PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Biron Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petric has chosen Back in Black as his entrance music. Biron Gaines could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zoran Petric's chin.

Gaines
vs
Petric

185 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biron Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoran Petric!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric scores with a leg kick.
Petric tries a head kick but it misses.
Petric moves in looking to clinch but Gaines pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Petric.

Petric pushes Gaines up against the cage in a clinch.
Petric prevents the takedown attempt.
Petric is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Gaines avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
Petric stalling.
Petric scores with a knee to the head.
Petric with a knee to the head.
Petric misses with a knee to the head.
Petric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petric crunches a lovely knee into Gaines's ribcage.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gaines takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petric connects with a knee to the head.
Petric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petric lands a knee to the head.
Petric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Petric.
Petric lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric lands a knee to the body.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petric lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Petric.
Petric scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petric lands an elbow inside that Gaines shrugs off.
Petric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaines's defenses.
Petric scores with a knee to the head.
Petric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petric putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petric with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Petric to work.
Petric receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gaines drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petric pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zoran Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Petric clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Petric fails to land.
Gaines looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biron Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petric lands an elbow inside that Gaines shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Petric prevents the takedown attempt.
Petric connects with a knee to the head.
Petric scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petric is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gaines takes an elbow to the temple.
Petric lands a knee to the head.
Petric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gaines tries to score a body lock takedown but Petric shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petric trying to control the position but instead, Gaines has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petric into the cage.
Petric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petric lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petric scores a nice knee to the body.
Petric softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petric stalling against the cage.
Petric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gaines's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaines's face.
Petric stalling in the clinch.
Gaines looking for a takedown.
Petric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petric lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaines won't want to take too many of those.
Petric lands a knee to the head.
Gaines is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Petric lands an elbow inside that Gaines shrugs off.
Petric digs a right hand into Gaines's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaines's gas tank.
Petric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gaines changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gaines moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric fakes the leg kick and cracks Gaines in the body.
Petric tries to clinch up.
Petric scoring well with a low kick there.
Petric throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Petric lands with a right hand.
Gaines keeps the fight on the outside.
Petric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petric moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaines stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petric.
Gaines circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Petric dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Petric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petric wants to clinch up but Gaines keeps it at a distance.
Petric scores with a leg kick.
Petric tries to clinch up but Gaines circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Petric.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petric moves in looking to clinch but Gaines pushes him off.

Petric fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaines, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaines has Petric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Petric.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petric with a knee to the head.
Petric is trying to stall.
Petric scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines has Petric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petric lands a nice knee to the body.
Petric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaines's face.
Gaines takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petric stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Petric.
Gaines takes an elbow to the temple.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric lands an elbow that stopped Gaines in his tracks for a moment.
Petric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaines.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petric.
Petric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaines's face.
Petric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
Petric tries a knee to the head but Gaines blocks it.
Petric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaines avoids it.
Petric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaines.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biron Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petric lands a knee to the head.
Gaines can't get the takedown.
Petric trying to stall but Gaines improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaines wants a takedown.
Petric working Gaines over with knees to the body.
Petric missing with knees to the body.
Gaines is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Petric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric lands a knee to the body.
Petric tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaines avoids the damage to the body.
Gaines goes for a takedown attempt but Petric pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gaines tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petric connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Petric.
Petric tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaines shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petric pinned against the cage. Petric gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaines is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petric is looking to clinch.
Petric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Petric feints and then cracks Gaines's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaines down.
Petric connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaines takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petric tries to clinch but Gaines moves out of range.
Petric throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petric is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gaines rather than just go for the knockout.
Gaines has a takedown stuffed.
Petric feints and then cracks Gaines's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaines down.
Petric cracks Gaines with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Petric has Gaines up against the cage in a clinch.
Petric misses with a knee to the head.
Petric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zoran Petric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petric lands an elbow inside that Gaines shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petric.
Petric is working Gaines over against the cage.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Petric lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Petric.
Petric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaines's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Petric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gaines on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petric. Petric obviously looking to wear him down.
Gaines swats away the attempt to clinch by Petric.
Gaines swats away the attempt to clinch by Petric.
Petric scores with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petric.
Petric feints and then cracks Gaines's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaines down.

Petric clinches.
Petric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petric landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Petric.
Petric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Petric.
Petric is pressed up against the cage. Gaines has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petric down to the mat. Petric avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaines swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Petric gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petric dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaines.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biron Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petric lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaines won't want to take too many of those.
Petric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaines's face.
Gaines is working for takedown but Petric is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petric is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petric scores with a knee to the head.
Petric prevents the takedown attempt.
Petric lands a knee to the head.
Gaines has Petric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petric is pressed up against the cage. Gaines has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petric down to the mat. Petric avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaines fails with the takedown.
Zoran Petric seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric lands with a kick to the ribs.
Petric tries to clinch but Gaines is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Petric.
Gaines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petric can pounce on him.
Petric wants to clinch.
Petric scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petric throws a hook but Gaines avoids it easily.
Gaines on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petric. Petric obviously looking to wear him down.
Petric lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gaines will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaines circles away quickly and effectively.
Petric scores with a leg kick.
Petric lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gaines takes a step back to recover.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaines moves away.
Petric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaines's calf.
Petric with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petric cracks the inside of Gaines's front leg.
Petric scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petric.
Petric lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Petric clinches up with Gaines and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Petric - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gaines takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petric pushes Gaines back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric is working Gaines over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petric lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaines won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petric landing knees to the head.
Biron Gaines 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 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Petric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petric 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30

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