PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Peterson (ranked 2904 p4p, 2521 weight class) and Jason Spartan (ranked 360 p4p, 323 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spartan's choice of entrance music: Try That in a Small Town. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peterson
vs
Spartan

190 cm
20
220
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
204
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

FUClothing
30th Century Beer Store

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Peterson. That snapped Spartan's head back.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Peterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spartan's hands.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spartan throws the kick towards the body but Peterson avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spartan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Peterson drives through and clinches with Spartan against the cage.
Peterson is working Spartan over against the cage.
Spartan jumps guard but Peterson stands there with Spartan around his waist. Spartan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Spartan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.

Spartan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spartan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spartan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spartan somewhat.
Spartan tries for a takedown but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peterson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartan manages to avoid it.
Spartan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Spartan moved out of range nicely.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
John Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peterson but Peterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spartan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peterson as he jumps to the side.
Peterson misses with a hook. Spartan ducked under it nicely.
Peterson scores with a jab. Spartan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a cross.
Peterson throws a jab when Spartan was well out of range.
Peterson connects with a body shot.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spartan dives in and grabs Peterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes down on Spartan's head and hops out.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spartan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peterson lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Spartan shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spartan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spartan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Spartan jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Spartan is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Spartan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spartan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Peterson forces Spartan back against the cage and clinches.
Spartan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spartan.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Spartan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Spartan on that attempt.
Peterson stalks Spartan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spartan's face. Spartan staggers backwards, shaken.
John Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson scores with a hook.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spartan was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spartan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson cracks Spartan with an open hand slap.
Spartan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Spartan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.

Spartan is rocked!
Spartan takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Spartan slips the punch.
Spartan defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spartan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Peterson throws a right hand that Spartan ducks under and follows up with a left that Spartan also avoids with ease.
Spartan moves forwards but Peterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spartan dives in and grabs Peterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes down on Spartan's head and hops out.
John Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Spartan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartan manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Peterson.

Spartan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson digs a right hand into Spartan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spartan's gas tank.
Peterson is leaning against Spartan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson.
Peterson tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spartan blocking some punches.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
A short left from Peterson.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Spartan tries to pull guard but Peterson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spartan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spartan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Peterson breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Spartan wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Spartan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Spartan. Those never looked like landing.
Spartan throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spartan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Spartan misses
and Peterson counters with a left to the body.
Spartan is breathing heavily.
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jason Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.

Spartan gets a clinch.
Spartan is trying to stall.
John Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Spartan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Peterson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Spartan.
Spartan working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Spartan fails to land.
Peterson digs a right hand into Spartan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spartan's gas tank.
Spartan is stalling here.
Spartan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Peterson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Spartan unleashes a big counter combination but Peterson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Spartan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck for Spartan with that takedown attempt.
Spartan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spartan shoots in looking for a takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl out of it but Spartan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson looks to land a combination. Spartan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spartan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Spartan is out of range.
Spartan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Spartan to the canvas! Spartan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Peterson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Peterson!