PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matej Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo has chosen We are the champions ! as his entrance music. Cecil Peters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peters
vs
Rambo

185 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
186 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cecil Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matej Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rambo misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rambo.
Rambo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peters is looking to chop away at Rambo's legs.
Peters stuffs the takedown.
Cecil Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matej Rambo.

Peters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Peters wants to work for an arm triangle but Rambo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peters drops an elbow to the side of Rambo's head.
Peters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peters working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Peters seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rambo is trying to stand.
Peters tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rambo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peters connects with a nice short shot to Rambo's temple.
Rambo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peters in particular looking to stall.
Peters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rambo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peters scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peters in particular looking to stall.
Peters drops an elbow to the side of Rambo's head.

Peters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peters.
Peters passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rambo wants to hold on but Peters pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters with shots to the head and body - Rambo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peters is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Peters connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Peters scoring with strikes but Rambo is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peters cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Peters landing strikes from the mount.

Rambo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peters.
Peters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rambo is looking to escape.
Peters scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters breaks from Rambo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peters punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peters prevents Rambo from getting the reversal.
Peters lands a nice shot to the head.
Peters punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rambo is looking to get to half guard.
Peters raining down shots from the mount!
Peters wants to control the pace but Rambo is squirming around nicely.
Peters working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peters cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Rambo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peters with a couple of short strikes.
Peters is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rambo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peters postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rambo looks a forlorn figure.
Rambo tries to hold on but Peters pushes him away.
Peters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rambo?

Peters is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rambo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Peters landing shots from mount.

Rambo is rocked!
Peters unloading with bombs!
Peters unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Peters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peters showed some decent athleticism there.
Peters seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peters is nestled in close to Rambo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peters stalling.
Peters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Peters there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rambo actively working from the bottom here.
Peters working over Rambo with some ground and pound. Rambo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peters is trying to control the action in half guard but Rambo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peters drops an elbow to the side of Rambo's head.
Cecil Peters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peters is working away from the top position though.
Peters tries to pass to full mount but Rambo defends it.
Peters trying to control from half guard but Rambo is working away.
Peters looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peters has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Peters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peters.
Peters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rambo tries to get to full guard but Peters has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peters connects with a nice short shot to Rambo's temple.
Peters passes to side control.
Rambo prevents Peters from moving into mount.
Peters passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rambo!
Peters is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rambo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peters is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rambo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rambo tries to hold on but Peters pushes him away.
The referee warns Rambo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peters controlling from mount.
Peters with a couple of short strikes.
Rambo wants to hold on but Peters pushes him away.
Rambo is trying to escape the mount.
Peters landing shots from mount.
Peters punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peters lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Peters unloading with bombs!
Rambo is still in real trouble! Can Peters finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a big elbow - Rambo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rambo is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cecil Peters!
Matej Rambo was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry my fans :('.