PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pelco Akerei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pico The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pico The Beast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Akerei
vs
The Beast

225 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

198 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Pelco Akerei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pico The Beast!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Beast looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Beast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akerei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice combination there by Akerei.
Akerei is looking to slow The Beast down with leg kicks.
Akerei throws a series of punches but The Beast avoids them all with ease.
The Beast takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akerei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akerei's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Beast under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerei throws a combination. The Beast tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Akerei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Beast momentarily.
Akerei scores with the left hand. The Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
Akerei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akerei scoring well with a low kick there.
The Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akerei.
Pico The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akerei throws a head kick that The Beast semi-blocks.
The Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akerei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akerei scores with a sloppy right hand. The Beast should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Beast back to the cage. Akerei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Akerei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Akerei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Pelco Akerei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pico The Beast.
The Beast shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akerei pinned against the cage. Akerei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pelco Akerei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Beast misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerei scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Akerei.
Akerei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot by Akerei.
Akerei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akerei connects with a leg kick. The Beast looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Akerei lands.
Akerei lands with a cross.
Akerei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerei scores with a hook.
Akerei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akerei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akerei misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akerei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Beast avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akerei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Beast. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pelco Akerei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Akerei.
Akerei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Beast fails to land the takedown.
Pelco Akerei is winning the standup battle so far.
Akerei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akerei connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Akerei does no damage.
Akerei lands a lovely overhand right.
Akerei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big left from Akerei misses.
The Beast is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Beast's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akerei connects with a leg kick. The Beast looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akerei with a jab.
Akerei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Beast might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Akerei has got the better of the exchanges.
Akerei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Beast's calf.
Akerei misses with the combination.
Pelco Akerei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akerei lands with a right hand.
The Beast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast takes one on the button.
Akerei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akerei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Beast moves away from the strike by Akerei.
Akerei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Beast on the side of the head.
The Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Akerei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akerei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akerei throws a jab but it's blocked by The Beast.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerei feints a jab promting The Beast to slip. Akerei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Beast slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Akerei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Beast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akerei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Beast eats them both and turns towards Akerei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Akerei leaves The Beast with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pelco Akerei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pico The Beast.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akerei.
Akerei scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerei tries to bum rush The Beast with a series of wild strikes but The Beast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Beast's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akerei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Beast scrambles back to his feet.
The Beast misses with a takedown
and Akerei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akerei misses with a hook.
Akerei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Beast on the side of the head.
The Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Akerei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akerei as he jumps to the side.
Akerei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Beast can do to turn this around?
The Beast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pelco Akerei dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Akerei misses with a double jab.
Akerei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akerei, right into the meat.
The Beast misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Akerei to counter with a crisp jab.
Akerei lands a head kick. The Beast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Beast is trying desperately to land a takedown but Akerei is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Beast.
A good leg kick by Akerei.
A right-left combo lands from Akerei.
Akerei lands a jab to the head.
Akerei throws a series of punches but The Beast moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Akerei.
The Beast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Beast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akerei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akerei jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Beast defending well as Akerei loads up on a big left hand.
Akerei scores with a sloppy right hand. The Beast should have avoided that one.
Akerei lands a lovely overhand right.
Pico The Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akerei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akerei.
Akerei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Beast back to the cage. Akerei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice combination there by Akerei.
Akerei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerei throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerei missing with a left hand there. The Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akerei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Beast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akerei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Beast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akerei.
Akerei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Beast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akerei.
The Beast misses with a takedown attempt - Akerei sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pelco Akerei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pico The Beast.
Akerei throws out a powerful jab.
The Beast tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akerei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Beast.
Akerei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Beast fails with the takedown
and Akerei counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Beast's knee momentarily.
The Beast 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Akerei.
Akerei connects with a right hand. The Beast shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pelco Akerei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akerei 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelco Akerei!