PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuris Margarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Petrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margarin comes into the arena with Epic by Faith No More blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Margarin
vs
Petrson

167 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuris Margarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Petrson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Margarin as he avoids it easily.
Margarin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Margarin.

Petrson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Margarin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Petrson content to control rather than advance.

Margarin looking for submissions off his back.
Margarin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrson.
Petrson throwing shots but Margarin is blocking nicely.
Margarin is trying to stand back up but Petrson is controlling him
Margarin wants to improve his position but Petrson is controlling well.
Petrson not doing much here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Petrson ducks under a wild hook from Margarin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrson tries to clinch up.

Petrson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Petrson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Petrson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Margarin hang on?
Margarin is looking to improve his position but Petrson isn't that keen on the idea.
Margarin is working hard here to advance position.
Margarin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Margarin tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrson lands a big elbow.
Petrson landing shots from mount.
Petrson lands a big shot there that rocks Margarin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Petrson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Petrson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Petrson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Margarin is working to get back to half guard.
Petrson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Petrson looking to finish Margarin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Margarin!
Petrson lands a nice shot to the head.
Margarin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Petrson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrson controlling the pace for now.
Margarin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Petrson unloading with bombs!
Petrson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Petrson prevents Margarin from getting the reversal.
Petrson unloading with bombs!
Petrson with a couple of short strikes.
Margarin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Margarin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Petrson avoids the attempt from Margarin to control.
Petrson controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrson prevents Margarin from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Petrson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Petrson avoids the attempt from Margarin to control.
Petrson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Petrson controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Petrson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Petrson dominated that 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.

Margarin slips a jab and a cross from Petrson.
Petrson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margarin throws a looping overhand right but Petrson ducks down to avoid it.
Yuris Margarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Jorge Petrson has been cut.

Margarin drops Petrson with a beautiful combination! Petrson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Margarin is looking for the KO!

Petrson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Margarin moves into range and clinches up with Petrson.
Petrson is still on wobbly legs! Can Margarin finish him?
Margarin working aggressively here.
Margarin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margarin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margarin has a couple of punches blocked by Petrson.
Margarin throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrson.
Margarin throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrson.
Margarin swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margarin misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrson seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrson is trying to break the clinch but Margarin has him pressed against the cage.
Petrson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petrson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Margarin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Margarin working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrson can't get the takedown.
Yuris Margarin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Petrson.
Petrson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margarin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrson.
Petrson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Margarin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petrson takes a shot to the head.
Margarin scores with a shot to the side of Petrson's head.
Margarin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margarin scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Margarin.
Petrson is breathing heavily.

Margarin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Margarin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Margarin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Margarin wants to stand up but Petrson is controlling him.
Petrson won't allow Margarin to sweep him here.
Margarin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Petrson!
Margarin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margarin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Petrson because Margarin loaded up on that one.
Margarin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Margarin breaks from Petrson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Margarin misses with a head shot.
Petrson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrson is trying to stand.
Margarin unloads with some shots from mount but Petrson bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Margarin.
Margarin looking to finish Petrson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Petrson!
Margarin throws some wild stikes that Petrson manages to avoid easily.
Margarin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Petrson's face.
Margarin with the ground and pound from mount.
Margarin throws a wild left hand from mount and Petrson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Petrson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Margarin is looking for a kimura but Petrson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Margarin to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margarin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Petrson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Petrson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Petrson showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Petrson.
Petrson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Margarin is refusing to be controlled, as Petrson sits in half guard.
Margarin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrson trying to control the action but Margarin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuris Margarin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Petrson's cut.
That's time! Margarin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Margarin stuffs the takedown.
Petrson dives in and grabs Margarin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Margarin pushes down on Petrson's head and hops out.
Margarin throws a hook but Petrson avoids it easily.
Margarin wants to clinch.

Petrson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Petrson lands in his opponent's guard.
Margarin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrson connects with a couple of short punches.
Margarin is trying to control the position but Petrson postures up.

Margarin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margarin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrson wants to control from the top but Margarin keeps moving.
Petrson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Margarin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrson.
Yuris Margarin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Petrson.
Margarin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrson is defended easily by Margarin.
Margarin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margarin connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Margarin.

Margarin closes the distance and pushes Petrson back into the cage.
Margarin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margarin has Petrson pushed against the cage.
Margarin lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrson backwards.
Margarin lands a nice uppercut.
Margarin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrson backwards.
Petrson tries to score a body lock takedown but Margarin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Margarin lands an uppercut.
Margarin lands a left hand.
Margarin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Margarin.
A short uppercut from Margarin.
Margarin lands a nice shot to the body.
Margarin lands a nice uppercut.
Margarin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrsons head.
Margarin pushes Petrson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margarin gets through Petrson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Margarin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margarin lands a left hand.
A short left from Margarin.
Margarin prevents the takedown attempt.
Margarin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Petrson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Margarin is unloading with more strikes now! Petrson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuris Margarin!