PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 523 p4p, 715 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 83 p4p, 121 weight class). Philippe comes to the cage accompanied by Chant vaudou haitien. Tragedy has chosen Bury Me In Southern Ground by Rebel Son as his entrance music. Peguero Jean Philippe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Philippe
vs
Tragedy

187 cm
33
193
29 - 23 - 0

180 cm
36
180
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tragedy.
We've been informed that Tragedy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tragedy swinging wildly here.
Tragedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Tragedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Tragedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tragedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Tragedy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tragedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Tragedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tragedy slips under a jab.
Tragedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Tragedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philippe counters with a two punch combo.
Philippe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Philippe misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tragedy slips under a jab.
Tragedy thows a leg kick but Philippe checks it
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
Tragedy looks for the body kick but Philippe saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Tragedy.
A head kick by Tragedy misses
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Tragedy misses the shot to the body.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy tried to score with a low kick but Philippe checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing.
Tragedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tragedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Philippe doesn't seem phased though.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Philippe misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Tragedy misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tragedy tries to score with a low kick but Philippe moves his leg out of the way.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a body punch
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tragedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tragedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Philippe blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Philippe cracks Tragedy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tragedy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Philippe finish him?

Tragedy is rocked!

That has opened up Trage Tragedy's cut even more.
Tragedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Philippe avoids it well.
Tragedy seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the liver by Philippe. Beautiful body shot.
Tragedy looks winded!
Tragedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tragedy is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Philippe just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Tragedy has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Pound Town INC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.