PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Durak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peters
vs
Durak

183 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Durak!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durak.
Durak throws a sloppy head kick and Peters moves out of range easily.
Peters tries to bum rush Durak with a series of wild strikes but Durak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Peters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peters keeps the fight on the outside.
Peters swinging wildly here.
Durak looks for a takedown but Peters sprawls well.

Peters gets a clinch.

Peters breaks from the clinch.
Peters takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Peters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peters tries to break free but Durak pushes him back against the cage.

Peters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peters checks a leg kick.
Peters throws a series of punches but Durak avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters looks to land a combination but Durak avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Durak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Durak. Those never looked like landing.
A clash of legs there as Durak blocks the low kick.
Durak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durak slips a jab and a cross from Peters.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Durak.
Durak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durak looks winded!
Durak throws a right and a left that Peters avoids nicely.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Peters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Peters. Those never looked like landing.
Durak tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peters misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durak misses with a looping left.
Peters blocks a leg kick.
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
Durak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Peters. Those never looked like landing.
Peters stuffs the takedown.
Peters shoots in but Durak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durak.
Peters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Durak's waist but Durak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peters off to one side.
Peters throws a right and a left that Durak avoids nicely.
Durak throws a head kick that half lands.

Peters clinches up against the cage.
Durak pushes off an throws an elbow but Peters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Peters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks to land a combination but Durak avoids it well.
Peters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durak misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Peters. Those never looked like landing.
Durak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Durak.
A punch combination from Peters misses.
Durak throws a wild body kick that Peters sees coming a mile off.
Peters looks to land a combination but Durak avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Durak.
Peters misses with a wild combination.
Peters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durak misses with a head kick.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Durak throws a series of punches but Peters avoids them all with ease.
Peters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durak was well out of range. Poor timing from Peters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durak throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters looks to land a combination. Durak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peters misses with a series of wild punches.
Durak fails to land with a series of punches.
Peters goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Durak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durak circles away quickly and effectively.
Durak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peters throws a right and a left that Durak avoids nicely.
Durak looks to land a combination but Peters avoids it well.
Peters scores with a head kick.
Peters shoots in looking for a takedown but Durak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peters's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durak throws a right hand that Peters ducks under and follows up with a left that Peters also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Peters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peters throws a right hand that Durak ducks under and follows up with a left that Durak also avoids with ease.
Durak throws a counter combo.
Durak misses with a two punch combination.
Durak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Durak misses.
Some wild striking there from Durak.
Good exchange - Peters coming out on top.
Peters throws a series of punches but Durak avoids them all with ease.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Durak shows good takedown defense.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
Peters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durak.
It looked like Peters was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Peters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durak throws the kick towards the body but Peters avoids it.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Durak.
Peters misses with a two punch combination.
Peters throws a series of punches but Durak avoids them all with ease.
Durak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peters circles away quickly and effectively.
Peters throws a series of punches but Durak moves out of range.
Durak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Peters swinging wildly here.
Durak fails to land with a series of punches.
Durak dodges the punch combination from Peters.
Peters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durak misses with a hook.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Durak throws a counter combo.
Peters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Durak.
Peters throws a front kick aimed at Durak's knee but Durak avoids it well.
A punch combination from Peters misses.
Durak slips a jab and a cross from Peters.

Peters drives through with a takedown into Durak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Peters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peters not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Durak is working an open guard so Peters takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks for the body kick but Durak saw that one coming.
Joe Peters is winning the standup battle so far.
Peters throws a series of punches but Durak avoids them all with ease.

Peters takes the fight into the clinch.

Durak breaks the clinch.
Durak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durak misses with a double jab.
Peters went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durak throws a series of punches but Peters avoids them all with ease.
Peters avoids the head kick by Durak.
Durak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Durak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durak throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Peters.
Durak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peters misses with the combination.
Peters misses with a series of wild punches.
Durak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peters feints a jab promting Durak to slip. Peters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peters blocks a head kick by Durak.
An attempted straight right counter from Peters misses the target.
Durak staying out of range there.
Durak misses with a two punch combination.
Durak wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Peters dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Peters throws a series of punches but Durak moves out of range.
Peters checks a leg kick nicely.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durak.
Some wild striking there from Peters.
Despite the aggression on Durak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durak can do to turn this around?
Durak swinging wildly here.
Peters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durak tries a head kick but it misses.
Peters is looking for a counter combo.
Peters takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Durak gets tackled into the cage by Peters. Peters maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Peters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peters scores with a body shot.
Durak tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Peters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Durak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durak throws a sloppy head kick and Peters moves out of range easily.
Peters misses with a series of wild punches.
Peters lands a jab-cross combination.
Durak throws a head kick but Peters moves out of range.
Peters goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Peters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durak is out of range.

Peters clinches up against the cage.
Peters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duraks head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durak throws an elbow that misses.

Peters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peters misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters moves out of range of the body kick from Durak.
Durak throws a nice looking combination but Peters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Durak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durak wants it to stay on the feet.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durak tries to clinch up.
Durak tries to land a leg kick but Peters saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Durak avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Durak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durak cracks the inside of Peters's front leg.
Durak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peters tries to avoid it but Durak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peters to the ground. Peters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Peters moves into range and clinches up with Durak.
Durak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durak backwards.
Durak with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Peters breaks from the clinch.
Peters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peters throws a right and a left that Durak avoids nicely.
Durak throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
No joy there for Peters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Peters moves into the clinch successfully.

Peters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peters throws a combination. Durak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Durak tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Durak shows good takedown defense.
Durak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Durak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters throws a right and a left that Durak avoids nicely.
Durak throws a wild body kick that Peters sees coming a mile off.
Peters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peters. That's going to slow Durak down.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durak.
Durak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peters throws a series of punches but Durak avoids them all with ease.

Peters closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durak throws an elbow but misses.

Peters breaks the clinch.
Durak avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Peters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peters 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Peters!