PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BErnard Kaebin Ancheta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adan Pegador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ancheta comes to the cage accompanied by Langit na rin. BErnard Kaebin Ancheta looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kaebin Ancheta
vs
Pegador

169 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BErnard Kaebin Ancheta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adan Pegador!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ancheta misses with a combination
and Pegador counters with a straight right hand.
Pegador digs a good hook to Ancheta's body.

Pegador takes the fight into the clinch.
Ancheta letting Pegador take a breather here.
Pegador can't break the clinch.

Pegador breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Ancheta as Pegador shoots in.
Pegador shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ancheta defends it nicely.
Pegador throws a head kick that half lands.
Ancheta is breathing heavily.
Ancheta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pegador defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ancheta shoots in for a double leg but Pegador sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ancheta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
BErnard Kaebin Ancheta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adan Pegador.
Pegador thows a body kick. Ancheta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pegador scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Pegador shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pegador was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pegador looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pegador is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegador working the ground and pound effectively.
Pegador is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pegador controlling the position easily from mount.
Pegador looking to finish Ancheta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ancheta!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pegador sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegador looking to control but Ancheta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ancheta is working to get back to half guard.
Pegador wants to control the pace but Ancheta is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pegador raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pegador lands a big shot there that rocks Ancheta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pegador content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adan Pegador dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Pegador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pegador wants to clinch but Ancheta slips to the side

and Ancheta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pegador escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pegador has a takedown stuffed.
Ancheta tries to clinch there but Pegador circles away.
Pegador with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ancheta counters with a takedown into side control.
Pegador is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Pegador's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pegador is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ancheta trying to control the action but Pegador is working from the bottom.
Ancheta working away.
Pegador defending against the ground and pound.
Pegador can't do much from the bottom here.
Pegador is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Pegador's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ancheta misses with the ground and pound.
Pegador is trying to get back to half guard.
Pegador is trying to buck Ancheta off.
Pegador defending against the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Pegador is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ancheta asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegador throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Pegador is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ancheta off and has taken his back!
Ancheta is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ancheta covering up well under a series of strikes from Pegador.

Ancheta defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ancheta is taking damage to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ancheta looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pegador.

Pegador is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ancheta defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pegador has his opponent's back but Ancheta is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Pegador.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BErnard Kaebin Ancheta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pegador will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pegador tries to clinch up.
Pegador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ancheta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pegador wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pegador. No joy for Ancheta on that attempt.
Pegador shoots for a takedown but Ancheta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pegador closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ancheta to the mat! Ancheta manages to get full guard.
Ancheta working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ancheta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pegador is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ancheta wants to stand up but Pegador is controlling him.
Pegador tries to free his leg and advance position but Ancheta is retaining full guard.
Ancheta keeping moving, preventing Pegador from controlling successfully.
Pegador might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ancheta kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adan Pegador hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pegador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ancheta's waist but Ancheta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pegador off to one side.
BErnard Kaebin Ancheta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adan Pegador.
Ancheta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pegador fails to land with a series of punches.
Pegador tries to clinch but Ancheta moves away

and Ancheta counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ancheta stands up and waves to Pegador to follow him.
Ancheta with a poor takedown
and Pegador connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ancheta misses with a takedown attempt
and Pegador counters with a left and a right that stings Ancheta.
Pegador swats away the attempt to clinch by Ancheta.
Pegador shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ancheta eats them both and turns towards Pegador to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ancheta tries to keep at a distance but Pegador has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pegador jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ancheta walks away with a smile on his face. Pegador gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pegador has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ancheta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Pegador escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pegador dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ancheta. That did some damage!
Pegador fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ancheta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ancheta avoids the attempt from Pegador to control.
Pegador is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegador wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pegador tries to reverse the position but Ancheta maintains control.
Pegador manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ancheta trying to mount his opponent but Pegador defends it.
Pegador really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ancheta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ancheta not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
BErnard Kaebin Ancheta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ancheta 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BErnard Kaebin Ancheta!