PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Liu (ranked 1603 p4p, 2073 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 226 p4p, 277 weight class). George Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Liu
vs
Peterson

192 cm
30
199
13 - 12 - 0

191 cm
33
213
24 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
FUClothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peterson closes the distance and pushes Liu back into the cage.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson wants to stall.
A short right from Peterson.

It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Peterson has double underhooks.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peterson lands a nice elbow.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Peterson has double underhooks.
Peterson stalls.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.

Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Peterson.

Jun Liu's cut is getting worse.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson pushes Liu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Peterson has Liu pressed against the cage.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Peterson keeps him there for the moment.
Liu blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson gets through Liu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lius head.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Liu blocks an elbow strike.
Liu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peterson keeps control of Liu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liu stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liu's defenses.

Jun Liu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Liu breaks the clinch.
Liu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson darts in trying to clinch
and Liu counters with a nice body shot.

Peterson drives through and clinches with Liu against the cage.
Liu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Peterson darts in trying to clinch
and Liu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liu counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liu.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Peterson scores with a body shot.
Liu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Liu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Liu circles away.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Liu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Liu throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peterson instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Liu breaks from the clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liu keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Liu.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Liu is looking for a counter combo.
Liu digs a good body shot into Peterson's ribs.
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson cracks Liu with a good jab.

Jeez, Jun Liu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Liu misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Peterson moves into the clinch successfully.

Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Peterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Liu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liu.
Peterson wants to counter with a clinch but Liu pushes him away.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
Liu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Peterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson is pushing Liu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Liu tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Liu is rocked!
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!
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liu working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson slows down the pace here.
Liu lands a right hand.
Liu is trying to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling him.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Liu lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
Liu misses with some punches.
Liu misses with a body punch.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson effectively controlling the action here.

Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jun Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Liu counters with a nice body kick.
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liu counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
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!
Peterson tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Liu stalks Peterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peterson's face. Peterson staggers backwards, shaken.

Peterson clinches.
Peterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Liu lands with a light punch inside.
Liu lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liu.
A bit of stalling here from Liu.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Liu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson lands a knee to the head.
Oh Liu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jun Liu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Peterson!
George Peterson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FUClothing, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Jun Liu stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't care if i'm not a durable woman, as long as im an adorable woman ;)'.