PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Ceelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Pablo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ceelo
vs
Pablo

180 cm
23
214 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

185 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Curtis Ceelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ceelo forces Pablo back against the cage and clinches.

Ceelo breaks the clinch.

Pablo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ceelo manages to get to full guard.
Pablo being controlled here momentarily.
Ceelo wants to sweep here but Pablo controlling him for the moment.
Pablo trying to control but Ceelo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pablo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pablo misses with an uppercut.
Pablo tries for a takedown but Ceelo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Ceelo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ceelo postures up.
Ceelo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ceelo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pablo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ceelo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ceelo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pablo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ceelo's guard.
Pablo looks gassed!
Pablo prevents Ceelo from getting back to his feet.
Pablo wants to get up but he can't break Ceelo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pablo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ceelo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ceelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ceelo postures up and lands a big shot to Pablo's brow.
Pablo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ceelo controls the pace.
Ceelo wants to pass the guard but Pablo is keeping the position.
Pablo being controlled here, momentarily.
Ceelo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ceelo wants to control from the top but Pablo keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ceelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ceelo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ceelo checks a leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ceelo.
Ceelo trying to control the position but Pablo is working away.
Ceelo cracks Pablo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pablo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ceelo working away.
Ceelo lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ceelo tries to clinch but Pablo moves out of range.
Curtis Ceelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ceelo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ceelo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ceelo controlling the pace for now.
Ceelo landing shots from mount.
Ceelo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pablo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Pablo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo taking shots to the head.
Ceelo controlling the pace for now.
Ceelo is stalling here but it's allowed Pablo to get half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Curtis Ceelo.

Pablo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ceelo keeps working.

Ceelo is defending against the submission attempts here by Pablo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ceelo keeping full guard, as Pablo tries to pass.
Pablo won't allow Ceelo to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ceelo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pablo is one step ahead there.
Pablo with a nice head shot there.

Ceelo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pablo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pablo fails with the takedown

and Ceelo counters with a takedown into side control.
Ceelo controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Ceelo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ceelo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pablo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ceelo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ceelo with shots to the head and body - Pablo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ceelo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pablo hang on?
Ceelo dominating with strikes here.
Ceelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pablo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ceelo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pablo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ceelo controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ceelo.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ceelo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ceelo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ceelo with the ground and pound from mount.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
Ceelo dominating with strikes here.
Ceelo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo lands a heavy elbow.
Ceelo unloading with bombs!
Ceelo lands a big elbow.
Ceelo raining down shots from the mount!
Ceelo with a couple of short strikes.
Ceelo controlling from mount.
Ceelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pablo is looking to escape.
Pablo wants to control but Ceelo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo controlling from the full mount.
Pablo is squirming around, avoiding Ceelo's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Pablo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ceelo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pablo tries to lock up and control but Ceelo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ceelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ceelo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ceelo lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Ceelo.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
Ceelo working Pablo over with strikes here.
Ceelo with shots to the head and body - Pablo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Curtis Ceelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pablo is bucking up trying to escape but Ceelo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceelo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ceelo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pete Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Ceelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ceelo with shots to the head and body - Pablo looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Ceelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ceelo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Ceelo!