PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Helsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Peters looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Peters
vs
Helsing

205 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Helsing!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helsing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helsing misses with a body shot.
Helsing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peters defending well as Helsing loads up on a big left hand.
Helsing cracks Peters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Pat Peters has been cut.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helsing misses with a right hand

and Peters counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Helsing wants to get back to his feet but Peters is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Peters stands and steps away. Helsing gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Helsing scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Helsing misses.
No luck for Peters with that takedown attempt.
Helsing misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helsing throws an overhand right that lands on Peters's shoulder, as Peters tries to avoid the shot.
Peters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helsing's coach down at Rob's Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Helsing's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Helsing misses with a straight left.
Helsing swings for the body but Peters moves out of range.
Helsing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helsing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Helsing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helsing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peters.

Peters drives through with a takedown into Helsing's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Peters prevents Helsing from getting back to his feet.

Peters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters won't allow Helsing to get back to his feet.

Peters is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Helsing is working an open guard so Peters takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Helsing misses with a body shot.
Helsing misses the shot to the body.
Helsing looks to land a combination but Peters avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helsing lands a head shot.
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helsing looks to land a left hand but Peters moved out of range nicely.
Helsing misses with a wild body shot.
Helsing misses with a wild body shot.
Peters could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters slips under a jab.
Peters avoids the body shot from Helsing.
A big right from Helsing misses.
Helsing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peters.
Peters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helsing.
Van Helsing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helsing throws a looping overhand right but Peters ducks down to avoid it.
Helsing misses the jab.
Helsing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Helsing.
Helsing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helsing misses with an uppercut. Peters saw that one coming.
Helsing misses with a hook. Peters ducked under it nicely.
Helsing misses with a wild body shot.
Helsing throws an overhand right that lands on Peters's shoulder, as Peters tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Peters.
Helsing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Helsing's waist but Helsing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peters off to one side.
Peters moves out of range of the strikes.
Helsing just misses with a punch to the body.
Helsing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peters was well out of range. Poor timing from Helsing.
Helsing fails to land with a series of punches.
Helsing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peters avoids the body shot from Helsing.
Helsing throws an overhand right that lands on Peters's shoulder, as Peters tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helsing misses with a hook. Peters ducked under it nicely.
Peters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helsing.
Peters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Helsing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Peters's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Peters ducks under a wild hook from Helsing.
Helsing misses with a looping right.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Helsing.
Helsing misses with a straight left.
Peters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Helsing sprawls well. Helsing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peters gets slowly back to his feet.
Helsing just misses with a punch to the body.
Helsing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helsing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Helsing.
Peters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helsing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helsing looks to land a left hand but Peters moved out of range nicely.
Peters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helsing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Helsing misses the target.
Helsing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Helsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters misses with the combination.
Helsing misses with a straight left.
Helsing lands a right hook to the body.
Helsing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helsing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peters circles away quickly and effectively.
Peters slips under a jab.
Peters blocks a jab.
Helsing lands a nice hook to Peters's body. Peters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helsing scores with a sloppy right hand. Peters should have avoided that one.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Helsing.
Helsing's corner calls for a 1-2. Helsing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Helsing looks to land a right hand but Peters moved out of range.
Peters moves out of range as Helsing strikes.
Helsing lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Peters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helsing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helsing.
Helsing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peters manages to avoid it.
Peters's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Helsing connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peters scrambles back to his feet.
Van Helsing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helsing misses with a hook.

Peters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Peters stops Helsing from getting back to his feet.
Peters lands with a punch from half guard.
Peters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Helsing is trying to stand up here but Peters is controlling him well.
Peters performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Helsing wants to get back to his feet.
Peters works his way into side control.
Peters moves into full mount!
Helsing wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peters is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Helsing has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Peters has hold of Helsing's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Helsing manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Peters trying to control but Helsing is having none of it.
Helsing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Peters is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Helsing to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Helsing shrugs it off.
Helsing wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peters wants to control the pace but Helsing is squirming around nicely.

Peters is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A shot to the body from Helsing misses

and Peters counters with a nice double leg into side control. Helsing won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Van Helsing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pat Peters's cut.
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.

Helsing misses with a body shot.
Peters defending well as Helsing loads up on a big left hand.
Helsing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peters dives in for a single leg takedown but Helsing sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Helsing tries to break the clinch but Peters is controlling the position.

Peters pulls guard successfully.
Pat Peters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters trying to control the position.
Helsing stopping the sweep attempt from Peters.
Peters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helsing is looking to stand up but Peters won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pat Peters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Peters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helsing.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helsing.
Helsing looks to score with a jab to the body but Peters is just out of range.
Helsing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helsing throws a looping overhand right but Peters ducks down to avoid it.
Peters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Helsing.
Helsing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helsing misses the jab.
Peters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helsing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helsing misses with a hook. Peters ducked under it nicely.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Helsing shows good takedown defense.
Helsing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helsing.
Helsing throws a body punch but Peters moves out of range.
Helsing misses the shot to the body.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helsing swings for the body but Peters moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters closes the distance and clinches up with Helsing, looking for a takedown. Peters pushes Helsing against the cage but Helsing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helsing misses with a straight right.
Peters slips under a jab from Helsing.
Helsing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Helsing misses with a straight right.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helsing misses with a hook

and Peters holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Helsing is looking to break free of the clinch but Peters has double underhooks.
Peters fails to pull guard.
Helsing wants to get back to striking at distance but Peters won't allow it.
Helsing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Helsing's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helsing tries to break free but Peters pushes him back against the cage.

Peters has hold of one of Helsing's legs. Helsing is fighting the takedown attempt but Peters gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Peters stops Helsing from standing up.
Helsing keeping full guard, as Peters tries to pass.
Helsing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peters is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Peters is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Peters won't allow Helsing to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pat Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peters scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Van Helsing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Helsing 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Helsing!