PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Jedrzejczyk (ranked 6184 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Petrovski (ranked 25405 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jedrzejczyk
vs
Petrovski

181 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

Good wrestler
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pawel Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandr Petrovski!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petrovski closes the distance and clinches.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to force a seperation but Petrovski has the dominant position.

Petrovski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrovski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jedrzejczyk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petrovski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petrovski's back!

Jedrzejczyk is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jedrzejczyk gets his hands free as Petrovski looks to control.

Petrovski is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jedrzejczyk gets his way!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovski is in bad spot here.
Petrovski covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an elbow to the head.
Jedrzejczyk scores with punches and elbows.

Jedrzejczyk looking for the choke but no joy.
Petrovski tries to roll but Jedrzejczyk sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk punches the canvas rather than the man.
Jedrzejczyk trying to control momentarily.
Petrovski trying to control the position but Jedrzejczyk manages to sink in the hooks.
Petrovski is trying to break free.
Jedrzejczyk wants to control but Petrovski is keeping busy.
Petrovski controlling Jedrzejczyk 's hands.
Jedrzejczyk is hanging on to Petrovski's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovski looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Jedrzejczyk has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Petrovski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jedrzejczyk tries to keep control of the position but Petrovski is staying busy.
Petrovski trying to control the action but Jedrzejczyk just sinks the hooks in.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petrovski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Petrovski rolls, trying to escape but Jedrzejczyk keeps control of the position.

Jedrzejczyk looking for the RNC.
Petrovski tries to escape but Jedrzejczyk has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Petrovski trying to get back to his feet but Jedrzejczyk is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jedrzejczyk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Jedrzejczyk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Petrovski clinches up with Jedrzejczyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk wants a takedown.
Jedrzejczyk tries a knee to the head but Petrovski blocks it.
Petrovski tries to pull guard but Jedrzejczyk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Petrovski keeps control of Jedrzejczyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jedrzejczyk looking to slow down the pace here.
Jedrzejczyk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petrovski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jedrzejczyk uses from the top position.
Petrovski wants to get back to his feet but Jedrzejczyk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovski keeping moving, preventing Jedrzejczyk from controlling successfully.

Petrovski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jedrzejczyk trying to control but Petrovski is working from the bottom.
Petrovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jedrzejczyk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jedrzejczyk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Petrovski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jedrzejczyk is fighting to break Petrovski's control of his arms but Petrovski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jedrzejczyk wants to stand but Petrovski is controlling his posture from full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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.
Petrovski is pulling down on Jedrzejczyk's head to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to clinch but Petrovski is avoiding it.
Jedrzejczyk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jedrzejczyk defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Jedrzejczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jedrzejczyk tries to sprawl but Petrovski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jedrzejczyk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jedrzejczyk keeping moving, preventing Petrovski from controlling successfully.
Jedrzejczyk working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Jedrzejczyk with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jedrzejczyk shoots for a takedown but Petrovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrovski shoots in but Jedrzejczyk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jedrzejczyk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jedrzejczyk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jedrzejczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jedrzejczyk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrovski is fending him off so far but Jedrzejczyk persists. Nope, Petrovski circles away and we're back to standing.

Petrovski moves into range and clinches up with Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Petrovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jedrzejczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jedrzejczyk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrovski sprawls well. Petrovski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jedrzejczyk gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jedrzejczyk.
Petrovski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petrovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Jedrzejczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jedrzejczyk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrovski sprawls well. Petrovski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jedrzejczyk gets slowly back to his feet.
Pawel Jedrzejczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petrovski closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrovski manages to pull guard.
Petrovski is looking to stand back up but Jedrzejczyk counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Petrovski.
Petrovski wants to control the action here but instead Jedrzejczyk manages to pass to full mount!
Jedrzejczyk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Petrovski is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Petrovski is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Jedrzejczyk has taken his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovski tries to break free.

Petrovski is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Petrovski is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jedrzejczyk has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Petrovski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Petrovski looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jedrzejczyk.
Petrovski is trying to break free.
Jedrzejczyk wants to control but Petrovski is keeping busy.
Jedrzejczyk missing with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk missing with strikes.
Jedrzejczyk keeps control of the position as Petrovski tries to break free.

Jedrzejczyk has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Petrovski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Petrovski wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Jedrzejczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jedrzejczyk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Jedrzejczyk!