PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros comes to the cage accompanied by 卍卍卍. Pejovsky has chosen Anvil of Crom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Neno Pejovsky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Katsaros
vs
Pejovsky

193 cm
28
217 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neno Pejovsky!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pejovsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Pejovsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pejovsky checks a leg kick.
Pejovsky scores with a hook.
Pejovsky cracks Katsaros with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Pejovsky misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pejovsky thows a body kick. Katsaros tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Katsaros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Katsaros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pejovsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pejovsky throws a body kick that misses
and Pejovsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katsaros looks to score with a jab to the body but Pejovsky is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katsaros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pejovsky dodges the punch combination from Katsaros.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pejovsky.
Katsaros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pejovsky misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Pejovsky misses.
Good exchange - Pejovsky coming out on top.

Oooooh!!! Pejovsky has knocked Katsaros down with a huge combo! Pejovsky steps away and waves a wobbly Katsaros back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Katsaros.
Pejovsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pejovsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pejovsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Katsaros on the side of the head.
Katsaros throws a shot from downtown. Pejovsky moves away and avoids it.
Pejovsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Katsaros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros thows a body kick. Pejovsky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Katsaros avoids the body shot from Pejovsky.
Katsaros uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Katsaros lands with a nice combination. Pejovsky backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsaros throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Katsaros.
Nice jab there from Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a head kick that Pejovsky semi-blocks.

That has opened up Neno Pejovsky's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pejovsky.
Jab from Katsaros.
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Katsaros.
Katsaros takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katsaros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsaros throws a leg kick but Pejovsky moved away.

Pejovsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Katsaros, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros misses with a body punch.
Pejovsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Katsaros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pejovsky takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neno Pejovsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Katsaros misses with a kick to the body.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katsaros moves out of range of the body kick from Pejovsky.
Katsaros looks to land a combination but Pejovsky avoids it well.
Pejovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katsaros lands the left hand.
Katsaros avoids the head kick by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pejovsky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsaros.
Pejovsky lands a head shot.
Katsaros is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pejovsky takes a swing at Katsaros's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky checks a low kick from Katsaros.
Pejovsky lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katsaros.
Katsaros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pejovsky moves forwards but Katsaros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Katsaros blocks a head kick by Pejovsky.
Katsaros slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pejovsky takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejovsky lands a body shot.
Pejovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros scoring well with a low kick there.
Katsaros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky connects with a right hand. Katsaros shakes it off.
Katsaros is looking to land body kicks.
Katsaros throws a sloppy body shot
and Pejovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katsaros lands a nice shot that snaps Pejovsky's head back.
A clash of legs there as Katsaros blocks the low kick.
Katsaros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pejovsky lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a series of punches but Pejovsky avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Katsaros crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pejovsky - the referee stops the clock and Katsaros gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pejovsky. Katsaros manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pejovsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katsaros circles away quickly and effectively.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pejovsky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Katsaros swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pejovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Katsaros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pejovsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky digs a good body shot into Katsaros's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pejovsky misses with a low kick as Katsaros jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Pejovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pejovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katsaros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot.
Pejovsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick but Katsaros sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pejovsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros throws a shot from downtown. Pejovsky moves away and avoids it.
Pejovsky throws a lazy body kick
and Katsaros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neno Pejovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Katsaros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsaros throws a push kick but Pejovsky slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Pejovsky is predictable there
and Katsaros counters with a one-two to the body.

Oooooh!!! Pejovsky has knocked Katsaros down with a huge combo! Pejovsky steps away and waves a wobbly Katsaros back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejovsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pejovsky misses with a looping right.
Katsaros lands a right hook to the body.
Pejovsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Katsaros throws a leg kick
and Pejovsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pejovsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros clobbers Pejovsky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsaros.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katsaros throws a push kick but Pejovsky slaps the foot to one side.
Pejovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Katsaros.
Katsaros lands a head kick. Pejovsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

The cut above Neno Pejovsky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Katsaros looks for the body kick but Pejovsky saw that one coming.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katsaros takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Katsaros connects with a jab.
Katsaros misses with a leg kick.
Katsaros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pejovsky.
Katsaros moves out of range of the strikes.
Pejovsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Katsaros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Katsaros.
Pejovsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katsaros doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a shot from downtown. Katsaros moves away and avoids it.
Katsaros tries to land a front kick but Pejovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Katsaros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pejovsky can pounce on him.
Katsaros lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pejovsky takes a step back to recover.
Pejovsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katsaros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsaros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros tries to land a leg kick but Pejovsky saw it coming and moves away.
Pejovsky throws a head kick but Katsaros moves out of range.
Katsaros throws a looping overhand right but Pejovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Pejovsky connects with a body shot that sends Katsaros's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Pejovsky.
Katsaros lands a glancing blow to the side of Pejovsky's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejovsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pejovsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsaros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pejovsky lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Katsaros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pejovsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Katsaros's head.
Pejovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katsaros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Katsaros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pejovsky. Pejovsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Pejovsky throws a body kick that misses.
Katsaros uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pejovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Katsaros takes a swing at Pejovsky's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katsaros.
Pejovsky defending well as Katsaros loads up on a big left hand.
Pejovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky scores with a shot to the body.
Katsaros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pejovsky throws a nice head kick!
Katsaros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Pejovsky as he checks the leg kick.
Katsaros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsaros connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pejovsky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pejovsky slips a jab from Katsaros.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the body kick from Katsaros.
Katsaros feints and then cracks Pejovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pejovsky down.
Pejovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsaros moves away.
Katsaros sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pejovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick which misses Katsaros's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsaros tries to avoid it.
Katsaros misses with a hook. Pejovsky ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the side of Katsaros's head but Katsaros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katsaros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pejovsky throws a hook but Katsaros avoids it easily.
Pejovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsaros is just out of range.
Pejovsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pejovsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsaros.
Katsaros throws the left hand but Pejovsky avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Katsaros misses the target.
Katsaros throws a body punch but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Katsaros misses with a leg kick
and Pejovsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katsaros misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Pejovsky finds it's way through Katsaros's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsaros throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pejovsky. Katsaros does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neno Pejovsky dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A jab from Katsaros misses.
Pejovsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pejovsky connects with a right hand. Katsaros shakes it off.
Pejovsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Katsaros. That one must have hurt.
Pejovsky misses the shot to the body.
Katsaros misses with an uppercut. Pejovsky saw that one coming.
Pejovsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pejovsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pejovsky looks to land a left hand but Katsaros moved out of range nicely.
Pejovsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Katsaros drops his hands momentarily and Pejovsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Katsaros is rocked!
Pejovsky tries to land a front kick but Katsaros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses.
Pejovsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katsaros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katsaros misses with a body shot.
Pejovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pejovsky scores with a nice body kick.
Katsaros throws a series of punches but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Leonidas Katsaros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky misses with a hook. Katsaros ducked under it nicely.
Katsaros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pejovsky throws a sloppy head kick
letting Katsaros counter with a right hand.
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!
Pejovsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katsaros.
Pejovsky throws a sloppy head kick and Katsaros moves out of range easily.
Katsaros throws a jab but it's blocked by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Katsaros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pejovsky scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Pejovsky - just one landing.
Katsaros misses with a body punch
and Pejovsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pejovsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsaros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Pejovsky.
Katsaros looks to throw the jab but Pejovsky is out of range.
Pejovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katsaros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros tries to work over Pejovsky's front leg with a kick but Pejovsky checks it.
Katsaros tries to score with a low kick but Pejovsky moves his leg out of the way.
Katsaros throws a push kick but Pejovsky slaps the foot to one side.
Katsaros throws the left hand but Pejovsky avoids the punch easily.
Katsaros throws a leg kick but Pejovsky moved away.
Katsaros misses with a hook. Pejovsky ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsaros throws a lazy head kick
and Pejovsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pejovsky lands a big head kick that sends Katsaros tumbling to the mat! Pejovsky takes a step backwards and waves Katsaros back to his feet - he wants the finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Neno Pejovsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pejovsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neno Pejovsky!
Neno Pejovsky is the new light heavyweight champion!
Neno Pejovsky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.