PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Blind Eye Halo. 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
Lannister

171 cm
26
154 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
143 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

KO Clothing

Conquer
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Peterson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson cracks a nice hook into Lannister's ribs.
Lannister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lannister lands a leg kick that knocks Peterson off balance momentarily.
Lannister lands a jab to Peterson 's midsection.
Lannister changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lannister drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lannister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister.
Peterson throws a hook but Lannister blocks it.
Lannister cracks a nice hook into Peterson 's ribs.
Lannister scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister misses with a straight right.
Lannister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson jabs at Lannister's body.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Lannister. That snapped Peterson 's head back.
Lannister lands with a good body shot.
Lannister misses with a shot to the body
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lannister.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson needs to keep his hands up - Lannister had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lannister is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peterson rather than just go for the knockout.
Lannister throws a solid leg kick but Peterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lannister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a body shot

and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson gets back to half guard.
Peterson has hold of Lannister's hands but Lannister slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson has a hand on Lannister's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lannister takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister breaks from Peterson 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lannister landing strikes from the mount and Peterson is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson tries to hold on but Lannister postures up.
Lannister fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lannister fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Peterson wants to control but Lannister is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Lannister has a good base and remains in mount.
Lannister landing shots from mount.
Lannister is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peterson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Lannister has a good base and remains in mount.
Lannister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterson 's face.
BOOM! Lannister connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Peterson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.

Lannister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peterson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lannister manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Peterson has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lannister throws a big elbow that misses.
Lannister trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister stands and throws Peterson 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister 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.

Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Peterson .
Lannister cracks a nice hook into Peterson 's ribs.
Lannister lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lannister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peterson is fending him off so far but Lannister persists. Nope, Peterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Lannister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lannister lands a jab to Peterson 's midsection.
Lannister tries for a takedown but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Good leg kick by Lannister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lannister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheers as Peterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lannister doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Lannister cracks Peterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Lannister scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lannister throws a solid leg kick but Peterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lannister.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Lannister scores with a body shot.
Lannister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson .
Peterson avoids the body shot from Lannister.
Peterson takes a swing at Lannister's ribcage but misses.
Lannister lands with a good body shot.
Lannister takes a swing at Peterson 's ribcage but misses.
Lannister throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Lannister lunges at Peterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peterson 's hand.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Nikolai Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister throws a hook to the side of Peterson 's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Lannister.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson lands a head shot.
Lannister thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lannister moves away.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolai Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lannister misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Lannister lands a lovely overhand right.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lannister lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peterson at a distance.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Peterson .
We've been told by Peterson 's head coaches at Reign in Blood that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Lannister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson 's sensitive parts.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson .
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lannister. Beautiful body shot.
Lannister digs a good hook to Peterson 's body.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Lannister.
No luck for Lannister with that takedown attempt.
Lannister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lannister attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. Peterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lannister.
Peterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lannister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lannister fails to land the takedown.
Lannister throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lannister jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lannister throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Lannister is out of range.
Lannister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson throws a jab when Lannister was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Lannister blocks a jab.
Lannister lands a body shot.
Lannister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lannister throws a leg kick which misses Peterson 's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Lannister takes one to the chin there.
Lannister walks into a jab.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Peterson throws a jab when Lannister was well out of range.
Lannister throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Lannister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lannister is looking to score with low kicks.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl out of it but Lannister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson .
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson .
Lannister scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lannister.
Lannister misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Lannister moved out of range nicely.
Lannister looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson throws a hook but Lannister avoids it easily.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Lannister.
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson .
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lannister fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peterson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lannister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lannister misses the jab.
Lannister throws a leg kick
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lannister throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Lannister. That snapped Peterson 's head back.
Lannister misses with the combination.
Lannister does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lannister punishes Peterson 's body with a nice straight punch.
Lannister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson .
Lannister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Lannister slips the punch.
Lannister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lannister lands with a good body shot.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lannister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lannister.
Peterson misses with a hook. Lannister ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to bum rush Lannister with a series of wild strikes but Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lannister scores with a shot to the body.
Lannister's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
Lannister lands a jab to the head.
Peterson stuns Lannister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lannister. Beautiful body shot.
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lannister at a distance.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand

and Lannister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peterson 's guard.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.

Lannister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Peterson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lannister's elbow.
Lannister is struggling to control the position.
Lannister keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Lannister breaks the clinch.
Lannister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson lunges at Lannister with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lannister's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lannister.
Peterson throws a body punch but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lannister takes a swing at Peterson 's ribcage but misses.
Lannister tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lannister fails to land with a series of punches.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson .
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Lannister throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Peterson .
Lannister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lannister lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lannister.
Lannister lands with a nice body punch.
Lannister lands with an overhand left.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson .
Peterson slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister misses the body punch
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lannister doesn't seem bothered though.
Lannister lands a right hook to the body.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson defending well as Lannister loads up on a big left hand.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Lannister is out of range.
Peterson throws a hook but Lannister blocks it.
Lannister scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Lannister missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Lannister is looking to score with low kicks.
Peterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lannister.
Lannister scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Lannister misses.
No luck for Lannister with that takedown attempt.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Lannister misses with a body punch
and Peterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peterson but Peterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nikolai Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Lannister is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyrion Lannister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson .
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolai Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lannister throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Peterson throws a body punch but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lannister looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Lannister.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson swings for the body but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister takes a swing at Peterson 's ribcage but misses.
Lannister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lannister lands the left hand.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lannister scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lannister.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lannister winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Tyrion Lannister took to the microphone: 'Proud to win the title. All other Featherweights might as go to another division. I plan on wearing this around my waist a long time.'.