PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Puszke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pelosio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateusz Puszke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Puszke
vs
Pelosio

193 cm
25
234 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mateusz Puszke!
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, Mark Pelosio!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelosio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puszke at a distance.
Pelosio throws a sloppy head kick and Puszke moves out of range easily.

Puszke has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Puszke.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Puszke.
Puszke digs a right hand underneath Pelosio's ribcage. Pelosio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pelosio takes an elbow to the temple.
Puszke lands a body shot.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.

It looks like Mark Pelosio has been cut.
Puszke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Puszke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelosio can't break the clinch.
Pelosio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puszke.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.
Pelosio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pelosio looks winded!
Puszke lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Puszke.
A body shot lands from Puszke.
Puszke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puszke is leaning against Pelosio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puszke lands a nice shot to the body.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.
Puszke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puszke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pelosio or not.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puszke is leaning against Pelosio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puszke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Puszke.
Pelosio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puszke lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Puszke.
Puszke works on Pelosio's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Puszke as the two fighters clinch.
Puszke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pelosio.
Puszke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Puszke.
Puszke lands an elbow that stopped Pelosio in his tracks for a moment.
Puszke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puszke pushes Pelosio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puszke is working Pelosio over against the cage.
Puszke cracks Pelosio with a nice body shot.
Puszke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
Puszke digs a right hand underneath Pelosio's ribcage. Pelosio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puszke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puszke.
A short body shot lands from Puszke as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Puszke.
Puszke cracks Pelosio with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Puszke.
Good body shot from Puszke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puszke works on Pelosio's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Puszke.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
Puszke digs a right hand into Pelosio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pelosio's gas tank.
Puszke presses Pelosio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puszke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
Pelosio takes an elbow to the temple.
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
Puszke digs a right hand underneath Pelosio's ribcage. Pelosio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puszke is working Pelosio over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Puszke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Pelosio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pelosio dodges the punch combination from Puszke.
We've been informed that Pelosio has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Puszke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pelosio tries to land knees in the clinch but Puszke avoids the damage to the body.
Puszke prevents Pelosio from breaking the clinch.
Puszke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mateusz Puszke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puszke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puszke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pelosio.
Puszke lands an elbow that stopped Pelosio in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puszke is leaning against Pelosio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.
Puszke lands a damaging elbow.
Pelosio is breathing heavily.
Puszke prevents the takedown attempt.
Puszke lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelosio takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
Puszke lands a nice shot to the body.
Pelosio takes an elbow to the temple.
Puszke lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
Puszke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pelosio.
Puszke lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Puszke.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puszke.
Nice elbow from Puszke.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
Puszke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puszke lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Puszke.
Puszke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puszke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puszke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
Puszke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Puszke.
Puszke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Puszke.
Pelosio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Puszke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Puszke.
Nice elbow from Puszke.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puszke.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.
Puszke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
Puszke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puszke lands a shot to the body.
Puszke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Puszke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puszke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puszke is leaning against Pelosio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puszke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puszke digs a right hand into Pelosio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pelosio's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Puszke as the two fighters clinch.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
Puszke is working Pelosio over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puszke.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puszke digs a right hand into Pelosio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pelosio's gas tank.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Puszke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Pelosio'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. And we move into the final round!

Pelosio takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Puszke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pelosio blocks a body shot from Puszke.
Puszke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelosio can do to turn this around?
Pelosio misses with a body punch.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puszke.
Puszke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puszke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pelosio is trying to force a seperation but Puszke has the dominant position.
Pelosio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Puszke.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Puszke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelosio misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Puszke.
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
Puszke presses Pelosio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puszke lands an elbow that stopped Pelosio in his tracks for a moment.
Puszke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
Puszke presses Pelosio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puszke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puszke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puszke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelosio's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Puszke.
Puszke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puszke lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puszke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puszke.
Puszke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pelosio is trying to drag Puszke to the mat but Puszke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Puszke.
Puszke lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Puszke.
A left hand lands to the body for Puszke.
Puszke presses Pelosio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puszke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.
Puszke lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puszke is leaning against Pelosio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
Pelosio takes an elbow to the temple.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puszke lands an elbow just above Pelosio 's eye.

Pelosio is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Puszke as the two fighters clinch.
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
Pelosio is still on wobbly legs! Can Puszke finish him?
Pelosio takes an elbow to the temple.
Puszke digs a right hand underneath Pelosio's ribcage. Pelosio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puszke works on Pelosio's body with a couple of short punches.
Pelosio seems to have recovered his senses.
Puszke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puszke - that landed with a thud.
Puszke lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puszke lands a nice elbow.
Puszke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puszke lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Puszke.
Puszke digs a right hand underneath Pelosio's ribcage. Pelosio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Puszke.
A body shot lands from Puszke.
Puszke presses Pelosio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puszke is leaning against Pelosio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puszke presses Pelosio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puszke lands an elbow inside that Pelosio shrugs off.
Puszke digs a right hand into Pelosio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pelosio's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puszke.
Mark Pelosio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mateusz Puszke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puszke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateusz Puszke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puszke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Puszke!