PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Peeps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peeps is bobbing his head along to his entrance song:

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

. Stuart Wray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wray
vs
Peeps

165 cm
25
143 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

169 cm
21
146 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Peeps!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peeps swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wray counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Wray - just one landing.
Wray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peeps misses with a body kick.
Wray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Wray rushes Peeps and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peeps lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Peeps dodges an elbow strike from Wray.
Wray lands a shoulder strike.
Peeps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peeps's face.

It looks like Joe Peeps has been cut.
Wray stalling in the clinch but Peeps improves position.
Wray prevents a body shot from Peeps.
Peeps scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wray blocks a body shot from Peeps.
A left hand lands to the body for Wray.
Peeps misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peeps's face.
Wray lands a good knee to the midsection. Peeps won't want to take too many of those.
Peeps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peeps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
Wray stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wray digs a right hand underneath Peeps's ribcage. Peeps let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peeps misses with some punches.
Peeps working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wray.
Wray blocks an uppercut.
Peeps looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wray'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.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Peeps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peeps with a knee to the head.
Wray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peeps or not.
Peeps stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wray prevents a body shot from Peeps.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peeps takes a shot to the head.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Peeps blocks it.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peeps avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Peeps working aggressively here.

Wray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Peeps misses with a two punch combination.
Peeps throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peeps throws a chopping leg kick but Wray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peeps blocks a jab.
Peeps throws a right hand that misses
letting Wray counter with a right hand.
Wray avoids the body shot from Peeps.
Wray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peeps takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peeps avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peeps takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peeps thows a body shot but no joy.
Wray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peeps misses with a body kick.
Peeps misses with a body shot.
Wray connects with a right hand. Peeps shakes it off.
Peeps tries to land a leg kick but Wray saw it coming and moves away.
Joe Peeps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peeps tries a head kick but it misses.
Peeps lands a front kick.
Peeps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peeps lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peeps throws out the jab.
Peeps gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wray counters with a solid body kick.
Peeps moves out of range of the strikes.
Wray with a nice cross.
Wray thuds his right hand into Peeps's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peeps scores with a hook.
Wray misses with an uppercut. Peeps saw that one coming.
Peeps throws a lazy uppercut
and Wray counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wray throws out a loose jab but Peeps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peeps takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wray scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peeps misses with a body kick.
Wray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wray connects with an inside leg kick.
Wray misses with a hook.
Wray scores with a leg kick.
Wray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peeps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peeps throws an off balance right hand
and Wray counters with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Wray scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peeps ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Peeps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Wray jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peeps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Peeps looks gassed!

Wray gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Wray.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peeps's face.
Peeps takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wray is struggling to control the position.
Wray lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peeps's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Peeps takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peeps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wray lands a shoulder strike.
Peeps is looking to control Wray's arms but Wray gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peeps has his back to the cage.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peeps wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peeps blocks it with crossed arms.
Peeps lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Wray scores with a knee to the head.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peeps avoids it.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
Stuart Wray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wray works on Peeps's body with a couple of short punches.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wray keeps control of Peeps as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Wray cracks Peeps with a nice body shot.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Peeps shrugs off.
Peeps is breathing heavily.
Peeps misses with a punch on the inside.
Wray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wray seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peeps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
Peeps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peeps doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wray stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Peeps as the two fighters clinch.
Peeps lands with a right to the head.

Peeps breaks from the clinch.
Peeps misses with a shot to the body
and Wray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peeps steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wray.
Peeps will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peeps checks a leg kick.
Peeps takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peeps throws a poor cross that misses
and Wray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray ducks under a wild hook from Peeps.
Peeps just misses with a punch to the body.
Peeps keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peeps misses with a right hand
and Wray finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Peeps changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peeps takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peeps throws a shot from downtown. Wray moves away and avoids it.
Wray throws out a loose jab but Peeps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peeps tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wray was well out of range. Poor timing from Peeps.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wray.
Peeps ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peeps dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peeps misses with a wild body shot.
Peeps bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wray's head.
Wray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peeps connects with a body shot that sends Wray's belly button to the back.
Peeps slips a straight right by Wray.
Peeps's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray moves out of range of the body kick.
Peeps delivers a nice body kick.
Peeps misses the shot to the body.
Peeps looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
Wray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peeps.
Peeps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peeps takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peeps throws out the jab.
Peeps misses the shot to the body.
Stuart Wray is winning the standup battle so far.
Wray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peeps in his tracks.
Wray blocks a head kick by Peeps.
Wray throws an overhand right that lands on Peeps's shoulder, as Peeps tries to avoid the shot.
Wray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peeps to score with a decent uppercut.
Wray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Wray.
Peeps moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Peeps lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wray doesn't seem phased though.
Wray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peeps's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peeps misses with a shot to the body
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peeps's knee momentarily.
Wray moves out of range as Peeps throws a body kick.
Wray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peeps stuns Wray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wray misses the target.
Wray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peeps.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peeps. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.

Wray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wray scores with a shoulder strike.
Wray digs a right hand into Peeps's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peeps's gas tank.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Wray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peeps up against the cage.
Peeps missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peeps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wray digs a right hand into Peeps's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peeps's gas tank.
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!

Wray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peeps.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peeps's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Peeps connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wray throws an overhand right that lands on Peeps's shoulder, as Peeps tries to avoid the shot.
Wray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peeps misses with a jab to the body
and Wray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peeps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Wray cracks the inside of Peeps's front leg.
Wray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peeps.
Peeps throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wray connects with a nice looking jab.
Peeps stuns Wray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peeps misses with a hook to the body
and Wray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Peeps swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Wray.
Peeps throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peeps throws a predictable looking body shot

and Wray counters by moving into the clinch.
Peeps misses with an elbow strike.
Peeps wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peeps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peeps.
Wray prevents a body shot from Peeps.
Wray looking to throw knees to the head but Peeps is blocking nicely.
Wray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wray lands a nice elbow.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peeps scores with a shot to the side of Wray's head.
Peeps scores with a knee to the head.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peeps tries to work over Wray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peeps misses with a body punch.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peeps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peeps struggles to land a body shot inside as Wray controls his hands.
Peeps misses with a punch to the body.
Wray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wray works on Peeps's body with a couple of short punches.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wray.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Peeps lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wray or not.

Peeps pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peeps's sensitive parts.
Peeps is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wray rather than just go for the knockout.
Wray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peeps.
Peeps jabs at Wray's body.
Wray moves out of range of the strikes.
Peeps swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peeps misses with an uppercut
and Wray finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Peeps looks to land a left hand but Wray moved out of range nicely.
Wray throws a good cross that connects.
Peeps throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peeps connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wray scrambles back to his feet.
Wray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wray thuds his right hand into Peeps's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peeps scores with a nice head shot.
Peeps displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wray throws out the jab.
Peeps tries to land a leg kick but Wray saw it coming and moves away.
Peeps lands an overhand right.
Wray jabs Peeps right on the nose. Peeps blinks but takes it well.
Wray lands an overhand right.
Wray checks a low kick from Peeps.
Peeps throws a leg kick but Wray checks it.
Wray lands with an overhand left.
Wray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wray avoids the body shot from Peeps.
Peeps misses with the body kick
enabling Wray to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Peeps misses
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peeps's knee momentarily.
Peeps looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peeps.
Wray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peeps misses with a left hand

and Wray counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peeps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wray.
Wray just leaning against Peeps, taking a breather.
Wray prevents Peeps from breaking the clinch.
Peeps tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.

Peeps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peeps works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Peeps gets tackled into the cage by Wray. Wray maintains the clinch.
Peeps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wray lands a nice elbow.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peeps can't find room to land a body shot as Wray controls the action.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peeps. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Wray does no damage.
Wray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peeps throws a body punch but Wray moves out of range.
Wray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peeps misses the jab.
Wray lands a leg kick that knocks Peeps off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peeps's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peeps.
Wray misses with an uppercut.
Wray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Peeps has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wray.
Peeps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Wray dodges the punch combination from Peeps.
Wray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peeps.
Wray misses with an uppercut. Peeps saw that one coming.
Peeps uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wray has time to react.
Peeps misses with the body kick
and Wray counters with an inside leg kick.
Peeps misses with a body shot
and Wray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peeps throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peeps missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peeps throws a leg kick that is checked

and Wray holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peeps tries to stall but Wray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peeps swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wray misses with a knee to the head.
Peeps being controlled against the cage.
Wray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peeps is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Peeps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray lands an elbow that stopped Peeps in his tracks for a moment.
Wray with a knee to the head.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peeps throws a push kick but Wray slaps the foot to one side.
Wray scores with a head kick.
Wray avoids the body shot from Peeps.
Wray connects with a jab.
Peeps misses with a right hand
and Wray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wray lands a glancing blow to the side of Peeps's head.
Wray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wray connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peeps checks a low kick from Wray.
Wray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peeps shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peeps is looking to slow Wray down with leg kicks.
Wray connects with a body shot that sends Peeps's belly button to the back.
Peeps misses with a lunging right hand
and Wray counters with a low kick, right behind Peeps 's knee.
Wray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wray tries to clinch but Peeps is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Peeps.
Wray walks into a straight right hand from Peeps.
Peeps avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wray.
Wray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peeps can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Wray.
Peeps lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Wray blocks the low kick.
Wray moves out of range of the strikes.
Wray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peeps throws a low kick but Wray avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peeps throws a leg kick but Wray checks it.
Peeps throws a leg kick that misses.
Wray moves out of range of the body kick.
Peeps uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wray.
Peeps swings for the body but Wray moves out of range.
Wray lands a nice looking body kick.
Peeps slips under a jab from Wray.
Peeps misses the body punch
and Wray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peeps throws a series of strikes that have Wray backpedaling.

Wray has managed to clinch.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray stalls.
Peeps has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from Wray on the inside.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peeps.
Peeps wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray can't find room to land a body shot as Peeps controls the action.
Nice body punch from Peeps - that landed with a thud.
Peeps lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peeps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peeps tries to throw a body punch but Wray avoids it by throwing Peeps back against the cage.
Wray cracks Peeps with a nice body shot.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Peeps blocks it.

Peeps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peeps blocks a low kick nicely.
Wray blocks a head kick by Peeps.
A slow jab from Wray misses its intended target.
Wray misses with a leg kick
and Peeps counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peeps!
Peeps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Wray clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wray.
Peeps presses Wray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Peeps.
Peeps lands a good knee to the midsection. Wray won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray had his way with Joe Peeps in that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peeps's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Peeps throws a leg kick which misses Wray's front leg but catches the back leg as Wray tries to avoid it.
Peeps throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peeps.
Peeps scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wray throws a shot from downtown. Peeps moves away and avoids it.
Wray blocks a low kick nicely.
Peeps scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wray doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Peeps. That snapped Wray's head back.
Peeps lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peeps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peeps scoring well with a low kick there.
Peeps ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peeps lands an overhand right.
Peeps looks for the body kick but Wray saw that one coming.
Peeps throws a leg kick but Wray checks it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Wray gets a clinch.
Peeps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peeps is defending well for now.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Peeps's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peeps throws a front kick aimed at Wray's knee but Wray avoids it well.
Peeps shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from Peeps misses
and Wray counters with a nice uppercut.
Peeps throws a body kick the misses
and Wray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Peeps.
Peeps blocks a head kick by Wray.
Wray connects with a right hand. Peeps shakes it off.
Wray avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Peeps is predictable there
and Wray counters with a straight right hand.
Wray avoids the body shot from Peeps.
A lazy body kick from Peeps
and Wray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Peeps throws a sloppy head kick and Wray moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Peeps misses its intended target.
Peeps throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wray throws a jab when Peeps was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head kick misses from Peeps.

Wray moves into range and clinches up with Peeps.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peeps as Wray tries to tie him up.
Peeps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wray lands a nice shot to the body.
Wray blocks an uppercut.
Peeps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wray.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peeps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wray working Peeps over with knees to the body.
Peeps can't find room to land a body shot as Wray controls the action.
Peeps working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Peeps.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peeps tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wray avoids it.
Wray blocking some punches.
Peeps being controlled against the cage.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peeps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray scores with a shot to the side of Peeps's head.
Wray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peeps is defending well for now.
Peeps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peeps can't find room to land a body shot as Wray controls the action.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
Wray effectively controlling the action here.
Peeps throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Peeps scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wray tries to work over Peeps's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peeps fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peeps has had enough of the clinch but Wray keeps him there for the moment.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Peeps blocks with his arms.
Wray managing to block the knees to the body from Peeps.
Nice body punch from Peeps - that landed with a thud.
Peeps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wray avoiding damage.
A right hand to the body from Peeps.
Peeps lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Peeps misses with some punches.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Wray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Peeps.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Peeps lands a body shot.
Peeps is pushing Wray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peeps lands with a light punch inside.
Peeps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peeps avoiding damage.
Peeps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
Joe Peeps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peeps throws an elbow but it misses.
Peeps misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Peeps comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!
Stuart Wray retains his bantamweight title!