PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vasilica Petran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petran
vs
Gibson

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vasilica Petran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darnell Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson jabs at Petran's body.
Petran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gibson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Gibson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gibson.
Gibson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Petran counters with a shoot takedown. Gibson fights it but they end up in guard.
Gibson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petran is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibson has wrist control.
Gibson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petran with a nice head shot there.
Petran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gibson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petran wants to pass the guard but Gibson is keeping the position.
Petran scoring with some ground and pound.
Gibson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petran postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Petran is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Petran throws a big elbow that misses.
Petran chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gibson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gibson is trying to keep Petran in close.
Petran controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petran postures up and lands a big shot to Gibson's brow.
Petran with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petran slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gibson looking to control.
Petran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petran cracks Gibson with a solid left hand.
Petran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petran controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petran with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gibson working a defensive guard but Petran manages to pass into side control anyway.
Petran working the body and head with strikes.
Petran scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gibson to see if he's OK.
Petran looks up at the clock and then as Gibson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Petran smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gibson taking a bit of punishment here - Petran scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petran scores with punches from side control.

Gibson is rocked!
Gibson is trying to escape the position but Petran is controlling the position.
Gibson is still in real trouble! Can Petran finish him?
Gibson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gibson wants to control but Petran postures up.
Gibson manages to get back to half guard.
Gibson seems to have recovered his senses.
Petran content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gibson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilica Petran dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Petran shoots in for a takedown but Gibson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gibson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petran closes the distance and clinches up with Gibson, looking for a takedown. Petran pushes Gibson against the cage but Gibson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson lands the left hand.

Gibson gets caught napping as Petran dives in and scores a takedown. Gibson manages to retain guard.
Petran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petran's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gibson looking to control.
Petran works over Gibson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petran.
Petran is working Gibson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petran cracks Gibson with a solid left hand.
Petran connects with a couple of short punches.
Petran working some strikes from top position.
Petran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gibson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petran is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibson has wrist control.
Petran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petran working some strikes from top position.
Gibson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Petran landing with the ground and pound.
Petran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gibson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petran sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Petran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petran keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gibson's head.
Petran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gibson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petran controls the pace.
Petran'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petran lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilica Petran dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gibson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petran closes the distance and clinches up with Gibson, looking for a takedown. Petran pushes Gibson against the cage but Gibson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gibson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petran shoots in for a takedown but Gibson shows good takedown defense.
Gibson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petran.
Gibson slaps away a takedown attempt from Petran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasilica Petran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
Petran attempts a counter takedown but Gibson avoids it well and moves away.
Petran has his takedown stuffed
and Gibson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck for Petran with that takedown attempt.
Petran takes one on the button.

Petran looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gibson!
Darnell Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petran lands a decent elbow from side control.
Petran lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Petran in side control lands a decent elbow.
Petran scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big shot lands for Petran! That's hurt Gibson! Will he recover? Petran fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilica Petran!