BFF 5: Peterson vs. Oceanus PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justice James (ranked 6498 p4p, 575 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 6464 p4p, 573 weight class). Stanley Steele is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

James
vs
Steele

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Steele there.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
James goes for a double leg but Steele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Steele continues to drive forward.
James ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steele defends well and James ends up having to push Steele into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justice James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele's coach down at Chris Leben KO Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steele's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steele lands a two punch combo.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Steele misses with a body shot.
James tries to counter with a takedown but Steele is quick to defend against it.
James dodges the punch combination from Steele.
James appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanley Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Steele throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
James needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Steele misses with a hook

and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Steele is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
James looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James passes into half guard.
James trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele looks like he's trying to stand up.
James uses his free foot to push down on Steele's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Steele.

James jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steele manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to work his way out of this bad position but James is controlling him well.

James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steele has escaped the position, nice work there.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steele, who protects the arm well.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.

James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steele is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to buck James off.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steele wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steele can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steele stops James from passing to mount.
Steele is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steele, who protects the arm well.

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
James trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to get back to his feet.

James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

James is trying to get an arm triangle but Steele is defending well.
Steele is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steele, who protects the arm well.
Steele is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Steele wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

James is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Steele is trying to escape and James transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Steele is forced to tap! Nice work there by James! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justice James!
Justice James made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Justice was served today'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Shake (ranked 6217 p4p, 549 weight class) and Paul McHeartney (ranked 6593 p4p, 571 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shake
vs
McHeartney

190 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Annihilation Apparel

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Shake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul McHeartney!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shake slaps away a takedown attempt from McHeartney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McHeartney.
As McHeartney tries to get set, Shake tries to push him back and clinch up but McHeartney manages to avoid the attempt.
Shake connects with a crisp jab.

McHeartney gets a double leg takedown into Shake's guard.

Shake has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. McHeartney has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.

McHeartney has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shake uses from the top position.

McHeartney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McHeartney looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Shake is defending well. McHeartney quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Shake has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! McHeartney celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul McHeartney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Whelan (ranked 5258 p4p, 576 weight class) and Grady Froelich Jr (ranked 7420 p4p, 713 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whelan
vs
Froelich Jr

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
24
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Annihilation Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 London, Sean Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grady Froelich Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Froelich Jr looks to land a left hand but Whelan moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Froelich Jr misses
and Whelan counters with a straight right hand.

Whelan gets caught napping as Froelich Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Whelan manages to retain guard.
Froelich Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Froelich Jr trying to control but Whelan is working from the bottom.

Whelan pushes Froelich Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Froelich Jr with a poor takedown
and Whelan counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Grady Froelich Jr has been cut.
Froelich Jr wants to clinch.
Whelan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whelan cracks Froelich Jr with a hook to the temple - Froelich Jr is on wobbly legs here! Whelan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Froelich Jr falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Whelan wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Whelan!
After the fight, Sean Whelan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Kadyrev (ranked 5063 p4p, 518 weight class) and Larry Wusky (ranked 7464 p4p, 650 weight class). Wusky has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Larry Wusky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kadyrev
vs
Wusky

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Kadyrev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Wusky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kadyrev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kadyrev showed some decent athleticism there.

Kadyrev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wusky tries to get to full guard but Kadyrev has control of the leg.
Wusky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kadyrev.
Kadyrev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadyrev sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Wusky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kadyrev defends well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kadyrev looking to improve position, pressing down on Wusky's thigh with his hand. Wusky seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Kadyrev paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Kadyrev's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Wusky picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Larry Wusky!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Larry Wusky waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Peterson (ranked 6265 p4p, 565 weight class) and Vladimir Oceanus (ranked 5549 p4p, 538 weight class). The key to victory for Greg Peterson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Peterson
vs
Oceanus

180 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladimir Oceanus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oceanus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oceanus somewhat.
Oceanus shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oceanus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Oceanus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oceanus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson wants to stand up but Oceanus is controlling him.

Oceanus drops back looking for a leg! Peterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peterson manages to kick Oceanus off! Oceanus jumps back into Peterson's guard.
Peterson looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oceanus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oceanus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peterson is wriggling around but Oceanus manages to pass to half guard.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oceanus on the ground.

Oceanus 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control but Oceanus postures up.

Peterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Oceanus.

Oceanus maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Peterson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Oceanus has cracked it and Peterson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Oceanus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Oceanus!
A very excited looking Vladimir Oceanus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.