PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thinking Loud (ranked 4750 p4p, 521 weight class) and Griorgio Petro (ranked 4239 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Loud
vs
Petro

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thinking Loud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Griorgio Petro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loud's head.
Petro lands a body shot.
Jab from Petro.
Petro lands a body shot.
Petro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loud at a distance.
Petro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petro connects with a body shot that sends Loud's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petro connects with a single shot there.
Loud throws a series of punches but Petro avoids them all with ease.
Petro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Thinking Loud has been cut.
Loud connects with a body shot that sends Petro's belly button to the back.
Petro lands a right hook to the body.
Petro lands a body shot.
Petro thuds his right hand into Loud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loud has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loud there as he acknowledges the shot.
Petro throws a good cross that connects.
Loud is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petro.
Petro slips a jab and a cross from Loud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Petro.
Petro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loud momentarily.
Petro lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Petro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petro.
Petro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Loud stalks Petro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petro's face. Petro staggers backwards, shaken.
Loud is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Petro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loud misses with the combination.
Petro slips a straight right by Loud.
Petro's corner calls for a 1-2. Petro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Petro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loud tries to move into range but Petro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Loud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loud closes the distance and pushes Petro back into the cage.
Loud throws an elbow that misses.
Loud misses with some punches.
Petro throws a head punch that misses.
Petro swings wildly with an uppercut but Loud uses good head movement to avoid it.

Petro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petro lands a jab.
Loud throws the left hand but Petro avoids the punch easily.
Petro lands with a straight right. Loud didn't see that one coming.
Petro digs a good hook to Loud's body.
Petro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griorgio Petro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loud throws a looping overhand right but Petro ducks down to avoid it.
Petro lands with a shot to the body.
Loud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petro connects with a body shot that sends Loud's belly button to the back.
Loud walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Loud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petro tests Loud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loud walks into a left hand.
Petro misses with a two punch combination.

Loud clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petro fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petro.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loud throws an elbow but misses.
Loud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loud lands a body shot.
Loud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loud lands an elbow just above Petro 's eye.
Loud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loud has a couple of punches blocked by Petro.
Petro throws a punch but it's blocked by Loud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petro.
Petro avoids a wild elbow strike from Loud.
Petro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petro backwards.
Petro takes an elbow to the temple.
Loud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loud.
Loud throws a punch but it's blocked by Petro.
Petro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Petro fails to land.
Petro is trying to break free.
Petro misses with the head strike.
Petro tries to work over Loud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loud keeps control of Petro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Loud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petro throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griorgio Petro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thinking Loud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Loud has Petro up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loud.
Petro lands a hook that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Loud pushes Petro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petro lands a nice uppercut.
Loud lands a nice elbow.
Petro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petro.
Loud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Loud.
Petro is trying to force a seperation but Loud has the dominant position.
Loud scores with a shoulder strike.
Loud pushes off an throws an elbow but Petro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Loud misses with a punch to the body.
Petro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petro dodges an elbow strike from Loud.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loud is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Petro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thinking Loud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petro.
Loud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petro can't break the clinch.
Loud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loud lands with a short shot to the head.
Loud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petro avoids a wild elbow strike from Loud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loud.
Petro lands with a light punch inside.
Loud lands with a left to the head.

Petro is rocked!
Loud creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Petro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Petro drops to his knees and Loud pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thinking Loud!
Our winner, Thinking Loud, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.