PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 374 p4p, 511 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 64 p4p, 83 weight class). Rohith Sharma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Peterson
vs
Sharma

180 cm
37
180
28 - 15 - 1

192 cm
38
212
33 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Vegan Gains
Voodoo Nutrition

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 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
Sharma unleashes a big counter combination but Peterson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharma's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sharma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Peterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Sharma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peterson sets himself, and Sharma steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Sharma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.

Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Sharma's guard.
Sharma is pulling down on Peterson's head to control his posture.
Sharma keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Sharma managing to control the position.
Sharma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharma wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sharma is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
Sharma tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Peterson 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.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Sharma preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to control the position but Sharma says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Sharma stands up out of the half guard.
Peterson cracks Sharma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sharma scores with a punch to the head.
Sharma takes one on the button.
Sharma thuds his right hand into Peterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sharma tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson with a jab.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharma misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Sharma is quick to defend against it.
Sharma takes one on the button.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Sharma gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Sharma is pressed up against the cage. Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sharma down to the mat. Sharma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharma is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Sharma circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
Peterson throws the left hand but Sharma avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
Sharma catches Peterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.
It seemed like Sharma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Peterson.
A little jabbing left from Sharma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson lands with a hook. Sharma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sharma's head.
A big left from Sharma misses.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Sharma is quick to defend against it.
Peterson swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.

Peterson scores with a takedown into Sharma's guard.
Sharma is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Peterson dives into side control.

Peterson with the ground and pound but Sharma regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sharma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Sharma's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sharma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Sharma dodges it nicely.
Sharma trying to control here.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Sharma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sharma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but Sharma is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peterson prevents Sharma from improving his position.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sharma wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sharma is doing well to control the position and prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Sharma gets back to full guard.
Peterson stands up over Sharma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Sharma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Sharma!

Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sharma decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Peterson slips a straight right by Sharma.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rohith Sharma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sharma sprawls and moves away.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharma slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sharma finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sharma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson postures up in Sharma's guard and throws a big left but Sharma blocks it.
Sharma wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharma wants to control the position but Peterson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Sharma wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sharma misses with a hook

and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharma won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Peterson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sharma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peterson.
Peterson landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharma is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sharma parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sharma to escape.
Peterson is chipping away with strikes.
Sharma takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma gets back to half guard.
Peterson prevents Sharma from standing back up.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sharma is looking to escape.
Sharma won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Sharma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Sharma blocks nicely.

That's two 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.
Peterson postures up in Sharma's guard and throws a big left but Sharma blocks it.
Sharma trying to control the position.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Sharma takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Sharma does it's job there.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Sharma.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sharma slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Sharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson cracks Sharma with a good jab.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharma can do to turn this around?
Peterson 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.

Peterson shoots in and bounces Sharma off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Peterson is in close to Sharma's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sharma controlling the position.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson trying to control but Sharma is working from the bottom.
Sharma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma wants to stand and escape but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Sharma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sharma working a defensive guard but Peterson manages to pass into side control anyway.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.