PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Old Time Rock 'n' Roll kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peters
vs
Vine

157 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

198 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Vine!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vine misses with a kick to the body.
Peters really is a fat lump.

Vine forces Peters back against the cage and clinches.
Peters drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Peters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peters.
Peters letting Vine take a breather here.
Peters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vine after a bit of a struggle.

Vine lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vine wants to free his trapped foot but Peters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vine is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.

Vine postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Peters to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vine tries to move to mount but Peters blocks the move with his legs.
Vine misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Peters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Peters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peters can't do much from the bottom here.
Vine tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vine tries to move to mount but Peters blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Vine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Peters gets back to half guard.
Peters trying to control here.
Vine controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peters tries to get to full guard but Vine has control of the leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vine wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Peters to the ground. Vine is now in Peters's guard.
Vine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
Vine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vine looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peters on his heels. He'll look to pass Peters's guard now, I'm sure.
Vine trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom.
Vine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
Peters controls Vine momentarily but Vine frees himself.
Vine slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Peters scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Vine manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vine trying to control but Peters is having none of it.
Vine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peters is looking to improve his position but Vine isn't that keen on the idea.
Vine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two 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.
Peters wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vine.
Vine controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vine thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vine content just to control the position here.
Vine thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters is squirming around, avoiding Vine's attempts to control the action.
Vine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vine content just to control the position here.
Peters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peters is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Michael Vine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vine controlling from mount.
Vine lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vine breaks from Peters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vine trying to control but Peters is having none of it.
Peters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vine thowing shots but they're missing.
Peters regains half guard.
Vine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vine working over Peters with some ground and pound. Peters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Vine clinches up against the cage.

Vine pulls Peters into guard.
Vine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peters is one step ahead there.
Peters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Peters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peters has managed to get both his arms back between Vine's legs - danger averted.
Vine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vine is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vine holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Peters wanted to stand there but Vine had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vine fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vine cracks Peters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andreas Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vine forces Peters back against the cage and clinches.
Peters is trying to push Vine away but Vine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peters has him pressed against the cage.
Peters wants a takedown but no success here.
Vine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Vine has clasped his hands together around Peters's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Vine throws a strike aimed at the side of Peters's head but Peters avoids it well.

Vine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vine controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peters, who protects the arm well.
Peters struggling a bit here.
Peters tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Vine stalls from top position.
Peters is trying to control Vine's posture but Vine avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Vine.

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.
Vine advances nicely into full mount.
Vine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peters avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vine.
Vine controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peters holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vine!
A victorious Michael Vine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.