PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Combos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio Del Pilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Combos
vs
Del Pilar

170 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Combos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregorio Del Pilar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Del Pilar is fending him off so far but Combos persists. Nope, Del Pilar circles away and we're back to standing.
Del Pilar punishes Combos's body with a nice straight punch.
Del Pilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Pilar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeff Combos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Del Pilar.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the side of Combos's head but Combos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Pilar swings for the body but Combos moves out of range.
Del Pilar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Combos.
Del Pilar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Combos.
Del Pilar leaves Combos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Combos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combos misses with a takedown attempt - Del Pilar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Combos slips under a jab from Del Pilar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Pilar cracks Combos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Del Pilar thows a body shot but no joy.
Combos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Del Pilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Combos moves away.
Del Pilar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Combos was well out of range. Poor timing from Del Pilar.
No luck for Combos with that takedown attempt.
Del Pilar misses with a looping left.
Combos fails with a takedown attempt.
Combos shoots in but no luck this time.
Combos is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Del Pilar is out of range and Combos settles back down.
Del Pilar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Combos.
Del Pilar looks to score with a jab to the body but Combos is just out of range.
Del Pilar throws a hook but Combos avoids it easily.
Combos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Pilar.
Del Pilar throws a jab but it's blocked by Combos.
Del Pilar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Combos.
Combos misses with a takedown attempt - Del Pilar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Del Pilar misses the shot to the body.
Combos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Del Pilar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Combos at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combos misses with a takedown attempt - Del Pilar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Del Pilar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Combos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Pilar takes a swing at Combos's ribcage but misses.
Del Pilar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Del Pilar connects with a jab.
Del Pilar lands with a right hand.

Combos is rocked!
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Combos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Pilar throws a jab when Combos was well out of range.
Combos seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Combos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Del Pilar blocks a head kick by Combos.
Gregorio Del Pilar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Pilar throws a shot from downtown. Combos moves away and avoids it.
Combos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Del Pilar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Combos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Pilar.
Combos tries for a takedown but Del Pilar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Combos misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Combos fails with the takedown.
Del Pilar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio Del Pilar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Del Pilar.
Del Pilar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Del Pilar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Combos tries to clinch up.
Del Pilar throws a body punch but Combos moves out of range.
Del Pilar just misses with a punch to the body.
Combos fails with the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Combos.
Del Pilar throws a body punch but Combos moves out of range.
Del Pilar keeps the fight on the outside.
Combos takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Pilar just misses with a punch to the body.
Combos has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Pilar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Del Pilar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Del Pilar swings for the body but Combos moves out of range.
Gregorio Del Pilar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Combos misses with a takedown attempt - Del Pilar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Combos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Pilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Combos manages to avoid it.
Combos moves out of range as Del Pilar strikes.
Del Pilar stuffs the takedown attempt from Combos. Combos gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeff Combos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Pilar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Del Pilar misses with a wild body shot.
Del Pilar scores with a hook to the body. Combos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Del Pilar lands with a nice body punch.
Del Pilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Combos manages to avoid it.
Del Pilar stuns Combos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Pilar looks to score with a jab to the body but Combos is just out of range.
Del Pilar throws out a powerful jab.
Del Pilar with a hook.

Del Pilar drops Combos with a beautiful combination! Combos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Del Pilar is looking for the KO!
Del Pilar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Pilar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Del Pilar - just one landing.
Del Pilar thows a body shot but no joy.
Del Pilar cracks a nice hook into Combos's ribs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Combos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A shot to de liver by Del Pilar. Beautiful body shot.
Del Pilar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Combos rather than just go for the knockout.
Del Pilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Combos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Combos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Del Pilar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Combos somewhat.
Del Pilar takes a swing at Combos's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Combos blocks a jab.
Del Pilar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Combos.

Del Pilar lands a left and a right that send Combos crashing to the mat, dazed. Del Pilar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Combos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Combos slips under a jab.
Del Pilar misses with a shot to the body
and Del Pilar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Combos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Pilar.
Combos walks into a straight right hand from Del Pilar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Combos shoots for a double leg takedown but Del Pilar sprawls well. He's pushed Combos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good exchange - Del Pilar coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Combos ducks under a wild hook from Del Pilar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio Del Pilar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Combos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Combos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Del Pilar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Combos throws a head kick that misses.
Combos doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Pilar circles away.
Combos ducks under a wild hook from Del Pilar.
Combos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Combos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Del Pilar circles away.
Del Pilar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Pilar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Combos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Del Pilar throws a body punch but Combos moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Pilar. Combos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Combos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Del Pilar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Combos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Del Pilar defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Combos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Pilar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Pilar throws a shot from downtown. Combos moves away and avoids it.
Combos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Combos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Pilar.
Combos throws a shot from downtown. Del Pilar moves away and avoids it.
Del Pilar throws a sloppy body shot
and Combos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Combos fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Pilar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Combos is looking to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Del Pilar. Beautiful body shot.
Del Pilar rushes Combos with punches - Combos moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Combos goes down! Del Pilar follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregorio Del Pilar!