PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bane Baphomet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes into the arena with Invasion of the Bodysnatcher blaring out of the sound system. Baphomet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2 Pac - Hail Mary. Bane Baphomet struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Peterson
vs
Baphomet

168 cm
25
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
27
145 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bane Baphomet!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baphomet. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baphomet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Baphomet fails to land with a series of punches.
Baphomet looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
A slow jab from Baphomet misses its intended target.
Baphomet lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Baphomet.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baphomet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baphomet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baphomet lands with a good body shot.
Baphomet misses with a wild combination.
Baphomet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Baphomet.
Baphomet throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson defending well as Baphomet loads up on a big left hand.
Baphomet scores with a one two! Peterson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baphomet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baphomet. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baphomet throws a big shot that misses.
Baphomet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baphomet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bane Baphomet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baphomet looks gassed!
Baphomet throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Baphomet throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baphomet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baphomet lands a slapping body shot.
Baphomet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Nice cross by Baphomet.
Baphomet doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Baphomet misses with a hook.

Baphomet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peterson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson sneaks back into half guard.
Peterson gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is controlling Baphomet's posture.

Baphomet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baphomet won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Baphomet would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peterson holds on and takes a little breather.
Peterson has a closed guard, preventing Baphomet from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baphomet manages to get himself to full guard.
Baphomet trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Baphomet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baphomet is looking to stand up but Peterson isn't so interested in that idea.
Peterson passes into half guard.
Peterson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bane Baphomet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baphomet throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson slips under a jab from Baphomet.
Baphomet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson throws a low kick but Baphomet avoids it.
Baphomet throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baphomet shoots for a takedown but Peterson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baphomet is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baphomet.
Baphomet looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Baphomet swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Baphomet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baphomet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baphomet throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Baphomet throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Baphomet off the cage and back into rage.
Baphomet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Baphomet moves out of range easily.
Baphomet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Baphomet slips the punch.
A big right from Baphomet misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baphomet looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Baphomet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson slips a jab from Baphomet.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Baphomet is out of range.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Baphomet misses with a hook.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Baphomet moved out of range nicely.
Baphomet throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baphomet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baphomet's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baphomet checks it well.
Baphomet throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson scores with a shot to the body.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peterson 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 Baphomet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baphomet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Baphomet slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baphomet. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baphomet moves away.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baphomet manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Baphomet misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Peterson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Baphomet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baphomet throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Baphomet is rocked!
Baphomet slips a straight right by Peterson.
Baphomet is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baphomet looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Baphomet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Baphomet seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Baphomet throws a series of punches but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson lands with a hook. Baphomet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baphomet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baphomet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Baphomet misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Baphomet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson lands a big head kick that sends Baphomet to the canvas! Peterson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Peterson!