PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Baringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Stemm - Face the Pain. This should be a great matchup!

Peterson
vs
Baringer

186 cm
24
176 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
25
183 lbs
7 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Baringer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson swings for the body but Baringer moves out of range.
Baringer dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Baringer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Peterson both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Bill Baringer has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Baringer. Beautiful body shot.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baringer circles away quickly and effectively.
Baringer moves out of range of the strikes.
Baringer misses with a hook to the body
and Baringer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baringer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Baringer slips the punch.
Peterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baringer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baringer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Baringer avoids them all with ease.
Peterson blocks the body kick.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baringer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two 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.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Baringer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Baringer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Peterson swings for the body but Baringer moves out of range.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baringer counters with a two punch combo.
Baringer slips under a jab.
Baringer slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Baringer.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baringer counters with a big head kick but Peterson shrugs it off.
Joe Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a sloppy body shot
and Baringer counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Baringer.
Baringer takes one to the chin there.
Baringer misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws a right hand that Baringer ducks under and follows up with a left that Baringer also avoids with ease.
Baringer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baringer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Baringer.
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Baringer lands with a nice combination. Peterson backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Joe Peterson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baringer counters with a series of strikes. Peterson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baringer throws a nice head kick!
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baringer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Baringer throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baringer counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Baringer.
Peterson misses with a double jab
and Baringer counters with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baringer misses the body punch
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
Baringer throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Baringer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Baringer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baringer counters with a nice leg kick.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Peterson slips under a jab from Baringer.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baringer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Baringer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baringer moves away from the strike by Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baringer looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Baringer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joe Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baringer works the jab nicely.
Baringer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peterson rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baringer.
Baringer throws a head kick that Peterson semi-blocks.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baringer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baringer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Peterson misses with a combination
enabling Baringer to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baringer lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baringer slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danga de danga de dang - Baringer scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Baringer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baringer counters with a right hand to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baringer.
Baringer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baringer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baringer connects with a high kick.
Peterson throws the left hand but Baringer avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baringer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Baringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Peterson blocks the low kick.
Baringer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baringer misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Baringer.
Baringer misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Baringer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Peterson misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baringer lands a two punch combo.
Bill Baringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Baringer.
Baringer scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Baringer counters with a one-two to the body.
Baringer lands a nice looking body kick.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baringer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baringer there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baringer misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Baringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Peterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baringer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baringer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Baringer.
Baringer scores with a nice body kick.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Baringer.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baringer counters with a nice body shot.
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Baringer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Baringer counters with a good low kick that Peterson was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson clobbers Baringer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peterson.
Baringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Baringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Baringer.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Baringer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peterson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baringer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peterson's head.
Baringer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peterson takes a step back to recover.
Baringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baringer throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Baringer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peterson misses with a double jab
and Baringer counters with a leg kick.
Peterson throws the left hand but Baringer avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baringer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baringer takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baringer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baringer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baringer duly obliges.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baringer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baringer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Baringer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Baringer is out of range.
Baringer throws a solid leg kick but Peterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baringer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baringer, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Baringer moved out of range nicely.
Baringer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Baringer.
Baringer throws a one two combo.
Peterson stalks Baringer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baringer's face. Baringer staggers backwards, shaken.
Baringer throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Baringer's shoulder, as Baringer tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Peterson.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Baringer moved out of range nicely.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Baringer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baringer 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Baringer!