeno lands a nice hook to Trombone's body. Trombone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trombone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pequeno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pequeno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Pequeno pushes Trombone up against the cage in a clinch.
Pequeno lands a shoulder strike.
Trombone goes for a takedown attempt but Pequeno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good shot there by Pequeno.
Pequeno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pequeno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pequeno connects with a right hand. Trombone shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pequeno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Trombone's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pequeno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pequeno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pequeno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trombone throws a combination that misses
and Pequeno makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trombone really felt that one!
Pequeno misses with a double jab.
Trombone shoots for a takedown but Pequeno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab by Pequeno.
Pequeno slips a jab from Trombone.
Pequeno thumps Trombone with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Pequeno.
Trombone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pequeno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trombone misses with a combination
and Pequeno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pequeno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pequeno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pequeno thuds his right hand into Trombone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch lands to the side of Trombone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pequeno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pequeno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pequeno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trombone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Trombone keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pequeno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pequeno tries to clinch up.
Trombone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pequeno.
Pequeno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trombone can do to turn this around?
Pequeno wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Pequeno. That snapped Trombone's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trombone throws a hook to the side of Pequeno's head but Pequeno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Pequeno has closed the distance and engaged Trombone in a clinch.
Pequeno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joao Pequeno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trombone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trombone trying to control the position but instead, Pequeno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trombone into the cage.
Pequeno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pequeno lands an uppercut.
Pequeno has Trombone pushed against the cage.
Trombone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trombone tries to score a body lock takedown but Pequeno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trombone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trombone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pequeno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joao Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Trombone.
Pequeno pushes Trombone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trombone backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trombone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pequeno lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Pequeno.
Trombone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trombone has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
Trombone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pequeno leaning against his opponent.
Rusty Trombone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trombone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trombone.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pequeno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trombone has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
Trombone jumps guard but Pequeno stands there with Trombone around his waist. Trombone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Pequeno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pequeno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Pequeno!