PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Algernon Cadwallader (ranked 1956 p4p, 215 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 3462 p4p, 341 weight class). Cadwallader comes to the cage accompanied by Algernon Cadwallader - Spit Fountain. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cadwallader
vs
Peacock

171 cm
24
162 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
161 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algernon Cadwallader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peacock tries to clinch but Cadwallader moves out of range.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Cadwallader circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadwallader takes a swing at Peacock's ribcage but misses.

Peacock clinches up with Cadwallader and pushes him back against the cage.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks it.
Cadwallader throws a head punch that misses.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peacock.
Cadwallader tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cadwallader throws a head punch that misses.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Cadwallader .
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Cadwallader as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks with his arms.
Peacock lands a nice knee to the body.

Cadwallader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Peacock darts in and clinches Cadwallader up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Peacock.
Peacock misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Peacock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadwallader blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Cadwallader 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cadwallader tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Cadwallader back against the cage.
Peacock controlling the action here for a moment.
Peacock misses with a punch on the inside.
Peacock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cadwallader avoiding damage as Peacock throws knees to the body.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadwallader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peacock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a punch on the inside.
Peacock lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cadwallader fails to land.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadwallader blocks it with crossed arms.
Peacock missing with knees to the body.
Peacock is working Cadwallader over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peacock connects with a knee to the head.
Cadwallader tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Cadwallader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.

Cadwallader manages to break the clinch.
Cadwallader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peacock.
Peacock throws a head kick but Cadwallader moves out of range.
Peacock tries to clinch but Cadwallader is having none of it.
Cadwallader circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Cadwallader misses the target.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peacock moves forwards but Cadwallader connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peacock misses with a straight right.
Peacock feints a jab promting Cadwallader to slip. Peacock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cadwallader slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Peacock there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a looping left.
Cadwallader sizes up Peacock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Peacock drives through and clinches with Cadwallader against the cage.
Peacock struggles to land a body shot inside as Cadwallader controls his hands.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Cadwallader .
Peacock connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cadwallader .
Peacock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cadwallader .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader avoiding damage as Peacock throws knees to the body.
Cadwallader dodges an elbow strike from Peacock.
A knee to the head by Peacock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peacock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cadwallader working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peacock throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Cadwallader misses with a punch to the body.
Cadwallader misses with a punch on the inside.
Cadwallader pushes Peacock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peacock looks winded!
Cadwallader tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cadwallader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cadwallader blocking some punches.
Peacock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader misses with a body punch.
Cadwallader lands a shoulder strike.
Peacock throws a head punch that misses.
Cadwallader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Cadwallader - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peacock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cadwallader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cadwallader lands with a short shot to the head.
Cadwallader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peacock with a knee to the head.
Peacock taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drew Peacock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cadwallader lands with a right hand.
Peacock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cadwallader misses with a hook

and Peacock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peacock.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Peacock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cadwallader tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks it.
Cadwallader managing to block the knees to the body from Peacock.
Cadwallader blocks an elbow strike from Peacock.
Peacock tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadwallader avoids the damage to the body.
Peacock lands an uppercut.
Cadwallader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cadwallader scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Peacock throws a head punch that misses.
Cadwallader misses with a punch to the body.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peacock takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cadwallader .
A short body shot lands from Cadwallader as the two fighters clinch.
Peacock is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadwallader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cadwallader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cadwallader pushes Peacock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadwallader pushes Peacock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Cadwallader .

Peacock is rocked!

Cadwallader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peacock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peacock is still on wobbly legs! Can Cadwallader finish him?
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Cadwallader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cadwallader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peacock seems to have recovered his senses.

Peacock moves into the clinch.
Cadwallader lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peacock.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peacock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cadwallader 's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadwallader .
A body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock looking to slow down the pace here.
Peacock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cadwallader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cadwallader has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
Cadwallader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cadwallader lands a left hand.
Cadwallader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cadwallader can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Cadwallader .
Cadwallader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peacock tries to stall but Cadwallader uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Algernon Cadwallader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cadwallader lands a hook that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadwallader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cadwallader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peacock slowing the pace effectively.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadwallader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cadwallader working aggressively here.
Cadwallader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peacock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadwallader .
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peacock lands with a short shot to the head.
Peacock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cadwallader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Cadwallader digs a right hand into Peacock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peacock's gas tank.
Cadwallader tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Cadwallader back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks with his arms.
Cadwallader lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cadwallader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peacock missing with knees to the body.

Cadwallader breaks the clinch.
Cadwallader misses with a wild body shot.

Peacock has Cadwallader up against the cage in a clinch.
Peacock wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Peacock.
Cadwallader misses with a body punch.
Cadwallader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Cadwallader .
A right handed body shot lands from Cadwallader .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algernon Cadwallader dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cadwallader misses the jab.
Cadwallader lands a nice looking body shot.
Cadwallader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peacock's head.
Cadwallader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peacock moves away.
Peacock tries to clinch but Cadwallader moves out of range.
Cadwallader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cadwallader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cadwallader throws a looping overhand right but Peacock ducks down to avoid it.
Cadwallader lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cadwallader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peacock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cadwallader keeps the fight on the outside.

Cadwallader tries to keep at a distance but Peacock has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peacock trying to control the position but instead, Cadwallader has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peacock into the cage.
Peacock tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadwallader avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader cracks Peacock with a nice body shot.
Peacock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peacock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cadwallader .

Cadwallader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cadwallader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cadwallader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peacock staying out of range there.

Peacock rushes Cadwallader and presses him up against the cage.
Peacock is trying to stall.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader swings wildly with an uppercut but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadwallader misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadwallader lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cadwallader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Peacock blocking some punches.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cadwallader tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadwallader scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Cadwallader as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Cadwallader back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cadwallader scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cadwallader lands a right hand.
Cadwallader lands a body shot.
Cadwallader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?

Cadwallader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Cadwallader there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadwallader scores with a nice head shot.
Peacock ducks right into an uppercut from Cadwallader .
Algernon Cadwallader is winning the standup battle so far.
Peacock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Cadwallader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Peacock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cadwallader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cadwallader lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader working aggressively here.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cadwallader lands a body punch.
Cadwallader misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cadwallader .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
A short right from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peacock's elbow.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cadwallader lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Nice body punch from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cadwallader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cadwallader can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.

Cadwallader drops Peacock onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Peacock is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader lands with a right to the head.
Cadwallader lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cadwallader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peacock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cadwallader 's corner calls for a 1-2. Cadwallader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Algernon Cadwallader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cadwallader 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algernon Cadwallader !
Algernon Cadwallader made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.