PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Peter (ranked 7133 p4p, 2806 weight class) and Jamal The Snake (ranked 508 p4p, 275 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Peter
vs
The Snake

176 cm
25
145
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
154
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Vegan Gains

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal The Snake !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Snake leaves Peter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Peter closes the distance and clinches.

Peter jumps guard and drags The Snake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peter 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.
Peter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Snake 's guard.

The Snake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Snake 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter wants to stand but The Snake is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is keeping the position.
The Snake keeping moving, preventing Peter from controlling successfully.

The Snake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Peter escapes and throws The Snake 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The Snake is trying to get back to half guard.
The Snake has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Snake tries to buck Peter off but Peter is having none of it.
The Snake is not content to let Peter control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Snake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peter's best efforts.
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is defending well.
The Snake tries to get to full guard but Peter has control of the leg.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake is controlling the position.

Peter wants to work for an arm triangle but The Snake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peter is trying to control the action in half guard but The Snake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The Snake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter wants to free his trapped foot but The Snake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peter working The Snake over with strikes.
Peter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Snake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Peter scoring with strikes but The Snake is staying in there.
The Snake gets back to half guard.
The Snake looks winded!

Peter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.
The Snake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peter wants to take a breather but The Snake is having none of it.

The Snake actively working from the bottom here.
The Snake wants to improve his position but Peter is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The Snake actively working from the bottom here.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Peter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Snake shoots in but Peter avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The Snake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

The Snake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peter is looking to reverse the position.

The Snake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peter, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Peter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Snake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Snake is breathing heavily.
Peter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter is looking for a sweep. The Snake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peter trying to control here.
Peter wants to get back to his feet.
Peter moves into full guard.
Peter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The Snake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peter is on top in guard.

Peter trying to control but The Snake is working from the bottom.

The Snake is looking for a triangle but Peter pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Snake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Snake can do to turn this around?
Peter is looking to stand up but The Snake won't let him.
Peter wants to control from the top but The Snake keeps moving.
Peter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The Snake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peter trying to control the position from guard on top but The Snake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Peter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The Snake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peter is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peter wants to take a breather but The Snake is having none of it.

Peter 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.
Peter is trying to control. The Snake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Snake is looking to improve his position.
Peter wants to get back to his feet.
Peter working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peter wants to control but The Snake is keeping him busy.
It looks like Peter is going to stand back up.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.
The Snake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Snake .
Peter passes The Snake 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Snake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Peter there.
Jimmy Peter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The Snake looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Peter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Snake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peter throws a sloppy head kick

and The Snake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Snake .

The Snake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Snake stands up out of Peter's guard for a moment - Peter manages to land a nice upkick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter is trying to keep The Snake in close.
The Snake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peter wants to stand but The Snake is controlling the position.
The Snake pushes down on Peter's leg and manages to get into half guard.

The Snake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Snake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peter is pressing down on The Snake 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Snake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Snake , into his guard.

Peter is looking to stand up but The Snake won't let him.
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Snake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peter wants to control from the top but The Snake keeps moving.
The Snake keeping full guard, as Peter tries to pass.

The Snake looking for subs off his back but Peter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Peter tries to stand but can't do so whilst The Snake controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.

The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peter wants to take a breather but The Snake is having none of it.

Peter is working for a submission of some sort.
Peter is looking to advance position but The Snake won't allow it.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peter working The Snake over with strikes.
Peter wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Snake keeps working.

The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter wants to control but The Snake is keeping him busy.

The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.
Peter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is defending well.
The Snake is refusing to be controlled, as Peter sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Peter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peter 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Peter!