PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blind Eye Halo. Huone has chosen RMB - Spring as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Nikolai Peterson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nikolai Peterson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Peterson
vs
Huone

171 cm
29
146 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

167 cm
26
143 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Peterson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Huone.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Huone clinches.
Huone misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huone.
Huone throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .
A short right from Huone on the inside.

Peterson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Huone is trying to keep an underhook but Peterson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Peterson trying to mount his opponent but Huone defends it.
Huone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Peterson works his way into full mount!
Huone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huone tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.
Peterson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Peterson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Huone turns into him and now he's in Peterson 's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Huone is looking to stand up but Peterson won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Huone stands up from Peterson 's guard - Huone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huone.

Peterson clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huone misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Huone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Huone trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.

Peterson has his foot on Huone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huone works his way back into a safe position though.
Huone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peterson 's guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Huone from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kaivo Huone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Huone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peterson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Huone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Huone.
Peterson cracks Huone with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Peterson .
Peterson lands a nice shot that snaps Huone's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huone counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikolai Peterson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Peterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson throws a one two combo.
Huone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peterson .
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huone circles away.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson .
Huone lands with a right hand.
Huone throws a hook to the side of Peterson 's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huone throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Huone keeps the fight on the outside.
Huone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Huone digs a good hook to Peterson 's body.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Huone.
A big right from Huone misses.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Huone misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Huone. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peterson drives through and clinches with Huone against the cage.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Huone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Peterson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Huone.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Huone.
Huone lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huone tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huone walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Huone moved out of range.
Nikolai Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Huone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Peterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huone uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson 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.
Huone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Huone controls the pace.
Peterson controls Huone momentarily but Huone frees himself.
Huone is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kaivo Huone wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Huone misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Huone works over Peterson 's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Nikolai Peterson has been cut.
A big left from Huone misses.
It looks like Peterson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A slow jab from Huone misses its intended target.
Huone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson .
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Huone's head.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaivo Huone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Peterson '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. This is the final round!

Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Peterson lunges at Huone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huone's hand.
Huone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huone scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Huone sprawls well.
A jab from Huone finds it's way through Peterson 's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson slips a jab from Huone.
Huone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson cracks Huone with a good jab.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huone throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson .
Huone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huone. Huone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huone misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Huone throws a hook to the side of Peterson 's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaivo Huone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Huone throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson .
Huone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Peterson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huone.
Huone slips under a jab from Peterson .
Nice shot by Peterson .
Peterson misses the jab.
Huone misses with a hook to the body

and Peterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Huone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huone struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Huone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.

Peterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Huone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Huone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Huone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peterson 's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolai Peterson .
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!