PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pj Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rosario
vs
Pelaez

221 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pj Pelaez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelaez blocks a head kick by Rosario.
Nice takedown defense from Rosario. No joy for Pelaez on that attempt.
Rosario throws a big counter combination but Pelaez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Rosario moves out of range.
Rosario throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pelaez shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosario sprawls well. He's pushed Pelaez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pelaez throws a head kick that misses

and Rosario counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelaez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pj Pelaez.
Rosario misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelaez is trying to push Rosario away but Rosario has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Rosario holds him up against the cage and eventually Pelaez drops back down to his feet.
Pelaez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosario pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosario swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosario is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pelaez.

Rosario has managed to clinch.
Pelaez jumps guard but Rosario turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rosario trying to land knees to the body.
Rosario lands a shoulder strike.
Pelaez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rosario is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Pelaez breaks from the clinch.
Rosario misses with a head kick.
Pelaez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
pj Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rosario as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Pelaez misses.

Rosario rushes Pelaez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez blocking some punches.
Pelaez wants to break free but Rosario has control.
Rosario leaning against his opponent.
Rosario tries a body shot but Pelaez blocks it.
Pelaez can't break the clinch.
Rosario tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelaez avoids the damage to the body.
Rosario softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Rosario effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Rosario - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pelaez is trying to drag Rosario to the mat but Rosario just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosario struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelaez controls his hands.
Rosario tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelaez avoids the damage to the body.
Rosario lands with a left to the head.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rosario to keep the fight standing.
Rosario lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pelaez is trying to force a seperation but Rosario has the dominant position.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Pelaez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pelaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelaez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosario.
Rosario misses with a punch to the body.
Rosario really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario tries to work over Pelaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelaez managing to block the knees to the body from Rosario.
Pelaez is trying to break the clinch but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Pelaez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rosario gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosario effectively controlling the action here.
Rosario stops a takedown attempt from Pelaez.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rosario to keep the fight standing.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Rosario won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Pelaez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pelaez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Rosario dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rosario gets a clinch.
Rosario lands with a right to the head.
Pelaez blocks a body shot from Rosario.
Pelaez tries to stall but Rosario uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rosario stalling against the cage.
Rosario lands a right hand.
Elvis Rosario has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rosario struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelaez controls his hands.
Pelaez is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Rosario won't allow it.
Pelaez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosario has double underhooks.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelaez.
Pelaez is trying to break the clinch but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rosario to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rosario to keep the fight standing.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pj Pelaez.
Pelaez has a couple of punches blocked by Rosario.
Rosario tries a body shot but Pelaez blocks it.
Rosario doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelaez managing to block the knees to the body from Rosario.
Pelaez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rosario walks away with a smile on his face. Pelaez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rosario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelaez can do to turn this around?
Rosario throws a head kick but Pelaez moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Pelaez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pelaez darts in looking for a takedown but Rosario gets double underhooks and turns Pelaez into the cage.
Rosario circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelaez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rosario throws a big counter combination but Pelaez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pelaez gets tackled into the cage by Rosario. Rosario maintains the clinch.
Rosario throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pelaezs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelaez.
Pelaez jumps guard but Rosario stands there with Pelaez around his waist. Pelaez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pelaez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosario works on Pelaez's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosario.
Rosario is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rosario scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelaez avoids it.
Pelaez is trying to force a seperation but Rosario has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez has a couple of punches blocked by Rosario.
A right hand to the body from Rosario.
Rosario putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pelaez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelaez.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.
Rosario misses with a punch to the body.
Pelaez fails to pull guard.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Rosario forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but Rosario turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rosario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pelaez's efforts to push away.
Pelaez avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Rosario cracks Pelaez with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario controlling the action here for a moment.
Rosario is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rosario misses with a body punch.
Pelaez wants a takedown.
Rosario tries a body shot but Pelaez blocks it.
Pelaez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelaez is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosario.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pelaez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pelaez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosario is defending well for now.
Rosario blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelaez tries to throw a body punch but Rosario avoids it by throwing Pelaez back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Rosario dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pelaez with a poor takedown

and Rosario counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosario gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pelaez.
Pelaez avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Rosario is stalling here.
Rosario working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosario lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosario.
Pelaez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pj Pelaez.
Rosario lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pelaez or not.
A frustrated look appears on Pelaez's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pelaez.

It looks like Elvis Rosario has been cut.
Pelaez avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Pelaez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosario has double underhooks.
Pelaez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosario gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelaez avoids it.
Pelaez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelaez.
Rosario lands an uppercut.
Rosario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pelaez's efforts to push away.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rosario on the inside.
Pelaez wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosario.
Pelaez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosario is keeping busy.
Pelaez tries to pull guard but Rosario forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pelaez avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Rosario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelaez's elbow.
Pelaez is trying to stall.
Rosario scores with a shot to the side of Pelaez's head.
Pelaez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rosario gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pelaez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pelaez can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario is pressed up against the cage. Pelaez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rosario down to the mat. Rosario avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Rosario gets a clinch.
Rosario goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosario lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pelaez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosario manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosario lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pelaez backwards.
Rosario holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rosario.
Pelaez managing to block the knees to the body from Rosario.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario gets through Pelaez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelaez is looking to control Rosario's arms but Rosario gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pelaez has his back to the cage.
Rosario lands a left hand.
Pelaez avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Pelaez is trying to pull guard but Rosario turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pelaez prevents a body shot from Rosario.
Rosario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pelaez is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Pelaez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rosario scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosario is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.
pj Pelaez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elvis Rosario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pelaez is looking to control Rosario's arms but Rosario gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pelaez has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Rosario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosario has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Rosario!