PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Rodgers (ranked 4408 p4p, 425 weight class) and Tzwrtzos Peidis (ranked 4218 p4p, 409 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodgers
vs
Peidis

177 cm
26
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tzwrtzos Peidis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers tries to clinch up but Peidis circles away and keeps his distance.
Peidis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodgers tries to clinch
and Peidis counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers tries to clinch up but Peidis circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Peidis moves out of range.
Rodgers doesn't manage to clinch there - Peidis circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peidis! But no joy.
Peidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peidis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rodgers with a body shot.

Rodgers moves into range and clinches up with Peidis.
Rodgers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peidis misses with a punch to the body.
Peidis looking to throw knees to the head but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
Rodgers has been working on his balance at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Peidis.
Peidis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers tries to pull guard but Peidis holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodgers drops back down to his feet.
Peidis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peidis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Rodgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodgers tries to clinch up
and Peidis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodgers tries to clinch
and Peidis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodgers thinking.
Peidis lands the left hand.

It looks like Brian Rodgers has been cut.
Rodgers fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rodgers drives through and clinches with Peidis against the cage.
Peidis stalling against the cage.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Peidis has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers tries to pull guard but Peidis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodgers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peidis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peidis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodgers's elbow.
Peidis working hard to break the clinch.
Peidis scores with a shot to the side of Rodgers's head.
Peidis pushes Rodgers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peidis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peidis tries a body shot but Rodgers blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Peidis.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peidis throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peidis just leaning against Rodgers, taking a breather.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peidis to keep the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Peidis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peidis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peidis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peidis struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Peidis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodgers tries to pull guard but Peidis holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodgers drops back down to his feet.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peidis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peidis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peidis works on Rodgers's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Peidis.
Rodgers tries to pull guard but Peidis won't allow it.
Peidis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peidis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodgers's elbow.
Peidis presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peidis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodgers jumps guard but Peidis stands there with Rodgers around his waist. Rodgers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peidis scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tzwrtzos Peidis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Rodgers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peidis lands a head shot.
Rodgers tries to clinch
and Peidis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brian Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodgers darts in trying to clinch
and Peidis counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodgers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peidis scores with a nice strike.
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tzwrtzos Peidis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers closes the distance but Peidis moves to the side
and Peidis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peidis lands a nice hook to Rodgers's body. Rodgers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers.

Rodgers drives through and clinches with Peidis against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers fails to pull guard.
Peidis scores with a shot to the side of Rodgers's head.
A short right from Peidis on the inside.
Peidis lands with a right to the head.
Rodgers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Peidis fails to land.
Rodgers jumps guard but Peidis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Rodgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodgers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peidis scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peidis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peidis has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
Peidis slowing the pace effectively.
Peidis misses with a punch to the body.
Peidis misses with the head strike.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Peidis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Peidis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Peidis is leaning against Rodgers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Peidis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peidis stalling the fight.
Peidis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peidis lands a body shot.
Rodgers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peidis smiles and moves away.
Peidis jabs at Rodgers's body.
Rodgers tries to clinch
and Peidis counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Rodgers forces Peidis back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peidis tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing Peidis back against the cage.
Rodgers tries to pull guard but Peidis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Peidis struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
Peidis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodgers tries to pull guard but Peidis won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peidis misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Peidis.
A short left from Peidis.
Still in the clinch, Peidis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peidis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Peidis has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peidis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tzwrtzos Peidis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Rodgers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rodgers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peidis counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peidis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodgers tries to clinch
and Peidis counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick from Peidis misses.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch but Peidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Peidis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Peidis lands a right hook to the body.
Peidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peidis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peidis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers moves to clinch but Peidis breaks away
and Peidis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers is looking to clinch.
Rodgers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodgers there as he acknowledges the shot.

Rodgers is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peidis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Rodgers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peidis scores with a hook to the body. Rodgers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peidis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodgers at a distance.
Peidis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rodgers rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peidis lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tzwrtzos Peidis!
A relieved looking Tzwrtzos Peidis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.