PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Peccorino (ranked 22645 p4p, 4995 weight class) and Dabi Cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peccorino
vs
Cut

175 cm
21
157
4 - 9 - 0

170 cm
18
150
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Peccorino !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dabi Cut!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peccorino closes the distance and clinches.
Cut wants to break free but Peccorino has control.

Cut jumps into guard, dragging Peccorino to the mat.

Peccorino decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cut, up you get!
Peccorino tries to clinch there but Cut circles away.
Peccorino fails to land with a series of punches.
Peccorino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cut shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cut showed some decent athleticism there.

Peccorino manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cut keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cut effectively controlling the action here.

Peccorino decides to pull guard.
Cut trying to control the position from guard on top but Peccorino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cut tries to free his leg and advance position but Peccorino is retaining full guard.
Peccorino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cut is controlling him.
Cut is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cut's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cut won't allow Peccorino to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cut trying to control but Peccorino is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cut takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Peccorino stuns Cut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peccorino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peccorino moves in looking to clinch but Cut pushes him off.
Cut keeps the fight on the outside.

Cut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peccorino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cut.
Cut prevents Peccorino from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peccorino is trying to drag Cut to the mat but Cut just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cut is trying to force a seperation but Peccorino has the dominant position.

Peccorino manages to break the clinch.

Cut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Peccorino has his feet on Cut's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Peccorino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Peccorino counters with a quick kick to the body but Cut blocks it.
Cut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peccorino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick lands for Cut.
Peccorino misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Peccorino does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cut gets a clinch.
Cut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peccorino is pressed up against the cage. Cut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peccorino down to the mat. Peccorino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peccorino seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cut looks winded!
Peccorino wants to clinch.
And Cut tries to counter it with a takedown but Peccorino pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peccorino tries to clinch but Cut is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Peccorino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick lands for Cut.
Peccorino moves in looking to clinch but Cut pushes him off.
Cut wants to counter with a clinch but Peccorino pushes him away.

Peccorino darts in and clinches Cut up against the cage.
Peccorino swings wildly with an uppercut but Cut uses good head movement to avoid it.

Peccorino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Peccorino pushes Cut up against the cage in a clinch.

Cut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cut tries to keep at a distance but Peccorino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peccorino jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cut walks away with a smile on his face. Peccorino gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Peccorino forces Cut back against the cage and clinches.
Peccorino takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Don Peccorino has been cut.
Peccorino leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cut is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peccorino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peccorino tries to pull guard but Cut won't allow it.

Cut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peccorino tries to bum rush Cut with a series of wild strikes but Cut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peccorino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peccorino throws a head kick that misses.
Peccorino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peccorino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peccorino .

Cut moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peccorino tries to clinch but Cut is having none of it.
Peccorino misses with a double jab.
Peccorino tries to clinch but Cut is having none of it.
Cut shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peccorino sprawls well. Peccorino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cut gets slowly back to his feet.
Peccorino throws a head kick but Cut moves out of range.
Don Peccorino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peccorino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cut is out of range and Peccorino settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peccorino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cut steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peccorino .
Cut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peccorino .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cut or perhaps it was just good defense by Peccorino , which made it look bad.
Don Peccorino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dabi Cut.
Peccorino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peccorino as he avoids it easily.
Peccorino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peccorino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cut shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cut shoots in but no luck this time.
Cut is breathing heavily.
Cut tries to clinch up.
Peccorino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cut.
Peccorino lands with a good body shot.

Peccorino clinches.
Cut tries to pull guard but Peccorino holds him up against the cage and eventually Cut drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peccorino just leaning against Cut, taking a breather.
Don Peccorino has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Peccorino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peccorino just misses with a punch to the body.
Peccorino swats away the attempt to clinch by Cut.
Cut swats away the attempt to clinch by Peccorino .
A right-left combo lands from Peccorino .
Cut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Don Peccorino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cut fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cut looks to clinch
and Peccorino counters with a one-two to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Peccorino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Peccorino 's cut.
That's time! Peccorino 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cut finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Peccorino 's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Cut falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Peccorino !
Dabi Cut was interviewed post fight and said 'Losing is part of learning, I lose today but I will come back stronger next time.'.