PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Peezee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pescitore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Peezee
vs
Pescitore

165 cm
20
139 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taylor Peezee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Pescitore!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peezee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pescitore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peezee tries to clinch there but Pescitore circles away.

A big head kick from Pescitore and Peezee is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Peezee is rocked!
Pescitore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oh Peezee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pescitore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pescitore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peezee seems to have got his legs back now.
Let's hope that Pescitore 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 one minute gone in the round.
Pescitore tries to free his leg and advance position but Peezee is retaining full guard.
Pescitore wants to control from the top but Peezee keeps moving.
Pescitore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peezee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pescitore is controlling him.

That's two 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.
Pescitore sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Pescitore just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peezee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pescitore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peezee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Pescitore.
Peezee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pescitore.
Peezee throws a sloppy head kick and Pescitore moves out of range easily.
Pescitore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peezee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peezee shoots in for a takedown but Pescitore shows good takedown defense.
Peezee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peezee fails with a takedown attempt.
Peezee avoids the head kick by Pescitore.
Pescitore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pescitore tries to clinch up
and Peezee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pescitore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peezee doesn't manage to clinch there - Pescitore circles away.
Pescitore tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Peezee clinches.
Pescitore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peezee.
Pescitore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pescitore keeps control of Peezee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pescitore lands a knee to the head.
Peezee misses with a punch to the body.

Pescitore breaks from the clinch.

Peezee clinches with his opponent.
Pescitore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pescitore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pescitore looks gassed!
Peezee takes a knee right on the jaw!

Pescitore breaks from the clinch.
Peezee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Peezee moves into the clinch.

Pescitore manages to break the clinch.
Peezee tries to clinch up but Pescitore circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor Peezee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peezee tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pescitore counters by moving into the clinch.
Pescitore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peezee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pescitore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Pescitore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pescitore keeps control of Peezee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pescitore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pescitore looking to stall.
Peezee missing with knees to the body.
Pescitore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pescitore trying to land knees to the body.
Peezee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Peezee.
Peezee tries a body shot but Pescitore blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Pescitore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pescitore throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Peezee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Pescitore moves into the clinch successfully.
Pescitore missing with knees to the body.
Pescitore misses with a knee to the head.
Peezee crunches a lovely knee into Pescitore's ribcage.
Pescitore stalling in the clinch.
Peezee misses with a knee to the head.
Pescitore managing to block the knees to the body from Peezee.
Peezee lands a shot to the body.
Pescitore tries to land knees in the clinch but Peezee avoids the damage to the body.
Pescitore managing to block the knees to the body from Peezee.
Pescitore misses with a knee to the head.

Pescitore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pescitore throws a head kick but Peezee moves out of range.
Pescitore tries to clinch but Peezee moves away

and Peezee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peezee.
Pescitore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peezee.
A left hand lands to the body for Peezee.
Pescitore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peezee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peezee missing with knees to the body.
Pescitore scores with a knee to the head.
Pescitore looking to throw knees to the head but Peezee is blocking nicely.

Pescitore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pescitore tries to close the distance and clinch but Peezee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pescitore wants to clinch.

Peezee gets the takedown into side control.
Pescitore is trying to improve his position.
Pescitore struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pescitore is trying to work for a sweep but Peezee has mounted him!
Pescitore is trying to reverse the position but instead Peezee has taken his back - oops!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peezee has the hooks in. Pescitore is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Peezee biding his time, looking for the opening.
Pescitore just trying to survive but Peezee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I really don't envy Pescitore right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peezee is not going to allow Pescitore to sit and survive in this position.
Pescitore tries to break free.
Peezee gets his hands free as Pescitore looks to control.
Pescitore is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peezee doesn't have the hooks in and Pescitore manages to turn into his guard.
Pescitore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Peezee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marco Pescitore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peezee throws a head kick that misses
and Pescitore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pescitore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pescitore moves in looking to clinch but Peezee pushes him off.
Peezee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pescitore is fending him off so far but Peezee persists. Nope, Pescitore circles away and we're back to standing.
Pescitore tries to clinch up.
Pescitore is looking to clinch but Peezee is avoiding it.

Pescitore clinches.
Peezee is looking to break free of the clinch but Pescitore has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Peezee.
Peezee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peezee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pescitore.
Pescitore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Pescitore breaks from the clinch.

Pescitore knocks Peezee to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pescitore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peezee keeps working.
Peezee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pescitore asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pescitore wants to control but Peezee is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Pescitore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Peezee shoots for a double leg takedown but Pescitore sprawls well. He's pushed Peezee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pescitore tries to close the distance and clinch but Peezee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Peezee instigates a clinch.
Peezee scores with a hook to the body.
Pescitore tries to land a knee to the head but Peezee blocks with his arms.
Peezee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Pescitore breaks from the clinch.
Pescitore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pescitore tries to clinch up but Peezee circles away and keeps his distance.
Pescitore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peezee wants to clinch.
Peezee fails with the takedown.
Pescitore circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pescitore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pescitore.
Peezee misses with a punch to the body.
Pescitore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pescitore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peezee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peezee pushes Pescitore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pescitore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peezee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pescitore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pescitore looking to throw knees to the head but Peezee is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Peezee.
Pescitore misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peezee.
Peezee is trying to break free.
Pescitore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peezee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Peezee - that landed with a thud.
Pescitore tries a knee to the head but Peezee blocks it.
Pescitore connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Pescitore.
Pescitore has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Peezee - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Pescitore, and another! Peezee is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marco Pescitore!