PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pound (ranked 1010 p4p, 102 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 2329 p4p, 232 weight class). Drew Peacock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dick Pound's chin.

Pound
vs
Peacock

176 cm
25
162 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

182 cm
28
161 lbs
12 - 10 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound cracks Peacock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pound waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peacock.
Pound cracks Peacock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pound circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pound misses with a hook.

Peacock moves into range and clinches up with Pound.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pound throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pound lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peacock lands with a light punch inside.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
Pound lands a hook that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Peacock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pound's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peacock prevents a body shot from Pound.

Pound escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pound misses with a straight right.
Peacock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Peacock tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Peacock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peacock throws out a loose jab but Pound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Pound throwing a counter right hand but Peacock manages to avoid it.

Peacock closes the distance and clinches.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
Peacock missing with knees to the body.
Pound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pound misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Pound blocks it.
Pound misses with some punches.
Peacock has Pound pressed against the cage.
Peacock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Peacock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pound fails to land.
Pound doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pound tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Pound back against the cage.
Pound is leaning against Peacock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peacock pushes Pound back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peacock throws a punch but it's blocked by Pound.
Pound tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Pound back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pound scores with a shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peacock prevents Pound from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Pound.
Pound managing to block the knees to the body from Peacock.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock is stalling here.
Peacock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Pound's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pound goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pound.
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Pound dodges an elbow strike from Peacock.
Pound lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with the head strike.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peacock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pound blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pound fails to land.
Pound tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Pound scores with a shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pound is defending well for now.
Peacock tries a body shot but Pound blocks it.
Pound misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pound throws a punch but it's blocked by Peacock.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pound as Peacock tries to tie him up.
Peacock throws an elbow but it misses.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peacock looking to throw knees to the head but Pound is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peacock's elbow.
Pound scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peacock.
Pound lands a left hand.
Pound cracks Peacock with a nice body shot.
Pound lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pound misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pound.

Pound breaks from the clinch.
Peacock moves to clinch but Pound breaks away
letting Pound counter with a right hand.
Peacock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pound counters with a stiff right hand.

Peacock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pound lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pound misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Peacock closes the distance and clinches.
Peacock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peacock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peacock scores with a knee to the head.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
Pound lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pound lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pound lands a right hand.

Pound escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Peacock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peacock blocking some punches.
Pound avoids a wild elbow strike from Peacock.
Peacock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pound lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound misses with some punches.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock misses with some punches.
Pound has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pound.
A head punch on the inside from Pound fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound misses with a body punch.
Pound on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pound on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pound lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peacock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pound blocking some punches.
Pound lands with a right to the head.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peacock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pound has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
Pound misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peacock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Peacock just leaning against Pound, taking a breather.
Pound lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pound pushes Peacock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pound lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Pound.
Peacock throws a head punch that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Peacock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Peacock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Pound is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?
Peacock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peacock stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pound.
Peacock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pound blocks it with crossed arms.
Peacock blocks an uppercut.
Peacock has a couple of punches blocked by Pound.
Pound lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Peacock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peacock scores with a knee to the head.
Pound throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peacock is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pound lands a hook that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Pound blocks the elbow strike.
Peacock connects with a knee to the head.
Pound lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pound.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peacock blocking some punches.
Pound avoids the elbow strike from Peacock, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pound.
Pound lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Pound.
Pound lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peacock takes a shot to the head.
Pound lands a body punch in the clinch.

Pound breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pound feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Peacock sprawling to the canvas! Peacock rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pound finish him?!

Peacock is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Peacock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peacock is still on wobbly legs! Can Pound finish him?
Drew Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound misses with an uppercut. Peacock saw that one coming.
Pound lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Peacock head around and knocks him out cold! Pound hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Pound!