PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Peckerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peckerson
vs
Crosby

185 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Peckerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cleveland Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peckerson gets a takedown into half guard.
Peckerson wants to advance to full mount but Crosby doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Peckerson preventing the sweep.
Peckerson thows a big elbow that misses.
Peckerson forces his way into half guard.
Peckerson works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby suckers Peckerson into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Crosby is now in Peckerson's guard!
Peckerson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Crosby has passed into side control.
Peckerson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peckerson tries to get out of the position.
Peckerson is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peckerson trying to remain calm as Crosby controls from the top position.
Peckerson is trying to work for a sweep but Crosby has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peckerson is trying to escape the mount.
Peckerson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Peckerson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peckerson trying to control but Crosby postures up.
Crosby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peckerson is trying to get back to full guard.
Crosby trying to control from half guard but Peckerson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Peckerson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Peckerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peckerson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Peckerson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peckerson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peckerson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Peckerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Peckerson landing strikes from the mount.
Crosby taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peckerson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crosby is in a horrible position here. Peckerson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peckerson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crosby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby wants to control but Peckerson is having none of it.
BOOM! Peckerson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Peckerson wants to control the pace but Crosby is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Peckerson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Peckerson punching from mount but Crosby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Peckerson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crosby is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peckerson working Crosby over with strikes here.
Peckerson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peckerson throwing strikes here but Crosby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peckerson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Crosby is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Peckerson! Crosby is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Peckerson!