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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Peterson (ranked 4452 p4p, 4897 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Timothy Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peterson.
Peterson has managed to clinch.
Peterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Christ scores with a knee to the head.
Christ pulls guard.
Christ looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Christ had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ being controlled here, momentarily.
Christ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Christ got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peterson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christ has managed to get both his arms back between Peterson's legs - danger averted.
Christ trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Christ might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Peterson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christ eats them both and turns towards Peterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Christ misses with some punches.
Christ lands with a right to the head.
Peterson looking for a takedown.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Christ controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Christ to work.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ lands a knee to the head.
Christ has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Peterson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Christ can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants a takedown but no success here.
Christ is struggling to control the position.
Christ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peterson is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Christ taking a breather.
Peterson avoids the elbow strike from Christ, against the cage.
Christ lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson blocks an elbow strike.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson effectively controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christ.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Christ is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christ.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Christ after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Christ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Christ looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson'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.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Peterson is leaning against Christ and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Peterson tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ tries to pull guard but Peterson won't allow it.
Timothy Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson has Christ pushed against the cage.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Christ.
Christ content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Christ pressing his opponent against the cage.
Christ stalls.
Christ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peterson is keeping busy.
Christ is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Christ.
Jesus Christ seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ missing with knees to the body.
Peterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peterson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peterson leaning against his opponent.
Christ looking to slow down the pace here.
Christ is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peterson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Christ wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Peterson.
Peterson controlling the action here for a moment.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ lands an elbow inside that Peterson shrugs off.
Peterson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Christ has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Peterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christ, pushing him back against the cage.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Christ lands an elbow inside that Peterson shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christ looking to stall.
Christ leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is working for takedown but Peterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Christ looking to slow down the pace here.
Peterson has Christ pushed against the cage.
Peterson avoids a wild elbow strike from Christ.
Peterson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Christ prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Christ is trying to stall.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Christ up against the cage.
Christ missing with knees to the body.
Peterson scores with a hook to the body.
Christ has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Peterson uses from the top position.
Peterson postures up in Christ's guard and throws a big left but Christ blocks it.
Christ is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Christ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Christ is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
Christ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Christ wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Jesus Christ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Christ postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peterson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Christ, into his guard.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Christ is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Christ manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Peterson wants to stand but Christ is controlling the position.
Peterson is adopting a defensive guard.
Christ wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Christ is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Christ!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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