PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Deadpool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Pan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pan
vs
Deadpool

178 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Deadpool!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Deadpool keeping full guard, as Pan tries to pass.
Deadpool 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.
Pan wants to control from the top but Deadpool keeps moving.
Pan looking to pass the guard.
Deadpool trying to control the position.
Pan wants to stand but Deadpool is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pan looking to sit in guard and control but Deadpool gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deadpool is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pan has escaped and now he's on top!
Deadpool wants to sweep but no luck.
Pan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deadpool on the ground.
Pan trying to control the position from guard on top but Deadpool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pan postures up and lands a big shot to Deadpool's brow.
Deadpool is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Deadpool is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pan has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan looks like he's trying to stand up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deadpool is looking for a kimura here.

Deadpool seems to be working for a kimura but Pan defends the submission attempt.

Pan is defending against the submission attempts here by Deadpool.
Deadpool looks gassed!
Deadpool looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan gets back to full guard.
Pan looking to control.
Pan wants to stand but Deadpool is controlling the position.

Deadpool is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pan has escaped and now he's on top!
Deadpool is trying to keep Pan in close.
Deadpool looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pan wants to pass the guard but Deadpool is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pan tries to free his leg and advance position but Deadpool is retaining full guard.
Pan trying to control the position from guard on top but Deadpool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Pan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pan drags the fight down to the ground.

Deadpool drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Deadpool jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Deadpool is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pan has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pan throws a right hand that Deadpool ducks under and follows up with a left that Deadpool also avoids with ease.
Pan stuffs the takedown.
Pan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Deadpool counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pan won't be happy with that.

Deadpool working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Deadpool thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Deadpool is breathing heavily.
Pan wants to improve his position but Deadpool is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadpool trying to pass the guard but Pan defending well.

Deadpool is looking for a kimura here.

Deadpool is working for a kimura but Pan is defending it quite comfortably.
Pan is looking to improve his position.

Deadpool is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Deadpool is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pan tries to get out of the position.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pan misses with a few strikes there.
Pan lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Wade Deadpool has been cut.
Pan with a poor takedown

and Deadpool counters with a takedown into side control.

Deadpool is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Deadpool goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Deadpool's guard! Nice work there by Pan!
Pan wants to control from the top but Deadpool keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Deadpool is trying to hold Pan in close to prevent damage but Pan has managed to pass into half guard.
Pan is thwarting Deadpool's attempts to control the position.
Wade Deadpool has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pan is looking to stall here but Deadpool recovers full guard.
Deadpool keeping moving, preventing Pan from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Pan trying to move into half guard but instead Deadpool has managed to sweep!

Pan manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Pan closes the distance and clinches.

Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deadpool moves away from the strike by Pan.
Pan moves in looking to clinch but Deadpool pushes him off.
Deadpool displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch but Deadpool swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deadpool showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pan.

Pan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Deadpool was covering up waiting for the punch and Pan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Pan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wade Deadpool'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pan leaves Deadpool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pan with a poor takedown

and Deadpool decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pan's guard.

Deadpool is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pan has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Deadpool is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pan defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deadpool looking for a sweep. Not yet Deadpool, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Pan stands and steps away. Deadpool gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pan misses with a two punch combination.

Deadpool drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Deadpool has gone for a leg lock! Pan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Deadpool's guard.
Deadpool can't keep his opponent in guard - Pan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deadpool looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deadpool defending well though.
Deadpool won't allow Pan to pass to mount.
Deadpool keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Deadpool actively working from the bottom here.
Deadpool trying to control here.
Deadpool is looking for a sweep. Pan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pan prevents Deadpool from getting back to his feet.
Deadpool keeping moving, preventing Pan from controlling successfully.
Deadpool is trying to control the position but Pan postures up.

Deadpool is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pan is aware though and is defending well.

Deadpool is looking for a triangle here but Pan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pan trying to control the action but Deadpool is working from the bottom.
Pan moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pan tries to control but Deadpool wriggling away.
Pan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pan working the ground and pound effectively.
Deadpool tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pan with a couple of short strikes.
Wade Deadpool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Pan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deadpool throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

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