PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodieleo Pefant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

O Doherty
vs
Pefant

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Connor O Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodieleo Pefant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Doherty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Doherty lands in his opponent's guard.
O Doherty postures up.
Pefant wants to get back to his feet but O Doherty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

O Doherty gets to his feet. Pefant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A punch combination from Pefant misses.
Pefant throws a head kick that misses.
Pefant throws a head kick that misses.

Pefant lands a high kick to the side of O Doherty's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Pefant dives into guard, looking to finish.

O Doherty is rocked!

It looks like Connor O Doherty has been cut.
O Doherty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pefant!
O Doherty controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Doherty with the ground and pound from mount.
O Doherty controlling the position easily from mount.
O Doherty forces the positional change into back control.
What can Pefant do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

O Doherty has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pefant has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pefant tries to escape the position.
Pefant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pefant looks gassed!

O Doherty is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pefant defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - O Doherty's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pefant holding both O Doherty 's hands and preventing any damage.
O Doherty trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pefant has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
O Doherty scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
O Doherty gets his hands free as Pefant looks to control.
O Doherty loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pefant hold on?
O Doherty lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Pefant tries to escape the position.
Pefant looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor O Doherty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor O Doherty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Doherty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pefant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pefant tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
O Doherty scores with punches and elbows.
Pefant is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by O Doherty.
Pefant wants to escape the position.
Pefant is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Pefant do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pefant has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
O Doherty scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Pefant is looking for a way out.
O Doherty controls the position.
Pefant tries to escape but O Doherty has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pefant is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Doherty lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
O Doherty is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. O Doherty gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. O Doherty gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. O Doherty apologises and we restart here on the feet.

O Doherty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pefant to the mat! Pefant manages to get full guard.

Pefant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Doherty doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Doherty manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Doherty passes into half guard.
O Doherty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Doherty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty works his foot free and advances to mount.
O Doherty landing strikes from the mount.
O Doherty content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Doherty lands with some strikes.
Pefant is in a horrible position here. O Doherty smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pefant tries to lock up and control but O Doherty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Doherty looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor O Doherty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Connor O Doherty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

O Doherty decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. O Doherty lands a nice short elbow.
Pefant is refusing to be controlled, as O Doherty sits in half guard.
O Doherty has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Doherty lands a heavy elbow.
Pefant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pefant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pefant is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Doherty lands a nice shot to the head.
O Doherty working the ground and pound effectively.
Pefant is squirming around, avoiding O Doherty's attempts to control the action.
O Doherty cracks Pefant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pefant looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Connor O Doherty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Doherty biding his time, looking for the opening.
O Doherty lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from O Doherty. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Oooh a big shot gets through from O Doherty. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
O Doherty is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pefant. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Pefant is trying to get back to his feet but O Doherty has full control of the position and if anything, Pefant has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty scores with punches from the back.
O Doherty just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Pefant showing good submission defense here.
O Doherty is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Doherty connects with a big shot to the side of Pefant's head.
O Doherty scores with punches from the back.
I would not like to be Pefant right now.
O Doherty landing with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Doherty, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor O Doherty!