PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Truman Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Roosevelt
vs
Peter

174 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Truman Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Peter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peter slips a jab from Roosevelt.

Peter has managed to clinch.
Peter looking to throw knees to the head but Roosevelt is blocking nicely.
Roosevelt managing to block the knees to the body from Peter.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roosevelt obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peter.
Roosevelt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roosevelt lands a good knee to the midsection. Peter won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Roosevelt.
Peter looks gassed!
Peter tries to work over Roosevelt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roosevelt lands a nice elbow.
Peter misses with a punch on the inside.
Roosevelt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roosevelt lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosevelt lands a damaging elbow.
Roosevelt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow strike.
Roosevelt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peter.
Roosevelt lands a left hand.
Roosevelt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roosevelt lands an elbow that stopped Peter in his tracks for a moment.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow over the top.
Peter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roosevelt landing knees to the body.
Roosevelt lands a damaging elbow.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Roosevelt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peter misses with an elbow over the top.
Roosevelt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Roosevelt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roosevelt throws an elbow but misses.
Roosevelt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roosevelt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peter.
Roosevelt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roosevelt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roosevelt lands a damaging elbow.
Peter lands a body shot.
Roosevelt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roosevelt throws an elbow but misses.
Roosevelt throws an elbow that misses.
Roosevelt lands an elbow that stopped Peter in his tracks for a moment.
Roosevelt lands an elbow just above Peter 's eye.
Peter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roosevelt connects with a knee to the head.
Peter blocks an elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Peter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peter tries to land knees in the clinch but Roosevelt avoids the damage to the body.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peter avoids the elbow strike from Roosevelt, against the cage.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peter landing knees to the body.
Roosevelt avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peter's defenses.
Roosevelt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roosevelt throws an elbow but misses.
Roosevelt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roosevelt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peter.
Roosevelt avoids the elbow strike from Peter, against the cage.
Roosevelt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peter can't find room to land a body shot as Roosevelt controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roosevelt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peter's brow.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roosevelt pushes off an throws an elbow but Peter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peter blocks the elbow strike.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Peter blocks an uppercut.
Peter lands a good knee to the midsection. Roosevelt won't want to take too many of those.
Peter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Peter.
Roosevelt pushes off an throws an elbow but Peter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Roosevelt's ribcage.
Peter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Peter scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Roosevelt misses with a punch on the inside.
Roosevelt digs a right hand underneath Peter's ribcage. Peter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peter blocks an elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow over the top.
Roosevelt missing with knees to the body.
Peter tries a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks it.
Roosevelt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peter lands a knee to the head.
Roosevelt throws an elbow but it misses.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roosevelt tries to land a knee to the head but Peter blocks with his arms.
Peter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roosevelt is defending well for now.
Roosevelt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow strike.
Peter with a knee to the head.
Peter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roosevelt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peter's defenses.
Peter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Peter.
Roosevelt avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roosevelt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Peter.
Peter misses with an elbow strike.
Peter with a knee to the head.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Peter working Roosevelt over with knees to the body.
Peter tries a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks it.
Peter blocks an elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Peter presses Roosevelt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peter scores with a knee to the head.
Roosevelt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roosevelt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Peter as the two fighters clinch.
Peter can't find room to land a body shot as Roosevelt controls the action.
Roosevelt blocks the elbow strike.
Roosevelt avoids a wild elbow strike from Peter.
Peter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roosevelt's face.
A short left from Peter.
Roosevelt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peter is defending well for now.
Roosevelt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peter is defending well for now.
Peter dodges an elbow strike from Roosevelt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truman Roosevelt 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.

Peter forces Roosevelt back against the cage and clinches.
Roosevelt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roosevelt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Truman Roosevelt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peter presses Roosevelt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roosevelt.
Peter working Roosevelt over with knees to the body.
Peter landing knees to the body.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roosevelt missing with knees to the body.
Peter takes a shot to the head.
Roosevelt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peter is leaning against Roosevelt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roosevelt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roosevelt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roosevelt.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
Peter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roosevelt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roosevelt throws an elbow but misses.
Roosevelt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roosevelt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peter lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Peter as the two fighters clinch.
Roosevelt missing with knees to the body.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Peter avoids a wild elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Peter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roosevelt's face.
Roosevelt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roosevelt scores with a shoulder strike.
Roosevelt managing to block the knees to the body from Peter.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow over the top.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Roosevelt's ribcage.
Roosevelt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peter blocks an elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peter gets through Roosevelt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks with his arms.
Peter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roosevelt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peter.
A head punch on the inside from Peter fails to land.
Peter managing to block the knees to the body from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt blocks a body shot from Peter.
Peter tries to throw a body punch but Roosevelt avoids it by throwing Peter back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roosevelt blocks it with crossed arms.
Peter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roosevelt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peter's brow.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow over the top.
Peter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roosevelt backwards.
Peter cracks Roosevelt with a nice body shot.
Peter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Peter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roosevelt is defending well for now.
Peter scores a nice knee to the body.
Roosevelt scores with a shot to the side of Peter's head.
Roosevelt prevents a body shot from Peter.
Roosevelt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Roosevelt lands an elbow inside.
Peter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roosevelt.
Peter working Roosevelt over with knees to the body.
Roosevelt throws a head punch that misses.
Peter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roosevelt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter tries to land knees in the clinch but Roosevelt avoids the damage to the body.
Roosevelt missing with knees to the body.
Peter misses with a knee to the head.
Peter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roosevelt.
Peter misses with a knee to the head.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow strike.
Peter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roosevelt.
Peter takes an elbow to the temple.
Peter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roosevelt avoids it.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peter landing knees to the body.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks with his arms.
Roosevelt avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Peter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Peter scores a nice knee to the body.
Roosevelt throws a head punch that misses.
Peter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roosevelt's face.
Peter dodges an elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.

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.
Roosevelt throws an elbow but it misses.
Peter swings wildly with an uppercut but Roosevelt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roosevelt is defending well for now.
Roosevelt lands a nice elbow.
Peter lands an elbow inside that Roosevelt shrugs off.
Peter tries a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks it.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Roosevelt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peter's defenses.
Peter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peter tries to land knees in the clinch but Roosevelt avoids the damage to the body.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Roosevelt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peter.
Roosevelt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peter.
Roosevelt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roosevelt has a couple of punches blocked by Peter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roosevelt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roosevelt throws an elbow but misses.
Roosevelt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roosevelt looking for a takedown.
Peter lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Peter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Peter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roosevelt tries a head kick but it misses.
Roosevelt throws a head kick but Peter moves out of range.
Roosevelt keeps the fight on the outside.
Peter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roosevelt.
Truman Roosevelt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Peter instigates a clinch.
Roosevelt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roosevelt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peter misses with a knee to the head.
Peter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roosevelt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roosevelt.
Peter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roosevelt blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roosevelt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roosevelt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roosevelt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter obliges.
Peter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peter can't find room to land a body shot as Roosevelt controls the action.
Peter takes an elbow to the temple.
Peter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Peter.
Roosevelt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roosevelt avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peter lands a nice knee to the body.
Roosevelt has a couple of punches blocked by Peter.
Roosevelt misses with an elbow over the top.
Peter lands a shot to the body.
Peter tries a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks it.
Roosevelt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peter is defending well for now.
Roosevelt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roosevelt throws an elbow but it misses.
Peter avoids the elbow strike from Roosevelt, against the cage.
Peter landing knees to the head.
Roosevelt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roosevelt swings wildly with an uppercut but Peter uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roosevelt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peter's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter obliges.
Peter lands a knee to the body.
Roosevelt presses Peter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roosevelt misses with a knee strike.
Peter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roosevelt's defenses.
Roosevelt misses with a punch on the inside.
Roosevelt missing with knees to the body.
Roosevelt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roosevelt avoids it.
Peter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt lands a knee to the body.
Peter lands a nice knee to the body.
Peter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peter tries to land knees in the clinch but Roosevelt avoids the damage to the body.
Peter tries a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks it.
Roosevelt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peter avoids it.
Peter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roosevelt avoids it.
Roosevelt lands an uppercut.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roosevelt blocks an uppercut.
Peter throws a head punch that misses.
Roosevelt avoids the elbow strike from Peter, against the cage.
Peter lands an elbow that stopped Roosevelt in his tracks for a moment.
Roosevelt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peter gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter tries to throw a body punch but Roosevelt avoids it by throwing Peter back against the cage.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Roosevelt pushes off an throws an elbow but Peter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peter lands a damaging elbow.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peter avoiding damage as Roosevelt throws knees to the body.
Roosevelt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peter missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Peter.
Roosevelt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Peter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Peter avoids a wild elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Peter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peter missing with knees to the body.
Roosevelt lands an elbow inside.
Peter blocks the elbow strike.
Roosevelt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peter looking to throw knees to the head but Roosevelt is blocking nicely.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but Roosevelt blocks with his arms.
Peter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roosevelt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roosevelt looking for a takedown.
Peter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roosevelt is defending well for now.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Roosevelt's ribcage.
Peter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter avoids a wild elbow strike from Roosevelt.
Peter scores with a shoulder strike.
Peter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roosevelt trying to land knees to the body.
Peter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roosevelt avoids it.
Roosevelt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roosevelt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peter avoids it.
Peter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roosevelt blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roosevelt avoids it.
Peter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Roosevelt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peter backwards.
Roosevelt tries to land knees in the clinch but Peter avoids the damage to the body.
Roosevelt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roosevelt avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Peter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Peter!