PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (ranked 935 p4p, 130 weight class) and Don Pelayo (ranked 1398 p4p, 189 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Di Ser Piero Da Vinci
vs
Pelayo

180 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
183 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vinci throws a chopping leg kick but Pelayo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pelayo is looking for the big counter here.
Pelayo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Pelayo gets a clinch.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelayo avoids the damage to the body.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelayo.
Pelayo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pelayo gets through Da Vinci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Vinci slowing the pace effectively.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelayo.
Da Vinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Vinci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Vinci blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo lands a right hand.
Pelayo avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Da Vinci blocking some punches.
Da Vinci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.
Pelayo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pelayo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Pelayo.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Da Vinci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelayo is leaning against Da Vinci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelayo avoids the damage to the body.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Da Vinci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Da Vinci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelayo lands a body shot.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelayo.
Pelayo prevents a body shot from Da Vinci.
Pelayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Vinci takes a shot to the head.
Da Vinci misses with a knee to the head.
Da Vinci takes a shot to the head.
Pelayo lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.
Da Vinci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pelayo managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Pelayo can't find room to land a body shot as Da Vinci controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Da Vinci fails to land.
Pelayo misses with the head strike.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Pelayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Vinci.
Pelayo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Vinci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Vinci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Da Vinci manages to break the clinch.
Pelayo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pelayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelayo doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Vinci circles away.
A swing and a miss from Pelayo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pelayo.
Pelayo cracks Da Vinci with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Pelayo blocks the leg kick.
Pelayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Pelayo moves into the clinch.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.
Pelayo managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Pelayo can't find room to land a body shot as Da Vinci controls the action.
Knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Vinci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Pelayo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Vinci effectively controlling the action here.
Da Vinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelayo.
Da Vinci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Vinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Vinci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
Pelayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Pelayo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vinci.
Pelayo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Da Vinci as the two fighters clinch.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelayo avoids the damage to the body.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Pelayo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Pelayo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pelayo misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Da Vinci slips a straight right by Pelayo.
Pelayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Vinci looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Da Vinci moves away
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick.
Pelayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelayo throws a good cross that connects.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Pelayo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pelayo down.
Pelayo moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Vinci.
Pelayo looks to land a left hand but Da Vinci moved out of range nicely.
Da Vinci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Vinci counters with a thumping low kick.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Pelayo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Vinci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelayo.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Da Vinci moves away
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Da Vinci with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pelayo checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pelayo cracks Da Vinci with a right hand to the side of the head.
Da Vinci wants to slow Pelayo down by chopping away at his legs.
Pelayo misses with an uppercut. Da Vinci saw that one coming.
Pelayo throws a hook but Da Vinci blocks it.
Pelayo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Vinci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Pelayo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelayo avoids the damage to the body.
Pelayo takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pelayo lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Vinci stalling in the clinch but Pelayo improves position.
Da Vinci misses with a knee strike.

Da Vinci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pelayo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pelayo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pelayo throws a hook but Da Vinci blocks it.
As Pelayo backs away, Da Vinci returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Pelayo coming out on top.

Pelayo moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.

Da Vinci breaks the clinch.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick that misses.

Pelayo clinches up with Da Vinci and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci avoids the elbow strike from Pelayo, against the cage.

Da Vinci manages to break the clinch.
Pelayo tries to clinch up.
Da Vinci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pelayo cracks Da Vinci with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pelayo tries to clinch
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Vinci slips a jab from Pelayo.
Da Vinci dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pelayo. That did some damage!
Pelayo tries to clinch but Da Vinci moves away
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pelayo clobbers Da Vinci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pelayo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Da Vinci keeps the fight on the outside.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Da Vinci moves away
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Pelayo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Pelayo blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Vinci appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Da Vinci lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pelayo misses with a right hand
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pelayo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pelayo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Don Pelayo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Da Vinci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelayo misses with a right hand
and Da Vinci counters with a nice body kick.
Pelayo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pelayo misses with a double jab.
Pelayo cracks Da Vinci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Da Vinci slips under a jab.
Da Vinci feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Da Vinci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelayo.
Pelayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Da Vinci throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pelayo avoids it.
Pelayo throws an off balance right hand
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pelayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Vinci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Vinci lands a head kick. Pelayo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Don Pelayo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

Pelayo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelayo scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Vinci tries to land a leg kick but Pelayo saw it coming and moves away.
Da Vinci walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Da Vinci takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pelayo misses with an uppercut. Da Vinci saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Pelayo.

Pelayo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Da Vinci blocks an elbow strike.
Pelayo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vinci is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Da Vinci misses with a knee strike.
Da Vinci misses with a knee strike.
Pelayo is working Da Vinci over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Vinci.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.
Da Vinci prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Vinci tries a knee to the head but Pelayo blocks it.
Da Vinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pelayo is defending well for now.
Pelayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelayo misses with the head strike.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pelayo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vinci.
Pelayo managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci tries a knee to the head but Pelayo blocks it.
Pelayo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci tries to stall but Pelayo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Da Vinci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pelayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Vinci or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Da Vinci.
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!
Da Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pelayo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelayo throws an elbow but it misses.
Pelayo lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Pelayo.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Pelayo gets through Da Vinci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Pelayo.
Pelayo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Vinci backwards.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo lands with a short shot to the head.
Pelayo pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Vinci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Da Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelayo controls his hands.
Da Vinci prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
A short right from Pelayo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Vinci.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Don Pelayo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pelayo.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelayo avoids it.
Da Vinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pelayo is defending well for now.
Pelayo avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
A short left from Pelayo.
Pelayo managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.
Da Vinci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Vinci scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelayo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelayo misses with an elbow over the top.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelayo avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelayo controls his hands.
Pelayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pelayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelayo lands with a light punch inside.
Da Vinci tries a knee to the head but Pelayo blocks it.
Pelayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Pelayo avoids the damage to the body.
Pelayo lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Pelayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pelayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pelayo pushes Da Vinci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Pelayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pelayo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Pelayo!
An out of breath Don Pelayo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.