PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjaadi Peebles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel comes to the cage accompanied by Space Lord by Monster Magnet. Peebles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apocalyptica & Sandra Nasic - Path. Bjaadi Peebles struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Russel
vs
Peebles

176 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bertram Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjaadi Peebles!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel is looking to clinch.
Russel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Russel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peebles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russel digs a right hand into Peebles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peebles's gas tank.
Russel misses with a knee to the head.
Russel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
Russel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russel lands a body shot.
Come on Russel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Russel.
Peebles looks gassed!
Russel lands a damaging elbow.
Peebles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Russel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Russel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
Russel landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Russel has Peebles pushed against the cage.
Russel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peebles.
Come on Russel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russel lands a left hand.
Russel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Russel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peebles up against the cage.
Russel landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russel lands an elbow inside.
Peebles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russel scores a nice knee to the body.
Peebles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
Russel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Russel.
Russel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Russel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russel lands an elbow inside that Peebles shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Russel.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Russel.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russel connects with a knee to the head.
Russel landing knees to the body.
Russel stalls.
Russel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peebles managing to block the knees to the body from Russel.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Russel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands an elbow inside that Peebles shrugs off.
Russel scores a nice knee to the body.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
Russel missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russel.
Russel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peebles.
Peebles wants a takedown but no success here.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peebles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peebles's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertram Russel 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.

Peebles takes the fight into the clinch.
Russel missing with knees to the body.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
Russel lands an elbow inside.
Russel scores a nice knee to the body.
Russel landing knees to the body.
Russel effectively controlling the action here.
Russel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Russel.
Russel landing knees to the body.
Russel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russel crunches a lovely knee into Peebles's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Russel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russel lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Russel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Russel scores with a knee to the head.
Russel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peebles blocks it with crossed arms.
Peebles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Russel fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Russel clinches with his opponent.
Russel leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Russel lands with a left to the head.
Russel missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russel.
Russel crunches a lovely knee into Peebles's ribcage.
Russel crunches a lovely knee into Peebles's ribcage.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
Peebles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russel landing knees to the head.
Russel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peebles backwards.
Peebles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Russel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Russel tries to land knees in the clinch but Peebles avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Russel.
Bertram Russel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The is referee keeping an eye on Russel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel crunches a lovely knee into Peebles's ribcage.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
Russel missing with knees to the body.
Russel scores a nice knee to the body.
Russel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russel looking to throw knees to the head but Peebles is blocking nicely.
Russel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peebles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Russel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bertram Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjaadi Peebles.
Peebles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Russel. Russel obviously looking to wear him down.
Russel lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Russel moves into the clinch.
Russel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Russel.
Russel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Russel works on Peebles's body with a couple of short punches.
Russel landing knees to the head.
Russel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peebles up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Russel.
Peebles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Russel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russel lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertram Russel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Russel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peebles's calf.
Russel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Russel throws a quick inside leg kick.

Russel darts in and clinches Peebles up against the cage.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Russel.
Knees to the body from Russel.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russel has Peebles pushed against the cage.
Russel seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Russel lands an elbow inside.
Russel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russel scores with a knee to the head.
Russel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Russel landing knees to the body.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
Russel connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Russel missing with knees to the body.
Peebles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peebles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russel.
Russel lands an elbow that stopped Peebles in his tracks for a moment.
Russel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Russel lands a nice elbow.
Peebles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Russel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bertram Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjaadi Peebles.
Russel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peebles's defenses.
Russel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peebles.
Russel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peebles's face.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peebles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel is struggling to control the position.
Russel lands an elbow that stopped Peebles in his tracks for a moment.
Russel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russel works on Peebles's body with a couple of short punches.
Russel lands a nice elbow.
Russel lands an elbow inside.
Russel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peebles blocks the elbow strike.
Russel leaning against his opponent.
Russel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russel is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bertram Russel.

Russel clinches.
Peebles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Russel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bertram Russel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russel wants to clinch up but Peebles keeps it at a distance.
Bjaadi Peebles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Russel clinches up with Peebles and pushes him back against the cage.
Russel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peebles or not.
Bertram Russel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Russel lands an elbow just above Peebles 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertram Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertram Russel!