PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Tavares (ranked 5956 p4p, 5797 weight class) and Lewis Pendragon (ranked 434 p4p, 426 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tavares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya (Instrumental). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tavares
vs
Pendragon

177 cm
20
150
2 - 3 - 0

173 cm
19
150
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pendragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendragon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pendragon counters with a nice body shot.
Tavares works Pendragon's body with a nice hook.
Tavares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Pendragon's head but Pendragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tavares scores with a nice right hand.
Pendragon scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Pendragon cracks a nice hook into Tavares's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tavares has Pendragon up against the cage in a clinch.

Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pendragon counter with a right hand.
Tavares throws a hook but Pendragon blocks it.
Tavares walks into a left hand.
Tavares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a really nice looking cross but Tavares seems unphased.
Tavares throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Tavares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Pendragon - just one landing.
Tavares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Tavares tries to move into range but Pendragon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pendragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavares doesn't seem bothered though.
Pendragon punishes Tavares's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pendragon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tavares momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with an uppercut
and Pendragon counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Pendragon.
Tavares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tavares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pendragon lands a nice hook to Tavares's body. Tavares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pendragon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tavares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Pendragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pendragon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tavares. Tavares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Pendragon circles away.
Tavares misses with a body punch
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pendragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tavares has time to react.
Pendragon slips a straight right by Tavares.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pendragon counters with a nice body shot.
Pendragon slips a jab from Tavares.
A nice side step and Pendragon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Pendragon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tavares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tavares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pendragon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Nice uppercut there from Pendragon.
Tavares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pendragon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tavares misses with a right hand
and Pendragon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon with a hook.
Pendragon cracks a nice hook into Tavares's ribs.
Pendragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavares doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Pendragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pendragon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tavares rather than just go for the knockout.
Tavares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares darts in trying to clinch
and Pendragon counters with a one-two to the body.
Pendragon tests Tavares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon jabs at Tavares's body.
Tavares has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A punch lands to the side of Tavares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pendragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pendragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Pendragon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pendragon punishes Tavares's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pendragon misses with a double jab.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares throws a hook but Pendragon blocks it.
Pendragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pendragon catches Tavares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pendragon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edson Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Tavares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Pendragon misses.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon lands a head shot.
Tavares misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Pendragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pendragon slips a straight right by Tavares.
Pendragon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tavares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pendragon lands a slapping body shot.
Pendragon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pendragon staying out of range there.
Pendragon connects with a right hand. Tavares shakes it off.
Pendragon with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Tavares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pendragon doesn't seem phased though.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavares throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Pendragon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pendragon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Tavares is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon scores with a hook to the body. Tavares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Tavares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pendragon throws a shot to the body.
Tavares seems to have got his legs back now.
Tavares tries to clinch up
enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pendragon lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Pendragon - just one landing.
Pendragon lands with a nice body punch.
Pendragon thuds a left hand into Tavares's body.
Pendragon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pendragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
A nice side step and Pendragon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tavares misses with a lunging right hand
and Pendragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
Pendragon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tavares under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon lands a right hook to the body.
Pendragon jabs Tavares to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a lovely overhand right.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Tavares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tavares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pendragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pendragon lands with a hook. Tavares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pendragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares throws a right hand that misses
and Pendragon counters with a left to the body.
Edson Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pendragon lands a slapping body shot.

Pendragon throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Tavares tumbling to the canvas!

Pendragon stands and steps away. Tavares gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis Pendragon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pendragon with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Pendragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pendragon 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Pendragon!