PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Brunswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peter
vs
Brunswick

170 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saint Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Brunswick!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick shoots in but no luck this time.
Brunswick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brunswick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brunswick tries to clinch but Peter is having none of it.
Brunswick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peter pinned against the cage. Peter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saint Peter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Brunswick.
Brunswick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peter circles away.
Brunswick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peter's waist but Peter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brunswick off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter keeps the fight on the outside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Brunswick has eaten all the pies!
Brunswick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brunswick looks gassed!

Peter closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Peter.
Peter lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter lands with a right to the head.
Brunswick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peter smiles and moves away.
Brunswick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brunswick looks for a takedown but Peter sprawls well.
Adam Brunswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peter circles away from the clinch attempt

and Peter counters by clinching up.
Brunswick has had enough of the clinch but Peter keeps him there for the moment.
Brunswick is working for takedown but Peter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Brunswick's ribcage.
Peter scores with a knee to the head.
Brunswick fails to pull guard.
Peter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Peter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peter controlling the action here for a moment.
Brunswick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brunswick looking to stall.
Peter with a knee to the head.

It looks like Adam Brunswick has been cut.
A knee to the head by Peter.
Brunswick has had enough of the clinch but Peter keeps him there for the moment.
Peter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brunswick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Peter.
Peter lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peter scores with a knee to the head.
Peter leaning against his opponent.
Peter tries a knee to the head but Brunswick blocks it.
Peter with a knee to the head.
Brunswick tries to stall but Peter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peter lands a nice knee to the body.
Peter has Brunswick pressed against the cage.
Peter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peter misses with a knee to the head.
Brunswick jumps guard but Peter stands there with Brunswick around his waist. Brunswick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peter scores a nice knee to the body.
Brunswick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Peter.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peter prevents Brunswick from breaking the clinch.
Brunswick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brunswick's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brunswick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Peter.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peter landing knees to the body.
Peter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Brunswick's ribcage.
Peter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brunswick trying to stall but Peter improves his position.
The referee calls for Peter to work.
Peter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peter stalling against the cage.
Peter prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brunswick is trying to break the clinch but Peter has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Peter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Brunswick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peter tries to clinch there but Brunswick circles away.

Peter gets caught flat footed, as Brunswick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brunswick wants to control from the top but Peter keeps moving.
Brunswick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brunswick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peter keeping moving, preventing Brunswick from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brunswick wants to get up but he can't break Peter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick tries to free his leg and advance position but Peter is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Peter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brunswick throws a head kick that misses

and Peter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peter.
Brunswick can't find room to land a body shot as Peter controls the action.
Peter lands a nice knee to the body.
Peter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peter slows down the pace here.
Peter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brunswick tries to pull guard but Peter won't allow it.
Brunswick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brunswick avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Brunswick managing to block the knees to the body from Peter.
Brunswick tries to pull guard but Peter holds him up against the cage and eventually Brunswick drops back down to his feet.
Saint Peter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Brunswick.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brunswick wants to stall.
Brunswick jumps guard but Peter stands there with Brunswick around his waist. Brunswick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brunswick avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brunswick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peter has him pressed against the cage.
Peter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brunswick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peter lands a nice knee to the body.
Peter lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter leaning against his opponent.
Brunswick wants a takedown but no success here.
Peter keeps control of Brunswick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brunswick can do to turn this around?
Brunswick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peter.
Peter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Peter.
Brunswick can't get the takedown.
Peter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peter landing knees to the head.
Peter scores with a knee to the head.

Brunswick is rocked!
Peter with a knee to the head.
Brunswick is still on wobbly legs! Can Peter finish him?
Peter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peter is leaning against Brunswick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Peter.
Peter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brunswick or not.
Brunswick has Peter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brunswick seems to have recovered his senses.
Peter has Brunswick pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Peter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peter scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brunswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Brunswick's ribcage.
Brunswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peter landing knees to the body.
Peter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Peter.
Saint Peter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brunswick tries to pull guard but Peter holds him up against the cage and eventually Brunswick drops back down to his feet.
Brunswick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peter smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick wants to clinch

and Peter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Peter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Brunswick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Peter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Peter has Brunswick up against the cage in a clinch.
Peter scores a nice knee to the body.
Brunswick can't break the clinch.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Brunswick's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Peter.
Peter scores a nice knee to the body.
Peter gets underhooks to prevent Brunswick's takedown attempt.
Brunswick is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Peter.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brunswick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Peter.
Peter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brunswick's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Peter throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter stalls.
Peter landing knees to the head.
Peter misses with a knee strike.
Brunswick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peter prevents it.
Peter prevents the takedown attempt.
Saint Peter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Brunswick.
Peter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Peter.
Peter lands a damaging elbow.
Brunswick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peter lands an elbow inside that Brunswick shrugs off.
Brunswick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peter.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunswick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Peter.
Peter slows down the pace here.
Brunswick goes for a takedown attempt but Peter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick has his takedown stuffed

and Peter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peter.
Peter stalling.
Peter lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Brunswick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brunswick fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Peter.
Peter lands a knee to the body.
Peter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brunswick tries to pull guard but Peter holds him up against the cage and eventually Brunswick drops back down to his feet.
Peter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brunswick.
Brunswick stalling in the clinch but Peter improves position.
Peter misses with a knee strike.
Peter stops a takedown attempt from Brunswick.
Peter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Peter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brunswick avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Brunswick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brunswick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brunswick blocks an elbow strike.
Peter prevents Brunswick from breaking the clinch.
Peter prevents Brunswick from breaking the clinch.
Brunswick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brunswick wants a takedown but no success here.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Brunswick throws a head punch that misses.
Peter trying to land knees to the body.
Brunswick is looking to control Peter's arms but Peter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brunswick has his back to the cage.
Peter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brunswick.
Brunswick tries to pull guard but Peter holds him up against the cage and eventually Brunswick drops back down to his feet.
Brunswick missing with knees to the body.
Brunswick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peter smiles and moves away.

Peter moves into range and clinches up with Brunswick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peter lands a knee to the body.
Peter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brunswick's face.
Peter stalling the fight.
Peter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peter with a knee to the head.
Come on Peter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peter is stalling here.
Brunswick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peter is keeping busy.
Peter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Peter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brunswicks head.
Adam Brunswick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brunswick is trying to stall.
Peter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brunswicks head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Peter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peter, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Saint Peter!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Saint Peter!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Saint Peter!

Saint Peter wins by unanimous decision!