PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Peters has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Don Ken's chin.

Ken
vs
Peters

197 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
241 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Peters!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters fails with a takedown attempt.
Ken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peters.
Peters tries to clinch but Ken moves out of range.
Peters closes the distance and clinches up with Ken, looking for a takedown. Peters pushes Ken against the cage but Ken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ken throws a right and a left that Peters avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Ken.

It looks like Rick Peters has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Ken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Peters shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ken on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ken tries to get out of the position.
Ken is staying active underneath Peters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peters wants to stand up but Ken is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters is looking to take a break and control but Ken 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.
Ken is trying to stand.
Peters seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ken does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Peters drives through and clinches with Ken against the cage.
Peters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peters looks gassed!
Ken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ken has had enough of the clinch but Peters keeps him there for the moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peters misses with a wild body shot.
Peters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ken misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Ken misses.
Ken misses with the combination.
Ken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ken.
Ken lands a two punch combo.
Ken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Ken.
Nice combo by Ken! Oh, that's hurt him - Peters falls to the canvas and Ken follows him into side control.

Peters is rocked!

That has opened up Rick Peters's cut even more.

Ken decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Peters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Ken scores with a four punch combination!
Ken connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peters momentarily.
Ken cracks Peters with an uppercut from hell and Peters crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ken's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Peters is still in real trouble! Can Ken finish him?
Ken has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ken stands up from Peters's guard - Ken perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peters seems to have recovered his senses.
Ken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peters's head.
Peters closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ken circles away.
Don Ken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Peters.
Ken throws a leg kick which misses Peters's front leg but catches the back leg as Peters tries to avoid it.
Ken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ken lands with a nice body punch.
Ken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters dodges the punch combination from Ken.
Peters needs to keep his hands up - Ken had a free shot at his head there.
Ken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peters at a distance.
Peters needs to keep his hands up - Ken had a free shot at his head there.

The cut above Rick Peters's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ken cracks Peters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ken throws a right and a left that Peters avoids nicely.
Ken lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Ken.
Peters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ken scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot by Ken.
Ken misses with a series of wild punches.
Ken's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ken duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Ken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Peters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Peters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Don Ken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters tries to clinch up but Ken circles away and keeps his distance.
Ken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ken finds it's way round the side to connect with Peters's head.
Ken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peters can do to turn this around?
Ken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ken throws a left that rocks Peters and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ken dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Peters regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ken decides to stand back up.
Ken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ken.
Peters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ken.
Ken moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Don Ken is winning the standup battle so far.
Ken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ken works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken misses with a double jab.
Peters is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Ken both land. Nice combination.
Peters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ken moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Peters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ken fails to land with a series of punches.
Ken throws a leg kick
and Peters counters with a head kick.
Peters misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ken as he avoids it easily.
Don Ken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Peters.
Ken connects with a single shot there.
Peters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peters darts in trying to clinch
and Ken counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ken scores with a nice right hand.
Peters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ken.
An inside leg kick lands from Ken.
Peters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ken misses with a two punch combination.
Don Ken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ken.
Peters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peters backs up against the cage.
Ken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peters backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peters clinches.

Ken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Ken does no damage.
Ken feints and then cracks Peters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peters down.
Peters lands a two punch combo.
Ken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peters's head backwards.
Peters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ken lands a body shot.
Peters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ken thuds a left hand into Peters's body.
Ken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ken works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ken lands a two punch combo.
Peters shoots in for a double leg but Ken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peters on the side of the head.
Peters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ken scores with a one two! Peters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ken cracks Peters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peters counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ken blocks the body kick.
Ken misses with a series of wild punches.
Peters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peters misses with a takedown attempt
and Ken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Don Ken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ken scores with a hook to the body. Peters takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Ken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Peters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peters takes one to the side of the head.
Peters dodges the punch combination from Ken.
Peters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ken as he jumps to the side.
Ken lands with a nice body punch.
Ken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ken looks to land a combination. Peters sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ken clobbers Peters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ken scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peters.
Ken lands a two punch combo.
Ken lands the left hand.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt.
Ken lands a jab-cross combination.
Good shot there by Ken.
Ken scores with a sloppy right hand. Peters should have avoided that one.
Ken with a nice cross.
Ken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ken dips to his left and cracks Peters with an uppercut!
Peters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peters checks a low kick from Ken.
Ken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters darts in trying to clinch
and Ken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ken lands a two punch combo.
Ken is working the combinations to good effect here.
A clash of legs there as Peters blocks the low kick.
Ken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Ken.
Peters has a takedown stuffed.
Don Ken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Peters.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ken.
Ken lands a jab-cross combination.
Peters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ken throws a left and a right that both miss

and Peters decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ken's guard.
Peters controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ken keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Peters wants to pass the guard but Ken is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ken wriggles free and stands up.
Ken's corner calls for a 1-2. Ken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ken throws a one two combo.
Ken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ken scores with a jab.
Jab from Ken.
Nice straight punches there by Ken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peters slips a jab and a cross from Ken.
Ken lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rick Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Ken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peters on the wrong end of a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Ken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ken, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Ken!