PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Petrycki
vs
Carruthers

167 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
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, Jimmy Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carruthers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrycki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carruthers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Carruthers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrycki.
Carruthers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carruthers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Carruthers.
Petrycki lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrycki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carruthers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrycki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carruthers.
Carruthers misses with a low kick.
Carruthers motions for Petrycki to come forward. Carruthers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carruthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carruthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki jabs Carruthers right on the nose. Carruthers blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers throws a low kick but Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Petrycki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carruthers is able to avoid easily.
Carruthers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carruthers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carruthers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrycki misses with a double jab.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch but Carruthers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrycki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carruthers's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Carruthers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carruthers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrycki if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrycki looks to land a combination but Carruthers avoids it well.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carruthers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carruthers moves away.
Petrycki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrycki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrycki is looking to clinch but Carruthers is avoiding it.
Carruthers misses with a leg kick.
Carruthers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carruthers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrycki's calf.
Carruthers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrycki.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Petrycki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carruthers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Carruthers lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Bogdan Petrycki has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrycki.
Petrycki tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carruthers on the side of the head.
Petrycki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carruthers can pounce on him.
Petrycki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrycki tries to clinch up
and Carruthers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Petrycki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carruthers checks it well.
Carruthers misses with a low kick as Petrycki jumps back.
Carruthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrycki.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carruthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrycki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrycki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrycki throws a jab but it's blocked by Carruthers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrycki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrycki avoids the head kick by Carruthers.
Carruthers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carruthers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrycki lands with an overhand left.
Carruthers tries to work over Petrycki's front leg with a kick but Petrycki checks it.
Petrycki lands a nice hook to Carruthers's body. Carruthers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Petrycki.

Carruthers is rocked!
Petrycki misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrycki lands a slapping body shot.
Carruthers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carruthers is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrycki finish him?
Petrycki is looking to clinch but Carruthers is avoiding it.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Petrycki's cut.
That's time! Petrycki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petrycki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carruthers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrycki just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carruthers avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a hook but Carruthers avoids it easily.
Petrycki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carruthers's head.
Petrycki moves out of range as Carruthers throws a body kick.
Carruthers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carruthers thuds his shin into the meat of Petrycki's side.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Petrycki checks it.
Carruthers throws the kick towards the body but Petrycki avoids it.
Petrycki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrycki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carruthers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki thuds a left hand into Carruthers's body.
Petrycki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carruthers seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrycki throws a lazy right hand but Carruthers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrycki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Petrycki.
Carruthers thuds his shin into the meat of Petrycki's side.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carruthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carruthers.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carruthers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrycki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrycki. That snapped Carruthers's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carruthers blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrycki throws a body punch but Carruthers moves out of range.
Carruthers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrycki throws out the jab.
Petrycki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrycki scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrycki wants to clinch.
Petrycki misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Petrycki blocks the low kick.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrycki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carruthers.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Petrycki sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki looks to land a right hand but Carruthers moved out of range.
Carruthers throws a sloppy head kick and Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carruthers was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Carruthers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range and Carruthers settles back down.
Carruthers slips a straight right by Petrycki.
Petrycki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Carruthers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carruthers throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carruthers moves away.
Petrycki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carruthers's head backwards.
Carruthers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petrycki's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carruthers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carruthers was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Carruthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrycki lands with a good body shot.
Carruthers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrycki moves out of range of the leg kick from Carruthers.
Carruthers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Carruthers.
Petrycki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrycki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petrycki misses with a looping left.
Carruthers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Petrycki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrycki throws out a loose jab but Carruthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carruthers blocks a jab.
Carruthers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki misses with a leg kick.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Carruthers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrycki moves out of range of the body kick from Carruthers.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carruthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki throws a low kick but Carruthers moves out of range easily.
Carruthers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carruthers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carruthers tries a low kick but Petrycki avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Petrycki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrycki.
Carruthers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick from Carruthers misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrycki blocks the leg kick.
Carruthers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range and Carruthers settles back down.
Petrycki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrycki.
Petrycki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Carruthers checks it.
Carruthers walks into a straight right hand from Petrycki.
Petrycki connects with a body shot.
Petrycki lands a glancing blow to the side of Carruthers's head.
and Petrycki counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Carruthers! He's just covering up as Petrycki starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.