PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Peixoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peixoto has chosen Bob Marley - Legalize it! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

De Ertu
vs
Peixoto

185 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

- Elite Fighter© + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian De Ertu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Peixoto !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peixoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Ertu closes the distance and clinches up with Peixoto , looking for a takedown. De Ertu pushes Peixoto against the ropes but Peixoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peixoto throws a shot from downtown. De Ertu moves away and avoids it.
Peixoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Peixoto . Those never looked like landing.
De Ertu misses with a double jab.
De Ertu shoots in looking for a takedown but Peixoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Ertu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Peixoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends De Ertu sprawling to the canvas! De Ertu rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Peixoto finish him?!

De Ertu is rocked!

It looks like Christian De Ertu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peixoto misses with a double jab.
Oh De Ertu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

De Ertu looking to score a takedown here. Peixoto is defending well but De Ertu drives through and ends up in Peixoto 's guard.
De Ertu seems to have got his legs back now.
De Ertu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Ertu trying to control the position from guard on top but Peixoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Ertu trying to control but Peixoto is working from the bottom.

De Ertu drops back looking for a leg! Peixoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peixoto manages to kick De Ertu off! De Ertu jumps back into Peixoto 's guard.
De Ertu trying to control the position from guard on top but Peixoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Ertu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peixoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu stops Peixoto from standing up.
De Ertu trying to control but Peixoto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian De Ertu.

De Ertu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

De Ertu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peixoto defends it well.
De Ertu looks to land a strike but Peixoto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Ertu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Ertu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Ertu trying to control but Peixoto is working from the bottom.
Peixoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

De Ertu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Ertu won't allow Peixoto to get back to his feet.
De Ertu trying to control the position from guard on top but Peixoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Ertu has gone for a leg lock! Peixoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Ertu's guard.

De Ertu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
De Ertu shoots for a double leg takedown but Peixoto sprawls well. He's pushed De Ertu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian De Ertu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peixoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Peixoto finds it's way through De Ertu's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Ertu shoots in for a double leg but Peixoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Enzo Peixoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian De Ertu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Ertu moves into the clinch.

De Ertu is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Peixoto can't fight it off and eventually De Ertu manages to take the fight to the floor. Peixoto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Ertu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Ertu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Christian De Ertu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Ertu wants to pass the guard but Peixoto is keeping the position.

De Ertu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peixoto wants to stand but De Ertu is controlling the position.
Peixoto keeping moving, preventing De Ertu from controlling successfully.

De Ertu stands up from Peixoto 's guard - De Ertu perhaps looking for a knockout.

De Ertu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

De Ertu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Ertu advances to half guard.
De Ertu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peixoto keeps working.
Peixoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

De Ertu decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Peixoto enables De Ertu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peixoto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Ertu looking to sit in guard and control but Peixoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peixoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Ertu's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Ertu scrambles and gets back to his feet.

De Ertu dives in and scores a takedown into Peixoto 's guard.
Peixoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

De Ertu drops back looking for a leg! Peixoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peixoto manages to kick De Ertu off! De Ertu jumps back into Peixoto 's guard.
Peixoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian De Ertu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian De Ertu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peixoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Peixoto drops De Ertu with a beautiful combination! De Ertu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Peixoto is looking for the KO!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

De Ertu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peixoto 's guard.

De Ertu has gone for a leg lock! Peixoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Ertu's guard.
De Ertu is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Ertu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Ertu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

De Ertu stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Ertu.
Peixoto fails to land with a series of punches.
De Ertu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peixoto defends it nicely.
Peixoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Ertus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Ertu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto swats away the attempt to clinch by De Ertu.
De Ertu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian De Ertu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peixoto misses with the combination.

De Ertu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peixoto tries for a takedown but De Ertu manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Ertu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Ertu stands and steps away. Peixoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Enzo Peixoto just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Christian De Ertu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De Ertu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peixoto keeping moving, preventing De Ertu from controlling successfully.
De Ertu looking to pass the guard.
De Ertu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Ertu wants to control from the top but Peixoto keeps moving.
De Ertu tries to free his leg and advance position but Peixoto is retaining full guard.

De Ertu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Ertu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Ertu prevents Peixoto from getting back to his feet.

De Ertu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu controlling the position from side mount.
Peixoto tries to escape but De Ertu is in control.

De Ertu decides to stand back up.
De Ertu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Enzo Peixoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peixoto counters with a nice uppercut.
De Ertu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peixoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Ertu somewhat.
Peixoto loads up on a big right hand but De Ertu slips the punch.
Peixoto dodges the punch combination from De Ertu.

De Ertu rushes Peixoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
De Ertu has Peixoto pressed against the ropes, preventing Peixoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto tries to circle away but De Ertu has him pinned against the ropes.
De Ertu has Peixoto pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Peixoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian De Ertu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Ertu tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Peixoto 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Ertu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peixoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian De Ertu had his way with Enzo Peixoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Christian De Ertu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

De Ertu misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Peixoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Peixoto throws a low kick but De Ertu moves out of range easily.
Peixoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Ertu dodges the punch combination from Peixoto .
De Ertu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peixoto 's waist but Peixoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Ertu off to one side.
De Ertu blocks a head kick by Peixoto .
De Ertu moves out of range as Peixoto throws a body kick.
Peixoto lands with a nice body punch.
De Ertu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian De Ertu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peixoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Peixoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Ertu's head backwards.
Peixoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peixoto pounces like a tiger and cracks De Ertu with a vicious hook! De Ertu is down but not out! Peixoto follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Enzo Peixoto !
Enzo Peixoto is the new featherweight champion!
Enzo Peixoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.