PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayy Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Petkrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ventura
vs
Petkrovic

185 cm
18
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayy Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anatoly Petkrovic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petkrovic looking to score a takedown here. Ventura is defending well but Petkrovic drives through and ends up in Ventura's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ventura's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Petkrovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Petkrovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkrovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Ventura is retaining full guard.
Petkrovic content to stall in guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Petkrovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two 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.
Ventura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Petkrovic with an uppercut!
Jayy Ventura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petkrovic slips under a jab.
Ventura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petkrovic feints the counter takedown.
Ventura throws the left hand but Petkrovic avoids the punch easily.
Ventura scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Ventura misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Ventura misses.
Petkrovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Petkrovic misses.
Ventura misses with a combination

and Petkrovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petkrovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petkrovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ventura!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petkrovic working for a submission but Ventura is keeping him at bay.
Petkrovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Petkrovic cracks Ventura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Petkrovic controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Petkrovic 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.

Ventura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petkrovic.
Petkrovic with the counter takedown but Ventura avoids it easily.
Ventura misses with an uppercut. Petkrovic saw that one coming.
Petkrovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ventura scores with a hook.
Ventura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petkrovic in his tracks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Petkrovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkrovic misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a straight right hand.
Petkrovic throws a front kick aimed at Ventura's knee but Ventura avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Petkrovic counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ventura!
Petkrovic gets to mount! Ventura was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Petkrovic working for a submission but Ventura is keeping him at bay.
Petkrovic controlling his opponent.
Petkrovic working Ventura over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Petkrovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Petkrovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Petkrovic scoring with strikes but Ventura is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Petkrovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petkrovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic landing strikes from the mount and Ventura is in trouble!
Petkrovic lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ventura's face.
Ventura is bucking up trying to escape but Petkrovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petkrovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petkrovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Petkrovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Petkrovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Petkrovic misses with a straight right.
Petkrovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ventura misses with a hook. Petkrovic ducked under it nicely.
Petkrovic throws a body kick that misses
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ventura avoids the body shot from Petkrovic.
Ventura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petkrovic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ventura's guard.
Petkrovic stays in close to Ventura's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ventura working for submissions but it's allowed Petkrovic to get to half guard.
Petkrovic trying to mount his opponent but Ventura defends it.
Jayy Ventura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anatoly Petkrovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anatoly Petkrovic has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two 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 slows the pace down in half guard.
Petkrovic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Petkrovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Petkrovic.

That's four 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.
Petkrovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Petkrovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Petkrovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petkrovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Petkrovic!
A very excited looking Anatoly Petkrovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.