PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Peters Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: millon dollar driver. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peters Jr
vs
Lowe

190 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
29
245 lbs
3 - 15 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Vinny Peters Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boyd Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peters Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lowe's guard.
Peters Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Lowe has wrist control.
Peters Jr throwing strikes from guard but Lowe blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peters Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peters Jr postures up.
Peters Jr trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Peters Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peters Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Peters Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peters Jr throwing strikes from guard but Lowe blocks nicely.
Peters Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Peters Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Lowe has wrist control.
Peters Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lowe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peters Jr postures up in Lowe's guard and throws a big left but Lowe blocks it.
Peters Jr wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peters Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peters Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lowe sprawls and moves away.
Peters Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowe is just out of range.
Boyd Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Peters Jr as Lowe shoots in.
Peters Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Lowe is quick to defend against it.
Lowe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peters Jr tries to avoid it but Lowe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peters Jr to the ground. Peters Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Peters Jr. No joy for Lowe on that attempt.
Vinny Peters Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyd Lowe.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries to clinch up.

Peters Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lowe quickly recovers to half guard.
Peters Jr thows a huge punch but Lowe dodges it nicely.
Peters Jr thows a huge punch but Lowe dodges it nicely.
Lowe is trying to maintain the position but Peters Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Peters Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe wants to improve his position but Peters Jr is controlling well.
Lowe has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Peters Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Peters Jr there.
Lowe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lowe is trying to keep Peters Jr in close.
Lowe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peters Jr postures up.
Peters Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lowe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peters Jr is aware though and is defending well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peters Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peters Jr is breathing heavily.
Lowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowe shoots in but no luck this time.
Peters Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peters Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Lowe is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Peters Jr.
Lowe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peters Jr sprawls well. Peters Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet.
Peters Jr feinted with a counter takedown.

Peters Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lowe's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowe wants to get back to his feet but Peters Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lowe keeping full guard, as Peters Jr tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Peters Jr dominated that 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.

Lowe is looking to clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch but Peters Jr moves out of range.
Peters Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Peters Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Peters Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Lowe shoots in for a double leg but Peters Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Peters Jr.
Peters Jr swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lowe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Lowe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lowe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peters Jr, who protects the arm well.

Lowe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lowe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lowe wants to control but Peters Jr is keeping him busy.

Lowe is trying to get an arm triangle but Peters Jr is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe wants to control but Peters Jr is keeping him busy.
Peters Jr can't do much from the bottom here.

Lowe is trying to get an arm triangle but Peters Jr is defending well.

Lowe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peters Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peters Jr can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lowe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Peters Jr is looking to improve his position.

Lowe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Lowe is working for a submission of some sort.
Peters Jr wants to control but Lowe is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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.

Lowe wants to work for an arm triangle but Peters Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peters Jr is trying to control but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lowe trying to control the action but Peters Jr is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowe lands with a nice body kick.
No luck for Lowe with that takedown attempt.
Peters Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Boyd Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peters Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyd Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Lowe dives in and grabs Peters Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peters Jr pushes down on Lowe's head and hops out.
Peters Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lowe sprawls and moves away.
Peters Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowe counters with a nice leg kick.

Lowe lands a big head kick that sends Peters Jr tumbling to the mat! Lowe takes a step backwards and waves Peters Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Vinny Peters Jr has been cut.
Peters Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Lowe. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet.
Peters Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Lowe. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet.
Peters Jr attempts a counter takedown but Lowe avoids it well and moves away.
Vinny Peters Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyd Lowe.
Lowe misses with a takedown

and Peters Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Peters Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lowe has control of Peters Jr's left arm, preventing Peters Jr from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peters Jr.
Peters Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peters Jr trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Peters Jr is really struggling to control Lowe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Peters Jr gets caught napping as Lowe dives in and scores a takedown. Peters Jr manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lowe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lowe preventing the sweep.
Lowe wants to control from the top but Peters Jr keeps moving.
Lowe distracts Peters Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lowe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peters Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Lowe has passed into half guard.
Peters Jr wants to improve his position but Lowe is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying to control from half guard but Peters Jr is working away.

Lowe is looking for a kimura but Peters Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lowe to get the leverage.
Lowe trying to control from half guard but Peters Jr is working away.
Peters Jr missing with punches from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peters Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Lowe. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Peters Jr pushes him off.
Lowe has a takedown stuffed.
Peters Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
Lowe stops a takedown attempt from Peters Jr.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowe pressing his opponent against the cage.

Lowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lowe 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd Lowe!
A pretty intense looking Boyd Lowe took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.