PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Petersen (ranked 1132 p4p, 1479 weight class) and Dredman Zeus (ranked 139 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petersen
vs
Zeus

177 cm
33
165
12 - 7 - 0

179 cm
37
168
17 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen loads up on a big right hand but Zeus slips the punch.
Dredman Zeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petersen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zeus connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Steven Petersen has been cut.
Zeus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zeus lands a glancing blow to the side of Petersen's head.

Petersen is rocked!
Zeus throws an off balance right hand
and Petersen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeus misses with a left hand
and Petersen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zeus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petersen on the side of the head.
Zeus throws a lazy uppercut
and Petersen counters with a good low kick that Zeus was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Petersen finds it's target.
Zeus misses with a looping left.
Petersen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petersen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeus's head backwards.
Zeus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petersen scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus loads up on a big right hand but Petersen slips the punch.
Good exchange - Petersen coming out on top.
Zeus throws a jab when Petersen was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Petersen.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeus.
Zeus throws an off balance right hand
and Zeus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petersen lands with a hook. Zeus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zeus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zeus throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Zeus misses.
Petersen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
Good leg kick by Petersen.
Petersen slips a straight right by Zeus.
Petersen throws a series of punches but Zeus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws a lazy right hand but Petersen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petersen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeus misses with a straight right.
Zeus lands with a nice combination. Petersen backs away looking to recover.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeus throws a lazy uppercut
and Petersen counters with a right hand to the body.
Zeus misses with a few strikes there.
As Zeus backs away, Petersen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zeus cracks Petersen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petersen slips under a jab from Zeus.
Petersen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zeus misses with an uppercut
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
Zeus misses the body punch
and Petersen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeus.
Zeus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus stalks Petersen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petersen's face. Petersen staggers backwards, shaken.
Zeus walks into a left hand.
Zeus moves away from the strike by Petersen.
Zeus misses with an uppercut
and Petersen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zeus misses the jab.
Petersen moves out of range as Zeus strikes.
Zeus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petersen.
Zeus misses with a hook
and Petersen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
Zeus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zeus throws a lazy right hand but Petersen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petersen.
Zeus misses with a left hand
and Petersen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zeus. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
Petersen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petersen misses with a hook.
Petersen throws a hook but Zeus avoids it easily.
Zeus looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersen is just out of range.
Petersen throws the left hand but Zeus avoids the punch easily.
Petersen slips a jab from Zeus.
Petersen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petersen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petersen's head.
Petersen staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Petersen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petersen connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Petersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Petersen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Zeus missing with a left hand there. Petersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petersen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeus misses the jab.
Zeus misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Petersen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Petersen counters with a right hand to the body.
Petersen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zeus lands a jab to the head.
Zeus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petersen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeus throws out the jab.
Petersen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zeus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeus.
Petersen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zeus just manages to avoid it.
Zeus scores with a nice head shot.
Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus throws an off balance right hand
and Petersen counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Zeus misses.
Petersen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Petersen does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petersen.
Zeus misses with a lunging right hand
and Petersen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zeus's knee momentarily.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
Petersen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zeus misses with a right hand
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
Zeus 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.
Zeus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus misses the jab.
Zeus avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Petersen tries to bum rush Zeus with a series of wild strikes but Zeus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeus misses with a lunging right hand
and Petersen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zeus misses with a body shot
and Petersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petersen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeus throws out the jab.
Petersen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Petersen lands a left and a right that send Zeus crashing to the mat, dazed. Petersen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Zeus is rocked!
Petersen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Petersen finish him?
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zeus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petersen has got the better of the exchanges.
Petersen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zeus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zeus seems to have recovered his senses.
Zeus avoids the body shot from Petersen.
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands a right hook to the body.
Zeus connects with a nice looking jab.
Zeus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petersen ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
As Zeus looks to move away, Petersen throws a big counter combo but Zeus just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeus misses the target.
Petersen lands a nice shot that snaps Zeus's head back.
Petersen scores with a shot to the body.
Petersen slips under a jab.
Petersen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zeus throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Petersen throws a right hand that Zeus ducks under and follows up with a left that Zeus also avoids with ease.
Petersen works Zeus's body with a nice hook.
Petersen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus 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.
Petersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zeus misses with a right hand
and Zeus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeus throws an off balance right hand
and Petersen counters with a good low kick that Zeus was not able to check.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petersen staying out of range there.
Zeus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petersen counters with a stiff right hand.
Zeus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petersen counters with a stiff right hand.
Zeus misses with a lunging right hand
and Petersen counters with a nice body shot.
Zeus is breathing heavily.
Petersen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zeus on the side of the head.
Zeus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen misses with a low kick.
Petersen drops Zeus with a naaaaasty hook - Zeus is in real trouble here! Petersen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Petersen!
A less than humble Steven Petersen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.