PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dum Debble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Petrucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Debble
vs
Petrucci

181 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dum Debble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silvio Petrucci!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrucci scores with a crisp jab that stopped Debble in his tracks.
Debble throws a right hand that misses
and Petrucci counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Debble misses with a body shot
and Petrucci counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Debble misses the target.
Debble misses with an uppercut. Petrucci saw that one coming.
Petrucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Debble.
Petrucci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Debble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrucci takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrucci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Debble throws out the jab.
Petrucci throws a lazy right hand but Debble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrucci throws a one two combo.
Debble lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Debble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrucci moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Debble looks to land a right hand but Petrucci moved out of range.
Debble throws a looping overhand right but Petrucci ducks down to avoid it.
Petrucci scores with a one two! Debble had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Petrucci slips a straight right by Debble.
Petrucci tries to bum rush Debble with a series of wild strikes but Debble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Debble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Debble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrucci moves away.
Petrucci lands an overhand right.
Petrucci takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silvio Petrucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Petrucci misses.
Petrucci cracks a nice hook into Debble's ribs.
Debble misses with a right hand
enabling Petrucci to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Debble.
Petrucci blocks a jab.
Debble swings for the body but Petrucci moves out of range.
Petrucci looks to throw the jab but Debble is out of range.
Debble throwing a counter right hand but Petrucci manages to avoid it.
Petrucci slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Debble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Debble misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Debble misses
letting Petrucci counter with a right hand.
Petrucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Debble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrucci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Debble.
Petrucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Debble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Debble moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrucci avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrucci digs a good body shot into Debble's ribs.
Debble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrucci looks to score with a jab to the body but Debble is just out of range.
Petrucci is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Debble had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Debble slips a straight right by Petrucci.
Petrucci blocks a jab.
Debble misses with a hook. Petrucci ducked under it nicely.
Debble misses with a right hand
and Petrucci counters with a straight right hand.
Petrucci sizes up Debble with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Debble throws a hook but Petrucci avoids it easily.
Petrucci slips a straight right by Debble.
Petrucci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Debble.
Petrucci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Debble.
Petrucci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Debble.
Debble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debble throws a body punch but Petrucci moves out of range.
Petrucci moves away from the strike by Debble.
Petrucci throws a right and a left that both miss.
Debble swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrucci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrucci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Debble misses the target.
Petrucci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Debble.
Debble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Petrucci closes the distance and clinches.
Debble lands with a light punch inside.
Debble misses with the head strike.
Debble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrucci is trying to push Debble away but Debble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Debble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrucci backwards.
Debble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Debble lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Petrucci fails to land.
Debble working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debble lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Debble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Debble misses with some punches.
Petrucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Debble on the inside.
Debble misses with a punch on the inside.

Petrucci manages to break the clinch.
Debble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrucci moves away.
Petrucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Debble.
Petrucci misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Petrucci.
Debble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Debble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrucci doesn't seem bothered though.
Debble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrucci.
Debble misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrucci throws a predictable looking body shot
and Debble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Debble misses with an uppercut. Petrucci saw that one coming.
Petrucci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Debble.
Debble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dum Debble will probably get the nod.
That's time! Debble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petrucci misses with a wild body shot.
Debble swings widly with a right hand
and Petrucci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrucci lands with a good body shot.
Debble checks a low kick from Petrucci.
Petrucci staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrucci darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silvio Petrucci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrucci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Debble misses with a hook. Petrucci ducked under it nicely.
Petrucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Debble.
Debble cracks Petrucci with a good jab.
Debble dips to his left and cracks Petrucci with an uppercut!

Petrucci is rocked!
Debble cracks Petrucci on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Petrucci falls backwards against the cage. Debble follows up with more strikes that drop Petrucci to his knees. Debble keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Petrucci! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dum Debble!
In his post fight interview, Dum Debble started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.