PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakir Jumayev (ranked 1215 p4p, 1958 weight class) and Phoenix Peterson (ranked 176 p4p, 271 weight class). Jumayev's entrance music is Side to Side. A fine choice. Peterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. Zakir Jumayev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phoenix Peterson's chin.

Jumayev
vs
Peterson

182 cm
37
177
24 - 20 - 0

183 cm
27
179
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zakir Jumayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phoenix Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peterson forces Jumayev back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson has Jumayev pressed against the cage, preventing Jumayev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Jumayev tries to break free but Peterson pushes him back against the cage.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jumayev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Jumayev.
Jumayev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson tries to clinch but Jumayev is having none of it.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Jumayev circles away.
Jab by Jumayev.
Jumayev avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jumayev is just out of range.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jumayev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Jumayev pushes him off.
Jumayev cracks Peterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jumayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jumayev.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumayev looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
A nice combination there by Peterson.
Jumayev misses with a wild body shot.
Jumayev throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Jumayev slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Jumayev counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Jumayev is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Jumayev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson lands with a right hand.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jumayev.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jumayev.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jumayev counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jumayev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson throws a lazy head kick
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jumayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jumayev looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Jumayev punishes Peterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Peterson cracks Jumayev with a good jab.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Jumayev moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jumayev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson tries to clinch but Jumayev moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jumayev.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Jumayev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peterson walks into a jab.
Jumayev scores with a sloppy right hand. Peterson should have avoided that one.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Jumayev lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jumayev.
Jumayev throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jumayev moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Jumayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Jumayev.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson with a jab.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Jumayev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jumayev misses with a hook.
Peterson swings for the body but Jumayev moves out of range.
Jumayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jumayev throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Peterson needs to keep his hands up - Jumayev had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jumayev throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Jumayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jumayev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Peterson throws a low kick, looking for Jumayev's leg but Jumayev calmly moves out of range.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jumayev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson lands a head kick. Jumayev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jumayev throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jumayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Jumayev avoids them all with ease.
Jumayev throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Jumayev throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jumayev.
Peterson tries to clinch
and Jumayev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jumayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jumayev just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jumayev lands an overhand right.
Jumayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jumayev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Peterson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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 Zakir Jumayev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jumayev throws out the jab.
Jumayev lands with an overhand left.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Jumayev saw that one coming.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jumayev looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jumayev blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Jumayev.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Peterson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jumayev throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jumayev moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Jumayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jumayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jumayev swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Jumayev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumayev looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Jumayev misses the shot to the body.
Peterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jumayev moves into range and connects with a jab.

Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jumayev's defenses.
Jumayev tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Jumayev back against the cage.
Peterson has Jumayev pressed against the cage.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jumayev breaks the clinch.
Jumayev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jumayev lunges at Peterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peterson's hand.
Peterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jumayev to score with a decent uppercut.
Jumayev looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Jumayev moves away and avoids it.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson cracks a nice hook into Jumayev's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson defending well as Jumayev loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jumayev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jumayev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Jumayev.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jumayev walks into a jab.
Peterson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jumayev counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jumayev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jumayev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jumayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Jumayev counters with a nice uppercut.
Jumayev throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson cracks Jumayev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jumayev counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumayev blocks a jab.
Jumayev jabs at Peterson's body.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Jumayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jumayev moves out of range of the body kick from Peterson.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jumayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jumayev misses the jab.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jumayev throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson jabs Jumayev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jumayev ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Jumayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jumayev walks into a jab.
Jumayev cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
It looked like Jumayev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Jumayev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Jumayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jumayev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson slips a jab from Jumayev.
Jumayev throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peterson throws a chopping leg kick but Jumayev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jumayev finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head.
Jumayev swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Jumayev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jumayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jumayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
A big left from Peterson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zakir Jumayev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Peterson has Jumayev up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Peterson.

Jumayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jumayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jumayev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jumayev.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jumayev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peterson tries to clinch but Jumayev moves out of range.
Jumayev throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jumayev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Jumayev saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jumayev.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Jumayev counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jumayev. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jumayev looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Peterson lands a leg kick that knocks Jumayev off balance momentarily.
Jumayev slips a straight right by Peterson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jumayev misses its intended target.
Jumayev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jumayev scores with a sloppy right hand. Peterson should have avoided that one.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Peterson moves out of range as Jumayev strikes.
Jumayev misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Peterson digs a good body shot into Jumayev's ribs.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jumayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Jumayev's body.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jumayev.
Peterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Jumayev misses the target.
The fighters circling - Jumayev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Jumayev throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jumayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jumayev misses.
A big left from Jumayev misses.
Crunch! Peterson slams his shin into Jumayev's torso.
Jumayev swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Zakir Jumayev is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson misses with a leg kick
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jumayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jumayev misses with a wild body shot.
Jumayev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jumayev checks it well.
Peterson wants to clinch but Jumayev slips to the side
and Jumayev counters with a left to the body.
Jumayev looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Peterson lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumayev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Jumayev.
Peterson is looking to land body kicks.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook. Jumayev ducked under it nicely.
Jumayev throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Jumayev misses with a looping left.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jumayev counter with a right hand.
Jumayev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peterson throws a hook but Jumayev avoids it easily.
A low kick from Peterson is predictable there
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jumayev catches Peterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peterson tries to clinch but Jumayev is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Jumayev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson slips under a jab from Jumayev.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Jumayev.
Peterson throws the left hand but Jumayev avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Jumayev misses.
Jumayev misses with a straight left.
Jumayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Jumayev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jumayev throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Jumayev.
Peterson with the inside leg kick.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jumayev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Jumayev.
Peterson misses with a jab to the body
and Jumayev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jumayev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Jumayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zakir Jumayev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jumayev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zakir Jumayev!
Zakir Jumayev tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.