PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pezao (ranked 1805 p4p, 3233 weight class) and Boxing Man (ranked 247 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pezao
vs
Man

193 cm
26
206
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
213
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Pezao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boxing Man!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pezao.
Pezao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Man's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pezao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pezao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pezao throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Pezao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pezao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Pezao ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pezao on the side of the head.

It looks like John Pezao has been cut.
Pezao throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Pezao throws a body shot but no joy.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pezao throws a body shot but no joy.
Man throws out a counter right but Pezao avoids it with no problem.
Pezao throws a leg kick that is checked

and Man counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pezao! Man lets Pezao back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Man avoids the body shot from Pezao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
Pezao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Pezao tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Pezao swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man lands a nice hook to Pezao's body. Pezao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Pezao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Man lands a big uppercut and Pezao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pezao looks OK. Man waves Pezao back to his feet!

John Pezao's cut is getting worse.
Pezao tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man rattles Pezao with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Pezao tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Man dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Pezao stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boxing Man!