PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benton MacKaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Peters
vs
MacKaye

177 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benton MacKaye!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters scores with a nice head shot.
Peters jabs at MacKaye's body.
MacKaye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peters counters with a left to the body.
Peters fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacKaye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Peters takes the fight into the clinch.
Peters misses with a hook from the clinch.

MacKaye tightens his grip and picks Peters up, before dumping him to the ground. Peters manages to land in guard.
Peters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peters tries to get out of the position.
MacKaye engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peters keeping moving, preventing MacKaye from controlling successfully.
MacKaye tries to free his leg and advance position but Peters is retaining full guard.
Peters is trying to control the position but MacKaye postures up.
MacKaye slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKaye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peters keeps working.
Peters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MacKaye in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

MacKaye thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peters can't do much from the bottom here.
MacKaye fails to land a wild elbow strike.
MacKaye works to advance to full mount. Peters defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKaye misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
MacKaye controlling from the full mount.
MacKaye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MacKaye sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peters is breathing heavily.
MacKaye sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peters avoids a series of strikes thrown by MacKaye.
Poor strikes thrown by MacKaye there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
MacKaye thowing shots but they're missing.
MacKaye punching from mount but Peters doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacKaye unloads with some shots from mount but Peters bucks and avoids them well.
MacKaye looking to ground and pound but Peters is blocking nicely.
MacKaye scoring with strikes but Peters is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as MacKaye tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacKaye throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peters because MacKaye loaded up on that one.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MacKaye looking to control but Peters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
MacKaye thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
MacKaye looking to control and managing it successfully.
MacKaye unloads with some shots from mount but Peters bucks and avoids them well.
MacKaye looking to control but Peters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKaye is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
MacKaye misses with a head shot.
MacKaye looking to finish with strikes here!
MacKaye thowing shots but they're missing.
MacKaye controlling from the full mount.

Peters is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. MacKaye locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Peters is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benton MacKaye!
A victorious Benton MacKaye thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.