PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skantze Jr is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. John Skantze Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Peacock's chin.

Skantze Jr
vs
Peacock

176 cm
31
174 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

182 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr slips under a jab from Peacock.
Skantze Jr is breathing heavily.
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
Peacock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peacock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skantze Jr circles away.

Peacock takes the fight into the clinch.

Peacock breaks the clinch.
Peacock stalks Skantze Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skantze Jr's face. Skantze Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Peacock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skantze Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peacock somewhat.
Peacock throws a combination. Skantze Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skantze Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peacock.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peacock 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 Skantze Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skantze Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skantze Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Skantze Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Peacock.
Skantze Jr dodges the punch combination from Peacock.
Peacock misses with the combination.
Skantze Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skantze Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peacock.
Skantze Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peacock.
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Peacock looks to land a combination. Skantze Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peacock misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Peacock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Peacock.

Skantze Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Skantze Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peacock tries to clinch there but Skantze Jr circles away.
Peacock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peacock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skantze Jr sprawls well. Skantze Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peacock gets slowly back to his feet.
Skantze Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck for Peacock with that takedown attempt.
Peacock ducks under a wild hook from Skantze Jr.
Peacock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peacock has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock shoots in looking for a takedown but Skantze Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peacock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Skantze Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Peacock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Skantze Jr back to the cage. Peacock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Peacock throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Skantze Jr blocks a leg kick.
Peacock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peacock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Peacock with that takedown attempt.
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Peacock misses with a two punch combination.
Peacock misses with a wild combination.

Peacock gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peacock breaks the clinch.
Peacock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peacock jabs Skantze Jr right on the nose. Skantze Jr blinks but takes it well.
Skantze Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peacock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skantze Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peacock. Skantze Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peacock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peacock misses with the combination.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peacock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peacock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Peacock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Peacock dominated that round.
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.

Skantze Jr looks to land a combination but Peacock avoids it well.
John Skantze Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peacock throws a right hand that Skantze Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Skantze Jr also avoids with ease.
Peacock scores with a nice right hand.

Peacock closes the distance and clinches.

Peacock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Peacock is looking to clinch.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skantze Jr sprawls well. Skantze Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peacock gets slowly back to his feet.
Peacock misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peacock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peacock misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peacock cracks Skantze Jr with a good jab.
A combination from Peacock does no damage.
Skantze Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Peacock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peacock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skantze Jr shoots in and drives through. Peacock sprawls well.
Peacock scores with a three punch combo!
Peacock throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peacock misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skantze Jr checks a leg kick.
Peacock dives in and grabs Skantze Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skantze Jr pushes down on Peacock's head and hops out.
Peacock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peacock thuds his right hand into Skantze Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock throws a series of strikes that have Skantze Jr backpedaling.
Peacock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Skantze Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Peacock.
Peacock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

Peacock shoots in and gets a takedown into Skantze Jr's guard.
Peacock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peacock wants to stand but Skantze Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peacock wants to stand but Skantze Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Peacock wasn't active enough on the ground.
Peacock throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.

Peacock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skantze Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peacock wants to stand but Skantze Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peacock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Skantze Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Peacock trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Peacock was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peacock.
Peacock misses with a double jab
and Skantze Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Peacock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Skantze Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Peacock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skantze Jr tries to avoid it but Peacock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skantze Jr to the ground. Skantze Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peacock throws a front kick aimed at Skantze Jr's knee but Skantze Jr avoids it well.
Skantze Jr leaves Peacock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peacock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peacock tries to land a leg kick but Skantze Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Peacock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Skantze Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Peacock.
Peacock shoots in for a double leg but Skantze Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skantze Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Peacock lands a jab-cross combination.
Peacock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Peacock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peacock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peacock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skantze Jr blocks the body kick.
Peacock tries a low kick but Skantze Jr avoids it.
Peacock is working the combinations to good effect here.
Peacock throws the left hand but Skantze Jr avoids the punch easily.
Peacock misses with the combination.

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

Peacock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peacock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skantze Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Peacock fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Peacock. That snapped Skantze Jr's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peacock tries to clinch up.
Peacock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson Peacock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Peacock.
Peacock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peacock tries for a takedown but Skantze Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
No joy there for Peacock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Peacock ducks under and follows up with a left that Peacock also avoids with ease.
Peacock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skantze Jr as he avoids it easily.
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!
Skantze Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peacock looks to land a combination but Skantze Jr avoids it well.
Peacock throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Peacock tries to land a leg kick but Skantze Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Peacock. Those never looked like landing.
Peacock throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Peacock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peacock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peacock misses with a two punch combination.
Peacock lands a jab to the head.
Skantze Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Peacock instigates a clinch.

Peacock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peacock throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Peacock looks to land a combination. Skantze Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skantze Jr as he jumps to the side.
Peacock moves in looking to clinch but Skantze Jr pushes him off.
Peacock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Peacock.
Skantze Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Peacock.
A swing and a miss from Skantze Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Peacock. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr misses with a wild combination.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Peacock.
John Skantze Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skantze Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Peacock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson Peacock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Peacock.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Peacock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peacock 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Peacock!
Anderson Peacock took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'win. I dunno who this guy is i just beat, but i kicked his ass and now i wanna kick someone elses ass'.