PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Donnelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hand Of God by Black Market Hero. Pele has chosen Jump by Van Halen as his entrance music. Murilo Pele will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Donnelly
vs
Pele

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murilo Pele!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donnelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Pele's ribs.
Donnelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Pele circles away.
Pele connects with a body shot.
Pele with a lazy takedown attempt

and Donnelly counters with a single leg into guard. Pele didn't expect that.
Pele keeping moving, preventing Donnelly from controlling successfully.
Donnelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donnelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Pele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Pele pushes Donnelly off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donnelly misses with a takedown attempt
and Pele counters with a nice kick to the body.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Pele moves out of range easily.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pele.
Pele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donnelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pele has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Donnelly can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pele has Donnelly pushed against the cage.
Donnelly jumps guard but Pele stands there with Donnelly around his waist. Donnelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Pele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Donnelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to free his trapped foot but Pele is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Pele is pressing down on Donnelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donnelly trying to control but Pele is working from the bottom.
Pele wants to stand but Donnelly is controlling the position.
Donnelly wanted to stand there but Pele had control of the position.
Donnelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Pele is retaining full guard.
Donnelly advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pele defending against the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Donnelly tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Pele counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Donnelly keeping busy on the bottom but Pele has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pele in particular looking to stall.
Pele prevents Donnelly from improving his position.
Donnelly is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly trying to control from the bottom.
Donnelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Donnelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Donnelly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Donnelly is working for a guillotine from mount but Pele frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Murilo Pele will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pele tries for a takedown but Donnelly circles away easily

and Donnelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pele is doing well to control the position and prevent Donnelly from advancing to side control.
Pele trying to control from the bottom.

Donnelly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Donnelly thows a huge punch but Pele dodges it nicely.

Donnelly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Donnelly is just content to waste time from the top position. Pele takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donnelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pele closes the distance but Donnelly moves to the side

and Donnelly counters with a takedown into side control.
Pele parries the strikes from Donnelly easily there. Donnelly is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pele to escape.
Pele is trying to control Donnelly's posture but Donnelly avoids it.

Donnelly stands up and beckons Pele to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donnelly shoots and misses

and Pele decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donnelly's guard.
Pele must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pele postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donnelly wants to control but Pele passes easily into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pele in particular looking to stall.
Donnelly is controlling Pele's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Donnelly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donnelly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Donnelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Donnelly had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pele is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Donnelly Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pele's back instead.
Pele avoids the strikes from Donnelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands shots from the back.
Donnelly throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Donnelly goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Pele escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Donnelly pushes Pele off but Pele dives into side control.
Donnelly is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pele is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Donnelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Donnelly tries to hold on but Pele pushes him away.
Donnelly is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly gets back to half guard.

Donnelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pele drops an elbow to the side of Donnelly's head.
Donnelly trying to hold on to Pele's head to control him but Pele postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly tries to roll over but Pele keeps him under control.
Donnelly is looking to control Pele's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donnelly avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Donnelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jab by Pele.
Donnelly shoots and misses

and Pele counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Donnelly wants to control but Pele is keeping busy.
Donnelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donnelly.

Donnelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pele trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donnelly's guard.
Donnelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnelly wants to sweep here but Pele controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pele looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donnelly is on top in guard.
Donnelly pushing down on Pele's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Donnelly seems to be working for a kimura but Pele defends the submission attempt.

Donnelly is working for a kimura here but Pele manages to reverse the position and he's now in Donnelly's guard.

Donnelly working for submissions but it's allowed Pele to get to half guard.
Pele is trying to control the action in half guard but Donnelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pele's back!
Pele staying busy and making it hard for Donnelly to control.

Donnelly is looking for the choke from the back position but Pele is controlling his hands well.

Donnelly is persistently looking for the submission but Pele is defending it well.

Donnelly tightening his grip on Pele, looking for the choke.

Pele preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Donnelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pele looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Donnelly somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Donnelly is throwing shots to the body but Pele manages to wriggle free. Donnelly pounces on him again and ends up in Pele's guard.
Donnelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pele swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Donnelly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pele is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Donnelly, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pele seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donnelly wants to hit a switch here but Pele passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Donnelly there!
Donnelly can't escape the position.
Donnelly wants to control but Pele is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Murilo Pele.
I think Pele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Murilo Pele!