PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pain Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mcduffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters's entrance music is BringThe Pain. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Peters
vs
Mcduffy

167 cm
21
141 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
138 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pain Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Mcduffy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcduffy throws a series of punches but Peters avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mcduffy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mcduffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patrick Mcduffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcduffy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Peters fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mcduffy sprawls well initially but Peters persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peters is looking to stall here but Mcduffy recovers full guard.

Peters has gone for a leg lock! Mcduffy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Peters's guard.

Peters looking for a guillotine here but Mcduffy defends easily.
Peters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Peters wants to sweep here but Mcduffy controlling him for the moment.
Peters throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Peters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Peters had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mcduffy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Peters Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mcduffy's back instead.

Mcduffy showing good submission defense here.

Peters is persistently looking for the submission but Mcduffy is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcduffy covering up well and avoiding damage.
Peters somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Peters missing with punches from the back.

Peters is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mcduffy is defending well though. Peters let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peters looking for the choke but no joy.
Peters throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Mcduffy showing good submission defense here.
Mcduffy trying to get back to his feet but Peters is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Peters is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mcduffy is defending well though. Peters let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peters is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mcduffy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Peters has got his arm under Mcduffy's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Mcduffy has spun round into Peters's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Peters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peters misses the jab.
Mcduffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Peters gets a takedown into half guard.

Peters is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Mcduffy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Peters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcduffy is defending against the submission attempts here by Peters.

Peters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Peters seems to be working for a kimura but Mcduffy defends the submission attempt.

That's two 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.
Peters is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcduffy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peters thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mcduffy to regain full guard.
Peters wants to pass the guard but Mcduffy is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcduffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Mcduffy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mcduffy is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peters drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mcduffy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mcduffy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mcduffy!
Peters is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mcduffy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mcduffy prevents Peters from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Peters is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mcduffy pulls his head out easily.
Peters makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Peters.

Peters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peters looking for a sweep. Not yet Peters, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pain Peters dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Mcduffy scores with a four punch combination!
Mcduffy throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
No joy there for Mcduffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcduffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcduffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Peters or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcduffy which made him look bad.
Mcduffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcduffy as he jumps to the side.
Mcduffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peters.
A combination from Mcduffy does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcduffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcduffy misses with a body shot.
Mcduffy fails to land with a series of punches.
Peters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcduffy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick from Peters lands but Mcduffy takes it in his stride.

Peters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcduffy is not content to let Peters control the position.

Peters seems to be working for a kimura but Mcduffy defends the submission attempt.
Mcduffy wants to get back to his feet.
Peters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peters moves nicely into side control.
Peters misses with the ground and pound.

That's two 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.

Peters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Peters throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pain Peters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Peters working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mcduffy defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pain Peters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcduffy is not content to let Peters control the position.
Mcduffy is letting Peters control him for a moment.
Patrick Mcduffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An elbow from Peters crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here as Peters stalls from top position.
Peters trying to control the action but Mcduffy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peters slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pain Peters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peters, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pain Peters!