PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Peters (ranked 23380 p4p, 682 weight class) and TJ Barakus (ranked 23768 p4p, 701 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peters
vs
Barakus

185 cm
20
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 2 - 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Barakus.
Peters throws a lazy right hand but Barakus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peters misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Barakus.
Peters shoots for a takedown but Barakus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peters shoots and misses
and Barakus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peters tries for a takedown but Barakus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barakus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Peters is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cecil Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Oooooh!!! Barakus has knocked Peters down with a huge combo! Barakus steps away and waves a wobbly Peters back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Peters is rocked!

It looks like Cecil Peters has been cut.
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!
Barakus pounces like a tiger and cracks Peters with a vicious hook! Peters is down but not out! Barakus follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). TJ Barakus!