PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buford Peters (ranked 25241 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Chan (ranked 5125 p4p, 0 weight class). Buford Peters has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Peters
vs
Chan

191 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buford Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Chan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Peters as he checks the leg kick.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Peters tries to counter with a takedown but Chan is quick to defend against it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan slows down the pace here.
Peters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peters is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Peters avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Chan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Chan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chan manages to end up in side control.
Chan wants to stand but Peters is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Chan wants to stand but Peters has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chan wanted to stand there but Peters had control of the position.
Peters is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chan gets underhooks to prevent Peters's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Chan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Peters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peters avoids the head kick by Chan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan misses with an elbow over the top.
Peters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chan smiles and moves away.

Chan moves into the clinch.
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peters's elbow.
Chan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Chan lands a body punch.
Peters prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Chan drags the fight down to the ground.
Peters won't allow Chan to get back to his feet.
Peters is stalling in the full guard.
Peters won't allow Chan to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan has control of Peters's left arm, preventing Peters from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Chan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chan throws a leg kick
and Peters counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Chan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Peters.
Peters tries for a takedown but Chan manages to get underhooks.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Chan breaks from the clinch.
Chan throws a head kick that misses
and Peters counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Buford Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peters shoots in but Chan avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Chan clinches with his opponent.
Peters blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peters wants to break free but Chan has control.
Peters is trying to break free.
Chan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peters.
Chan gets underhooks to prevent Peters's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Jet Chan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Chan pulls guard effortlessly.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Chan wants to stand and escape but Peters is having none of it.
Peters controlling from the top position.
Peters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters preventing the sweep.
Chan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peters controls the pace.

Peters stands up and waves to Chan to follow him.

Chan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Peters controls the action.
Peters letting Chan take a breather here.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peters.
A frustrated look appears on Peters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chan pulls his leg out and moves away.

Chan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peters blocks a body shot from Chan.
Peters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chan lands an elbow that stopped Peters in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Buford Peters has been cut.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Peters.
Peters managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chan breaks the clinch.

Chan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buford Peters's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chan throws a sloppy body shot
and Peters counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chan looks to land a combination but Peters avoids it well.
Peters tries to counter by clinching up but Chan breaks away and moves out of range.
Peters throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Chan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peters. That did some damage!

Chan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Chan jumps guard.

Peters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Chan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Peters tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chan is in Peters's guard.
Chan wants to stand but Peters is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters trying to control the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chan wants to get up but he can't break Peters's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Peters trying to control the position.
Chan is looking to stand up but Peters won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chan is standing up over Peters. Peters looks to escape but Chan dives into side control.
Chan tries to stand but Peters is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters struggling a bit here.
Peters sneaks back into half guard.
Chan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Peters tries to keep at a distance but Chan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peters managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Peters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan gets underhooks to prevent Peters's takedown attempt.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peters is defending well for now.
Peters goes for a takedown attempt but Chan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chan tries to land a front kick but Peters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buford Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jet Chan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Chan moves into range and clinches up with Peters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chan 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Chan!