PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jules Chua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chua's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. A fine choice. Jules Chua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chua
vs
Peterson

180 cm
27
199 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

180 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good knees
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Chua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chua on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Jules Chua has been cut.
Chua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chua slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Chua slips the punch.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chua slips a straight right by Peterson.
Chua throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chua.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chua.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Chua avoids nicely.
Chua walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.

Chua forces Peterson back against the ropes and clinches.
Chua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chua with a knee to the head.
Chua lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chua tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Chua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Dylan Peterson has been cut.
Chua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Chua lands an elbow just above Peterson 's eye.
Chua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chua has him pressed against the ropes.
Chua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chua backwards.
Chua looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Chua looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Chua misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Peterson.
Chua is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chua misses with an elbow over the top.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chua backwards.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Chua controls the action.
Chua takes a shot to the head.
Peterson avoids a wild elbow strike from Chua.
Chua trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chua looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chua tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.

Peterson darts in and clinches Chua up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Peterson avoiding damage as Chua throws knees to the body.
Chua prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Chua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Chua looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson wants to stall.
Dylan Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chua tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Chua trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chua lands a good knee to the midsection. Peterson won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chua as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Chua misses with a knee to the head.
Chua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
A short left from Peterson.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Chua missing with knees to the body.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Chua is controlling him.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Chua landing knees to the head.
Chua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peterson wants to break free but Chua has control.
Chua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Chua keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chua.
Chua throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chua avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Jules Chua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Chua dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Jules Chua's cut is getting worse.
Chua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Chua has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua tries a knee to the head but Peterson blocks it.
Chua trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chua controls his hands.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Chua keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Peterson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chua obliges.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Chua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Chua pushes off an throws an elbow but Peterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Chua working aggressively here.
Peterson is trying to push Chua away but Chua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson dodges an elbow strike from Chua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chua blocks an uppercut.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chua backwards.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson is trying to push Chua away but Chua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Peterson avoiding damage as Chua throws knees to the body.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jules Chua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Chua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson tries to stall but Chua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chua misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!