PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floris Maljers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maljers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The End by the Doors. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Maljers
vs
Peters

189 cm
19
263 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
36
255 lbs
11 - 20 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floris Maljers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Peters!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maljers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maljers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maljers tries to work over Peters's front leg with a kick but Peters checks it.
Maljers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maljers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maljers throws a lazy uppercut
and Peters counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Maljers.
Maljers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maljers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peters eats them both and turns towards Maljers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Peters 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.
A big right from Maljers misses.
Maljers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peters moves away.

Maljers drives through and clinches with Peters against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maljers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peters blocks a body shot from Maljers.
Peters scores with a shoulder strike.

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

Maljers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peters to the mat! Peters manages to get full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maljers passes Peters's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Maljers is trying to work for a kimura but Peters is defending well.
Peters throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maljers is looking to take a break and control but Peters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peters is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maljers is keen to just control but Peters is a slippery customer.

Maljers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peters missing with punches from the bottom.
Peters trying to control but Maljers postures up.
Maljers is keen to just control but Peters is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maljers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Peters tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Maljers is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Peters reverses the position - he's now on top in Maljers's guard.

Maljers looking for a guillotine here but Peters defends easily.
Maljers working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maljers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peters is one step ahead there.

Peters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maljers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peters has managed to get both his arms back between Maljers's legs - danger averted.
Maljers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peters postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maljers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peters passes into side control.
Maljers is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Victory, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Maljers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peters's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floris Maljers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maljers rushes Peters and presses him up against the cage.
Peters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maljers tries a body shot but Peters blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Maljers fails to land.
A short right from Peters on the inside.
Maljers can't find room to land a body shot as Peters controls the action.
Peters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maljers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Peters.
Maljers is trying to force a seperation but Peters has the dominant position.
Peters stalling against the cage.
Peters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maljers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maljers throws a punch but it's blocked by Peters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters lands a hook that snaps the head of Maljers backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peters lands with a light punch inside.
Maljers can't find room to land a body shot as Peters controls the action.
Peters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peters scores with a shoulder strike.
Maljers throws a punch but it's blocked by Peters.
A short right from Peters.
Peters controlling the action here for a moment.
Maljers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maljers struggles to land a body shot inside as Peters controls his hands.
Maljers is trying to break free.
Peters'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.
Peters blocking some punches.
Maljers tries to circle away but Peters has him pinned against the cage.
Peters scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maljers struggles to land a body shot inside as Peters controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Maljers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Floris Maljers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maljers fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Peters blocks the leg kick.
Peters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maljers throws out the jab.
Maljers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maljers is looking to score with low kicks.
Maljers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Maljers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Peters's guard.
Peters trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Maljers looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maljers wants to control from the top but Peters keeps moving.
Peters wants to sweep but no luck.
Maljers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
Maljers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Peters throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Maljers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maljers is trying to control the action in half guard but Peters is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peters wants to control but Maljers is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maljers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maljers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peters!
Peters gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maljers is looking to take a break and control but Peters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maljers wants to free his trapped foot but Peters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Floris Maljers will probably get the nod.
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!

Maljers swings widly with a right hand
and Maljers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maljers throws the kick towards the body but Peters avoids it.
Peters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maljers. Maljers obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Maljers misses.
Floris Maljers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maljers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maljers throws a chopping leg kick but Peters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maljers misses with a hook to the body
and Peters counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Maljers misses.
Maljers throws a leg kick but Peters moved away.
Maljers feints and then cracks Peters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peters down.
Good leg kick by Maljers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maljers is looking to chop away at Peters's legs.
A combination from Maljers does no damage.

Maljers closes the distance and clinches.
Peters lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maljers or not.
Maljers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peters's efforts to push away.
Peters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maljers backwards.
Maljers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maljers misses the shot to the body.
Maljers throws a leg kick but Peters moved away.

Maljers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peters, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James Peters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maljers tries to throw a body punch but Peters avoids it by throwing Maljers back against the cage.
Maljers struggles to land a body shot inside as Peters controls his hands.

Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peters slips a jab from Maljers.
Maljers throws a leg kick
and Peters counters with a nice body shot.
Maljers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maljers wants to slow Peters down by chopping away at his legs.
James Peters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maljers throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Maljers as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Maljers misses.

Maljers has Peters up against the cage in a clinch.
Floris Maljers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maljers tries to work over Peters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peters stalling against the cage.
Peters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maljers has had enough of the clinch but Peters keeps him there for the moment.
Peters blocks a body shot from Maljers.
Peters tries to circle away but Maljers has him pinned against the cage.
Maljers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maljers misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maljers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peters's elbow.
Peters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maljers tries to break free but Peters pushes him back against the cage.
Peters scores with a shoulder strike.

Peters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Maljers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Peters tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maljers is in Peters's guard.
Floris Maljers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maljers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peters trying to strike off his back.
Peters tries to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maljers wants to control from the top but Peters keeps moving.
Maljers wants to pass the guard but Peters is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floris Maljers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maljers, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floris Maljers!
Our winner, Floris Maljers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.