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 has chosen

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wray
vs
Peeps

165 cm
25
143 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

169 cm
22
146 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 18 - 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Peeps!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray throws a hook but Peeps avoids it easily.
Peeps throws a sloppy head kick
and Wray counters with a big head kick but Peeps shrugs it off.
Peeps avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peeps chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
Peeps throws a poor cross that misses
and Wray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peeps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peeps lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peeps throws a chopping leg kick but Wray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peeps lands a jab to the nose.
Peeps wants to clinch but Wray slips to the side
and Wray counters with a low kick, right behind Peeps 's knee.
Wray throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wray.
A head kick by Peeps misses
and Wray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peeps throws a poor cross that misses
and Wray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Peeps
and Peeps takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wray rushes Peeps and presses him up against the cage.
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.
Peeps swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray prevents a body shot from Peeps.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peeps.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peeps's defenses.

It looks like Joe Peeps has been cut.
Wray blocks a body shot from Peeps.
Wray just leaning against Peeps, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peeps.
Peeps lands a hook that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Peeps lands a shot to the body.
Wray stalling in the clinch.
Wray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wray tries to land knees in the clinch but Peeps avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Wray.
Peeps struggles to land a body shot inside as Wray controls his hands.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peeps takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peeps lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wray lands a shoulder strike.
Peeps trying to land knees to the body.
Peeps being controlled against the cage.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peeps managing to block the knees to the body from Wray.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray is trying to stall.
Wray is looking to break free of the clinch but Peeps has double underhooks.
Peeps lands a left hand.
Peeps avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
Wray digs a right hand underneath Peeps's ribcage. Peeps let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peeps tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.

Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peeps throws out the jab.
Peeps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wray misses with a low kick.
Wray moves out of range as Peeps throws a body kick.
Joe Peeps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peeps is looking to clinch.
Wray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peeps throws a sloppy body shot
and Wray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Peeps
and Wray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peeps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Peeps throws a head kick that misses
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peeps's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wray, as that shot connected.
Wray slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wray.
Peeps throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Peeps misses
and Wray counters with a thumping low kick.
Wray scores with a leg kick.
Wray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peeps lunges at Wray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wray's hand.
Peeps fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wray manages to avoid it.
Peeps gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Wray counters by clinching up.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peeps blocks it with crossed arms.
Peeps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
Peeps scores with a shoulder strike.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Wray lands a nice knee to the body.
Peeps taking a breather.
Peeps tries to work over Wray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wray blocks a body shot from Peeps.
Wray effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peeps's face.
Wray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Wray.
A body shot lands from Peeps.
Wray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peeps tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wray avoids it.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wray lands a good knee to the midsection. Peeps won't want to take too many of those.
Peeps tries to stall but Wray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peeps looks gassed!
Wray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peeps takes an elbow to the temple.
Wray prevents a body shot from Peeps.
Peeps throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Peeps digs a right hand underneath Wray's ribcage. Wray let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peeps is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Wray to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wray.
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.
That's time! Wray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wray scores with a leg kick.
Peeps throws an off balance right hand
and Wray counters with a straight right hand.

Wray darts in and clinches Peeps up against the cage.
Peeps misses with a body punch.
Wray has Peeps pushed against the cage.
Wray lands a nice elbow.
Wray misses with a knee to the head.
Wray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.

Wray manages to break the clinch.
Peeps swings widly with a right hand
and Wray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Wray.
Peeps takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wray plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peeps tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wray counters with a good low kick that Peeps was not able to check.
Wray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peeps looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peeps is breathing heavily.
Wray lands a leg kick that knocks Peeps off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Peeps misses
and Wray counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peeps on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wray. Wray obviously looking to wear him down.
Peeps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuart Wray is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Peeps misses
and Wray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peeps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Peeps's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peeps throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Wray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wray.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wray obliges.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wray avoiding damage.
Peeps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
Wray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peeps landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Wray.
Still in the clinch, Wray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peeps tries to throw a body punch but Wray avoids it by throwing Peeps back against the cage.
Peeps takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peeps misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Peeps takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands a nice elbow.
Wray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wray managing to block the knees to the body from Peeps.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peeps.
Wray is working Peeps over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wray.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peeps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Wray.
Wray just leaning against Peeps, taking a breather.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Peeps misses
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peeps's knee momentarily.

Wray forces Peeps back against the cage and clinches.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Wray.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wray.
A short body shot lands from Peeps as the two fighters clinch.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peeps takes an elbow to the forehead.

Wray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray takes one to the chin there.
Peeps misses with a combination
and Wray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peeps misses with an uppercut
and Wray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Peeps throws a lazy head kick
and Wray counters with a low kick, right behind Peeps 's knee.
Peeps takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
Wray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wray. Peeps shrugs it off though.
Peeps chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wray.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.
Peeps misses with the body kick
and Wray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peeps throws a leg kick
and Wray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peeps takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wray lands a leg kick that knocks Peeps off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peeps throws a head kick that misses
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.

Wray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peeps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Peeps blocks it.
Wray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peeps in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wray with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Wray.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Peeps shrugs off.

That has opened up Joe Peeps's cut even more.
Peeps takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peeps has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peeps thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peeps chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
Peeps thows a leg kick but Wray checks it
and Wray counters with a stiff right hand.

Wray has Peeps up against the cage in a clinch.
Peeps misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peeps throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wray's corner calls for a 1-2. Wray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peeps can do to turn this around?
Peeps wants to clinch
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peeps's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wray avoids the body shot from Peeps.
Wray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.
Peeps has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wray finds it's way round the side to connect with Peeps's head.
Jab, jab by Peeps - just one landing.
Peeps on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wray. Wray obviously looking to wear him down.
Peeps stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wray.
Wray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peeps.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
Wray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peeps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wray.
Wray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wray lands a jab to the head.

Wray gets a clinch.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peeps lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wray misses with a knee to the head.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wray.
Peeps misses with some punches.
Wray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peeps backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wray.
Peeps taking a breather.
Wray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wray pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wray lands a shoulder strike.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peeps being controlled against the cage.
Wray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peeps misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stuart Wray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wray slowing the pace effectively.
Wray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peeps backwards.
Wray lands an elbow that stopped Peeps in his tracks for a moment.
Wray cracks Peeps with a nice body shot.
Peeps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
Peeps digs a right hand underneath Wray's ribcage. Wray let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wray blocks an uppercut.
Wray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peeps is keeping busy.
Wray blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Wray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to stall but Peeps improves his position.
Wray with a knee to the head.
Peeps pushes Wray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wray blocking some punches.
Peeps tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.
Peeps tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wray avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peeps.
A head punch on the inside from Peeps fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wray.
A nice left hand lands by Wray.
Peeps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Peeps.
Wray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peeps lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wray or not.
Peeps misses with some punches.
Peeps can't find room to land a body shot as Wray controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wray looking to slow down the pace here.
Peeps misses with some punches.
Peeps takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wray.
Peeps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Peeps fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peeps.
A right hand to the body from Peeps.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wray.
Wray stalls.
Wray blocks a body shot from Peeps.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peeps avoids it.
Wray lands with a left to the head.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peeps throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Peeps missing with knees to the body.
Peeps lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wray.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peeps cracks Wray with a nice body shot.
Wray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Peeps has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peeps tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Peeps fails to land.
Come on Wray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
That's time! Wray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peeps throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wray counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Peeps misses
and Wray counters with a low kick, right behind Peeps 's knee.
Peeps misses with a series of wild punches.
Peeps misses with a lunging right hand
and Wray counters with a leg kick.
Peeps fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peeps misses with a leg kick

and Wray holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wray controlling the action here for a moment.
Peeps tries to work over Wray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peeps misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peeps fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Peeps.

Wray breaks from the clinch.
Peeps throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peeps if he has to take too many more of those.
Peeps is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peeps in his tracks.
Peeps swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Wray has Peeps up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peeps backwards.
Peeps missing with knees to the body.
Peeps takes an elbow to the temple.
Wray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peeps's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Wray.
Wray blocks a body shot from Peeps.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peeps stalling in the clinch but Wray improves position.
Peeps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
Wray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peeps up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Peeps as the two fighters clinch.
Wray blocks an uppercut.
Wray is struggling to control the position.
Wray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peeps lands a good knee to the midsection. Wray won't want to take too many of those.
Peeps trying to land knees to the body.
Peeps misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peeps lands a body punch.
Wray blocking some punches.
Peeps looking to throw knees to the head but Wray is blocking nicely.
Peeps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
A short right from Wray.
Wray effectively controlling the action here.
Peeps scores with a knee to the head.
Peeps misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wray controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peeps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wray just leaning against Peeps, taking a breather.
Peeps takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wray digs a right hand underneath Peeps's ribcage. Peeps let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peeps scores with a shoulder strike.
Peeps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peeps's face.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peeps gets through Wray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peeps avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peeps lands a left hand.
Peeps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peeps pushes Wray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peeps lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peeps misses with a punch to the body.
Wray trying to stall but Peeps improves his position.
Peeps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peeps.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Peeps scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wray throws an elbow but it misses.
Wray misses with a knee to the head.
Peeps missing with knees to the body.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Wray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peeps lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Peeps.
Peeps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peeps missing with knees to the body.
Wray looking to stall.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peeps lands with a left to the head.
Wray looking to throw knees to the head but Peeps is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Peeps as the two fighters clinch.
Peeps lands with a right to the head.
Peeps misses with a punch to the body.
Peeps misses with the head strike.
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. This is the final round!

Peeps is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peeps.
Peeps throws a sloppy head kick
and Wray counters with a straight right hand.
Wray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peeps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peeps. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peeps swings widly with a right hand
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.

Wray moves into range and clinches up with Peeps.
Peeps takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peeps tries to throw a body punch but Wray avoids it by throwing Peeps back against the cage.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 avoiding damage as Peeps throws knees to the body.

Wray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peeps takes a swing at Wray's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wray.
Peeps throws an off balance right hand
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peeps's knee momentarily.
Peeps throws a head kick that misses
and Peeps takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peeps throws a body kick the misses
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peeps's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Peeps is predictable there

and Wray moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Peeps fails to land.
Peeps misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peeps backwards.
Wray lands a nice knee to the body.
Peeps looking to stall.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wray obliges.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
Wray controlling the action here for a moment.
Wray scores with a knee to the head.
Peeps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peeps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peeps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peeps tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wray avoids it.
Peeps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peeps with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wray taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wray.
Wray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peeps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray scores with a shot to the side of Peeps's head.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Peeps blocks it.
Peeps misses with a knee to the head.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray working Peeps over with knees to the body.
Wray scores with a knee to the head.
Wray landing knees to the body.
Wray lands a left hand.
Wray prevents a body shot from Peeps.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wray blocks a body shot from Peeps.
Wray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peeps's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wray blocks an elbow strike.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wray content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peeps on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wray. Wray obviously looking to wear him down.
Wray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peeps.
Wray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wray lands a nice shot that snaps Peeps's head back.
Peeps misses with a left hand
and Wray counters with a thumping low kick.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peeps throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Peeps swings widly with a right hand
and Wray counters with a body kick that stops Peeps in his tracks momentarily.
Wray jabs at Peeps's body.
Nice uppercut there from Wray.
Peeps throws a nice head kick!
Wray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peeps tries to score with a low kick but Wray moves his leg out of the way.
Peeps misses with a right hand

and Wray holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peeps manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peeps misses with some punches.
Peeps throws an elbow but it misses.
Joe Peeps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Peeps fails to land.
Wray is struggling to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Wray showed his dominance in that final round.
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 50:44
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:44
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45

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