PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Petrovic (ranked 24441 p4p, 4268 weight class) and Dale Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fields comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shake it Off - Taylor Swift kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lazar Petrovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dale Fields's chin.

Petrovic
vs
Fields

165 cm
18
132
0 - 3 - 0

160 cm
21
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lazar Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Fields!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fields!
Petrovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fields but Fields pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrovic closes the distance and clinches up with Fields, looking for a takedown. Petrovic pushes Fields against the cage but Fields circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Petrovic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fields to the ground. Petrovic is now in Fields's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrovic wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.

Petrovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fields, up you get!
Petrovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Fields. Fields gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields misses with a two punch combination.
Fields scores with a push kick.

Fields instigates a clinch.
Petrovic keeps control of Fields as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Petrovic decides to pull guard.
Fields wants to control from the top but Petrovic keeps moving.
Fields wants to pass the guard but Petrovic is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrovic holds on and takes a little breather.
Petrovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fields manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fields controls Petrovic momentarily but Petrovic frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fields is working an open guard so Petrovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields thuds a left hand into Petrovic's body.
Petrovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fields sprawls well. Fields wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazar Petrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fields defends it nicely.
Fields shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrovic defends it nicely.
Fields shoots in and drives through. Petrovic sprawls well.
As Fields tries to get set, Petrovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Fields manages to avoid the attempt.
Dale Fields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fields displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Petrovic clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fields fails with the takedown.
Petrovic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fields sprawls and moves away.
Petrovic darts in looking for a takedown but Fields gets double underhooks and turns Petrovic into the cage.
Fields tries to work over Petrovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrovic has Fields pressed against the cage, preventing Fields from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Fields pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Petrovic takes the fight into the clinch.

Petrovic manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrovic keeping moving, preventing Fields from controlling successfully.

Petrovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fields defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dale Fields will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice shot by Fields.
Danga de danga de dang - Fields scores with a four punch combination!

Petrovic feints and as Fields raises his hands in defense, Petrovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petrovic stops Fields from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fields can do anything to dispel that myth.
Petrovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petrovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovic lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrovic stands and throws Fields's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fields taking punishment in the form of punches.

Petrovic swings around for an armbar but Fields sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Petrovic's guard.
Petrovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Petrovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Petrovic.
Fields wants to pass the guard but Petrovic is keeping the position.
Petrovic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Petrovic passes Fields's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fields has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fields is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrovic trying to control the pace.
Petrovic trying to control the action but Fields is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Fields wants to get back to his feet.
Fields won't allow Petrovic to pass to mount.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Petrovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fields.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petrovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Petrovic closes the distance and clinches up with Fields, looking for a takedown. Petrovic pushes Fields against the cage but Fields circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dale Fields will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fields looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrovic tries to counter with a takedown but Fields is quick to defend against it.
Fields scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Petrovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Fields is just out of range.

Fields closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Petrovic's guard.
Petrovic keeping moving, preventing Fields from controlling successfully.
Petrovic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fields wants to control from the top but Petrovic keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petrovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petrovic keeping moving, preventing Fields from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Petrovic pulls Fields in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fields slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrovic throws a head kick but Fields moves out of range.
Fields goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrovic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fields manages to circle out of the way.

Petrovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fields was covering up waiting for the punch and Petrovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Fields has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Petrovic has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petrovic prevents it.
Petrovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Fields breaks from the clinch.
Fields throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fields fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fields is fending him off so far but Petrovic persists. Nope, Fields circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Fields was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazar Petrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fields scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Fields misses.
As Fields looks to move away, Petrovic throws a big counter combo but Fields just gets out of the way.
Fields tries to clinch there but Petrovic circles away.
Petrovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fields is fending him off so far but Petrovic persists. Nope, Fields circles away and we're back to standing.
Fields misses with the combination.
Fields looks to land a combination. Petrovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dale Fields is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fields fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrovic misses its target.
Fields fails to land with a series of punches.
Fields throws a series of strikes that have Petrovic backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fields lands a jab-cross combination.
Fields throws a nice looking combination but Petrovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Fields does no damage.
Fields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrovic manages to avoid it.
Lazar Petrovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lazar Petrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Fields. No joy for Petrovic on that attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Fields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fields winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Fields!
Dale Fields decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.