PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Peachey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronkowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Power. Robbie Gronkowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Peachey Jr
vs
Gronkowski

173 cm
24
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Peachey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Peachey Jr avoids them all with ease.

Peachey Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gronkowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peachey Jr scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Robbie Gronkowski has been cut.
Peachey Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Peachey Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gronkowski avoids it.
Peachey Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gronkowski.
Peachey Jr crunches a lovely knee into Gronkowski's ribcage.
Peachey Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Gronkowski jumps guard but Peachey Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
William Peachey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Gronkowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gronkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peachey Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gronkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Peachey Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gronkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peachey Jr missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow inside that Gronkowski shrugs off.
Gronkowski avoiding damage as Peachey Jr throws knees to the body.
Gronkowski tries to pull guard but Peachey Jr won't allow it.
Peachey Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Gronkowski looks gassed!
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Gronkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow that stopped Gronkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Peachey Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gronkowski is defending well for now.
Peachey Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gronkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow that stopped Gronkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Peachey Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gronkowski blocks the elbow strike.
Peachey Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gronkowski is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peachey Jr crunches a lovely knee into Gronkowski's ribcage.
Peachey Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peachey Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Gronkowski blocks with his arms.
Gronkowski avoids the elbow strike from Peachey Jr, against the cage.
Peachey Jr crunches a lovely knee into Gronkowski's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peachey Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gronkowski tries to pull guard but Peachey Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Gronkowski drops back down to his feet.
Peachey Jr lands a knee to the body.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gronkowski.
Peachey Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gronkowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gronkowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peachey Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Gronkowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peachey Jr wants to clinch but Gronkowski slips to the side
and Gronkowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Gronkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski is having none of it.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gronkowski misses with a double jab.
Gronkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peachey Jr is looking to clinch but Gronkowski is avoiding it.
Gronkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peachey Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peachey Jr wants to clinch.
William Peachey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peachey Jr is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski moves away
and Gronkowski counters with a left and a right that stings Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Peachey Jr.
Some wild striking there from Gronkowski.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch up but Gronkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gronkowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Gronkowski does no damage.
Gronkowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gronkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Peachey Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Gronkowski counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gronkowski misses with the combination.

Peachey Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Peachey Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Gronkowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peachey Jr tries to clinch up.
Gronkowski throws a leg kick but Peachey Jr moved away.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Peachey Jr moves out of range.
William Peachey Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peachey Jr wants to clinch.
Gronkowski throws a low kick but Peachey Jr moves out of range easily.
Peachey Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gronkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch up but Gronkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Peachey Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Gronkowski circles away.
Gronkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peachey Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski moves away
and Gronkowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peachey Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gronkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch
and Gronkowski counters with a left and a right that stings Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski is breathing heavily.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski moves out of range.

Peachey Jr rushes Gronkowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gronkowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peachey Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peachey Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gronkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gronkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peachey Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gronkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow just above Gronkowski 's eye.
Gronkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gronkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow inside that Gronkowski shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peachey Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gronkowski avoids it.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gronkowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gronkowski is trying to pull guard but Peachey Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Peachey Jr tries a knee to the head but Gronkowski blocks it.
Gronkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peachey Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Gronkowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gronkowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Peachey Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gronkowski is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gronkowski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Peachey Jr is defending well. Gronkowski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Peachey Jr has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gronkowski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Gronkowski!
Our winner, Robbie Gronkowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.