PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfrid Laurier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin. Wilfrid Laurier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peterson
vs
Laurier

185 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
260 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfrid Laurier!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laurier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Laurier. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Laurier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peterson doesn't seem phased though.
Adrian Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson misses with a double jab
and Laurier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laurier counters with a leg kick.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Laurier counters with a nice kick to the body.
Laurier lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

A head kick lands from Laurier that sends Peterson to the canvas. Peterson tries to scramble back to his feet but Laurier brings him back down into side control.

Peterson is rocked!

It looks like Adrian Peterson has been cut.
Laurier content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Oh Peterson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laurier on the ground.
Peterson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Laurier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Laurier throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peterson because Laurier loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurier punching from mount but Peterson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Laurier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Laurier.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Laurier throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Laurier throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Laurier looking to finish with strikes here!
Laurier working Peterson over with strikes here.
Laurier controlling the position easily from mount.
Laurier throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Laurier thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurier misses with a head shot.
Laurier unloads with some shots from mount but Peterson bucks and avoids them well.
Laurier thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laurier throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peterson because Laurier loaded up on that one.
Laurier pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurier throws some wild stikes that Peterson manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laurier controlling his opponent.
Laurier looking to finish with strikes here!
Laurier looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Laurier tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Laurier thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Laurier controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laurier lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurier punching from mount but Peterson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Laurier controlling the pace for now.
Peterson is bucking up trying to escape but Laurier cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurier throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Laurier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurier throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peterson because Laurier loaded up on that one.
Laurier misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Laurier unloads with some shots from mount but Peterson bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfrid Laurier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Peterson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Laurier connects with an inside leg kick.
Laurier lands with an uppercut that bounces Peterson off the cage and back into range.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peterson wants to stay close but Laurier steps back to make room for something. Peterson seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Laurier and Peterson drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wilfrid Laurier!
A relieved looking Wilfrid Laurier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Adrian Peterson spoke after the fight, saying 'Non omnis moriare'.