PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Petkrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Antoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petkrovic
vs
Antoine

185 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anatoly Petkrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Antoine!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antoine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Antoine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petkrovic as he jumps to the side.

Petkrovic feints and as Antoine raises his hands in defense, Petkrovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petkrovic is stalling in the full guard.
Petkrovic chips away with some ground and pound.
Petkrovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Antoine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Petkrovic wants to pass the guard but Antoine is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoine controls Petkrovic momentarily but Petkrovic frees himself.
Petkrovic throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkrovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petkrovic wants to control from the top but Antoine keeps moving.
Petkrovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Petkrovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Petkrovic throwing strikes from guard but Antoine blocks nicely.
Petkrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Antoine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Petkrovic dives in and scores a takedown into Antoine's guard.
Petkrovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Petkrovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Antoine has wrist control.
Petkrovic trying to control but Antoine is working from the bottom.

Petkrovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Antoine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Antoine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Antoine!

Petkrovic tries to buck Antoine off but Antoine is having none of it.
Petkrovic is trying to work for a sweep but Antoine has mounted him!
Antoine prevents Petkrovic from getting the reversal.
Petkrovic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoine keeping moving, preventing Petkrovic from controlling successfully.
Antoine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Petkrovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petkrovic trying to control but Antoine is working from the bottom.
Petkrovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petkrovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petkrovic stays in close to Antoine's body and controls the position.
Petkrovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Antoine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antoine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petkrovic manages to get himself to full guard.

Petkrovic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Antoine has passed into side control.
Antoine wants to control but Petkrovic is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antoine advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Petkrovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Antoine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petkrovic circles away.
Pablo Antoine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Petkrovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Antoine on his heels. He'll look to pass Antoine's guard now, I'm sure.
Antoine looking for a sweep. Not yet Antoine, not yet.
Petkrovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antoine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petkrovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antoine controls Petkrovic momentarily but Petkrovic frees himself.
Petkrovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkrovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkrovic wants to control from the top but Antoine keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Antoine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petkrovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Antoine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petkrovic is fending him off so far but Antoine persists. Nope, Petkrovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Antoine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anatoly Petkrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Antoine.
Petkrovic looks for a takedown but Antoine sprawls well.
Antoine shoots in looking for a takedown. Petkrovic tries to sprawl out of it but Antoine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petkrovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Petkrovic dives in and scores a takedown into Antoine's guard.

Antoine working for a triangle but Petkrovic defends it easily.
Antoine wants to stand up but Petkrovic is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic distracts Antoine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Petkrovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antoine can do to turn this around?
Antoine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petkrovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petkrovic throws a strike but Antoine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Anatoly Petkrovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petkrovic wants to sweep here but Antoine controlling him for the moment.
Petkrovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petkrovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petkrovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Petkrovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antoine manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Petkrovic throwing strikes but missing.
Petkrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Antoine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petkrovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petkrovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Petkrovic throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petkrovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Antoine trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Petkrovic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Antoine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anatoly Petkrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antoine misses with a takedown attempt

and Petkrovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Antoine's guard.
Petkrovic prevents Antoine from getting back to his feet.
Petkrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antoine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petkrovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Antoine has wrist control.
Antoine wants to stand and escape but Petkrovic is having none of it.
Antoine throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkrovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Antoine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antoine is on top in guard.

Petkrovic controlling Antoine's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkrovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Antoine tries to stand but Petkrovic is controlling from the bottom.
Petkrovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Antoine's guard.

Antoine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petkrovic is controlling him.
Petkrovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anatoly Petkrovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Antoine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Antoine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petkrovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petkrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antoine swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Antoine looks for a takedown but Petkrovic sprawls well.
Antoine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petkrovic's waist but Petkrovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Antoine off to one side.
Anatoly Petkrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Antoine.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Petkrovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoine tries to improve position but can't.
Petkrovic controls the position.
Antoine is looking to regain half guard here but Petkrovic keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Petkrovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Antoine tries to improve position but can't.
Petkrovic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Petkrovic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Antoine is trying to escape the position but Petkrovic is controlling the position.
Petkrovic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Antoine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Antoine's face as Petkrovic controls the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pablo Antoine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Petkrovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Antoine misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Petkrovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petkrovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Petkrovic!