PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtly Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jon Pegas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ambrose
vs
Pegas

202 cm
35
268 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

191 cm
36
247 lbs
34 - 25 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtly Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambrose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
A clash of legs there as Ambrose blocks the low kick.
Ambrose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ambrose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pegas wants to slow Ambrose down by chopping away at his legs.
Ambrose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pegas.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pegas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Pegas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Pegas.
Pegas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ambrose doesn't seem bothered though.
Pegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambrose was well out of range. Poor timing from Pegas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas misses with a straight left.
Pegas connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pegas avoids the head kick by Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a body punch but Pegas moves out of range.
Pegas tries a head kick but it misses.
Pegas cracks the inside of Ambrose's front leg.
Danga de danga de dang - Ambrose scores with a four punch combination!
Pegas clobbers Ambrose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pegas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pegas is looking to score with low kicks.
Pegas throws a wild body kick that Ambrose sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose is looking to slow Pegas down with leg kicks.
Pegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ambrose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ambrose tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pegas throws a hook to the side of Ambrose's head but Ambrose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pegas lands with a straight right. Ambrose didn't see that one coming.
Ambrose tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ambrose. That's going to slow Pegas down.
Pegas cracks Ambrose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pegas misses with a straight left.
Pegas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ambrose will feel that in the morning.
Pegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose moves away from the strike by Pegas.
A little feinted left hand from Ambrose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ambrose tries a low kick but Pegas avoids it.
Pegas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ambrose slips a straight right by Pegas.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Pegas moved away.
Pegas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Pegas checks it.
Ambrose moves out of range of the strikes.
Ambrose misses with a head kick.
Ambrose moves out of range of the strikes.
Pegas takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ambrose.
Pegas misses with a low kick.
Ambrose appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ambrose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pegas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ambrose misses the target.
Ambrose wants to land a leg kick but Pegas is out of range.
Ambrose lands a head kick. Pegas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
Ambrose looks to land a left hand but Pegas moved out of range nicely.
Ambrose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pegas cracks Ambrose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ambrose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pegas is out of range and Ambrose settles back down.
Pegas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ambrose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pegas misses with a right hand
and Pegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ambrose lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ambrose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ambrose scores with a nice right hand.
Pegas throws a leg kick but Ambrose checks it.
Pegas misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Ambrose misses the target.
Pegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ambrose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambrose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pegas.
Ambrose wants to slow Pegas down by chopping away at his legs.
Pegas misses with a body shot.
As Pegas looks to move away, Ambrose throws a big counter combo bu Pegas just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas looks to throw the jab but Ambrose is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ambrose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Ambrose misses
and Pegas counters with a straight right hand.
Ambrose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pegas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Pegas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ambrose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ambrose shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ambrose lands a leg kick that knocks Pegas off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ambrose.
Pegas tries a head kick but it misses.
Pegas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pegas misses the target.
Pegas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ambrose.
Pegas throws a head kick that misses.
Pegas throws a right hand that Ambrose ducks under and follows up with a left that Ambrose also avoids with ease.
Jon Pegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Ambrose throws a sloppy head kick and Pegas moves out of range easily.
Ambrose throws out a leg kick but Pegas moves out of range and Ambrose only half commits.
Ambrose throws out a leg kick but Pegas moves out of range and Ambrose only half commits.
Pegas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ambrose connects with a leg kick. Pegas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ambrose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas cracks a nice hook into Ambrose's ribs.
Ambrose throws a hook but Pegas blocks it.
Pegas blocks a head kick by Ambrose.
Ambrose tries to score with a low kick but Pegas moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Pegas.
As Ambrose backs off Pegas throws a huge counter combo but Ambrose manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Pegas misses.
Ambrose tried to counter with a leg kick but Pegas avoided it.
Ambrose tries a low kick but Pegas avoids it.
Ambrose throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ambrose scores with a nice strike.
Pegas misses with a right hand
and Ambrose counters with a straight right hand.
Ambrose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pegas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas misses the shot to the body.
Ambrose scores with a punch to the head.

Pegas instigates a clinch.
Ambrose working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ambroses head.
Ambrose leaning against his opponent.
Pegas tries to work over Ambrose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambrose blocks a body shot from Pegas.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ambrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Pegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pegas tries a body shot but Ambrose blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtly Ambrose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Pegas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ambrose throws a leg kick which misses Pegas's front leg but catches the back leg as Pegas tries to avoid it.
Ambrose blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Pegas.
Pegas connects with a body shot that sends Ambrose's belly button to the back.
Ambrose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pegas cracks the inside of Ambrose's front leg.
Ambrose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pegas can pounce on him.
Ambrose connects with a solid leg kick.
Ambrose is looking to score with low kicks.
Pegas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pegas moves into the clinch.
Pegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pegas scores with a hook to the body.
Pegas lands a nice uppercut.
Pegas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ambrose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Curtly Ambrose has been cut.
Pegas working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Pegas.
Pegas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ambrose wants to get back to striking at distance but Pegas won't allow it.
A short left from Pegas.
Pegas prevents a body shot from Ambrose.
Ambrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pegas slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ambrose has a couple of punches blocked by Pegas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ambrose avoiding damage.
Ambrose is trying to break the clinch but Pegas is controlling him.
Pegas scores with a shoulder strike.
Pegas tries a body shot but Ambrose blocks it.
Ambrose struggles to land a body shot inside as Pegas controls his hands.
Pegas gets through Ambrose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pegas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ambrose backwards.
Pegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ambrose prevents a body shot from Pegas.
Pegas tries to work over Ambrose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pegas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pegas works on Ambrose's body with a couple of short punches.
Pegas lands a left hand.

Ambrose is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Pegas lands a big elbow that drops Ambrose! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Ambrose is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Pegas!