PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Rosales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Peerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Peerson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gregory Rosales's chin.

Rosales
vs
Peerson

216 cm
23
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Peerson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peerson throws a combination that misses
and Rosales counters with a straight right hand.
Peerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Rosales gets caught napping as Peerson dives in and scores a takedown. Rosales manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Peerson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Peerson stands up and waves to Rosales to follow him.
Rosales moves away from the strike by Peerson.
Peerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rosales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peerson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rosales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Peerson pushes Rosales up against the cage in a clinch.

Rosales has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Peerson uses from the top position.
Peerson stays in close to Rosales's body and controls the position.
Rosales wants to stand up but Peerson is controlling him.
Rosales not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peerson throwing strikes but missing.
Rosales trying to strike off his back.
Peerson wants to get up but he can't break Rosales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peerson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosales keeping moving, preventing Peerson from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ross Peerson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Peerson.
Peerson throws a right and a left that Rosales avoids nicely.
Peerson looks to land a combination. Rosales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Peerson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peerson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rosales's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peerson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peerson trying to control the action but Rosales is working from the bottom.
It looks like Peerson is going to stand back up.
Peerson content to control rather than advance.
Rosales pushes Peerson off looking to stand but Peerson dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rosales is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ross Peerson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rosales dodges the punch combination from Peerson.
Peerson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rosales counters by moving into the clinch.
Rosales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peerson smiles and moves away.
Peerson misses with a double jab.
Peerson misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peerson tries to clinch up.
Peerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosales.
Rosales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peerson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Peerson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Peerson throws a series of punches but Rosales avoids them all with ease.
Rosales connects with the punch.
Rosales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peerson.
Peerson tries to clinch but Rosales is having none of it.
Peerson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peerson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peerson looks to land a combination but Rosales avoids it well.

Peerson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peerson is looking to take a break and control but Rosales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosales manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales keeping moving, preventing Peerson from controlling successfully.

Peerson gets to his feet. Rosales looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Peerson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rosales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosales throws a right and a left that Peerson avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rosales is defended easily by Peerson.
Peerson thows a body kick. Rosales tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gregory Rosales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peerson throws a head kick that misses

and Rosales moves into the clinch.

Rosales breaks the clinch.
Rosales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Peerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rosales on his heels. He'll look to pass Rosales's guard now, I'm sure.
Rosales being controlled here, momentarily.
Peerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peerson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Ross Peerson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Peerson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rosales slips a jab and a cross from Peerson.
Peerson tries a low kick but Rosales avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peerson swinging wildly here.
Rosales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peerson.
Sloppy strikes from Peerson. Those never looked like landing.
Peerson throws a series of punches but Rosales moves out of range.
Peerson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosales manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Peerson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rosales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peerson, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Peerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rosales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A combination from Peerson does no damage.
Rosales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peerson.
Rosales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rosales misses with a few strikes there.
Peerson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Peerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Peerson stands up and beckons Rosales to join him on the feet.
Peerson tries to score with a low kick but Rosales moves his leg out of the way.
Rosales scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peerson tries to clinch but Rosales moves out of range.
Peerson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peerson misses with a combination
and Rosales counters with a good low kick that Peerson was not able to check.
Peerson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rosales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Peerson does no damage.
A combination from Peerson does no damage.
Peerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Peerson scores with a four punch combination!
Peerson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross Peerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Peerson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosales tries to roll over but Peerson keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peerson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Peerson is looking to take a break and control but Rosales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosales manages to get to full guard.
Peerson throwing strikes from guard but Rosales blocks nicely.
Peerson trying to control but Rosales is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ross Peerson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Peerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosales.
A combination from Peerson does no damage.
Peerson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peerson misses with a double jab
and Rosales counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Peerson misses with a combination
and Rosales counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peerson throws out the jab.
Rosales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peerson 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 Rosales has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rosales and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Peerson. Those never looked like landing.

Peerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rosales moves into full guard.

Peerson stands and steps away. Rosales gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peerson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rosales moves away from the strike by Peerson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Peerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peerson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Peerson!