PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In The End by: Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gaines
vs
Peterson

194 cm
21
228 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

210 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines is looking to clinch.
Peterson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gaines stuffs the takedown.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt

and Peterson moves into the clinch.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaines is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Gaines goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peterson prevents it.

Gaines lands a takedown into guard.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
Gaines trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Gaines passes Peterson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gaines slips a nice elbow through Peterson's hands, connecting with Peterson's forehead.
Gaines is taking a breather. Peterson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gaines trying to mount his opponent but Peterson defends it.
Gaines seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peterson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaines is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gaines content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Gaines.
Gaines has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gaines scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gaines lands with a punch from half guard.

Gaines seems to be working for a kimura but Peterson defends the submission attempt.
Gaines lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is trying to control the action in half guard but Peterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gaines works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Gaines.
Gaines tries to control but Peterson wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to hold on but Gaines postures up.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaines is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Peterson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Peterson tries to reverse the position but Gaines maintains control.
Gaines sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gaines postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peterson looks a forlorn figure.
Gaines landing shots from mount.
Gaines postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peterson looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gaines breaks from Peterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gaines is landing with some decent strikes but Peterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gaines fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gaines scoring with strikes but Peterson is staying in there.
Gaines lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gaines tries to control but Peterson wriggling away.
Gaines scoring with strikes but Peterson is staying in there.
Peterson taking shots to the head.
Peterson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gaines is landing with some decent strikes but Peterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Gaines dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gaines closes the distance and clinches up with Peterson, looking for a takedown. Gaines pushes Peterson against the cage but Peterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Gaines.
Gaines misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Peterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaines's guard.
Gaines 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.
Gaines is working hard here to advance position.

Gaines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaines keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Gaines is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peterson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaines sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.
Gaines landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Gaines is looking for a kimura here.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Gaines has control of the leg.
Peterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two 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.
Peterson has hold of Gaines's hands but Gaines slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaines fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gaines shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peterson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Gaines is proving a slippery customer.
Gaines trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Gaines stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Gaines stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gaines tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaines throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaines.

Gaines shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gaines was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gaines prevents Peterson from getting the reversal.
Gaines postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peterson looks a forlorn figure.

Gaines looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peterson is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson regains half guard.

Peterson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gaines passes into side control!
Gaines trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Gaines cracks Peterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Gaines looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Peterson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Gaines dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gaines tries to clinch up.
Gaines pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Gaines instigates a clinch.
Gaines misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Gaines looking for a takedown.
Gaines works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Gaines gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gaines looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gaines works his way into full mount!
Peterson is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson tries to control the position but Gaines now has his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaines has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Peterson is in real trouble here. Gaines gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Peterson is tapping out! Gaines wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grant Gaines!