PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 3854 p4p, 2159 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 469 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Red Nation. Andrade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peterson
vs
Andrade

183 cm
22
179
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
35
185
26 - 15 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Silverback Sweatshop

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a wild body kick that Andrade sees coming a mile off.
Andrade's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrade.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andrade slips under a jab from Peterson.
Andrade throws the kick towards the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Andrade's head but Andrade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Andrade ducks down to avoid it.
Andrade tries to land a front kick but Peterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andrade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrade.
Andrade throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade keeps Peterson at a distance using the push kick.
Peterson throws a right hand that Andrade ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrade also avoids with ease.
Andrade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a spinning back kick!
Andrade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andrade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peterson scrambles back to his feet.
Andrade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Andrade appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Andrade throws a head kick that half lands.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrade.
Peterson swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andrade lands with an overhand left.
Andrade throws a head kick that Peterson semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Andrade moves out of range.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrade steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
Andrade sizes up Peterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Peterson misses
and Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Andrade blocks the low kick.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson tried to score with a low kick but Andrade checks it.
Andrade wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Andrade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Andrade.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andrade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Peterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andrade looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Andrade thows a body kick. Peterson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peterson throws a leg kick
and Andrade counters with a good low kick that Peterson was not able to check.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Andrade's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Andrade cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Peterson tries to work over Andrade's front leg with a kick but Andrade checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a swing at Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Andrade.
Peterson thows a leg kick but Andrade checks it
and Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrade works the jab nicely.
Andrade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade looks for the body kick but Peterson saw that one coming.
Andrade throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Andrade defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andrade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
Andrade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
Andrade scores with a one two! Peterson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Andrade defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Andrade releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Andrade checks a low kick from Peterson.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Andrade explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Andrade's body.
Andrade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Andrade steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Peterson cracks Andrade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Andrade moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Andrade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joao Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Andrade's head but Andrade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrade with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Peterson tries to land a front kick but Andrade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andrade digs a good body shot into Peterson's ribs.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andrade is out of range and Peterson settles back down.
And Andrade responds with a good body kick, but Peterson manages to step out the way in time.
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Andrade blocks the low kick.
Andrade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andrade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Andrade didn't see that one coming.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Andrade.
Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peterson blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Crunch! Andrade slams his shin into Peterson's torso.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Peterson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Andrade shapes to counter with a head kick.
Andrade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peterson on the side of the head.
Peterson swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrade lands a head kick. Peterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Andrade checks it.
Peterson tries to land a front kick but Andrade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Andrade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andrade lands a really nice looking cross but Peterson seems unphased.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade blocks a jab.
Peterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peterson walks into a stiff left hand from Andrade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andrade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peterson scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peterson thows a leg kick but Andrade checks it
and Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrade lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peterson will feel that in the morning.
Andrade lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Andrade.
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Andrade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Andrade. Peterson shrugs it off though.
Peterson tries to work over Andrade's front leg with a kick but Andrade checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade connects with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson, as that shot connected.
Andrade defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Andrade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Peterson lands a slapping body shot.
Andrade connects with a solid leg kick.
Andrade plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Andrade punishes Peterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Andrade steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Andrade is out of range.
Peterson throws a right hand that Andrade ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrade also avoids with ease.
Andrade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrade lands the left hand.
Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peterson misses with a leg kick
and Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrade is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Andrade - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Andrade with a nice calf kick.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Andrade counters with a big head kick but Peterson shrugs it off.
Andrade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrade doesn't seem bothered though.
Andrade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrade feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
A solid body kick from Andrade.
Andrade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson slips a jab from Andrade.
A bone on bone clash there as Andrade blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Peterson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Andrade - the referee stops the clock and Peterson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Andrade. Peterson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Peterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andrade pushes Peterson away with a front kick.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
Peterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andrade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Andrade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrade explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Peterson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good work by Andrade as he checks the leg kick.
Andrade with a hook.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Andrade lands a head kick. Peterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Andrade. Peterson shrugs it off though.
Andrade pushes Peterson away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Peterson.
Andrade lands a really nice looking cross but Peterson seems unphased.
Andrade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andrade is out of range.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Andrade with a nice cross.
Andrade scores with a head kick. Peterson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Peterson is rocked!
Andrade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Andrade moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Andrade.
Andrade moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andrade.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Andrade's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrade tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrade slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Phoenix Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Andrade - that will leave a mark!
A lazy left from Andrade finds it's target.
Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andrade with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrade.
Donk. Peterson catches Andrade right on the button with a cross.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Andrade.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrade.
A nice side step and Andrade releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Andrade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andrade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Andrade!
Joao Andrade managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Silverback Sweatshop, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Phoenix Peterson had this to say: ' '.