PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Huntter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Pettis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Huntter
vs
Pettis

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Huntter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pettis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Huntter takes one on the button.
Huntter walks into a left hand.
Pettis wants to clinch.
Pettis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Paul Huntter has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Huntter ducks straight into an uppercut from Pettis and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Huntter manages to regain guard straight away.
Pettis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Pettis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pettis sizes up Huntter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pettis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huntter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettis throws the kick towards the body but Huntter avoids it.
Huntter takes one to the chin there.
Huntter circles away from the clinch attempt.

Huntter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huntter showed some decent athleticism there.
Huntter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettis's head.
Pettis tries to roll over but Huntter keeps him under control.
Huntter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pettis is trying to stand up here but Huntter is controlling him well.
Pettis gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huntter looking to sit in guard and control but Pettis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Huntter keeps moving.
Huntter is looking to stand up but Pettis isn't so interested in that idea.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Huntter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jose Pettis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pettis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis tries to bum rush Huntter with a series of wild strikes but Huntter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Huntter.
Pettis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huntter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Huntter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huntter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettis.
Pettis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pettis wants it to stay on the feet.
Pettis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pettis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pettis tries to clinch but Huntter moves out of range.
Pettis digs a good hook to Huntter's body.
Pettis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huntter is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huntter at a distance.
Pettis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huntter.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pettis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pettis duly obliges.
Pettis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis tries to clinch up but Huntter circles away and keeps his distance.
Pettis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huntter.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huntter as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Pettis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Huntter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huntter.
Pettis throws a good cross that connects.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Huntter avoids it well.
A cross from Pettis lands.
Huntter swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huntter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis lands a glancing blow to the side of Huntter's head.
Pettis fails with the takedown

and Huntter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pettis!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter lands a big shot there that rocks Pettis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Pettis is bucking up trying to escape but Huntter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Huntter wants to control the pace but Pettis is squirming around nicely.
Huntter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Huntter landing punches.
Huntter landing strikes from the mount and Pettis is in trouble!
Huntter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Huntter lands a heavy elbow.
Huntter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Huntter raining down shots from the mount!
Pettis working to try and regain half guard.
Huntter unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pettis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huntter with good strikes from the mount here!
Huntter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Huntter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pettis's face.
Pettis is desperately trying to improve his position but Huntter has a good base and remains in mount.
Pettis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pettis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huntter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huntter lands with some strikes.
Huntter prevents Pettis from getting the reversal.
Huntter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntter lands with some strikes.
Huntter working the ground and pound effectively.
Pettis is looking to improve his position but Huntter isn't that keen on the idea.
Huntter landing shots from mount.
Huntter landing punches.
Huntter breaks from Pettis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huntter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pettis?
Pettis tries to hold on but Huntter pushes him away.
Huntter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pettis gets back to half guard.
Huntter working over Pettis with some ground and pound. Pettis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Huntter thows a huge punch but Pettis dodges it nicely.
Huntter works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Huntter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Huntter prevents Pettis from escaping the position.
Pettis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pettis defending against the ground and pound.
Pettis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
Pettis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pettis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pettis.
Pettis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huntter advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Huntter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Huntter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pettis tries to clinch but Huntter moves away

and Huntter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pettis's guard.
Huntter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huntter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huntter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pettis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huntter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pettis wants to stand but Huntter is controlling the position.
Huntter looking to pass the guard.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huntter trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Huntter connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pettis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Huntter wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Huntter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Huntter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huntter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Huntter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pettis keeping moving, preventing Huntter from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Huntter throws a strike but Pettis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pettis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pettis wanted to stand there but Huntter had control of the position.
Huntter wants to stand up but Pettis is controlling him.
Pettis advances position into side control!
Huntter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pettis is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntter seems a little lost for a moment, as Pettis dominates the positioning.
Paul Huntter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huntter wants to get back to his feet but Pettis drags him back down.
Pettis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pettis trying to control the action but Huntter is working from the bottom.
Huntter is trying to get back to his feet.
Huntter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huntter tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Pettis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Huntter keeps the fight on the outside.
Jose Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huntter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis closes the distance looking to clinch

and Huntter counters with a single leg into guard. Pettis didn't expect that.
Huntter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pettis keeping full guard, as Huntter tries to pass.
Huntter trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Huntter.
I think Huntter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!