PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Adkisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamont Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adkisson
vs
Peterson

181 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 Los Angeles, Chris Adkisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamont Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body.
Adkisson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chris Adkisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adkisson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Adkisson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peterson wants it to stay on the feet.
Adkisson shoots in but Peterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adkisson doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson connects with a body shot that sends Adkisson's belly button to the back.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adkisson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adkisson moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peterson is pressed up against the cage. Adkisson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peterson down to the mat. Peterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Adkisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adkisson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lamont Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adkisson tries for a takedown but Peterson circles away easily
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Adkisson's body.
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adkisson or perhaps it was just good defense by Peterson, which made it look bad.
Adkisson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkisson throws a head kick that misses
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson lands with an overhand left.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Adkisson misses with a body punch
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adkisson fails to land with a series of punches.
Adkisson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Adkisson's body. Adkisson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adkisson tries to clinch up
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkisson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Adkisson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adkisson somewhat.
Adkisson misses with the combination.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Adkisson dives in and grabs Peterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes down on Adkisson's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Adkisson on that attempt.
Adkisson is breathing heavily.
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adkisson is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Adkisson tries for a takedown but Peterson circles away easily
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Peterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson.
Adkisson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson lunges at Adkisson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adkisson's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Adkisson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adkisson has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Adkisson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adkisson off to one side.
A head kick by Adkisson misses
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adkisson throws a combination that misses
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Adkisson misses
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adkisson shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adkisson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peterson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adkisson with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Adkisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson jabs at Adkisson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adkisson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adkisson misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Peterson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adkisson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Adkisson with an uppercut!
Adkisson looks to clinch
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
Adkisson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adkisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adkisson drops his hands momentarily and Peterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peterson works Adkisson's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
And Adkisson counters with a quick kick to the body but Peterson blocks it.
Nice shot by Peterson.
Adkisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Adkisson. Adkisson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook. Adkisson ducked under it nicely.
Adkisson fails with the takedown
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson scores with a hook.
Adkisson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adkisson 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 lands an overhand right.
Peterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Adkisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chris Adkisson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkisson has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Adkisson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adkisson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adkisson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Adkisson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adkisson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkisson misses the body punch
and Peterson counters with a left to the body.
Peterson cracks Adkisson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adkisson throws a lazy head kick
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Adkisson tries to land a body kick
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Adkisson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peterson is fending him off so far but Adkisson persists. Nope, Peterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Peterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson digs a good body shot into Adkisson's ribs.
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Adkisson's head.
Adkisson moves to clinch but Peterson breaks away
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Adkisson tries for a takedown but Peterson circles away easily
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Adkisson slips under a jab.
Adkisson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Adkisson tries to clinch up.
Adkisson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Adkisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson works Adkisson's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson cracks Adkisson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Adkisson saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkisson is looking to clinch.
Peterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peterson punishes Adkisson's body with a nice straight punch.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adkisson misses with a hook
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Adkisson moved out of range.
Adkisson tries to counter by clinching up but Peterson breaks away and moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Adkisson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamont Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adkisson closes the distance but Peterson moves to the side
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
Adkisson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterson digs a good body shot into Adkisson's ribs.
Adkisson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkisson shoots for a double leg takedown but Peterson sprawls well. He's pushed Adkisson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adkisson looks to clinch
and Peterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson lands a jab to Adkisson's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adkisson has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adkisson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Peterson cracks Adkisson with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Adkisson.
Adkisson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adkisson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Adkisson.
Peterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adkisson misses with a body kick.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adkisson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Adkisson.
Nice shot lands for Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adkisson at a distance.
Peterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adkisson's hands.
Adkisson has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adkisson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a nice body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Peterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Adkisson should have avoided that one.
Adkisson has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lamont Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peterson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Peterson!