PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Gutierrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JP Peterson's chin.

Gutierrez
vs
Peterson

185 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

172 cm
24
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JP Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
And Peterson tries to counter it with a takedown but Gutierrez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Gutierrez. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Peterson looks to move away, Gutierrez throws a big counter combo but Peterson just gets out of the way.
Gutierrez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gutierrez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raul Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Peterson.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson feints the counter takedown.
Gutierrez tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Peterson closes the distance and pushes Gutierrez back into the cage.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Gutierrez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Gutierrez misses with a combination

and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gutierrez won't be happy with that.

Gutierrez sneaks out the side door and pushes Peterson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.

Peterson pushes Gutierrez up against the cage in a clinch.

Peterson decides to pull guard.
Peterson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gutierrez wants to stand but Peterson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gutierrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peterson holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to stand but Peterson is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard.

Peterson wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson advances to half guard.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez looks like he's trying to stand up.

Peterson is trying to work for a kimura but Gutierrez is defending well.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Peterson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutierrez but Gutierrez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gutierrez leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gutierrez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gutierrez defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gutierrez dominated that round.
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.

Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peterson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.

Peterson clinches.
Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gutierrez's efforts to push away.

Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
Raul Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Peterson darts in and clinches Gutierrez up against the cage.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gutierrez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gutierrez tries to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson is working for takedown but Gutierrez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gutierrez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raul Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Peterson.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.

Peterson has managed to clinch.

Gutierrez breaks from the clinch.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Peterson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gutierrez sprawls well. Gutierrez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gutierrez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Peterson counters by clinching up.
Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gutierrez's efforts to push away.

Gutierrez breaks the clinch.

Peterson moves into range and clinches up with Gutierrez.

Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raul Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Gutierrez, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Gutierrez against the cage but Gutierrez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gutierrez throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Gutierrez sprawls well.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson tries to counter with a clinch but Gutierrez shakes him off and moves away.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Gutierrez, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Gutierrez against the cage but Gutierrez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gutierrez feints a jab promting Peterson to slip. Gutierrez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Peterson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Gutierrez avoids it easily.
Peterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gutierrez swivels and escapes.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez connects with a right hand. Peterson shakes it off.

Peterson is rocked!
Peterson backs away from a small jab... but Gutierrez lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Peterson crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Gutierrez with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Raul Gutierrez!