PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Koizumi (ranked 7518 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Peterson (ranked 8161 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koizumi
vs
Peterson

168 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
157 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazuo Koizumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Peterson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson scores with a jab to the body.
Koizumi shoots in for a double leg but Peterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eli Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koizumi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson scores with a body shot.
Koizumi is breathing heavily.
Koizumi shoots for a takedown but Peterson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koizumi dives in for a single leg takedown but Peterson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuo Koizumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Koizumi is rocked!

It looks like Kazuo Koizumi has been cut.
Peterson batters Koizumi with a massive right followed by a huge left! Koizumi is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Peterson lands a final crushing right hand to drop Koizumi to the mat with a gruesome thud! Peterson is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eli Peterson!
A relieved looking Eli Peterson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.