PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Spedicato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alessandro Spedicato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Pan's chin.

Spedicato
vs
Pan

168 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

150 cm
23
125 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessandro Spedicato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spedicato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pan is defending well for now.
Pan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spedicato's efforts to push away.
Spedicato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pan misses with a knee to the head.
Spedicato misses with a knee strike.
Pan 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.
Spedicato is looking to break free of the clinch but Pan has double underhooks.
Pan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spedicato can't break the clinch.
Spedicato tries to break the clinch but Pan is controlling the position.
Spedicato tries to break the clinch but Pan is controlling the position.
Spedicato avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spedicato misses with a knee to the head.
Spedicato takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spedicato wants to get back to striking at distance but Pan won't allow it.
Spedicato tries to land knees in the clinch but Pan avoids the damage to the body.

Pan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pan drives through and clinches with Spedicato against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spedicato obliges.
Pan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spedicato blocks it with crossed arms.
Spedicato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pan trying to land knees to the body.

Pan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spedicato wants to clinch

and Pan counters with a shoot takedown. Spedicato fights it but they end up in guard.
Spedicato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pan is controlling him.

Pan gets to his feet - Spedicato follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spedicato is looking to clinch.
Spedicato tries to clinch up

and Pan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pan.
Spedicato is trying to break free.
Pan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spedicato avoids it.
Spedicato dodges an elbow strike from Pan.
Spedicato managing to block the knees to the body from Pan.
Spedicato misses with a knee strike.
Pan lands an elbow inside.
Spedicato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pan controlling the action here for a moment.
Pan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spedicato.

Pan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spedicato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spedicato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spedicato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spedicato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spedicato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spedicato tries to clinch but Pan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spedicato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Spedicato.
Spedicato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Pan instigates a clinch.
Spedicato tries to land a knee to the head but Pan blocks with his arms.
Spedicato avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.
Pan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pan looks gassed!
Pan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spedicato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spedicato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pan blocks it with crossed arms.
Pan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spedicato's defenses.
Pan is pushing Spedicato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spedicato avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.

Pan breaks the clinch.

Pan has Spedicato up against the cage in a clinch.
Spedicato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pan's face.
Spedicato working hard to break the clinch.
Pan lands a good knee to the midsection. Spedicato won't want to take too many of those.
Spedicato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pan takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spedicato's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Spedicato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pan.
Spedicato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spedicato missing with knees to the body.
Spedicato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pan avoids it.

Pan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pan trying to control the position here.
Spedicato wants to stand and escape but instead Pan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pan working some strikes from top position.
Spedicato being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Pan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spedicato wants to stand up but Pan is controlling him.
Pan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pan advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pan misses with a few strikes there.
Spedicato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spedicato misses with a combination

and Pan moves into the clinch.

Pan manages to pull guard.
Spedicato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Spedicato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spedicato!
Pan content just to control the position here.
Spedicato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pan on the ground.
Spedicato is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pan controlling the pace for now.
Pan trying to control but Spedicato is having none of it.
Pan is breathing heavily.
Pan content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pan landing strikes from the mount and Spedicato is in trouble!
Pan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spedicato holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Spedicato is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spedicato wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pan controlling the pace for now.
Pan trying to control but Spedicato is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Peter Pan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spedicato closes the distance but Pan moves to the side

and Pan counters by moving into the clinch.
Pan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pan tries to land knees in the clinch but Spedicato avoids the damage to the body.
Spedicato tries to land a knee to the head but Pan blocks with his arms.
Spedicato trying to land knees to the body.
Pan slowing the pace effectively.
Pan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spedicato's efforts to push away.
Spedicato trying to land knees to the body.
Spedicato looking to throw knees to the head but Pan is blocking nicely.

Spedicato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pan avoids the body shot from Spedicato.
Spedicato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spedicato looks to clinch

and Pan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spedicato won't be happy with that.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Pan stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pan instigates a clinch.
Spedicato tries to land a knee to the head but Pan blocks with his arms.

Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spedicato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Spedicato is rocked!

Pan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Spedicato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pan missing with knees to the body.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but Spedicato blocks with his arms.
Spedicato seems to have got his legs back now.
Spedicato missing with knees to the body.

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

Pan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pan cracks Spedicato with a big elbow.
Peter Pan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Spedicato is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pan trying to control the action but Spedicato is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spedicato is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Pan decides to stand back up.
Pan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spedicato tries to clinch

and Pan moves into the clinch.
Spedicato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spedicato with a knee to the head.
Spedicato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spedicato connects with a knee to the head.
Spedicato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spedicato misses with a knee strike.

Spedicato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spedicato tries to clinch up

and Pan counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spedicato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pan.
Pan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spedicato.
Spedicato trying to land knees to the body.
Spedicato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pan jumps guard but Spedicato stands there with Pan around his waist. Pan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spedicato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spedicato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pan's face.
Spedicato lands a knee to the body.
Spedicato throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spedicato tries a head kick but it misses.
Spedicato tries to clinch

and Pan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pan lands an elbow inside that Spedicato shrugs off.
Spedicato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spedicato tries a knee to the head but Pan blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spedicato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spedicato prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spedicato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spedicato connects with a knee to the head.
Spedicato tries to land knees in the clinch but Pan avoids the damage to the body.
Spedicato has had enough of the clinch but Pan keeps him there for the moment.

Pan pulls Spedicato into guard.
Spedicato wants to get up but he can't break Pan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spedicato stopping the sweep attempt from Pan.
Spedicato wants to stand and escape but instead Pan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pan trying to control the position from guard on top but Spedicato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pan gets to his feet - Spedicato follows without any prompting.
Alessandro Spedicato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Pan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spedicato closes the distance but Pan moves to the side

and Pan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pan.
Spedicato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spedicato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spedicato misses with a knee to the head.
Pan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spedicato regains guard immediately.
Spedicato wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pan manages to pass to side control.
Pan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Pan!