PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peacock
vs
Colt

182 cm
25
161 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

176 cm
24
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Colt!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Peacock forces Colt back against the cage and clinches.
Peacock gets through Colt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Peacock - that landed with a thud.
Peacock lands a left hand.
Peacock struggles to land a body shot inside as Colt controls his hands.
Peacock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peacock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peacock throws a head punch that misses.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peacock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Colt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Colt is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peacock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peacock stalling in the clinch.
Colt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Colt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Colt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colt lands a hook that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock is trying to maintain a safe position but Colt gets an underhook and turns Peacock into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock misses with a knee to the head.
Peacock landing knees to the head.
Peacock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peacock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Colt trying to control the position but instead, Peacock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Colt into the cage.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colt blocks it with crossed arms.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Colt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peacock scores with a shot to the side of Colt's head.
Peacock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt lands a nice uppercut.
Colt lands with a short shot to the head.
Colt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt wants a takedown.
Colt avoiding damage as Peacock throws knees to the body.
Peacock has Colt pressed against the cage.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peacock landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Peacock.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peacock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Come on Colt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peacock lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peacock obliges.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peacock lands a shoulder strike.
Colt has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
Peacock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peacock is pushing Colt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colt.
Colt takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peacock lands an elbow just above Colt 's eye.
Peacock is struggling to control the position.
Colt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Peacock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Colt stalling in the clinch but Peacock improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Peacock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Colt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drew Peacock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peacock misses with a straight right.

Peacock drives through and clinches with Colt against the cage.
Colt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peacock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Colt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peacock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colt's efforts to push away.
Peacock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peacock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peacock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Colt counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt swings for the body but Peacock moves out of range.
Peacock blocks a jab.
It looked like Peacock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peacock manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peacock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Colt working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Colt fails to land.
Colt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peacocks head.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Colt blocks it.

Colt manages to break the clinch.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Colt keeps it at a distance.

Peacock clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peacock.
Peacock looking to throw knees to the head but Colt is blocking nicely.
Peacock is stalling here.
Peacock has Colt pushed against the cage.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peacock slowing the pace effectively.
Peacock struggles to land a body shot inside as Colt controls his hands.
Peacock lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peacock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Colt misses with an uppercut. Peacock saw that one coming.
Colt blocks a head kick by Peacock.
Colt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Colt keeps it at a distance.
Colt misses with a wild body shot.
Colt looks to land a left hand but Peacock moved out of range nicely.
Colt throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Peacock counter with a right hand.
Peacock tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colt digs a good hook to Peacock's body.
Colt misses with a hook.
Colt misses with a body shot.
Peacock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Colt.
Peacock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Colt.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peacock misses with a double jab.
Peacock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peacock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peacock drops his hands momentarily and Colt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peacock's waist but Peacock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Colt off to one side.
No joy there for Colt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peacock wants to clinch.
Peacock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Colt feints the counter takedown.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Colt misses its intended target.
Peacock looks to clinch
and Colt counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Peacock moves into the clinch.
Peacock looking to throw knees to the head but Colt is blocking nicely.
Colt working hard to break the clinch.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
Drew Peacock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Colt tries to break free but Peacock pushes him back against the cage.
Colt blocks an elbow strike from Peacock.
Colt misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Colt.
Colt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Colt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Colt.
Colt throws a looping overhand right but Peacock ducks down to avoid it.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peacock looks to land a combination. Colt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peacock moves in looking to clinch but Colt pushes him off.
Colt cracks Peacock with a good jab.
Colt misses the shot to the body.

Peacock has Colt up against the cage in a clinch.
Peacock scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock scores with a knee to the head.

Colt is rocked!
Colt lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Colt misses with a punch on the inside.
Peacock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colt can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock stalling.
Peacock misses with a body punch.

Colt breaks from the clinch.
Colt throws a hook but Peacock avoids it easily.
Colt misses with a body shot.
Colt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peacock.
Drew Peacock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Peacock closes the distance and pushes Colt back into the cage.
Peacock landing knees to the head.
Colt managing to block the knees to the body from Peacock.
Peacock lands a nice elbow.

Colt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peacock. Colt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Colt.
Peacock tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peacock clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colt stalling in the clinch.
Colt wants to get back to striking at distance but Peacock won't allow it.
Peacock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colt is defending well for now.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
Colt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peacock misses with a knee to the head.
Peacock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Colt breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt throws a body punch but Peacock moves out of range.
Peacock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Colt throws a jab when Peacock was well out of range.
Colt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peacock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Peacock clinches.

Colt breaks the clinch.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Colt misses its intended target.

Peacock has closed the distance and engaged Colt in a clinch.
Peacock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peacock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colt wants to get back to striking at distance but Peacock won't allow it.

Colt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peacock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Colt momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
A jab from Colt misses.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Colt keeps it at a distance.

Peacock clinches.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peacock scores with a knee to the head.
Colt is still on wobbly legs! Can Peacock finish him?
Peacock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Colt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colt blocks it with crossed arms.
Colt seems to have recovered his senses.
Peacock misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Peacock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peacock 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Peacock!
A very excited looking Drew Peacock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.