PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Primo Self (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Keine Lust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peterson
vs
Self

172 cm
30
173 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Primo Self!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Self misses.
Self checks a leg kick nicely.
Self misses with a two punch combination.
Self moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Self's calf.
Peterson throws a leg kick
and Self counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Peterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Self tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Self avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a kick to the temple. Self shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Self with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson throws a low kick, looking for Self's leg but Self calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Self blocks the leg kick.
Peterson wants to land a leg kick but Self is out of range.
Peterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Self.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Self moves out of range easily.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Self checks the leg kick.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Self's leg. Self is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Self's sensitive parts.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Self closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A clash of legs there as Self blocks the low kick.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Self saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Self down.
Self is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Self keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Self lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Self.
Self tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Self comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Self looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Self does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Self looks gassed!
Peterson throws a leg kick
and Self makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Self sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Self keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Self misses with the combination.
Self tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson throws a low kick but Self avoids it.
Self lands a head shot.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Self's legs.
Peterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Self avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson thows a body kick. Self tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Peterson.
Peterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Peterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws the kick towards the body but Self avoids it.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Self takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson cracks the inside of Self's front leg.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson feints and then cracks Self's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Self down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peterson - that will leave a mark!
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Self. That did some damage!
And that’s 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 lands with a thumping leg kick.
Self moves out of range of the leg kick from Peterson.
John Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson feints and then cracks Self's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Self down.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Self's legs.
Peterson fakes the leg kick and cracks Self in the body.
Peterson throws a low kick, looking for Self's leg but Self calmly moves out of range.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. Self looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peterson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Self can do to turn this around?
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Self's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peterson - that will leave a mark!
Peterson looks for the body kick but Self saw that one coming.
Self is breathing heavily.
Peterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Self moves out of range of the leg kick from Peterson.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
John Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson throws a nice head kick!
Self on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peterson. Peterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Self's legs.
Self takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Self checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Self takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Self has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peterson.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Self on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peterson. Peterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peterson - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a leg kick that knocks Self off balance momentarily.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson pushes Self away with a front kick.
Peterson misses with a low kick as Self jumps back.
Peterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson scores with a spinning back kick!
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Self throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Self's calf.
Peterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Self checks it well.
Self stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body punch but Self moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Peterson throws a solid leg kick but Self takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peterson.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson is looking to wear down Self with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peterson.
Peterson tries to work over Self's front leg with a kick but Self checks it.
Self 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson is looking to slow Self down with leg kicks.
Peterson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Self tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Self down.
Self has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Self's front leg but catches the back leg as Self tries to avoid it.
Self on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peterson. Peterson obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peterson.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Self's legs.
Self has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Self there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Self.
Self avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Self on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peterson. Peterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Peterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Self.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Self doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Self takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Self's calf.
And that’s 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. This is the final round!

Self throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Peterson feints and then cracks Self's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Self down.
Self tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peterson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Peterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Peterson is predictable there
enabling Self to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson throws a leg kick
and Self counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Peterson is predictable there
and Self counters with a nice uppercut.
Self takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson cracks the inside of Self's front leg.
Self takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Self.
Self has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Self checks a leg kick.
Peterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Self takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peterson thows a leg kick but Self checks it
and Self counters with a two punch combo.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Self's front leg but catches the back leg as Self tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Self checks it.
A leg kick checked by Self.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Self.
A leg kick checked by Self.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Self takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Self checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Peterson is predictable there
and Self counters with a one-two to the body.
Self checks a low kick from Peterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Self checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Self looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Self checks it well.
Peterson wants to slow Self down by chopping away at his legs.
Peterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Self tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson throws a low kick but Self moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peterson.
Self tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Peterson misses
and Self counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Self.
Peterson fakes the leg kick and cracks Self in the body.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Self's front leg but catches the back leg as Self tries to avoid it.
Peterson scores with a push kick.
Peterson scores with a kick to the body.
Peterson thuds his shin into the meat of Self's side.
Peterson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Self's body. Self takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Self.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson delivers a nice body kick.
Self takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson wants to land a leg kick but Self is out of range.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Self sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Self's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. Self looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Self wants to clinch.
John Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Primo Self has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson cracks the inside of Self's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Self misses with a straight right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peterson - that will leave a mark!
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Peterson!