PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich has chosen Empire State of Mind as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Elliott
vs
Petrovich

189 cm
21
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Elliott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tin Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrovich shoots for a double leg takedown but Elliott sprawls well. He's pushed Petrovich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elliott throws a right and a left that Petrovich avoids nicely.
Elliott cracks Petrovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Tin Petrovich has been cut.
Petrovich has his takedown stuffed
and Elliott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Elliott swinging wildly here.
Petrovich tries for a takedown but Elliott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pete Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tin Petrovich.
Petrovich has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elliott throws a body punch but Petrovich moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Elliott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elliott avoids the body shot from Petrovich.
A head kick from Petrovich lands but Elliott takes it in his stride.
Petrovich slips a jab and a cross from Elliott.
Elliott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elliott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elliott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrovich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elliott pinned against the cage. Elliott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Elliott misses.
Elliott is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elliott.
Petrovich wants to clinch.
Elliott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pete Elliott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elliott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrovich is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Elliott misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Elliott moves out of range.
Petrovich shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Elliott looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrovich is just out of range.
Elliott stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrovich. Petrovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrovich tries to clinch there but Elliott circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Petrovich has eaten all the pies!

Petrovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrovich is working for takedown but Elliott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elliott has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
Elliott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elliott effectively controlling the action here.
Petrovich has had enough of the clinch but Elliott keeps him there for the moment.
Petrovich keeps control of Elliott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrovich has Elliott pressed against the cage, preventing Elliott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrovich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Elliott to keep the fight standing.
Petrovich tries to pull guard but Elliott won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elliott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elliott tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage.
Elliott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Elliott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tin Petrovich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elliott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Elliott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elliott misses with a body punch
and Petrovich counters with a head kick. That will keep Elliott thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Petrovich tries to clinch there but Elliott circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrovich.
Petrovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Petrovich moves out of range.
Elliott moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Elliott finds it's way through Petrovich's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elliott swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott misses with a few strikes there.
Elliott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrovich misses with a double jab.
Elliott misses with a hook.
Elliott misses with a two punch combination.

Petrovich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Elliott did well to prevent Petrovich getting side control.

Petrovich stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Petrovich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Elliott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petrovich dives in and grabs Elliott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elliott pushes down on Petrovich's head and hops out.
Pete Elliott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott swings for the body but Petrovich moves out of range.
Petrovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Pete Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tin Petrovich.
Petrovich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown but Elliott shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elliott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elliott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Elliott.
Elliott misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elliott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrovich.
Elliott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elliott swings widly with a right hand
and Petrovich counters with a good, hard body kick but Elliott shrugs it off.
Petrovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elliott circles away.
Elliott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Elliott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrovich - the referee stops the clock and Elliott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrovich. Elliott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Petrovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrovich closes the distance and clinches up with Elliott, looking for a takedown. Petrovich pushes Elliott against the cage but Elliott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrovich looks for a takedown but Elliott sprawls well.
Petrovich moves in looking to clinch but Elliott pushes him off.
Petrovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elliott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petrovich scrambles back to his feet.
Pete Elliott is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Elliott but Elliott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elliott misses with a double jab

and Petrovich moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Elliott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Elliott both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrovich slips under a jab from Elliott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tin Petrovich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tin Petrovich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Petrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elliott misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrovich - that will leave a mark!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrovich.
Petrovich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Elliott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petrovich somewhat.
Elliott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elliott looks to land a combination but Petrovich avoids it well.
Elliott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elliott sprawls well. Elliott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Pete Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tin Petrovich.
Petrovich tries to clinch up.
Petrovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elliott throws out the jab.
Petrovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elliott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elliott misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich wants to clinch.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Elliott circles away.
Petrovich looks for the body kick but Elliott saw that one coming.
Elliott misses with a shot to the body
and Petrovich counters with a nice body kick.
No luck for Petrovich with that takedown attempt.
Elliott keeps the fight on the outside.
Elliott misses with a combination
and Petrovich counters with a good, hard body kick but Elliott shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich digs a good body shot into Elliott's ribs.
Petrovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Elliott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrovich fails with the takedown.
Elliott cracks a nice hook into Petrovich's ribs.
Petrovich shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elliott.
Elliott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Elliott is having none of it.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Elliott circles away.
Elliott is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrovich is defended easily by Elliott.
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrovich shoots in for a double leg but Elliott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Elliott both land. Nice combination.
Petrovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrovich walks into a stiff left hand from Elliott.
Elliott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrovich circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pete Elliott did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tin Petrovich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petrovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petrovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Elliott.
Nice uppercut lands for Elliott. That snapped Petrovich's head back.
A combination from Elliott does no damage.
Elliott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Elliott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrovich counters with a nice kick to the body.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Elliott is having none of it.
Elliott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrovich.
Petrovich shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich wants to clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elliott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pete Elliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elliott as he avoids it easily.
Pete Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tin Petrovich.
Petrovich shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Elliott fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Elliott does no damage.
Petrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott misses with a wild combination.
Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Elliott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Petrovich. Beautiful body shot.
Elliott scores with a jab to the head.
Petrovich slips a straight right by Elliott.
Elliott thuds his right hand into Petrovich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrovich tries to clinch up but Elliott circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown by Petrovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Elliott which made him look bad.
Petrovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrovich ducks under a wild hook from Elliott.
Petrovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elliott stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrovich. Petrovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Elliott misses with a few strikes there.
Petrovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elliott.
Elliott looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrovich is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrovich.
Elliott misses with a wild combination.
Petrovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrovich tries to clinch there but Elliott circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Elliott as Petrovich shoots in.
Petrovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elliott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Petrovich moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Elliott had his way with Tin Petrovich in that round.
The cut man is working on Tin Petrovich's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Elliott misses with a body shot.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Elliott moves out of range.
Elliott avoids the head kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elliott sprawls well. Elliott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Elliott misses with a wild combination.

Petrovich clinches up with Elliott and pushes him back against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Petrovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elliott is trying to break free.
Petrovich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elliott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elliott throws a right and a left that Petrovich avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Elliott. Those never looked like landing.
Elliott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elliott misses with a combination
and Petrovich counters with a good low kick that Elliott was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrovich.
Nice takedown defense from Elliott. No joy for Petrovich on that attempt.
Pete Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tin Petrovich.
Elliott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrovich counters with a body kick that stops Elliott in his tracks momentarily.
Elliott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elliott throws a right and a left that Petrovich avoids nicely.
Petrovich shoots in for a double leg but Elliott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elliott misses with a body shot.
Elliott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Elliott.
Elliott throws a looping overhand right but Petrovich ducks down to avoid it.
Petrovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Elliott is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrovich lands a two punch combo.
Elliott misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Elliott.
Elliott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrovich scores with a four punch combination!
Elliott throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elliott as he jumps to the side.
Petrovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elliott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrovich. Elliott shrugs it off though.
Elliott lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrovich's head.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown but Elliott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elliott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrovich moves away.
Elliott fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elliott as he jumps to the side.
Petrovich shoots in and drives through. Elliott sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elliott moves into range and connects with a jab.

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 Pete Elliott.
I think Elliott 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Elliott!
Pete Elliott is the new heavyweight champion!