PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Part (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Part
vs
Pan

183 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bart Part!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Part misses with a head kick.
Pan looks to land a combination. Part sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pan throws a head kick but Part moves out of range.

Part instigates a clinch.
Pan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pan tries a knee to the head but Part blocks it.

Pan breaks the clinch.
Pan throws a head kick that misses.

Pan darts in and clinches Part up against the ropes.
Part looking for a takedown.

Pan breaks from the clinch.
Pan tries to clinch but Part moves out of range.
Pan clinches but Part breaks the clinch

and Part counters by moving into the clinch.
Pan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Part.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but Part blocks with his arms.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Part drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Part fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Part looking to stall.
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Part taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Part has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Pan breaks the clinch.
Pan swats away the attempt to clinch by Part.
Part shoots in for a takedown but Pan shows good takedown defense.
Part misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pan tries to clinch

and Part holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Part wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pan misses with a knee to the head.
Pan looks gassed!
Pan throws an elbow but it misses.
Pan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Part decides to pull guard.
Part wants to sweep here but Pan controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Part holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Part trying to control the position here.
Part is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part pulls Pan in close to his closed guard and prevents Pan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pan preventing the sweep.
Pan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Part. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Part wants to stand and escape but Pan is having none of it.
Pan postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Part will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Pan clinches up against the ropes.
Pan connects with a knee to the head.
Part is trying to break the clinch but Pan has him pressed against the ropes.

Part manages to break the clinch.
Part shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pan but Pan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pan misses with a head kick.
Pan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Part counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Part tries to pull guard but Pan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Part drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pan dominated that round.
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.

Pan ducks under a wild hook from Part.
Pan tries to clinch

and Part moves into the clinch.
Part wants a takedown.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Pan looking to stall.
Part is trying to break the clinch but Pan has him pressed against the ropes.

Part manages to break the clinch.
Pan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Part counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Part.
Pan stops a takedown attempt from Part.
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Part breaks from the clinch.
Pan dodges the punch combination from Part.
Part changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pan tries to avoid it but Part manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pan to the ground. Pan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan clinches but Part breaks the clinch

and Part counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Part can't find room to land a body shot as Pan controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Part looking for a takedown.

Part successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Part working a defensive guard but Pan passes into half guard.
Part is looking to get back to full guard here but Pan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Part tries to hold on but Pan pushes him away.

Pan stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pan clinches but Part breaks the clinch

and Part counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Part.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Part has Pan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Pan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Part looking for a takedown.
Part drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pan misses with a knee to the head.
Pan is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Part tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pan just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Part can't get the takedown.
Part fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pan stalling in the clinch but Part improves position.
Pan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Part jumps guard.

Part had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Part Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pan's back instead.
Part misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Part's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Part struggling to land strikes to the head as Pan covers up.
Pan avoids the strikes from Part.

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.
A lull in the action here.
Good control from Part.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Part wants to control but Pan is keeping busy.
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 Bart Part will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pan stuffs the takedown.
Peter Pan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Part rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pan wants to clinch but Part slips to the side

and Part counters by moving into the clinch.
Part has Pan pushed against the ropes.
Part is working for takedown but Pan is calmly controlling the position for now.

Part has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pan uses from the top position.
Part is pulling down on Pan's head. It's preventing any offense from Pan, at least for the moment.
Part tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan wanted to stand there but Part had control of the position.

Part looking for a guillotine here but Pan defends easily.
Part wants to sweep here but Pan controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Part looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

and Part moves into the clinch.
Part wants to get back to striking at distance but Pan won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pan's elbow.
Part wants to stall.
Part is trying to break the clinch but Pan has him pressed against the ropes.
Pan tries to land knees in the clinch but Part avoids the damage to the body.
Pan trying to land knees to the body.
Part is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Part wants to get back to striking at distance but Pan won't allow it.
Part is working for takedown but Pan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but Part blocks with his arms.
Pan throws an elbow but it misses.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Pan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pan is trying to break the clinch but Part has him pressed against the ropes.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Part wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pan has him pressed against the ropes.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Part tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pan's elbow.
Part tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pan smiles and moves away.
Part fails to land the takedown.
Part rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Part counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Part.
Part can't get the takedown.
Pan pushes off an throws an elbow but Part leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pan wants to get back to striking at distance but Part won't allow it.
Part is looking to control Pan's arms but Pan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Part has his back to the ropes.
Pan is trying to stall.

Pan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pan tries to clinch

and Part moves into the clinch.
Pan looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
Part content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Part avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.
Part looking for a takedown.
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pan lands an elbow just above Part 's eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Part is trying to break free.
Pan looking to stall.
Pan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Part blocks it with crossed arms.

Pan breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Pan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bart Part.
I think Part has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Peter Pan!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Bart Part!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!