PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prohor Georgiev (ranked 1148 p4p, 331 weight class) and Vinnie Pellegrini (ranked 133 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Georgiev
vs
Pellegrini

175 cm
31
146
18 - 10 - 2

179 cm
25
158
12 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prohor Georgiev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Georgiev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pellegrini throws a hook but Georgiev avoids it easily.
Georgiev misses with a low kick as Pellegrini jumps back.
Pellegrini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pellegrini misses the shot to the body.
Georgiev throws a solid leg kick but Pellegrini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Georgiev.
A leg kick checked by Georgiev.
Georgiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pellegrini is able to avoid easily.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
Georgiev blocks the body kick.
Georgiev throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pellegrini avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Georgiev. That's going to slow Pellegrini down.
Georgiev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Georgiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pellegrini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pellegrini lands a jab to Georgiev's midsection.
Pellegrini misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick.
Georgiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pellegrini.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Pellegrini sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pellegrini misses with a straight left.
Pellegrini just misses with a punch to the body.
Georgiev slips under a jab from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick but Georgiev moved away.
Georgiev looks for the body kick but Pellegrini saw that one coming.
Georgiev walks into a left hand.
Georgiev ducks under a wild hook from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini misses with a kick to the body
and Georgiev counters with an inside leg kick.
Georgiev is looking to chop away at Pellegrini's legs.
Georgiev scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Pellegrini.
Georgiev 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.
Pellegrini takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Pellegrini coming out on top.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Pellegrini misses the target.
As Pellegrini backs away, Georgiev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pellegrini misses with a leg kick.
Pellegrini tries to score with a low kick but Georgiev moves his leg out of the way.
Pellegrini throws a jab when Georgiev was well out of range.
Georgiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Georgiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Georgiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pellegrini is out of range and Georgiev settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Pellegrini blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pellegrini! But no joy.
Pellegrini misses with a hook. Georgiev ducked under it nicely.
Georgiev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pellegrini moves out of range of the body kick from Georgiev.
Nice uppercut there from Pellegrini.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Pellegrini sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pellegrini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pellegrini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pellegrini blocks a leg kick.
Pellegrini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Georgiev. Georgiev obviously looking to wear him down.
Georgiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pellegrini is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Pellegrini blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Georgiev misses
and Pellegrini counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Pellegrini misses its intended target.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Pellegrini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Georgiev checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pellegrini as he connects with a hook.
Georgiev slips a straight right by Pellegrini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pellegrini. Georgiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Georgiev tried to counter with a leg kick but Pellegrini avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pellegrini checks a leg kick.
Pellegrini misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini throws a good cross that connects.
Pellegrini misses with a wild body shot.
Georgiev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrini sizes up Georgiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pellegrini misses with an uppercut. Georgiev saw that one coming.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot.
Georgiev tried to counter with a leg kick but Pellegrini avoided it.
Pellegrini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Georgiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Georgiev ducks under a wild hook from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pellegrini. That's going to slow Georgiev down.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Pellegrini counters with a nice uppercut.
Georgiev misses with a low kick as Pellegrini jumps back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Georgiev.
Georgiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pellegrini.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Pellegrini dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Georgiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Georgiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Georgiev with a nice calf kick.
Pellegrini connects with a leg kick.
Pellegrini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Georgiev.
Pellegrini throws a looping overhand right but Georgiev ducks down to avoid it.
Georgiev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pellegrini misses with the combination.
Georgiev throws a low kick, looking for Pellegrini's leg but Pellegrini calmly moves out of range.
Georgiev throws out a leg kick but Pellegrini moves out of range and Georgiev only half commits.
Georgiev tries to work over Pellegrini's front leg with a kick but Pellegrini checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Georgiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Georgiev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Georgiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pellegrini.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Georgiev 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 Pellegrini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pellegrini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Georgiev.
Pellegrini 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.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick.
Pellegrini throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pellegrini misses the target.
Georgiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pellegrini.
Georgiev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pellegrini just manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Georgiev misses.
Georgiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Georgiev moves out of range as Pellegrini strikes.
Georgiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pellegrini.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Pellegrini counters with a nice uppercut.
Pellegrini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pellegrini looks to land a body kick but Georgiev moved away.
Jab, jab by Pellegrini - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Georgiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Pellegrini.
Georgiev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pellegrini lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Pellegrini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pellegrini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Georgiev on the side of the head.
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!
Pellegrini lands with an overhand left.
Pellegrini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Georgiev throws out a leg kick but Pellegrini moves out of range and Georgiev only half commits.
Georgiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Georgiev lands a nice looking body kick.
Pellegrini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Pellegrini finds it's way through Georgiev's defenses.
Pellegrini finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pellegrini works Georgiev's body with a nice hook.
Georgiev moves out of range of the strikes.
Georgiev tries to work over Pellegrini's front leg with a kick but Pellegrini checks it.
A leg kick checked by Pellegrini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Georgiev is able to avoid easily.
Pellegrini sizes up Georgiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pellegrini misses with a body shot.
Pellegrini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pellegrini is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Georgiev with a body shot.
Pellegrini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Georgiev half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Georgiev misses.
Pellegrini lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pellegrini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Georgiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Georgiev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Georgiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellegrini.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
Georgiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pellegrini. That did some damage!
Georgiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pellegrini digs a good hook to Georgiev's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pellegrini.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick.
Georgiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pellegrini throws a big shot that misses.
Pellegrini has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Georgiev.
Georgiev misses with a kick to the body
enabling Pellegrini to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Pellegrini avoids it.
Good leg kick by Georgiev.
Georgiev slips under a jab from Pellegrini.
Georgiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Georgiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Georgiev moves out of range as Pellegrini strikes.
Pellegrini on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Georgiev throws a lazy body kick
letting Pellegrini counter with a right hand.
Pellegrini misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Pellegrini.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Pellegrini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pellegrini misses with the body kick
and Georgiev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Georgiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Pellegrini.
Pellegrini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pellegrini is looking to score with low kicks.
Pellegrini throws out a loose jab but Georgiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georgiev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pellegrini just manages to avoid it.
Georgiev tries to score with a low kick but Pellegrini moves his leg out of the way.
Georgiev wants to slow Pellegrini down by chopping away at his legs.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Pellegrini avoids it.
Georgiev motions for Pellegrini to come forward. Georgiev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Pellegrini checks it
and Pellegrini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Georgiev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pellegrini blocks a leg kick.
Georgiev is looking to score with low kicks.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev 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.
Vinnie Pellegrini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Georgiev moves out of range as Pellegrini throws a body kick.
Pellegrini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Georgiev.
Georgiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Georgiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pellegrini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pellegrini is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pellegrini checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pellegrini.
Georgiev throws out a leg kick but Pellegrini moves out of range and Georgiev only half commits.
Pellegrini throws a jab when Georgiev was well out of range.
Georgiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pellegrini.
Georgiev moves out of range as Pellegrini throws a body kick.
Georgiev tried to counter with a leg kick but Pellegrini avoided it.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Pellegrini moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pellegrini 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 Georgiev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Georgiev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Georgiev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Georgiev misses with a low kick as Pellegrini jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Pellegrini misses.
Georgiev tries to score with a low kick but Pellegrini moves his leg out of the way.
Pellegrini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Pellegrini checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Pellegrini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Georgiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Georgiev 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.
Pellegrini blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Pellegrini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pellegrini checks a low kick from Georgiev.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Georgiev 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 Pellegrini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pellegrini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pellegrini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Georgiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Georgiev throws a low kick, looking for Pellegrini's leg but Pellegrini calmly moves out of range.
Georgiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Pellegrini checks it
and Pellegrini counters with a body kick that stops Georgiev in his tracks momentarily.
Georgiev throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Pellegrini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Georgiev throws a body kick that misses.
Pellegrini follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pellegrini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Georgiev if he has to take too many more of those.
Pellegrini misses with a straight left.
Pellegrini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Georgiev misses
and Pellegrini counters with a stiff right hand.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Pellegrini sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Pellegrini responds with a good body kick, but Georgiev manages to step out the way in time.
A low kick from Georgiev is predictable there
and Pellegrini counters with a nice body kick.
Pellegrini scores with a sloppy right hand. Georgiev should have avoided that one.
Georgiev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Pellegrini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Georgiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Georgiev.
Georgiev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pellegrini misses with a looping left.
Georgiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pellegrini is out of range and Georgiev settles back down.
Pellegrini explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pellegrini is looking to land body kicks.
Pellegrini is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Georgiev 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 Pellegrini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pellegrini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pellegrini is looking for the big counter here.
Georgiev throws a solid leg kick but Pellegrini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Georgiev.
Pellegrini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pellegrini throws the kick towards the body but Georgiev avoids it.
Georgiev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Georgiev misses with a low kick as Pellegrini jumps back.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Pellegrini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pellegrini throws a hook to the side of Georgiev's head but Georgiev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Georgiev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pellegrini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pellegrini jabs at Georgiev's body.
Georgiev takes one to the chin there.
Georgiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Georgiev 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.
Georgiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pellegrini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Georgiev misses with a low kick as Pellegrini jumps back.
Georgiev lands a leg kick that knocks Pellegrini off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev lands a front kick.
Pellegrini avoids a kick to the body.
Pellegrini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Georgiev feints and then cracks Pellegrini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pellegrini down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Georgiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Georgiev.
Georgiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Pellegrini sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Georgiev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pellegrini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Georgiev throws out a leg kick but Pellegrini moves out of range and Georgiev only half commits.
Georgiev throws a body kick that misses.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Pellegrini counters with a two punch combo.
Georgiev lands a front kick.
Pellegrini misses with a straight left.
Pellegrini blocks a leg kick.
Pellegrini throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev blocks the body kick.
Pellegrini looks to land a body kick but Georgiev moved away.
A slow jab from Pellegrini misses its intended target.
Georgiev avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Pellegrini throws a hook to the side of Georgiev's head but Georgiev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Georgiev is looking to score with low kicks.
Georgiev ducks under a wild hook from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini looks to land a left hand but Georgiev moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Pellegrini as he checks the leg kick.
Georgiev throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pellegrini! But no joy.
Pellegrini connects with the punch.
Georgiev wants to slow Pellegrini down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Georgiev misses.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Pellegrini checks it
and Pellegrini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Georgiev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pellegrini just manages to avoid it.
Pellegrini throws out a loose jab but Georgiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Pellegrini blocks the low kick.
Pellegrini steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Pellegrini scores with a four punch combination!
Georgiev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Pellegrini.

Georgiev is rocked!
Pellegrini lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Georgiev falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pellegrini dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Pellegrini! Vinnie Pellegrini retains his featherweight title!
Vinnie Pellegrini gave a mention to Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).