PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross feat. Young Jeezy - War Ready. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pejovsky
vs
James

185 cm
40
186 lbs
37 - 14 - 2

180 cm
32
191 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 37 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neno Pejovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James connects with a jab.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Pejovsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Pejovsky persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
Pejovsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James lands an overhand right.
Pejovsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from James.
Pejovsky throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
Pejovsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.
A solid body kick from James.
James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James throws out a loose jab but Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pejovsky looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
James misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James thumps Pejovsky with a low kick.
Pejovsky thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from James.
James looks to throw the jab but Pejovsky is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James throws a push kick but Pejovsky slaps the foot to one side.
James moves in looking to clinch but Pejovsky pushes him off.
Pejovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pejovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James misses with a low kick as Pejovsky jumps back.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pejovsky lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James misses with a body shot.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pejovsky at a distance.
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pejovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from James misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pejovsky misses with a straight right.
James is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pejovsky with a body shot.
Pejovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James cracks the inside of Pejovsky's front leg.
A big right from James misses.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pejovsky defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Pejovsky lands a head kick. James smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pejovsky throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pejovsky.
James jabs Pejovsky right on the nose. Pejovsky blinks but takes it well.
Pejovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Pejovsky is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pejovsky.

James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pejovsky breaks the clinch.
Pejovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from James lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pejovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pejovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pejovsky throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pejovsky throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Pejovsky drops down looking for a counter takedown but James sprawls and moves away.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pejovsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
LeBron James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pejovsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pejovsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from James tenderised Pejovsky's leg. Pejovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.

James forces Pejovsky back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pejovsky.
Pejovsky wants to take the fight to the mat but James manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pejovsky is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is working Pejovsky over against the cage.
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!
Pejovsky is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neno Pejovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from James.

It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Pejovsky works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Pejovsky controls his hands.
Pejovsky is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pejovsky tries a body shot but James blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James lands with a right to the head.

Pejovsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pejovsky tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pejovsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. James catches Pejovsky right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeBron James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
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.

Pejovsky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Pejovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LeBron James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James staying out of range there.
James misses with a straight left.
Pejovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pejovsky.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pejovsky throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Pejovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Pejovsky misses.
James misses with a straight left.
Pejovsky thinks about countering with a head kick.
James scores with a hook to the body. Pejovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pejovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
James throws a low kick but Pejovsky avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James looks to land a right hand but Pejovsky moved out of range.
Pejovsky drops down looking for a counter takedown but James sprawls and moves away.
James tries to clinch but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Pejovsky slips a straight right by James.
Pejovsky misses with a takedown
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pejovsky.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pejovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from James misses.

James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pejovsky is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pejovsky lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James tries to get to full guard but Pejovsky has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and James reverses the position - he's now on top in Pejovsky's guard.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Pejovsky.
James postures up.
James is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Pejovsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pejovsky trying to control the position.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Pejovsky is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick from James lands but Pejovsky takes it in his stride.
James misses with a straight right.
Pejovsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pejovsky can pounce on him.
James listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Pejovsky misses.
Pejovsky scores with a jab to the body.

James has managed to clinch.
James is pressed up against the cage. Pejovsky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag James down to the mat. James avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neno Pejovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeBron James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pejovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pejovsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James thuds his right hand into Pejovsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pejovsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pejovsky lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Pejovsky.
James misses with a hook. Pejovsky ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James misses with a straight left.
James moves out of range as Pejovsky throws a body kick.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pejovsky misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
James swings for the body but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Pejovsky tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James throws a lazy right hand but Pejovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pejovsky lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Pejovsky fakes the leg kick and cracks James in the body.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James is looking to clinch but Pejovsky is avoiding it.
Pejovsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from James lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pejovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pejovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pejovsky throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Neno Pejovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Pejovsky with a nice cross.
Pejovsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Pejovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Pejovsky scores with a nice head shot.
Pejovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for James.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pejovsky lands with a cross.
Pejovsky scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pejovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Pejovsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Pejovsky persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neno Pejovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - James coming out on top.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pejovsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pejovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
LeBron James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from James does it's job there.
Pejovsky fails to land with a series of punches.

James closes the distance and pushes Pejovsky back into the cage.
Pejovsky is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
Pejovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
James has Pejovsky pressed against the cage, preventing Pejovsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pejovsky has a couple of punches blocked by James.

Pejovsky is trying to trip James. He has hold of a leg but James is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pejovsky persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James looking to control.
Pejovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to sweep here but Pejovsky controlling him for the moment.
Pejovsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pejovsky stops James from standing up.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
James trying to control the position.
James is controlling Pejovsky's posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to LeBron James.
I've got James winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeBron James!
A relieved looking LeBron James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.