PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe knockout is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Petric
vs
knockout

196 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoran Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, joe knockout!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric scores with a nice body kick.
knockout checks a leg kick.
knockout takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
knockout keeps the fight on the outside.
Petric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petric lands a nice leg kick that just misses knockout's sensitive parts.
Petric looks for the body kick but knockout saw that one coming.
knockout has a takedown stuffed.
knockout changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petric tries to avoid it but knockout manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petric to the ground. Petric escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Petric blocks a head kick by knockout.
knockout blocks the body kick.
knockout fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petric avoids it really well and circles away.
Zoran Petric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe knockout.
Petric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petric missing with a left hand there. knockout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
knockout keeps the fight on the outside.
Petric tries to clinch but knockout is having none of it.
Petric tries to clinch but knockout moves out of range.
Petric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping knockout at a distance.
Petric tries to clinch up.
Zoran Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petric tries to close the distance and clinch but knockout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petric tries to close the distance and clinch up but knockout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
knockout shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petric sprawls well. Petric wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. knockout gets slowly back to his feet.
Petric lands a jab-cross combination.
knockout throws a right and a left that Petric avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Petric as knockout shoots in.
Petric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petric throws a series of strikes that have knockout backpedaling.
Petric wants to clinch.
knockout staying out of range there.
knockout swats away the attempt to clinch by Petric.
Petric is looking to clinch but knockout is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petric.
Petric is looking to clinch but knockout is avoiding it.
Petric misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petric.
knockout takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Petric as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Petric.
knockout looks gassed!
knockout fails to land the takedown.
Petric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petric swats away the attempt to clinch by knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Petric.
Good exchange - Petric coming out on top.
knockout on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petric. Petric obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Petric there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zoran Petric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petric clinches but knockout breaks the clinch

and knockout counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petric won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petric is trying to get back to half guard.
Petric is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric regains half guard.
Petric is trying to maintain the position but knockout is very close to passing his half guard.
Petric makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Petric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petric tries to close the distance and clinch up but knockout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petric lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Petric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Petric.
knockout shoots in but no luck this time.
knockout chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petric can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Petric!
Petric throws a series of punches but knockout moves out of range.
Petric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
knockout shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
knockout is breathing heavily.
Petric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric wants to clinch up but knockout keeps it at a distance.
Petric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but knockout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petric.
Petric tries to clinch but knockout moves out of range.
Petric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petric lets loose with a powerful body kick. knockout will feel that in the morning.
Petric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petric misses with a kick to the body.
Petric wants to clinch up but knockout keeps it at a distance.
Zoran Petric is winning the standup battle so far.
Petric tries to clinch up.
Petric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petric wants to clinch up but knockout keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but knockout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petric connects with a solid leg kick.
Petric doesn't manage to clinch there - knockout circles away.
knockout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petric scores with a leg kick.

Petric closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petric.
A right hand to the body from Petric.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
knockout takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petric throws an elbow but misses.
Petric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. knockout is defending well for now.
Petric trying to land knees to the body.
Petric lands a left hand.
Petric is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but knockout blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric pushes off an throws an elbow but knockout leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by knockout as Petric tries to tie him up.
Petric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from knockout.
Petric is trying to stall.
knockout has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Petric.
knockout's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
knockout changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petric misses with a two punch combination.
Petric lands an overhand right.
knockout looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petric is fending him off so far but knockout persists. Nope, Petric circles away and we're back to standing.
Zoran Petric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe knockout.
Good leg kick by Petric there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petric bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
joe knockout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petric scores with a nice body kick.
Petric doesn't manage to clinch there - knockout circles away.
Petric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on knockout. That did some damage!
Petric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but knockout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
knockout ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
knockout keeps the fight on the outside.
Petric tries to clinch up but knockout circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric tries to clinch but knockout moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petric. That's going to slow knockout down.
knockout on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petric. Petric obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Petric dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Petric throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by knockout.
knockout chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petric can pounce on him.

Petric rushes knockout and presses him up against the cage.
Petric throws a knee to the head but misses.
knockout jumps guard but Petric stands there with knockout around his waist. knockout gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petric tries to land a knee to the head but knockout blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petric.
knockout avoids the elbow strike from Petric, against the cage.
Petric prevents the takedown attempt.
Petric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but knockout blocks it with crossed arms.
knockout has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petric is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zoran Petric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe knockout.
knockout avoids the elbow strike from Petric, against the cage.
knockout avoids a wild elbow strike from Petric.
knockout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but knockout is keeping busy.
Petric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric connects with a nasty looking knee right to knockout's face.
Petric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from knockout.
Petric lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Petric.
Petric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petric misses with an elbow over the top.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric misses with a knee to the head.
Petric connects with a knee to the head.
knockout has Petric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but knockout blocks it with crossed arms.
Petric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but knockout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
knockout will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petric up against the cage.
knockout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petric working knockout over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric missing with knees to the body.

knockout turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and knockout manages to end up in side control.
Petric tries to get back to half guard but can't.
knockout landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
knockout trying to control the action but Petric is working from the bottom.
Petric is trying to control knockout's posture but knockout avoids it.
knockout is looking to take a break and control but Petric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knockout tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Petric is trying to get back to half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petric wants to clinch.
Petric doesn't manage to clinch there - knockout circles away.
Petric tries to clinch up but knockout circles away and keeps his distance.
Petric stuffs the takedown.
Petric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petric lets loose with a powerful body kick. knockout will feel that in the morning.
Petric lands a nice leg kick that just misses knockout's sensitive parts.
Petric moves in looking to clinch but knockout pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Petric there.
Petric misses with a body shot.
knockout takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petric lands a really nice looking cross but knockout seems unphased.
Petric with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petric.
Petric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
joe knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoran Petric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petric lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Petric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petric, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Petric!