PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 722 p4p, 933 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 103 p4p, 132 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Peterson
vs
Rishkinov

180 cm
36
180
26 - 15 - 1

180 cm
35
169
33 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Rishkinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rishkinov throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Rishkinov is quick to defend against it.
Rishkinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson scores with the left hand. Rishkinov knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Rishkinov misses its intended target.
Rishkinov misses with a two punch combination.

Rishkinov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rishkinov connects with a nice short shot to Peterson's temple.
Peterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peterson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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!
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rishkinov.
Peterson is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Rishkinov has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
Rishkinov is thwarting Peterson's attempts to control the position.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Rishkinov is controlling well.

Rishkinov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rishkinov lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rishkinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rishkinov is just content to waste time from the top position. Peterson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Peterson looking to control.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rishkinov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rishkinov pushing down on Peterson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rishkinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rishkinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson manages to get to full guard.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rishkinov is one step ahead there.
Rishkinov is stalling in the full guard.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Rishkinov controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rishkinov is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson gets back to half guard.
Rishkinov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov drops an elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Rishkinov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rishkinov working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rishkinov 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 Rishkinov off to one side.

Rishkinov gets caught flat footed, as Peterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rishkinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rishkinov has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson pushes down on Rishkinov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Rishkinov won't allow it.
Rishkinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rishkinov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rishkinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rishkinov's head.

Rishkinov has an active guard here but Peterson has managed to pass into half guard.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rishkinov trying to control but Peterson postures up.
Rishkinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rishkinov is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peterson cracks Rishkinov with a solid left hand.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson passes Rishkinov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Rishkinov won't allow it.
Rishkinov moves into full guard.
Rishkinov looking to control.

Rishkinov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peterson defends well.
Peterson won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here.

Rishkinov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov looking to control but Peterson passes into half guard.
Rishkinov gets full guard.
Peterson preventing the sweep.

Rishkinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rishkinov wants to hit a sweep here but Peterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rishkinov there!
Rishkinov is in a horrible position here. Peterson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick

and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Rishkinov's brow.
Peterson trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rishkinov can do to turn this around?
Peterson is in close to Rishkinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rishkinov wants to control but Peterson passes easily into half guard.
Peterson winds up and cracks Rishkinov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rishkinov is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Peterson prevents Rishkinov from improving his position.
Rishkinov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rishkinov trying to control here.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Rishkinov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson tries to pass to full mount but Rishkinov defends it.
Rishkinov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard.

Peterson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rishkinov trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is fighting to break Peterson's control of his arms but Peterson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rishkinov manages to get himself to full guard.

Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov looking to control.

Rishkinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rishkinov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Peterson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rishkinov.
Peterson has control of an arm but Rishkinov manages to advance to Peterson's back!
Peterson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rishkinov's guard. Nice work there by Peterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rishkinov keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Rishkinov looking to control.
Peterson is working Rishkinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rishkinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peterson passes into half guard.
Rishkinov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
A very excited looking Dylan Peterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Serhey Rishkinov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.