PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russ Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Million Voices be free. Mansour Barnaoui has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peterson
vs
Barnaoui

173 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mansour Barnaoui!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnaoui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Barnaoui.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnaoui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnaoui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnaoui looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Barnaoui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Peterson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnaoui.
Nice body punch from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui punishes Peterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnaoui throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Nice shot by Barnaoui.
Nice shot by Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaoui swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Barnaoui throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnaoui takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Peterson slips a jab from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Barnaoui keeps it at a distance.
Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnaoui's waist but Barnaoui gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnaoui swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Barnaoui misses with a looping right.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson tries to clinch but Barnaoui moves out of range.
Barnaoui misses with a straight left.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Barnaoui shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnaoui has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnaoui throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnaoui defends it nicely.
Barnaoui misses with a straight left.
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Barnaoui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Barnaoui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Barnaoui is avoiding it.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Barnaoui.
Peterson tries to clinch but Barnaoui moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnaoui throws out the jab.
Barnaoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Russ Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnaoui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.

Peterson clinches.

Barnaoui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnaoui stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnaoui misses with a hook.
Barnaoui swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a one-two to the body.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnaoui loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnaoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Barnaoui moves out of range.
Barnaoui throws a big shot that misses.
Barnaoui throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Barnaoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnaoui.

Peterson forces Barnaoui back against the cage and clinches.
Barnaoui takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barnaoui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnaoui takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barnaoui scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peterson in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mansour Barnaoui will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barnaoui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnaoui throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson counters with a three punch combo that has Barnaoui backing up. Barnaoui nods at Peterson to acknowledge the strikes.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnaoui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson darts in looking for a takedown but Barnaoui gets double underhooks and turns Peterson into the cage.
Peterson pushes Barnaoui back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Barnaoui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnaoui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson goes for a double leg but Barnaoui avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnaoui continues to drive forward.

Barnaoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnaoui. That snapped Peterson's head back.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnaoui avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mansour Barnaoui seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Barnaoui gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.

Barnaoui breaks the clinch.
Peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Peterson throws a right hand that Barnaoui ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnaoui also avoids with ease.
Barnaoui misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Barnaoui.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnaoui throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Barnaoui is avoiding it.
Russ Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnaoui defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnaoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnaoui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnaoui misses with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a series of strikes. Barnaoui will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnaoui throws a lazy uppercut
and Peterson counters with a two punch combo.
Barnaoui misses with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnaoui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnaoui bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.
Nice straight punches there by Barnaoui. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnaoui.
Barnaoui dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnaoui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnaoui connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui misses with the combination.
Barnaoui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnaoui swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Barnaoui there.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnaoui misses with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnaoui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnaoui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson tries to bum rush Barnaoui with a series of wild strikes but Barnaoui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnaoui sprawls well. Barnaoui wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnaoui misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Barnaoui keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnaoui misses with a straight left.
Peterson walks into a stiff left hand from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui misses with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Barnaoui sprawls well.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnaoui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mansour Barnaoui will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Barnaoui moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Barnaoui looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Barnaoui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnaoui keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnaoui throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnaoui changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnaoui throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Barnaoui throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaoui misses with a body shot.
Barnaoui lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Barnaoui shows good takedown defense.
Barnaoui lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnaoui lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
Barnaoui misses with a straight right.
Barnaoui misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Barnaoui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnaoui misses the shot to the body.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Barnaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnaoui is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peterson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnaoui leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnaoui lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnaoui takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Barnaoui loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
A slow jab from Barnaoui misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnaoui misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Barnaoui. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Barnaoui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Mansour Barnaoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Barnaoui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnaoui slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnaoui misses with a straight left.
Peterson defending well as Barnaoui loads up on a big left hand.
Barnaoui swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Barnaoui, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Barnaoui against the cage but Barnaoui circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnaoui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson stalks Barnaoui and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnaoui's face. Barnaoui staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnaoui misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Barnaoui.
Peterson misses with a combination
enabling Barnaoui to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Barnaoui throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson slips under a jab from Barnaoui.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnaoui throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Russ Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnaoui throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson lands with a nice combination. Barnaoui backs away looking to recover.

Peterson forces Barnaoui back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mansour Barnaoui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnaoui 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mansour Barnaoui!
An intense looking Mansour Barnaoui took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This is what I should have done in my last fight. I took the fight to my opponent and gave him no opportunities to win.'.