PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Creepy Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bastard
vs
Petrovic

184 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Creepy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic has a takedown stuffed.
Bastard is looking to clinch but Petrovic is avoiding it.
Petrovic tries to clinch but Bastard moves out of range.

Bastard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Bastard stands up from Petrovic's guard - Bastard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Petrovic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bastard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petrovic won't be happy with that.

Bastard stands up and beckons Petrovic to his feet.
Petrovic fails with the takedown
and Bastard counters with a nice body shot.
Creepy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Petrovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bastard moves into the clinch successfully.

Petrovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bastard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Petrovic to the mat. Petrovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bastard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard is squirming around, avoiding Petrovic's attempts to control the action.
Bastard working to try and regain half guard.
Petrovic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Petrovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrovic controlling his opponent.
Bastard tries to hold on but Petrovic pushes him away.
Petrovic blocks Bastard's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bastard wants to control but Petrovic is having none of it.
Petrovic trying to control but Bastard is having none of it.
Petrovic looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic lands a heavy elbow.
Bastard tries to buck Petrovic off but he can't manage it.
Petrovic is trying to control here but Bastard has managed to regain half guard.
Petrovic controlling the action here.
Bastard tries to get to full guard but Petrovic has control of the leg.
Petrovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrovic tries to pass to full mount but Bastard defends it.
Bastard tries to roll over but Petrovic keeps him under control.
Petrovic is thwarting Bastard's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bastard is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bastard scores with a takedown into Petrovic's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Creepy Bastard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bastard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrovic shoots and misses

so Bastard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Petrovic wants to sweep here but Bastard controlling him for the moment.
Petrovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bastard advances to half guard.
Bastard is just content to waste time from the top position. Petrovic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastard stopping the sweep attempt from Petrovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bastard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two 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.
A head kick misses from Bastard.

Petrovic rushes Bastard and presses him up against the cage.
Petrovic has had enough of the clinch but Bastard keeps him there for the moment.
Petrovic wants a takedown.

Bastard decides to pull guard.
Petrovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bastard keeping moving, preventing Petrovic from controlling successfully.
Bastard trying to keep a closed guard but Petrovic is proving a slippery customer.

Bastard has his foot on Petrovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrovic works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic with a nice head shot there.
Bastard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Petrovic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bastard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.

Petrovic gets to his feet - Bastard follows without any prompting.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Petrovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Petrovic instigates a clinch.
Petrovic goes for a takedown attempt but Bastard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Creepy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Petrovic.
Bastard doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrovic circles away.
Petrovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bastard counters with a single leg into guard. Petrovic didn't expect that.
Creepy Bastard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bastard postures up.
Petrovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bastard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Creepy Bastard dominated that second round.
That's time! Bastard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Petrovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrovic misses with a takedown

and Bastard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bastard.
Petrovic wants to sweep here but Bastard controlling him for the moment.
Bastard forces his way into half guard.
Petrovic is not content to let Bastard control the position.
Bastard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Petrovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petrovic manages to get to full guard.

Bastard stands and steps away. Petrovic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Petrovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bastard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bastard shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrovic sprawls well. He's pushed Bastard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrovic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bastard counters by moving into the clinch.
Petrovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic is pressed up against the cage. Bastard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petrovic down to the mat. Petrovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrovic manages to avoid it.
Bastard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Petrovic counters with a single leg into guard. Bastard didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Creepy Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard 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.
Petrovic wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Bastard 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.
Petrovic trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard has Petrovic pulled in close to control his posture.

Bastard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petrovic throws a right hand that Bastard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastard also avoids with ease.
Bastard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bastard fails with the takedown

and Petrovic counters with a shoot takedown. Bastard fights it but they end up in guard.
Bastard has a closed guard, preventing Petrovic from standing up.
Petrovic stopping the sweep attempt from Bastard.
Petrovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Bastard has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Petrovic.
Well Bastard 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Creepy Bastard!