PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peace has chosen AC/DC Thunder Struck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gullion
vs
Peace

189 cm
32
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

189 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Warren Peace!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullion fakes the leg kick and cracks Peace in the body.
A head kick by Peace misses
and Gullion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gullion ducks under a wild hook from Peace.
Gullion delivers a nice body kick.
Peace blocks a head kick by Gullion.
Gullion tries a head kick but it misses.
Gullion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Peace moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gullion is able to avoid easily.

Peace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Peace is trying to get an arm triangle but Gullion is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace controlling the position from side mount.
Gullion tries to escape but Peace is in control.
Peace throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Peace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gullion dodges the ground and pound from Peace.
Gullion is not content to let Peace control the position.
Gullion is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peace is controlling him well.

That's two 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.
Gullion is not content to let Peace control the position.
Gullion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Peace has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Peace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gullion trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peace.
Peace throws a strike aimed at the side of Gullion's head but Gullion avoids it well.
Peace fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peace misses with the ground and pound.
Gullion avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peace.
Gullion is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Peace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Peace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gullion wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Peace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peace working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Peace seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gullion managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peace.

Peace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gullion, who protects the arm well.
Peace in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gullion regains half guard, as Peace was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Peace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peace ducks under a wild hook from Gullion.
Gullion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gullion scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick by Gullion misses

so Peace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Gullion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gullion is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Gullion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullion scores with a nice right hand.
Gullion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Gullion misses.
Gullion throws a wild body kick that Peace sees coming a mile off.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gullion manages to avoid it.
Gullion is looking to counter punch.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Peace tries to counter it with a takedown but Gullion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gullion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gullion scores with a jab to the body.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace moves out of range as Gullion throws a body kick.
Olliver Gullion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullion throws a leg kick that misses.
Olliver Gullion is winning the standup battle so far.
Gullion misses with a left hand

and Peace counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gullion!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gullion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Peace has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Peace trying to control the action but Gullion is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Peace crashes against the mat.
Gullion taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gullion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peace tries for a kimura but Gullion is defending well.
Peace looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gullion is avoiding damage well.
Warren Peace has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Peace seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gullion is pushing Peace's head away, looking to escape. Peace manages to hold on to the position though.
Peace throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gullion works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Peace perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four 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.
Gullion is trying to stand back up but Peace is controlling him
Peace wants to control but Gullion is keeping him busy.
Gullion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peace.
Gullion tries to kick Peace off but Peace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gullion scores with a decent looking hook.
Gullion tries to land a body kick
and Peace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peace moves out of range as Gullion throws a body kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Peace.
Peace in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Olliver Gullion 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. This is the final round!

Gullion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gullion misses with a kick to the body.
And Peace tries to counter it with a takedown but Gullion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peace avoids the head kick by Gullion.
Peace wants to land a leg kick but Gullion is out of range.
Gullion looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Peace avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses
enabling Peace to counter with a crisp jab.
Gullion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peace chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gullion looks to land a right hand but Peace moved out of range.
Peace is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gullion with a body shot.
Gullion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gullion misses with a head kick.
Peace fails to land with a series of punches.
Gullion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peace. That did some damage!
Peace throws a head kick but Gullion moves out of range.
Peace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peace misses the jab.
Olliver Gullion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullion throws a hook to the side of Peace's head but Peace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gullion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peace's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Gullion. That snapped Peace's head back.
Gullion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peace avoids the head kick by Gullion.
Peace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gullion sprawls well. Gullion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peace gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peace counters with a right hand to the body.
Gullion misses with a head kick.
Gullion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peace moves away.
Gullion misses with a head kick.
Peace drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gullion defends it well.
Gullion misses with a double jab

and Peace counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Peace throwing shots but Gullion is blocking nicely.
Peace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peace trying to control the action but Gullion is working from the bottom.
Peace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gullion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peace.
Gullion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peace.
Peace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gullion is looking to escape.
Peace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peace throwing shots but Gullion is blocking nicely.
Peace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Olliver Gullion.
I think Gullion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olliver Gullion!
A less than humble Olliver Gullion misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Warren Peace spoke after the fight, saying 'I was not prepared for this fight. I will be prepared next time.'.