PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Petrovic (ranked 24037 p4p, 2996 weight class) and Killer Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer Kid will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Petrovic
vs
Kid

165 cm
24
132
9 - 17 - 0

174 cm
21
134
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Lazar Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killer Kid!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petrovic moves into the clinch.
Kid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kid drags the fight down to the ground.
Kid throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Petrovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Killer Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovic shoots in for a takedown but Kid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Kid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kid is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrovic gets an underhook and turns Kid into the cage.
Kid has Petrovic pressed against the cage, preventing Petrovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Kid crunches a lovely knee into Petrovic's ribcage.
Kid trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovic can't break the clinch.
Petrovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrovic is looking to control Kid's arms but Kid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrovic has his back to the cage.
Petrovic tries to pull guard but Kid won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazar Petrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid lands an elbow just above Petrovic 's eye.

It looks like Lazar Petrovic has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid crunches a lovely knee into Petrovic's ribcage.
Petrovic is breathing heavily.
Kid crunches a lovely knee into Petrovic's ribcage.
Kid is pushing Petrovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Kid.

Kid pulls guard effortlessly.
Kid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kid doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Petrovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kid tries to strike from the bottom.
Petrovic takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic stands up out of Kid's guard for a moment - Kid manages to land a nice upkick.
Kid throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kid is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrovic keeps working.
Kid is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kid lands with a punch from half guard.
Kid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrovic is looking to escape.
Petrovic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kid not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Petrovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kid slips a nice elbow through Petrovic's hands, connecting with Petrovic's forehead.
Petrovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kid content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Petrovic working to try and regain half guard.
Kid controlling from the full mount.
Kid is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Petrovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kid raining down hammerfists from mount.

Petrovic is rocked!
Kid controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazar Petrovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Petrovic tries a head kick but it misses.

Kid moves into the clinch.
Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrovic is defending well for now.
Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kid obliges.

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kid is defended easily by Petrovic.

Kid clinches up with Petrovic and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovic tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Petrovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Petrovic won't want to take too many of those.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid landing knees to the body.
Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kid slows down the pace here.
Kid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kid working Petrovic over with knees to the body.
Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovic is trying to force a seperation but Kid has the dominant position.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kid obliges.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kid holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kid landing knees to the body.

Kid manages to break the clinch.

Petrovic tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kid.
Kid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid scores with a hook to the body.

Kid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it.

Kid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kid.

Kid ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kid no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid striking off his back but it's not causing Petrovic any problems.
Kid lands some strikes from the bottom.
Kid lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Kid throws a couple of heel strikes.
Kid throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrovic's guard.

Kid with a nice head shot there.
Kid slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovic wants to get back to his feet but Kid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lazar Petrovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kid closes the distance and pushes Petrovic back into the cage.
Kid working Petrovic over with knees to the body.
Petrovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid scores a nice knee to the body.

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovic circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kid clinches up with Petrovic and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Petrovic won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kid prevents Petrovic from breaking the clinch.
Petrovic takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
Kid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
Kid lands an elbow inside that Petrovic shrugs off.

Kid has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petrovic uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid working a defensive guard here.
Petrovic looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kid trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Petrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovic stands up out of Kid's guard for a moment - Kid manages to land a nice upkick.
Petrovic preventing the sweep.
Petrovic throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid is looking to clinch.
Petrovic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kid counters with a nice body kick.

Kid moves into range and clinches up with Petrovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kid.
Kid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kid digs a right hand underneath Petrovic's ribcage. Petrovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kid crunches a lovely knee into Petrovic's ribcage.

Kid drags the fight down to the ground.
Kid thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kid is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petrovic gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Petrovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kid is in close to Petrovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kid 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kid!
Killer Kid really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Warrior's Way logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.