PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Pelleiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pelleiter
vs
Claw

185 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Pelleiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Claw!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelleiter lands a slapping body shot.
Claw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Claw clinches up against the cage.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mick Pelleiter has been cut.
A knee to the head by Claw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelleiter being controlled against the cage.
Pelleiter is trying to maintain a safe position but Claw gets an underhook and turns Pelleiter into the cage.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Pelleiter won't want to take too many of those.
Pelleiter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw stalling the fight.
Pelleiter taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelleiter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw working Pelleiter over with knees to the body.
Pelleiter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelleiter's defenses.
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pelleiter's face.
Claw stalls.
Pelleiter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pelleiter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Pelleiter is trying to maintain a safe position but Claw gets an underhook and turns Pelleiter into the cage.

Claw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edward Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Claw closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pelleiter stalling in the clinch but Claw improves position.
Claw lands an elbow just above Pelleiter 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pelleiter looking to slow down the pace here.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw connects with a knee to the head.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw leaning against his opponent.
Claw receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Pelleiter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelleiter's defenses.
Claw looks winded!
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Pelleiter looking to stall.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Pelleiter blocks it.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelleiter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelleiter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw keeps control of Pelleiter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pelleiter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Claw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Pelleiter in his tracks for a moment.
Claw blocks a body shot from Pelleiter.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelleiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelleiter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pelleiter has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Pelleiter throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Pelleiter'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.

Pelleiter tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Claw.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Pelleiter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pelleiter is trying to break free.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Pelleiter tries to stall but Claw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Claw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw stalls.
Edward Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelleiter's defenses.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw with a knee to the head.
Pelleiter is looking to control Claw's arms but Claw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pelleiter has his back to the cage.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Pelleiter in his tracks for a moment.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claw pushes off an throws an elbow but Pelleiter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelleiter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelleiter is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Pelleiter wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Pelleiter trying to stall but Claw improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Pelleiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claw leaning against his opponent.
Claw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pelleiter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pelleiter avoids a wild elbow strike from Claw.
Pelleiter wants to break free but Claw has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pelleiter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelleiter avoids it.
Pelleiter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pelleiter is looking to control Claw's arms but Claw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pelleiter has his back to the cage.
Pelleiter can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Pelleiter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pelleiter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pelleiter wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Pelleiter wants to stall.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelleiter avoids a wild elbow strike from Claw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw prevents Pelleiter from breaking the clinch.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelleiter avoids it.
Pelleiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Claw.
Pelleiter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pelleiter takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Pelleiter looking to stall.
Pelleiter dodges an elbow strike from Claw.
Pelleiter tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the cage.
Pelleiter is trying to maintain a safe position but Claw gets an underhook and turns Pelleiter into the cage.
Pelleiter has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelleiter taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Pelleiter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Pelleiter. Beautiful body shot.
Pelleiter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Claw is able to avoid easily.

Claw clinches up with Pelleiter and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Claw lands an elbow just above Pelleiter 's eye.
Pelleiter is trying to stall.
Claw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Claw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw takes one on the button.
Pelleiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pelleiter lands with a nice body punch.
Pelleiter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelleiter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pelleiter connects with a looping right hand.

Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Pelleiter looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Claw.

Claw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Pelleiter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Pelleiter shrugs off.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Claw lands an elbow just above Pelleiter 's eye.
Mick Pelleiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelleiter is trying to maintain a safe position but Claw gets an underhook and turns Pelleiter into the cage.
Claw tries to work over Pelleiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelleiter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pelleiter wants to stall.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelleiter avoids it.
Pelleiter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelleiter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Pelleiter blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Claw throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelleiter tries to stall but Claw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pelleiter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pelleiter looking to slow down the pace here.
Claw throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pelleiter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Pelleiter is blocking nicely.
Pelleiter avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw just leaning against Pelleiter, taking a breather.

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.
Pelleiter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Claw is keeping busy.
Pelleiter wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Pelleiter lands with a left to the head.
Pelleiter working aggressively here.
Pelleiter misses with some punches.
Claw pushes off an throws an elbow but Pelleiter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edward Claw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pelleiter looking to stall.
Pelleiter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pelleiter working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Claw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Claw 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Claw!