PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Willgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Willgren
vs
Peacock

178 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Willgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willgren takes a swing at Peacock's ribcage but misses.
Peacock walks into a straight right hand from Willgren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willgren. Peacock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peacock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Willgren lands with a shot to the body.
Peacock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Willgren misses its target.
Willgren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peacock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Willgren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Willgren misses with a body shot.
Peacock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Willgren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Willgren - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peacock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Willgren to score with a decent uppercut.
Peacock moves out of range of the strikes.
Willgren throws a right and a left that Peacock avoids nicely.
Peacock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Peacock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willgren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peacock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willgren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Willgren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Willgren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Willgren misses with a body punch
and Peacock counters with a nice uppercut.
Willgren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peacock is looking to chop away at Willgren's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Willgren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Willgren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peacock throws an overhand right that lands on Willgren's shoulder, as Willgren tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Willgren misses the target.
Willgren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peacock.
Peacock tries a head kick but it misses.
Willgren misses with a straight right.
Willgren misses with a straight left.
Peacock throws a head kick that misses.
Willgren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peacock throws a leg kick
and Willgren counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willgren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peacock.
Peacock tries a quick counter leg kick but Willgren is wise to it.
Willgren moves out of range of the body kick.
Peacock throws a looping overhand right but Willgren ducks down to avoid it.
Willgren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peacock.
Peacock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peacock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Willgren lands with a good body shot.
Peacock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willgren's calf.
Peacock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Willgren is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Willgren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Willgren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peacock.
Willgren lands with a straight right. Peacock didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Willgren.
Nice jab there from Willgren.
Peacock tried to score with a low kick but Willgren checks it.
Willgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peacock.
Willgren misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willgren misses with an uppercut
and Peacock finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Donk. Willgren catches Peacock right on the button with a cross.
Willgren moves out of range of the strikes.
Peacock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willgren.
Peacock tries a quick counter leg kick but Willgren is wise to it.
Peacock blocks a jab.
Willgren throws out a loose jab but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willgren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peacock.
Peacock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Willgren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A left lands for Peacock.
Peacock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peacock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peacock ducks under a wild hook from Willgren.
Willgren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peacock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peacock lands with a cross.
Peacock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willgren connects with a body shot.
Willgren slips a jab from Peacock.
Willgren ducks under a wild hook from Peacock.
Peacock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Willgren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Willgren swings for the body but Peacock moves out of range.
Willgren lands the left hand.
Willgren connects with a right hand. Peacock shakes it off.
Peacock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willgren throws out the jab.
Willgren lands with a good body shot.
Willgren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peacock is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Peacock does it's job there.
Peacock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willgren.
Peacock throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Victor Willgren will probably get the nod.
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.

Peacock tries to work over Willgren's front leg with a kick but Willgren checks it.
Willgren throws a lazy uppercut
and Willgren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Willgren scores with a decent looking hook.
Peacock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peacock loads up on a big right hand but Willgren slips the punch.
Willgren lands a two punch combo.
Willgren lands a glancing blow to the side of Peacock's head.
Willgren misses with an uppercut. Peacock saw that one coming.
Willgren throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peacock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A cross from Willgren lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peacock cracks Willgren with a good jab.
Peacock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willgren throws out a loose jab but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willgren scores with a nice right hand.
Peacock swings widly with a right hand
and Willgren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Peacock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willgren doesn't seem phased though.
Peacock connects with an inside leg kick.
Peacock is looking to land body kicks.
Willgren misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Willgren.
A combination from Willgren does no damage.
Willgren slips under a jab.
Peacock tried to score with a low kick but Willgren checks it.
Peacock is looking to slow Willgren down with leg kicks.
Willgren misses with a body shot.
Victor Willgren is winning the standup battle so far.
Willgren throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peacock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willgren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peacock. Peacock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peacock misses with a leg kick.
Willgren misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willgren misses with a looping right.
Willgren lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willgren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Willgren missing with a left hand there. Peacock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peacock misses the jab.
Willgren misses with a hook.
Peacock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Willgren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Willgren.
Peacock misses with a lunging right hand
and Willgren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Willgren.
Peacock looks to throw the jab but Willgren is out of range.
Peacock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peacock takes one to the side of the head.
Willgren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peacock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willgren avoids a kick to the body.
Peacock slips under a jab from Willgren.
Willgren misses with a looping left.
Willgren loads up on a big right hand but Peacock slips the punch.
Peacock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willgren.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peacock! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Peacock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Willgren has got the better of the exchanges.
Peacock misses with a body shot.
Willgren is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Peacock misses
and Willgren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willgren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peacock.
A little feinted left hand from Willgren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peacock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Willgren misses with a hook.
Willgren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willgren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peacock missing with a left hand there. Willgren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Willgren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Peacock.
A jab from Peacock misses.
Peacock throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willgren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peacock on the side of the head.
Jab from Willgren.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Willgren misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Peacock misses the target.
Willgren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peacock.
Peacock misses with a straight right.
Peacock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willgren.
Willgren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Willgren lands.
Peacock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willgren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peacock swings widly with a right hand
and Willgren counters with a stiff right hand.
Willgren thuds a left hand into Peacock's body.
Willgren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Willgren dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Peacock throws a right hand that misses
and Willgren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Willgren throws a poor cross that misses
and Peacock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Willgren punishes Peacock's body with a nice straight punch.
Peacock is looking to score with low kicks.
Willgren looks to land a combination. Peacock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peacock looks to land a left hand but Willgren moved out of range nicely.
Peacock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willgren moves out of range of the body kick.
Willgren slips under a jab from Peacock.
A little feinted left hand from Willgren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peacock defending well as Willgren loads up on a big left hand.
Peacock misses with a body kick.
Peacock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peacock - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock swings for the body but Willgren moves out of range.
Willgren throws a big counter combination but Peacock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Willgren misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Peacock finds it's target.
Peacock scores with a jab. Willgren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Willgren thuds a left hand into Peacock's body.
Willgren lands a jab to the head.
Willgren moves out of range of the leg kick from Peacock.
Willgren clobbers Peacock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peacock looks to land a right hand but Willgren moved out of range.
Willgren sizes up Peacock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Willgren throws the left hand but Peacock avoids the punch easily.
Peacock throws a leg kick but Willgren moved away.
No joy there for Willgren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willgren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drew Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Willgren misses the target.
Willgren looks to land a left hand but Peacock moved out of range nicely.
Willgren connects with a nice looking jab.
Willgren tests Peacock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willgren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peacock throws a leg kick which misses Willgren's front leg but catches the back leg as Willgren tries to avoid it.
Willgren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?
Willgren lands with a straight right. Peacock didn't see that one coming.
Peacock looks to land a left hand but Willgren moved out of range nicely.
Willgren connects with a single shot there.
Peacock moves away from the strike by Willgren.
Peacock throws a head kick that misses.
Willgren throws a right and a left that Peacock avoids nicely.
Peacock is looking to slow Willgren down with leg kicks.
Peacock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peacock only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Willgren cracks Peacock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peacock throws an off balance right hand
and Willgren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peacock throws a low kick, looking for Willgren's leg but Willgren calmly moves out of range.
Victor Willgren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peacock throws a solid leg kick but Willgren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peacock.
Willgren lands a two punch combo.
Willgren throws a nice looking combination but Peacock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peacock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willgren looks to land a left hand but Peacock moved out of range nicely.
Willgren connects with a single shot there.
Willgren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Willgren misses.
Peacock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Willgren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Willgren counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willgren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peacock.
Willgren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willgren throws a body punch but Peacock moves out of range.
Willgren slips a jab from Peacock.
Willgren connects with a single shot there.
Peacock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peacock motions for Willgren to come forward. Peacock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Willgren misses the jab.
Willgren lands with an uppercut that bounces Peacock off the ropes and back into range.
A big left from Peacock misses.
Willgren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Willgren jabs Peacock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peacock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peacock throws a hook but Willgren blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Willgren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Willgren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Victor Willgren!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Victor Willgren!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Victor Willgren!

Victor Willgren wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Victor Willgren, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.