PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peterson
vs
Reese

170 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Reese!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Reese keeps it at a distance.
Peterson throws a head kick but Reese moves out of range.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adrian Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reese shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Reese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
Reese shoots in for a double leg but Peterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Reese misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reese.
Adrian Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reese.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson tries to clinch but Reese moves out of range.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice defenses there by Reese.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
Reese fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reese is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson swings for the body but Reese moves out of range.
Reese swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Reese throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reese off to one side.
Peterson tries to clinch but Reese moves out of range.

Reese closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peterson to the mat! Peterson manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Reese from controlling successfully.
Reese stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reese with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peterson tries to get out of the position.
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reese wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reese on the ground.
Reese loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reese is pushing down on Peterson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peterson is fighting to maintain full guard but Reese has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reese is working away from the top position though.

That's four 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.

Reese is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reese.
Peterson pushes Reese off but Reese dives into side control.
Reese working the ground and pound.
Peterson tries to buck Reese off but Reese is having none of it.
Reese working the ground and pound.

Reese tries for a kimura but Peterson is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reese scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Reese dominated that round.
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.

Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peterson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Adrian Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to clinch but Reese is having none of it.
Peterson cracks Reese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reese.
Adrian Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Reese.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
Reese looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reese misses with a two punch combination.
Reese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson leaves Reese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Reese moves out of range easily.

Peterson forces Reese back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson gets underhooks to prevent Reese's takedown attempt.
Peterson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reese goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reese.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reese blocks a low kick nicely.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reese decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peterson's guard.
Reese scoring with some ground and pound.
Reese tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses.

Peterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reese defends well.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson controls Reese momentarily but Reese frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyle Reese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Peterson closes the distance but Reese moves to the side

and Reese counters with a shoot takedown. Peterson fights it but they end up in guard.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reese pushes down on Peterson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reese tries to pass to full mount but Peterson defends it.
Reese slips a nice elbow through Peterson's hands, connecting with Peterson's forehead.
Reese lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reese lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese trying to pass the guard but Peterson defending well.
Reese landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reese lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Reese winds up and cracks Peterson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reese lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reese passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reese lands a big elbow.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.
Reese is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peterson is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reese cracks Peterson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reese working Peterson over with strikes here.
Kyle Reese has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reese landing punches.

Reese is going olschool here, as he tries to force Peterson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Peterson shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese dominating with strikes here.
Reese avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.
Reese scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peterson?
Peterson tries to hold on but Reese pushes him away.
Peterson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reese is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Reese with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Reese connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Peterson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reese.
Reese dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reese working for a guillotine from mount but Peterson is in no mood to give up.
Peterson wants to control but Reese is having none of it.
Kyle Reese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Reese content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Reese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reese winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Reese!