PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rigoberto Vargas (ranked 25091 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Peters (ranked 5930 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Peters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vargas
vs
Peters

222 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

153 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rigoberto Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Peters!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abdul Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peters throws a series of punches but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas attempts a counter takedown but Peters avoids it well and moves away.
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vargas moves into the clinch.
Peters should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vargas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peters up against the cage.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas stalling the fight.
Peters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vargas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vargas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Peters tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Peters is looking to break free of the clinch but Vargas has double underhooks.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peters is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peters wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Vargas keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vargas is pushing Peters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Vargas won't allow it.
Vargas lands a nice shot to the body.
Peters is trying to break free.
Vargas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peters backwards.
Peters tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Vargas won't allow it.
Peters is trying to break free.
Vargas stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vargas.
Vargas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vargas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vargas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vargas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peters up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rigoberto Vargas.
Peters throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peters throws a combination that misses
and Vargas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peters throws a right and a left that Vargas avoids nicely.
Vargas dodges the punch combination from Peters.
Peters looks winded!
Peters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Vargas counters by moving into the clinch.
Peters takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters takes a knee right on the jaw!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Peters has eaten all the pies!
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Peters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vargas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peters up against the cage.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Peters 's eye.
Vargas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vargas holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vargas avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rigoberto Vargas.
Peters looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.

Vargas closes the distance and clinches.
Vargas has Peters pressed against the cage.
Vargas avoiding damage.
Vargas lands an elbow that stopped Peters in his tracks for a moment.
Vargas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peters up against the cage.
Vargas pushes Peters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rigoberto Vargas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Peters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vargas circles away quickly and effectively.

Vargas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peters napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Vargas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peters, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vargas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vargas in side control, throwing shots but Peters defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Peters sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Peters down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vargas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peters is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vargas decides to stand back up. Vargas steps back and let's Peters get back to his feet.
Peters throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vargas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vargas is struggling to control the position.
Rigoberto Vargas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Peters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.

Vargas wants the takedown. Peters is fighting it off but Vargas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Peters's guard against the cage.
Vargas throwing strikes from guard but Peters blocks nicely.
Vargas is working Peters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vargas pushing down on Peters's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vargas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peters defending well though.
Peters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vargas.
Peters taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas lands strikes from half guard.
Vargas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vargas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vargas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vargas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vargas drops an elbow to the side of Peters's head.
Peters taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Vargas 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.
Peters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vargas.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vargas throwing shots but Peters is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vargas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peters defends it well.
Vargas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peters's head.
Vargas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vargas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vargas thows a huge punch but Peters dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vargas lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rigoberto Vargas dominated that second round.
That's time! Vargas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vargas closes the distance and clinches.
Peters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peters can't break the clinch.
Peters prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Vargas to work.
Peters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vargas looking for a takedown.
Peters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas lands a good knee to the midsection. Peters won't want to take too many of those.
Peters can't break the clinch.
Peters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Peters being controlled against the cage.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vargas digs a right hand into Peters's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peters's gas tank.
Vargas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peters's efforts to push away.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Vargas just leaning against Peters, taking a breather.
Vargas stalling against the cage.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peters is trying to force a seperation but Vargas has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rigoberto Vargas.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peters misses with a double jab

and Vargas counters by moving into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Vargas.
Vargas controlling the action here for a moment.
Vargas gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Peters working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas stalling against the cage.

Vargas has picked Peters up - he's going for a ride! Vargas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Peters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vargas.
Vargas thows a huge punch but Peters dodges it nicely.
Peters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vargas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peters on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas winds up and cracks Peters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Vargas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Peters to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas shoots in and drives through. Peters sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rigoberto Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vargas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peters's defenses.
Peters is trying to push Vargas away but Vargas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vargas has Peters pushed against the cage.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peters can do to turn this around?
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!
Peters tries to break free but Vargas pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vargas landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
Abdul Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rigoberto Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vargas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rigoberto Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rigoberto Vargas!