PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Ray Lukather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Peterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ray Lukather
vs
Peterson

170 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Ray Lukather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukather wants to clinch.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lukather tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Peterson.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lukather does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lukather fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson tries a head kick but it misses.

Lukather rushes Peterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lukather has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Lukather tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson wants to break free but Lukather has control.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lukather won't allow it.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lukather trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lukather blocks a body shot from Peterson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Lukather has the dominant position.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
Lukather lands a nice knee to the body.
Peterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lukather holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukather keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lukather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lukather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukather lands a knee to the body.
Lukather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukather lands a nice knee to the body.
Peterson looks gassed!
Lukather is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson wants to break free but Lukather has control.
Lukather keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lukather.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukather.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Lukather is controlling the position.
Lukather connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukather obliges.
Peterson just leaning against Lukather, taking a breather.
Lukather working Peterson over with knees to the body.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Lukather is pushing Peterson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lukather lands a good knee to the midsection. Peterson won't want to take too many of those.
Peterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lukather has double underhooks.

Peterson breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Stevie Ray Lukather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukather avoids the head kick by Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lukather has Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lukather is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson working hard to break the clinch.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lukather is keeping busy.
Lukather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peterson's face.
Lukather is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lukather utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Ray Lukather dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Peterson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lukather lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lukather thumps Peterson with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lukather.
Lukather tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lukather here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peterson checks a leg kick.

Lukather gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lukather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lukather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lukather leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukather tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lukather pressing his opponent against the cage.

Peterson manages to break the clinch.
Lukather throws a leg kick
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson checks a low kick from Lukather.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lukather.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lukather was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson throws a half hearted mid kick.

Lukather takes the fight into the clinch.
Lukather just leaning against Peterson, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Lukather is controlling the position.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukather obliges.
Lukather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Lukather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peterson tries to circle away but Lukather has him pinned against the cage.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lukather stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Lukather has him pressed against the cage.
Lukather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Lukather has the dominant position.
Peterson tries to circle away but Lukather has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lukather tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Lukather just leaning against Peterson, taking a breather.
Lukather is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lukather.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lukather is pushing Peterson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Lukather has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lukather is keeping busy.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lukather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukather landing knees to the body.
Lukather has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lukather effectively controlling the action here.
Peterson trying to stall but Lukather improves his position.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Lukather looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukather misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Lukather keeps him there for the moment.
Peterson tries to break free but Lukather pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Ray Lukather dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Peterson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lukather clinches with his opponent.
Lukather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peterson's face.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukather pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lukather has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukather.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lukather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevie Ray Lukather has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukather working Peterson over with knees to the body.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukather slows down the pace here.
Peterson working hard to break the clinch.
Lukather lands a knee to the body.
Peterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lukather has double underhooks.
Lukather utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukather connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hank Peterson has been cut.
Lukather avoiding damage.
Lukather seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Lukather landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukather scores with a knee to the head.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peterson's face.
Lukather landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lukather connects with a knee to the head.
Lukather avoiding damage.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lukather utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukather with a knee to the head.
Lukather lands a nice knee to the body.
Lukather stalling in the clinch.
Lukather landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lukather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lukather scores with a knee to the head.
Lukather utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Lukather.
Lukather crunches a lovely knee into Peterson's ribcage.
Lukather putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lukather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukather scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukather is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lukather connects with a knee to the head.
Lukather landing knees to the body.
Lukather using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lukather landing knees to the body.
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lukather keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lukather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lukather utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hank Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Lukather unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Ray Lukather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lukather 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Ray Lukather!
An out of breath Stevie Ray Lukather thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.