PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Siam Suramongkol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Nana Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suramongkol comes to the cage accompanied by Traditional Muay Thai Music (Sarama). Seth Nana Peterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Suramongkol
vs
Nana Peterson

176 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Siam Suramongkol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Nana Peterson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Suramongkol enables Peterson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Suramongkol manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Suramongkol has wrist control.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Suramongkol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suramongkol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suramongkol trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suramongkol keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Suramongkol has wrist control.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Suramongkol has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Peterson has passed into side control.
Suramongkol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.
Peterson landing strikes.

Peterson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suramongkol is looking for a sweep.
Suramongkol parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Suramongkol to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the action but Suramongkol is working from the bottom.
Peterson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Suramongkol takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Suramongkol on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Suramongkol managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Suramongkol dodges the ground and pound from Peterson.
Suramongkol can't do much from the bottom here.
Peterson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Suramongkol tries to improve position but can't.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson has control of an arm but Suramongkol manages to advance to Peterson's back!
Peterson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Peterson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Suramongkol keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Suramongkol blocks with his arms.
Suramongkol utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suramongkol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peterson looks winded!
Suramongkol effectively controlling the action here.
Suramongkol with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peterson avoiding damage as Suramongkol throws knees to the body.
Suramongkol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've been informed that Peterson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suramongkol.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suramongkol.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suramongkol pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Suramongkol won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suramongkol.
Suramongkol working Peterson over with knees to the body.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suramongkol landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Suramongkol.
Suramongkol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suramongkol putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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 Siam Suramongkol will probably get the nod.
That's time! Suramongkol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Suramongkol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Suramongkol.
Peterson with a hook.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Peterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Suramongkol misses with a head kick.
Peterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Suramongkol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Suramongkol gets caught napping as Peterson dives in and scores a takedown. Suramongkol manages to retain guard.
Suramongkol is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Peterson dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Peterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Suramongkol some visible discomfort.
Suramongkol takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suramongkol looking for a sweep but Peterson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Suramongkol is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Suramongkol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peterson breaks from Suramongkol's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Peterson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Suramongkol can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Suramongkol in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Suramongkol takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Suramongkol tries to hold on but Peterson postures up.
Peterson landing shots from mount.
Peterson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suramongkol is bucking up trying to escape but Peterson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Peterson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peterson dominating with strikes here.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suramongkol wants to control but Peterson is having none of it.
Suramongkol in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Suramongkol is wriggling around trying to escape.
Suramongkol wants to try and get back to his feet.
Suramongkol in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suramongkol hang on?
Peterson landing punches.
Peterson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Suramongkol's face.

Peterson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Suramongkol avoids a series of strikes thrown by Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peterson with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suramongkol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Peterson misses with a head shot.
Suramongkol is trying desperately to improve position.
Peterson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peterson working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Nana Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A jab from Peterson misses.
Suramongkol is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Suramongkol moves into the clinch.
Suramongkol dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suramongkol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suramongkol using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suramongkol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suramongkol's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suramongkol controlling the action here for a moment.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suramongkol stalls.
Suramongkol landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suramongkol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suramongkol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suramongkol stalls.
Siam Suramongkol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suramongkol has Peterson pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Siam Suramongkol.
Suramongkol feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suramongkol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suramongkol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suramongkol.
Suramongkol throws a leg kick but Peterson moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suramongkol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson wants to counter the offense by Suramongkol and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Suramongkol thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Suramongkol doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.

Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Suramongkol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suramongkol trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suramongkol into the cage.
Suramongkol is trying to maintain a safe position but Peterson gets an underhook and turns Suramongkol into the cage.
Suramongkol seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Peterson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Suramongkol taking a breather.
Suramongkol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suramongkol missing with knees to the body.
Peterson avoiding damage as Suramongkol throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suramongkol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suramongkol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suramongkol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suramongkol tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Suramongkol slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Suramongkol.
Suramongkol tries a knee to the head but Peterson blocks it.
Suramongkol tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Suramongkol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suramongkol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suramongkol tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Suramongkol crunches a lovely knee into Peterson's ribcage.
Suramongkol leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Suramongkol tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Suramongkol effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suramongkol - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Suramongkol.

And that's the end of the fight!
Siam Suramongkol showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suramongkol 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!