PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oli Faze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Been To Hell. Oli Faze will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Peterson
vs
Faze

173 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oli Faze!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peterson closes the distance and pushes Faze back into the cage.
Peterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faze tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faze.
Faze throws a sloppy head kick
and Peterson counters with a leg kick.
Faze misses with a combination

and Peterson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Faze managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faze misses with a head kick.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Faze.

Peterson scores with a takedown into Faze's guard.
Faze looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faze on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peterson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peterson wants to control but Faze is keeping him busy.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.

Faze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Peterson looking for a submission but Faze manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is stalling in the full guard.
Faze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faze's head.
Peterson trying to control but Faze is working from the bottom.
Peterson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Faze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dylan Peterson.
Faze misses with a double jab.
Oli Faze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faze misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Faze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Peterson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Faze defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Faze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Peterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Faze to the mat! Faze manages to get full guard.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Faze is retaining full guard.
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.

Peterson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Peterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faze's hands.
Faze misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Faze is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.

Peterson rushes Faze and presses him up against the cage.
Peterson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Faze blocks with his arms.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faze misses with a head kick.
Faze throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Faze throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a head kick.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oli Faze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Faze does no damage.

Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson stalling against the cage.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Peterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Peterson tries a body shot but Faze blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a knee strike.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Faze tries a head kick but it misses.
Faze throws a head kick that misses.
Faze misses with a few strikes there.

Faze gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Faze has wrist control.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Peterson stands up from Faze's guard - Peterson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Faze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Peterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Peterson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Peterson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Peterson is keen to just control but Faze is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Dylan Peterson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faze is defending well for now.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faze.
Faze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Faze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Faze wants to stand but Peterson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oli Faze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Faze stands up and waves to Peterson to follow him.
Faze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faze throws a one two combo.

Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Faze's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson throws a strike but Faze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faze stops Peterson from standing up.

Faze gets to his feet - Peterson follows without any prompting.
Faze throws a nice head kick!
Faze throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Faze throws a head kick that misses.

Peterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Faze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Faze keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Faze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Faze!

Faze drops back looking for a leg! Peterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peterson manages to kick Faze off! Faze jumps back into Peterson's guard.

Peterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faze defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.