PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Plessis has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Peralta
vs
Du Plessis

180 cm
20
160 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
167 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition
Anarchy Fightwear

Valhalla War Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Peralta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Du Plessis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Plessis misses with a looping left.
Du Plessis lands a right hook to the body.
Peralta works the jab nicely.
Peralta throws the left hand but Du Plessis avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Peralta misses.
Du Plessis works Peralta's body with a nice hook.
Peralta ducks under a wild hook from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Peralta.
Peralta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Du Plessis is out of range.
Peralta wants to clinch up but Du Plessis keeps it at a distance.
Du Plessis swings for the body but Peralta moves out of range.
Peralta throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Peralta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Du Plessis is looking to slow Peralta down with leg kicks.
Peralta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Plessis manages to avoid it.
Peralta needs to keep his hands up - Du Plessis had a free shot at his head there.
Peralta is looking to land body kicks.
Du Plessis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peralta's sensitive parts.
Peralta connects with a high kick.
Peralta thows a leg kick but Du Plessis checks it
and Du Plessis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Du Plessis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peralta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peralta moves out of range as Du Plessis strikes.
Du Plessis moves out of range of the leg kick from Peralta.
A chopping leg kick lands by Du Plessis.
A lazy body kick from Peralta
and Du Plessis counters with a nice leg kick.
Peralta takes a swing at Du Plessis's ribcage but misses.
Peralta is looking to slow Du Plessis down with leg kicks.
Du Plessis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peralta.
Du Plessis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peralta counters with a left to the body.
Peralta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Du Plessis to counter with a crisp jab.
Peralta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peralta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peralta looks to land a body kick but Du Plessis moved away.
Peralta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peralta tries to clinch up but Du Plessis circles away and keeps his distance.
Peralta staying out of range there.
Peralta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Du Plessis avoids the body shot from Peralta.
Du Plessis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peralta.
Peralta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Du Plessis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacob Peralta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Du Plessis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Du Plessis misses with a double jab
and Peralta counters with a body kick.
Peralta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peralta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Du Plessis cracks a nice hook into Peralta's ribs.
Peralta throws a shot from downtown. Du Plessis moves away and avoids it.
Peralta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peralta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Du Plessis counters with a three punch combo that has Peralta backing up. Peralta nods at Du Plessis to acknowledge the strikes.
Peralta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Du Plessis's head.
Peralta connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Du Plessis dominated that round.
That's time! Peralta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peralta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Du Plessis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peralta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Du Plessis misses with a combination
and Peralta counters with a big head kick but Du Plessis shrugs it off.
Du Plessis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Du Plessis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peralta was well out of range. Poor timing from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peralta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peralta misses with a hook. Du Plessis ducked under it nicely.
Peralta throws a jab but it's blocked by Du Plessis.
Peralta throws a sloppy head kick
and Du Plessis counters with an outside leg kick.
Du Plessis avoids the head kick by Peralta.
Du Plessis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Du Plessis moves out of range of the body kick from Peralta.
Du Plessis avoids the head kick by Peralta.
Peralta throws a combination that misses
and Du Plessis counters with a nice leg kick.
Peralta tried to score with a low kick but Du Plessis checks it.
Peralta misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peralta throws a leg kick but Du Plessis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peralta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peralta tries to clinch but Du Plessis moves away
and Du Plessis counters with a left and a right that stings Peralta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Peralta
and Du Plessis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peralta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Du Plessis.
A head kick misses from Peralta.
Peralta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Du Plessis. Du Plessis obviously looking to wear him down.
Du Plessis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Du Plessis thows a body shot but no joy.
Peralta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Du Plessis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peralta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Peralta misses with a kick to the body
and Du Plessis counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Peralta misses
and Peralta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Du Plessis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Du Plessis finds it's way round the side to connect with Peralta's head.
Peralta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Peralta.
A telegraphed right hand from Du Plessis misses the target.
Deon Du Plessis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Du Plessis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peralta manages to avoid it.
A big right from Peralta misses.
Peralta looks to land a combination but Du Plessis avoids it well.
Du Plessis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peralta.
Du Plessis misses with a leg kick.
Peralta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peralta takes a swing at Du Plessis's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peralta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peralta throws a hook to the side of Du Plessis's head but Du Plessis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peralta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Du Plessis is predictable there
and Peralta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Peralta
and Du Plessis counters with a good, hard body kick but Peralta shrugs it off.
Du Plessis with a nice cross.
A head kick from Peralta lands but Du Plessis takes it in his stride.
Peralta tries to clinch
and Du Plessis counters with a thumping low kick.
Peralta misses with a head kick.
Peralta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Plessis.
Peralta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Du Plessis checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Du Plessis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Du Plessis looks to land a right hand but Peralta moved out of range.
Peralta throws a low kick but Du Plessis avoids it.
Du Plessis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peralta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Peralta misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Du Plessis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peralta on the side of the head.
Peralta slips under a jab.
Peralta moves out of range as Du Plessis strikes.
Du Plessis throws a sloppy body shot
and Peralta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peralta cracks Du Plessis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Du Plessis thumps Peralta with a low kick.
Peralta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Du Plessis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peralta thinking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peralta checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis moves out of range of the leg kick from Peralta.
Peralta digs a good hook to Du Plessis's body.
Du Plessis cracks the inside of Peralta's front leg.
Peralta throws a push kick but Du Plessis slaps the foot to one side.
Peralta cracks the inside of Du Plessis's front leg.
Peralta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Du Plessis counters with a left to the body.
Peralta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Du Plessis to score with a decent uppercut.
Peralta throws a leg kick
and Du Plessis counters with a left to the body.
Peralta waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Du Plessis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peralta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peralta throws a front kick aimed at Du Plessis's knee but Du Plessis avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses
and Du Plessis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peralta swinging wilding here.
Peralta misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Du Plessis is predictable there
and Peralta counters with an inside leg kick.
Peralta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peralta feints and then cracks Du Plessis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Plessis down.
The fighters circling - Peralta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peralta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Du Plessis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peralta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta misses with a hook. Du Plessis ducked under it nicely.
Peralta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peralta looks to clinch
and Du Plessis counters with a nice leg kick.
Peralta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Du Plessis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Du Plessis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Du Plessis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peralta 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 Du Plessis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Du Plessis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peralta checks a low kick from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis throws a body punch but Peralta moves out of range.
Du Plessis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Du Plessis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peralta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Du Plessis is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Peralta misses.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses.
Peralta gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Du Plessis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peralta falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Du Plessis counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Peralta is predictable there
and Du Plessis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Du Plessis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peralta is out of range and Du Plessis settles back down.
Peralta throws a lazy head kick
and Du Plessis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peralta slips a jab and a cross from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Peralta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Du Plessis really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Du Plessis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Peralta.
Peralta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Du Plessis misses with a looping left.
Peralta throws a lazy head kick
letting Du Plessis counter with a right hand.
Peralta throws out a leg kick but Du Plessis moves out of range and Peralta only half commits.
Peralta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peralta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Peralta misses
letting Du Plessis counter with a right hand.
A jab from Du Plessis finds it's way through Peralta's defenses.
Peralta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Plessis moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta throws a head kick but Du Plessis moves out of range.
Peralta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis thows a leg kick but Peralta checks it
and Peralta counters with a straight right hand.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses
and Du Plessis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peralta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Du Plessis misses with a jab to the body
and Peralta counters with a leg kick.
Peralta throws the kick towards the body but Du Plessis avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peralta misses with an uppercut.
Peralta misses with a jab to the body
and Peralta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peralta tries to land a body kick
and Du Plessis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Du Plessis throws and low kick but Peralta moves out of range easily.
Du Plessis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peralta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Du Plessis misses
and Peralta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Du Plessis's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Peralta.
Du Plessis checks a leg kick.
Peralta feints and then cracks Du Plessis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Plessis down.
Du Plessis blocks a leg kick.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses
and Du Plessis counters with a left to the body.
Peralta misses with a leg kick
and Du Plessis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peralta tries to clinch but Du Plessis moves away
and Du Plessis counters with a straight right hand.
Peralta misses with a leg kick
and Du Plessis counters with a thumping low kick.
Peralta misses with a series of wild punches.
Du Plessis defending well as Peralta loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peralta throws a leg kick
and Du Plessis counters with a nice leg kick.
Peralta scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Peralta misses.
Du Plessis blocks the body kick.
Peralta throws an overhand right that lands on Du Plessis's shoulder, as Du Plessis tries to avoid the shot.
Peralta throws a looping overhand right but Du Plessis ducks down to avoid it.
Du Plessis misses with a low kick.
Du Plessis throws a lazy right hand but Peralta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peralta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Du Plessis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A low kick from Peralta is predictable there
and Du Plessis counters with a two punch combo.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Du Plessis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peralta lands with a nice combination. Du Plessis backs away looking to recover.
Du Plessis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peralta counters with a good low kick that Du Plessis was not able to check.
Du Plessis lands with a shot to the body.
Du Plessis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peralta.
Peralta is looking to slow Du Plessis down with leg kicks.
Du Plessis takes a swing at Peralta's ribcage but misses.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses
and Peralta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Du Plessis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peralta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Du Plessis dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Du Plessis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Du Plessis throws a head kick that misses
and Peralta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Du Plessis thinking.
Peralta scores with a spinning back kick!
Peralta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Du Plessis if he has to take too many more of those.
Du Plessis throws a shot from downtown. Peralta moves away and avoids it.
Peralta loads up on a big right hand but Du Plessis slips the punch.
Du Plessis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Du Plessis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peralta.
Du Plessis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peralta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peralta misses with a double jab
and Du Plessis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peralta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Du Plessis counters with a leg kick.
Du Plessis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peralta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peralta.
Peralta misses with a body shot
and Du Plessis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peralta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du Plessis throws a leg kick
and Peralta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Du Plessis's knee momentarily.
Peralta misses with a low kick.
Peralta throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peralta, right into the meat.
Du Plessis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Du Plessis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peralta.
Peralta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peralta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis staying out of range there.
Du Plessis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peralta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Plessis manages to avoid it.
Du Plessis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peralta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peralta throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta tries to clinch up
letting Du Plessis counter with a right hand.
Du Plessis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peralta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Peralta misses with a body kick.
Du Plessis lands a really nice looking cross but Peralta seems unphased.
Du Plessis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Du Plessis throws a hook but Peralta blocks it.
Du Plessis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Du Plessis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

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.
Du Plessis throws a front kick aimed at Peralta's knee but Peralta avoids it well.
Peralta misses with a hook. Du Plessis ducked under it nicely.
Peralta slips under a jab from Du Plessis.
Peralta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Du Plessis counters with a nice body shot.
Peralta misses the shot to the body.
Jacob Peralta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Du Plessis connects with a single shot there.
Peralta misses with a head kick.
Peralta throws a sloppy head kick
and Du Plessis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Deon Du Plessis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peralta waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Du Plessis.
Du Plessis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Du Plessis misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Peralta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Du Plessis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deon Du Plessis!
Deon Du Plessis is the new lightweight champion!