PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jemdet Nasr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Invasion of the Bodysnatcher. Jemdet Nasr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Peterson
vs
Nasr

168 cm
21
151 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
23
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jemdet Nasr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nasr tries to clinch up.
Nasr moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
Nasr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nasr is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Nasr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nasr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Nasr rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.

Nasr jumps guard and drags Peterson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasr keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Nasr keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nasr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Nasr keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.

Peterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nasr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nasr moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nasr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nasr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nasr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nasr closes the distance and clinches up with Peterson, looking for a takedown. Nasr pushes Peterson against the cage but Peterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nasr throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson slips under a jab from Nasr.
Nasr catches Peterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasr misses with a head kick.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Nasr ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Peterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nasr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Nasr saw that one coming.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Peterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nasr moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Nasr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scott Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jemdet Nasr.
Nasr avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Nasr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peterson is fending him off so far but Nasr persists. Nope, Peterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nasr looks gassed!
Nasr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasr tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Nasr throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Nasr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jemdet Nasr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Peterson checks the leg kick.
Nasr avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Peterson connects with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Nasr.
A swing and a miss from Nasr.
Nasr throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Peterson misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nasr.
Nasr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson moves out of range as Nasr throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Nasr.
Nasr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nasr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nasr is breathing heavily.
Nasr shoots in for a double leg but Peterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jemdet Nasr.
Nasr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peterson as he jumps to the side.
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nasr tries a head kick but it misses.
Nasr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nasr tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Peterson takes a swing at Nasr's ribcage but misses.
Peterson moves out of range as Nasr strikes.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasr.
Nasr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peterson but Peterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nasr fails with the takedown.
Jemdet Nasr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Jemdet Nasr has been cut.
Peterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Nasr misses
and Peterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nasr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Scott Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nasr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson jabs at Nasr's body.
Nasr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Nasr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Nasr fails with the takedown
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson scores with a hook to the body. Nasr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nasr's calf.
Nasr clinches but Peterson breaks the clinch
and Peterson counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Peterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jemdet Nasr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nasr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peterson counters with a left to the body.
Nasr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nasr slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a body shot.

Peterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nasr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nasr is trying to escape the position but Peterson is controlling the position.
Nasr sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasr won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nasr is trying to control but can't.
Peterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nasr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Nasr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nasr is trying to control but can't.
Nasr is looking for a sweep. Peterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nasr actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
Nasr misses with a straight right.
Nasr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a low kick, right behind Nasr 's knee.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Nasr keeps Peterson at a distance using the push kick.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nasr.
Peterson throws a jab when Nasr was well out of range.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasr tries to clinch up
and Peterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nasr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Nasr does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nasr shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense.
Scott Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jemdet Nasr.
Peterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nasr defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Nasr misses the jab.
Nasr moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasr.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Scott Peterson!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Scott Peterson!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Scott Peterson!

Scott Peterson wins by unanimous decision!