PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baris Dickzeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelaez comes to the cage accompanied by Never gonna give you up-Rick Astley. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pelaez
vs
Dickzeh

180 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baris Dickzeh!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelaez throws a head kick that misses.
Dickzeh has a takedown stuffed.
Pelaez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dickzeh stalling.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dickzeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickzeh is looking to break free of the clinch but Pelaez has double underhooks.
Dickzeh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelaez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dickzeh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pelaez gets underhooks to prevent Dickzeh's takedown attempt.
Jason Pelaez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baris Dickzeh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dickzeh looking to throw knees to the head but Pelaez is blocking nicely.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickzeh blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Pelaez.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickzeh taking a breather.
Dickzeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickzeh pushes off an throws an elbow but Pelaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pelaez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pelaez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dickzeh wants a takedown.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dickzeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dickzeh slowing the pace effectively.
Pelaez lands an elbow just above Dickzeh 's eye.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pelaez lands an elbow inside.
Dickzeh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelaez walks away with a smile on his face. Dickzeh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelaez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks it.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks with his arms.
Dickzeh wants a takedown but no success here.
Dickzeh looks gassed!
Dickzeh is trying to pull guard but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelaez looking to throw knees to the head but Dickzeh is blocking nicely.
Pelaez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez misses with a knee to the head.
Dickzeh is trying to break free.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks with his arms.
Dickzeh has Pelaez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pelaez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pelaez scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dickzeh's face.
Dickzeh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks it.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickzeh gets through Pelaez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelaez misses with a knee strike.
Dickzeh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pelaez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickzeh jumps guard but Pelaez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelaez working Dickzeh over with knees to the body.
Dickzeh is looking to break free of the clinch but Pelaez has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dickzeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks it.
Pelaez with a knee to the head.
Dickzeh tries to stall but Pelaez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pelaez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickzeh blocks it with crossed arms.

Dickzeh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pelaez regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickzeh throws a strike but Pelaez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pelaez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dickzeh, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pelaez rushes Dickzeh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Pelaez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pelaez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dickzeh, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickzeh goes for a takedown attempt but Pelaez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Dickzeh circles away.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
Dickzeh tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelaez wants to clinch.
Jason Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez throws a head kick but Dickzeh moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickzeh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickzeh blocks a head kick by Pelaez.
Pelaez lands a high kick!
Pelaez tries to clinch

and Dickzeh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pelaez scores with a knee to the head.
Pelaez looking to throw knees to the head but Dickzeh is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dickzeh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pelaez misses with a knee to the head.
Pelaez lands an elbow that stopped Dickzeh in his tracks for a moment.
Dickzeh blocks the elbow strike.
Pelaez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickzeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Jason Pelaez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pelaez looking to throw knees to the head but Dickzeh is blocking nicely.
Dickzeh taking a breather.
Dickzeh is looking to break free of the clinch but Pelaez has double underhooks.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickzeh wants to clinch but Pelaez slips to the side
and Pelaez counters with a big head kick but Dickzeh shrugs it off.
Jason Pelaez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickzeh shoots for a takedown but Pelaez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickzeh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pelaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickzeh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pelaez pinned against the cage. Pelaez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jason Pelaez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baris Dickzeh.

Pelaez has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Pelaez.
A knee to the head by Pelaez.
Pelaez throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickzeh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pelaez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pelaez landing knees to the head.
Pelaez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickzeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Pelaez connects with a knee to the head.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickzeh tries to pull guard but Pelaez holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickzeh drops back down to his feet.
Dickzeh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dickzeh tries to stall but Pelaez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dickzeh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelaez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickzeh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelaez looking to throw knees to the head but Dickzeh is blocking nicely.
Dickzeh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelaez connects with a knee to the head.
Dickzeh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pelaez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickzeh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks with his arms.
Pelaez looking to throw knees to the head but Dickzeh is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickzeh is trying to drag Pelaez to the mat but Pelaez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dickzeh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelaez avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Pelaez dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pelaez tries to clinch up.

Dickzeh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pelaez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dickzeh is looking to take a break and control but Pelaez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pelaez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dickzeh is controlling him well.
Dickzeh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pelaez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dickzeh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickzeh avoids the head kick by Pelaez.
Pelaez slaps away a takedown attempt from Dickzeh, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Pelaez drives through and clinches with Dickzeh against the cage.
Pelaez misses with a knee strike.
Pelaez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickzeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Dickzeh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dickzeh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jason Pelaez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baris Dickzeh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dickzeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickzeh is working for takedown but Pelaez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pelaez misses with a knee to the head.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickzeh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickzeh blocks an elbow strike.
Dickzeh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dickzeh is trying to pull guard but Pelaez has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pelaez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pelaez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dickzeh's face.
Pelaez looking to throw knees to the head but Dickzeh is blocking nicely.
Dickzeh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelaez walks away with a smile on his face. Dickzeh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Dickzeh is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Dickzeh or perhaps it was just good defense by Pelaez which made him look bad.

Pelaez pushes Dickzeh up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez misses with a knee to the head.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Dickzeh blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pelaez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pelaez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dickzeh's defenses.
Dickzeh tries to pull guard but Pelaez won't allow it.
Pelaez misses with a knee to the head.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickzeh taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelaez scores with a knee to the head.
Dickzeh wants a takedown but no success here.
Baris Dickzeh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Pelaez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Pelaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pelaez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Pelaez!
An out of breath Jason Pelaez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.