PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ackmed Giovani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Pegado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Giovani
vs
Pegado

178 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ackmed Giovani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renan Pegado!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giovani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pegado misses with a hook.
Pegado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Giovani fails to land with a series of punches.
Pegado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giovani circles away quickly and effectively.
Pegado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Giovani slips a straight right by Pegado.
Pegado wants to clinch
and Giovani counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pegado's knee momentarily.
Renan Pegado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegado has a takedown stuffed.
Pegado checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovani scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Giovani tenderised Pegado's leg. Pegado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pegado fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pegado misses the target.
Giovani slips a jab from Pegado.
Pegado misses with a series of wild punches.
Pegado looks to clinch
and Giovani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pegado misses with a series of wild punches.
Giovani misses with a double jab.
Giovani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pegado throws a right and a left that Giovani avoids nicely.
Pegado misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovani moves out of range as Pegado strikes.
Pegado throws a jab when Giovani was well out of range.
Pegado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giovani as he avoids it easily.
Ackmed Giovani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Pegado.
Giovani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pegado throws out the jab.
Pegado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giovani backs up against the cage.
Ackmed Giovani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pegado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Giovani. Giovani obviously looking to wear him down.
Pegado swinging wildly here.
Pegado misses with a takedown attempt
and Giovani counters with a nice leg kick.
Pegado looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pegado misses with an uppercut.
Giovani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pegado sizes up Giovani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giovani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pegado. That did some damage!
Pegado misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovani.
Pegado misses with a wild combination.
Giovani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Giovani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pegado's sensitive parts.
Pegado is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pegado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pegado tries to clinch but Giovani is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Pegado.
Pegado looks to land a left hand but Giovani moved out of range nicely.
Pegado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giovani.
A combination from Pegado does no damage.
Pegado misses with an uppercut. Giovani saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovani moves out of range of the strikes.
Giovani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pegado.
Pegado looks to score with a jab to the body but Giovani is just out of range.
Pegado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giovani throws a right hand that Pegado ducks under and follows up with a left that Pegado also avoids with ease.
Pegado misses with an uppercut. Giovani saw that one coming.
Pegado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giovani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pegado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pegado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giovani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renan Pegado will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pegado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pegado swinging wildly here.
Giovani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pegado misses with a few strikes there.
Giovani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pegado. That did some damage!
Pegado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pegado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Giovani.
Pegado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pegado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giovani counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegado swinging wildly here.
Pegado doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giovani counters with an inside leg kick.
Pegado is breathing heavily.
Giovani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pegado tries to clinch but Giovani moves away
and Giovani counters with an outside leg kick.
Pegado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giovani counters with an outside leg kick.
Renan Pegado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Pegado misses.
Ackmed Giovani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pegado looks to land a combination but Giovani avoids it well.
Giovani really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Giovani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pegado.
Giovani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovani slips under a jab from Pegado.
Pegado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pegado with a poor takedown
and Giovani counters with a leg kick.
Ackmed Giovani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Pegado.
Giovani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pegado's sensitive parts.
Giovani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Pegado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giovani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pegado's calf.
Giovani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pegado. That did some damage!
Giovani feints and then cracks Pegado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pegado down.
Giovani throws a right and a left that Pegado avoids nicely.
Pegado tries to clinch but Giovani moves away
and Giovani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pegado looks to land a combination but Giovani avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pegado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Giovani. Giovani obviously looking to wear him down.
Pegado tries to clinch but Giovani is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giovani.
Pegado might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Giovani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pegado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pegado throws a nice looking combination but Giovani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pegado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Giovani. Giovani obviously looking to wear him down.
Giovani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pegado doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giovani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pegado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pegado wants to clinch
and Giovani counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giovani.
Giovani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pegado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pegado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giovani counters with a good low kick that Pegado was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pegado wants to clinch but Giovani slips to the side
and Giovani counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovani lands a leg kick that knocks Pegado off balance momentarily.
Giovani slips under a jab.
Pegado tries to bum rush Giovani with a series of wild strikes but Giovani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ackmed Giovani dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Giovani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pegado misses with a takedown
and Giovani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pegado misses with a looping right.
Pegado tries to clinch but Giovani moves out of range.
Pegado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Giovani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pegado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giovani.
Giovani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giovani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pegado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pegado throws a right and a left that Giovani avoids nicely.
Pegado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giovani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Giovani. Those never looked like landing.
Pegado misses with a wild combination.
Pegado misses with a wild combination.
Giovani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pegado misses with an uppercut. Giovani saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Pegado misses its intended target.
Pegado darts in trying to clinch
and Giovani counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovani.
A punch combination from Pegado misses.
Giovani throws a series of punches but Pegado moves out of range.
Pegado darts in trying to clinch
and Giovani counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pegado's knee momentarily.
Pegado is looking to clinch but Giovani is avoiding it.
Giovani ducks under a wild hook from Pegado.
Pegado moves to clinch but Giovani breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pegado is trying desperately to land a takedown but Giovani is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pegado.
Pegado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovani slips a jab and a cross from Pegado.
Pegado looks to throw the jab but Giovani is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pegado.
Pegado moves to clinch but Giovani breaks away
and Giovani counters with a thumping low kick.
Giovani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pegado misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Pegado misses its intended target.
That kick from Giovani tenderised Pegado's leg. Pegado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Giovani moves out of range of the strikes.
Giovani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pegado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giovani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Giovani.
Pegado throws a series of punches but Giovani avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Giovani. Those never looked like landing.
Giovani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Giovani does no damage.
Giovani connects with a solid leg kick.
Pegado tries to bum rush Giovani with a series of wild strikes but Giovani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pegado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovani throws a leg kick which misses Pegado's front leg but catches the back leg as Pegado tries to avoid it.
Giovani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pegado's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ackmed Giovani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giovani 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ackmed Giovani!