PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 4062 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Nick Peterson (ranked 455 p4p, 377 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Medeiros might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sidequest - Chime. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Medeiros
vs
Peterson

174 cm
24
160
6 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
167
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros lands a nice looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Peterson scores with a four punch combination!
Medeiros throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medeiros slips a straight right by Peterson.
Medeiros shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Medeiros's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Medeiros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Medeiros.
Peterson misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Medeiros.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Medeiros lands a slapping body shot.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nick Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Medeiros misses the target.
We've been hearing reports that Medeiros has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Medeiros off the cage and back into range.
Medeiros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Peterson misses the jab.
Peterson throws a hook but Medeiros blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medeiros. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nick Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medeiros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Medeiros does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Medeiros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Medeiros misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
Medeiros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Medeiros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Medeiros.

Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Medeiros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Medeiros wants to stall.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson prevents Medeiros from breaking the clinch.
Medeiros blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Medeiros working aggressively here.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Medeiros looking for a takedown.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Medeiros.

Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Medeiros does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Medeiros misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Medeiros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peterson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljosa Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros throws a body shot but no joy.
Medeiros is looking to wear down Peterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Peterson does it's job there.

Medeiros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros advances to full mount.
Peterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Medeiros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Medeiros avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.
Peterson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Medeiros sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Medeiros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medeiros with a couple of short strikes.
Medeiros tries to control but Peterson wriggling away.
BOOM! Medeiros connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Medeiros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peterson is working to get back to half guard.
Medeiros lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Medeiros trying to control but Peterson is having none of it.
Medeiros misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aljosa Medeiros will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Medeiros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nick Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Medeiros misses the target.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Medeiros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Medeiros counters with a straight right hand.
Medeiros throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Medeiros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Medeiros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Medeiros is looking to counter punch.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Medeiros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Medeiros is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medeiros lands a nice shot to the body.
Medeiros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peterson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Medeiros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Medeiros to counter with a crisp jab.

Peterson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros lands a brutal uppercut that launches Peterson off his feet! Peterson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aljosa Medeiros!