PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthewo Kirkness Tw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peters
vs
Kirkness Tw

185 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 Las Vegas, Mark Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthewo Kirkness Tw!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkness Tw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Peters or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirkness Tw which made him look bad.
Kirkness Tw scores with a hook to the body. Peters takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirkness Tw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters shoots for a takedown but Kirkness Tw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kirkness Tw with a nice cross.
Kirkness Tw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kirkness Tw looks to land a combination but Peters avoids it well.
Peters looks for a takedown but Kirkness Tw sprawls well.
Kirkness Tw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

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

Kirkness Tw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkness Tw just misses with a punch to the body.
Peters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirkness Tw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirkness Tw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kirkness Tw throws a right and a left that Peters avoids nicely.
Kirkness Tw throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
Kirkness Tw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Peters moves into range and clinches up with Kirkness Tw.

Kirkness Tw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirkness Tw finds it's way round the side to connect with Peters's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peters.
Peters shoots in and drives through. Kirkness Tw sprawls well.
Kirkness Tw tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters shoots in for a double leg but Kirkness Tw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Peters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirkness Tw tries to avoid it but Peters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirkness Tw to the ground. Kirkness Tw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peters takes a swing at Kirkness Tw's ribcage but misses.
Peters is looking to clinch.
Kirkness Tw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Kirkness Tw does no damage.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.

Peters darts in and clinches Kirkness Tw up against the cage.
Peters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirkness Tw to keep the fight standing.
Peters tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kirkness Tw just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kirkness Tw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness Tw stops a takedown attempt from Peters.

Kirkness Tw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kirkness Tw throws a nice looking combination but Peters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirkness Tw misses with a combination
and Peters counters with a nice leg kick.
Peters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peters shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kirkness Tw eats them both and turns towards Peters to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kirkness Tw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peters tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness Tw throws a right hand that Peters ducks under and follows up with a left that Peters also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkness Tw. Peters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkness Tw swats away the attempt to clinch by Peters.
Kirkness Tw misses the shot to the body.

Peters drives through and clinches with Kirkness Tw against the cage.
Peters leaning against his opponent.
Kirkness Tw keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkness Tw keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirkness Tw is trying to push Peters away but Peters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthewo Kirkness Tw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peters instigates a clinch.
Kirkness Tw working hard to break the clinch.
Peters tries to pull guard but Kirkness Tw holds him up against the cage and eventually Peters drops back down to his feet.
Kirkness Tw should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kirkness Tw prevents Peters from breaking the clinch.
Peters tries to pull guard but Kirkness Tw holds him up against the cage and eventually Peters drops back down to his feet.
Peters looking to stall.
Peters jumps guard but Kirkness Tw stands there with Peters around his waist. Peters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peters jumps guard but Kirkness Tw turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peters is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kirkness Tw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Kirkness Tw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kirkness Tw breaks from the clinch.
Matthewo Kirkness Tw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peters slips a jab and a cross from Kirkness Tw.
Kirkness Tw throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness Tw misses with a two punch combination.
Kirkness Tw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peters circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirkness Tw throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
Kirkness Tw is breathing heavily.
Kirkness Tw lands with an overhand left.
Peters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirkness Tw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kirkness Tw.
Kirkness Tw misses with a double jab.
Matthewo Kirkness Tw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkness Tw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peters.
Peters closes the distance and clinches up with Kirkness Tw, looking for a takedown. Peters pushes Kirkness Tw against the cage but Kirkness Tw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kirkness Tw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peters counters with a stiff right hand.
Peters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirkness Tw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirkness Tw tries to avoid it but Peters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirkness Tw to the ground. Kirkness Tw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kirkness Tw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peters fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peters pushes Kirkness Tw up against the cage in a clinch.
Peters tries to pull guard but Kirkness Tw holds him up against the cage and eventually Peters drops back down to his feet.

Peters drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Peters wants to stand but Kirkness Tw is controlling the position.
Peters has a closed guard, preventing Kirkness Tw from standing up.
Peters working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkness Tw wants to stand but Peters is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness Tw is fighting to break Peters's control of his arms but Peters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirkness Tw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Peters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Peters looks for a takedown but Kirkness Tw sprawls well.
Kirkness Tw throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peters tries to clinch but Kirkness Tw is having none of it.
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 Mark Peters will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kirkness Tw throws a series of strikes that have Peters backpedaling.
Kirkness Tw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peters tries to clinch but Kirkness Tw moves out of range.
Peters is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kirkness Tw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Kirkness Tw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirkness Tw scores with a punch to the head.
Peters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peters moves in looking to clinch but Kirkness Tw pushes him off.
Peters tries to clinch but Kirkness Tw is having none of it.
Kirkness Tw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peters counters with a nice uppercut.
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkness Tw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirkness Tw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peters rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Kirkness Tw misses.
Kirkness Tw lands a jab-cross combination.
Kirkness Tw slaps away a takedown attempt from Peters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters wants to clinch up but Kirkness Tw keeps it at a distance.
Kirkness Tw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kirkness Tw misses with a few strikes there.
Kirkness Tw misses with a body shot

and Peters counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Peters tries to break free but Kirkness Tw pushes him back against the cage.
Kirkness Tw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirkness Tw tries to break free but Peters pushes him back against the cage.
Peters working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is working for takedown but Kirkness Tw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peters is trying to force a seperation but Kirkness Tw has the dominant position.
Peters has Kirkness Tw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirkness Tw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peters tries to break the clinch but Kirkness Tw is controlling the position.
Peters tries to pull guard but Kirkness Tw holds him up against the cage and eventually Peters drops back down to his feet.

Kirkness Tw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Kirkness Tw misses.
Peters tries to clinch up but Kirkness Tw circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness Tw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peters.
Kirkness Tw tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirkness Tw tries to avoid it but Peters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirkness Tw to the ground. Kirkness Tw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mark Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peters looks for a takedown but Kirkness Tw sprawls well.
Kirkness Tw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Peters back to the cage. Kirkness Tw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Kirkness Tw.
Peters thuds a left hand into Kirkness Tw's body.
Kirkness Tw swings for the body but Peters moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness Tw blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirkness Tw avoids the head kick by Peters.
Peters tries to clinch up.
Kirkness Tw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kirkness Tw scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kirkness Tw throws a combination that misses
enabling Peters to counter with a crisp jab.
Peters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Kirkness Tw does no damage.
Peters misses with a takedown attempt - Kirkness Tw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peters tries to clinch up.
Matthewo Kirkness Tw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkness Tw stuns Peters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirkness Tw misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthewo Kirkness Tw.
I think Kirkness Tw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthewo Kirkness Tw!