PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pazeretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

English
vs
Pazeretti

200 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pazeretti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

English takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pazeretti as English tries to tie him up.
Pazeretti wants to break free but English has control.
Pazeretti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pazeretti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pazeretti lands a right hand.
Pazeretti wants to break the clinch but can't.
English dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pazeretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pazeretti wants to break the clinch but can't.
English jumps guard but Pazeretti stands there with English around his waist. English gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
English leaning his opponent against the cage.

Pazeretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

English clinches with his opponent.
English wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pazeretti.
Still in the clinch, Pazeretti scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Peter English has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pazeretti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but English has him pressed against the cage.

Pazeretti breaks from the clinch.
Pazeretti drops English with a big left hand and mounts him. English is in big trouble!

English is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
English is breathing heavily.
Pazeretti controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
English is squirming around, avoiding Pazeretti's attempts to control the action.
Pazeretti controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
English tries to hold on but Pazeretti pushes him away.

Pazeretti gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
English scores with a leg kick.
English slips under a jab from Pazeretti.
English shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pazeretti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pazeretti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by English.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
English is looking to clinch.
Pazeretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from English.
Pazeretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
English throws a series of punches but Pazeretti avoids them all with ease.
Pazeretti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Peter English's cut is getting worse.
Pazeretti dodges the punch combination from English.
Pazeretti misses with the combination.
Pazeretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but English moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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

English breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pazeretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but English moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
English fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
English fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pazeretti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches English on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pazeretti throws a right and a left that English avoids nicely.
English throws a combination. Pazeretti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pazeretti.
Pazeretti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Peter English's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pazeretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pazeretti throws a series of punches but English moves out of range.
Pazeretti misses with a few strikes there.

English bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

English is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pazeretti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
English staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Pazeretti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter English's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pazeretti misses with the combination.
Pazeretti misses with a two punch combination.
English avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pazeretti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and English counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

English pulls Pazeretti into guard.
English looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pazeretti is one step ahead there.
English trying to keep a closed guard but Pazeretti is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English wants to hit a switch here but Pazeretti passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for English there!
English is looking to improve his position but Pazeretti isn't that keen on the idea.
Pazeretti looking to control but English is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
English is trying desperately to improve position.
Pazeretti wants to stand but English is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Pazeretti wants to control but instead English manages to regain half guard.
English is looking to get back to full guard here but Pazeretti has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
English regains half guard.
English keeping control of the position.
English is looking to escape.

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.
English wants to get back to full guard.
English gets full guard.
English is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
English trying to control the action but Pazeretti is working from the bottom.
Pazeretti trying to hold on to English's head to control him but English postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pazeretti is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter English dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter English'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. This is the final round!

Pazeretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but English moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Pazeretti misses.
English shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pazeretti as he jumps to the side.
John Pazeretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pazeretti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pazeretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pazeretti falls off balance throwing a combination
and English counters with a big head kick but Pazeretti shrugs it off.
Pazeretti throws a right hand that English ducks under and follows up with a left that English also avoids with ease.
English wants to clinch.
Pazeretti misses with the combination.
English dodges the punch combination from Pazeretti.
Pazeretti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pazeretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazeretti misses with a body punch
and English counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pazeretti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pazeretti looks to land a body kick but English moved away.
Pazeretti misses with a double jab
and English counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

English gets the takedown into side control.
Pazeretti being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazeretti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of English.
English trying to control the position but Pazeretti is working away.

English thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazeretti is pushing English's head away, looking to escape. English manages to hold on to the position though.
English controlling the position from side mount.
English with the ground and pound but Pazeretti regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

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.
Pazeretti looks like he's trying to stand up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pazeretti throws a body kick the misses
and English counters with a three punch combo that has Pazeretti backing up. Pazeretti nods at English to acknowledge the strikes.

English shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
English is pushing down on Pazeretti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pazeretti is fighting to maintain full guard but English has managed to sneak the leg through.
English keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

English escapes and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter English showed his dominance in that final round.
I think English has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter English!