PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Billings (ranked 3545 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Warran Peace (ranked 330 p4p, 322 weight class). Warran Peace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Billings
vs
Peace

175 cm
25
159
2 - 5 - 0

170 cm
30
152
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Billings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warran Peace!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Billings counter with a right hand.
Peace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peace shoots in but Billings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peace is defended easily by Billings.
Mark Billings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warran Peace.
Peace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billings misses with an uppercut.
Peace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Billings's waist but Billings gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peace off to one side.
Billings throwing a counter right hand but Peace manages to avoid it.
Peace fails with a takedown attempt.
Peace shoots and misses
and Billings counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peace or perhaps it was just good defense by Billings, which made it look bad.
Billings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Billings misses its intended target.
And Peace tries to counter it with a takedown but Billings pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peace shoots for a takedown but Billings saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peace misses with a takedown attempt
and Billings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peace fails to land the takedown.
Billings fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Billings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Billings lands a nice shot that snaps Peace's head back.
Billings dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Billings as Peace shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peace fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Billings. That snapped Peace's head back.
Billings stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Billings wants it to stay on the feet.
Billings connects with a nice looking jab.
Billings has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Billings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Billings lands.

Peace is rocked!
Nice body punch from Billings.
Peace is still on wobbly legs! Can Billings finish him?
BOOM! Billings lands a beautiful left hook that drops Peace. Peace tries to recover but Billings is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Peace lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Billings!