PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dj Crabby Jef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabby Jef kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Madd Skillz. Pellegrino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Crabby Jef
vs
Pellegrino

185 cm
32
198 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

185 cm
34
199 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Crabby Jef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kos Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino tries to clinch but Crabby Jef is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crabby Jef turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crabby Jef fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pellegrino has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pellegrino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pellegrino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crabby Jef misses with a head kick.
Pellegrino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pellegrino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino wants to clinch.
Crabby Jef's corner calls for a 1-2. Crabby Jef obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Pellegrino moves into the clinch successfully.
Crabby Jef trying to control the position but instead, Pellegrino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crabby Jef into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino lands a shoulder strike.
Crabby Jef trying to stall but Pellegrino improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino blocks an uppercut.

Crabby Jef gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crabby Jef lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crabby Jef pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pellegrino is keeping the position for now.
Crabby Jef throws a strike but Pellegrino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Crabby Jef looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crabby Jef manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pellegrino manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crabby Jef slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crabby Jef in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pellegrino tries to improve position but can't.
Crabby Jef looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pellegrino is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino prevents Crabby Jef from moving into mount.
Pellegrino wants to control but Crabby Jef postures up.
Crabby Jef is looking to take a break and control but Pellegrino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pellegrino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crabby Jef wants to control but Pellegrino is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pellegrino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pellegrino wants to improve his position but Crabby Jef is controlling well.
Pellegrino is not content to let Crabby Jef control the position.
Crabby Jef has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crabby Jef missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pellegrino tries to roll over but Crabby Jef keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabby Jef trying to control the pace.
Pellegrino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crabby Jef scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dj Crabby Jef dominated that 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.

Pellegrino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pellegrino is looking to clinch.
Crabby Jef scores with a jab.
Crabby Jef uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pellegrino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pellegrino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crabby Jef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pellegrino wants to clinch.
Pellegrino looks for the body kick but Crabby Jef saw that one coming.
Crabby Jef misses the jab.
Crabby Jef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pellegrino wants to clinch.
Pellegrino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crabby Jef counters with a straight right hand.
Crabby Jef's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pellegrino under the eye.
Crabby Jef throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pellegrino.

Pellegrino pushes Crabby Jef up against the cage in a clinch.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crabby Jef avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Pellegrino.
Crabby Jef can't find room to land a body shot as Pellegrino controls the action.
Pellegrino lands an uppercut.
A short right from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Crabby Jef avoids the damage to the body.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Crabby Jef blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Crabby Jef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pellegrino darts in and clinches Crabby Jef up against the cage.
Crabby Jef managing to block the knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino throws a head punch that misses.
Crabby Jef tries to throw a body punch but Pellegrino avoids it by throwing Crabby Jef back against the cage.
Crabby Jef managing to block the knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino working Crabby Jef over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crabby Jef.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crabby Jef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pellegrino scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pellegrino working aggressively here.
Pellegrino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pellegrino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pellegrino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the body.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Crabby Jef avoids the damage to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pellegrino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crabby Jef backwards.
Kos Pellegrino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crabby Jef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crabby Jef lands with a short shot to the head.
Pellegrino trying to land knees to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino trying to land knees to the body.
Crabby Jef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crabby Jef tries a body shot but Pellegrino blocks it.
Pellegrino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef misses with a body punch.
Pellegrino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crabby Jef blocks an uppercut.
Crabby Jef misses with a punch on the inside.
Crabby Jef scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pellegrino fails to land.
Pellegrino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crabby Jef avoiding damage as Pellegrino throws knees to the body.
Crabby Jef takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crabby Jef lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crabby Jef is looking to control Pellegrino's arms but Pellegrino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crabby Jef has his back to the cage.
Crabby Jef tries a body shot but Pellegrino blocks it.
Pellegrino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabby Jef backwards.
Crabby Jef tries a body shot but Pellegrino blocks it.
Pellegrino blocks a body shot from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef wants to take the fight to the mat but Pellegrino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crabby Jef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pellegrino backwards.

Crabby Jef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crabby Jef throws a jab but it's blocked by Pellegrino.
Crabby Jef lands a head shot.
Kos Pellegrino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crabby Jef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrino tries to clinch up

and Crabby Jef counters with a takedown into side control.
Crabby Jef misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kos Pellegrino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pellegrino clinches.
Pellegrino lands with a right to the head.
Crabby Jef tries to work over Pellegrino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellegrino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crabby Jef has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pellegrino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crabby Jef backwards.
Pellegrino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pellegrino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pellegrino misses with some punches.
Crabby Jef managing to block the knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Crabby Jef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crabby Jef tries to work over Pellegrino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crabby Jef managing to block the knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Still in the clinch, Pellegrino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crabby Jef lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino swings wildly with an uppercut but Crabby Jef uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pellegrino is fighting off a takedown attempt but Crabby Jef is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pellegrino to the mat. Pellegrino regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Crabby Jef working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabby Jef looking to pass the guard.
Crabby Jef postures up in Pellegrino's guard and throws a big left but Pellegrino blocks it.
Pellegrino keeping moving, preventing Crabby Jef from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crabby Jef is looking to pass into half guard but Pellegrino pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pellegrino is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dj Crabby Jef just wasn't active enough.
Pellegrino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crabby Jef connects with a crisp jab.
Pellegrino throws a head kick but Crabby Jef moves out of range.
Pellegrino ducks right into an uppercut from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pellegrino is looking to clinch.
Crabby Jef listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab by Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crabby Jef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kos Pellegrino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pellegrino rushes Crabby Jef and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crabby Jef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crabby Jef moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crabby Jef misses with a looping right.
Pellegrino tries to clinch but Crabby Jef moves out of range.
Pellegrino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crabby Jef.
Pellegrino tries to clinch up but Crabby Jef circles away and keeps his distance.
Pellegrino tries to clinch there but Crabby Jef circles away.

Pellegrino clinches up with Crabby Jef and pushes him back against the cage.
Crabby Jef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pellegrino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pellegrino lands a hook that snaps the head of Crabby Jef backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pellegrino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crabby Jef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pellegrino's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crabby Jef creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Crabby Jef.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crabby Jef.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino looking to throw knees to the head but Crabby Jef is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pellegrino.
Crabby Jef struggles to land a body shot inside as Pellegrino controls his hands.
Pellegrino missing with knees to the body.
Crabby Jef avoiding damage as Pellegrino throws knees to the body.
Pellegrino throws a head punch that misses.
Pellegrino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crabby Jef's face.
Pellegrino misses with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino connects with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crabby Jef struggles to land a body shot inside as Pellegrino controls his hands.
Pellegrino with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crabby Jef lands with a short shot to the head.
Crabby Jef looking to slow down the pace here.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Crabby Jef avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kos Pellegrino.
I think Pellegrino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!