PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Logan Rosales (ranked 6297 p4p, 5127 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 551 p4p, 509 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jean Luc Petit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rosales
vs
Petit

189 cm
25
152
1 - 1 - 0

163 cm
18
145
0 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit is looking to chop away at Rosales's legs.

Rosales has Petit up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rosales throws an elbow but it misses.
Rosales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petit wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosales won't allow it.
Rosales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosales misses with a body punch.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.

Petit breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Petit lands but Rosales takes it in his stride.

Rosales takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit is trying to break free.
Petit misses with a knee strike.
Rosales landing knees to the body.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Rosales takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit avoids a wild elbow strike from Rosales.
Rosales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petit working Rosales over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Rosales.
Rosales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petit avoids it.
Petit takes a shot to the head.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Rosales presses Petit against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosales avoids it.
Rosales struggles to land a body shot inside as Petit controls his hands.
Rosales struggles to land a body shot inside as Petit controls his hands.
Petit looking to throw knees to the head but Rosales is blocking nicely.
Rosales lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.
Petit avoiding damage as Rosales throws knees to the body.
Rosales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petit prevents a body shot from Rosales.
Rosales tries to throw a body punch but Petit avoids it by throwing Rosales back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosales.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petit can't break the clinch.
Petit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rosales seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petit can turn it around.
Rosales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petit missing with knees to the body.
Rosales avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
Rosales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosales avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosales.

Rosales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosales blocks a head kick by Petit.
Rosales blocks a head kick by Petit.
Rosales tries to counter by clinching up but Petit breaks away and moves out of range.

Rosales clinches up against the ropes.
Rosales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petit backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Rosales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Luc Petit's cut.
That's time! Rosales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rosales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
Petit missing with knees to the body.
Rosales avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rosales.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosales is defending well for now.
Rosales lands a left hand.
Petit dodges an elbow strike from Rosales.
Rosales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petit.
Rosales lands a good knee to the midsection. Petit won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rosales obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rosales is leaning against Petit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rosales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petit avoids it.
Rosales trying to control the position but instead, Petit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosales into the ropes.
Petit is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Rosales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petit blocks it with crossed arms.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
Rosales lands an elbow that stopped Petit in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosales.
Rosales is trying to maintain a safe position but Petit gets an underhook and turns Rosales into the ropes.
Rosales avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
Rosales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rosales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rosales comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Jean Luc Petit's cut even more.
Petit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rosales working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rosales manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rosales has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rosales and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Rosales has Petit up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales crunches a lovely knee into Petit's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petit missing with knees to the body.
Petit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosales has him pressed against the ropes.
Rosales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petit can do to turn this around?
Rosales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Rosales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit throws a head kick but Rosales moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Petit paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rosales closes the distance and pushes Petit back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Rosales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Luc Petit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rosales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petit throws a hook but Rosales blocks it.
Petit misses with a hook. Rosales ducked under it nicely.
Rosales is looking to counter the offense by Petit and move into the clinch.
Rosales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.

Rosales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rosales lands an elbow inside that Petit shrugs off.
Petit misses with a knee to the head.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Rosales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosales has Petit pressed against the ropes, preventing Petit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Rosales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Petit takes an elbow to the temple.
Rosales lands with a left to the head.
Petit is trying to break free.
Rosales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rosales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Logan Rosales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
Rosales is looking to clinch but Petit is avoiding it.
Rosales is looking to clinch but Petit is avoiding it.
Logan Rosales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosales slips a jab from Petit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a hook to the side of Rosales's head but Rosales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit moves away
and Petit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
Rosales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
Rosales fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Petit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Petit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petit misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Petit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petit throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosales.
Rosales tries to clinch there but Petit circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Luc Petit really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Luc Petit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Petit circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rosales moves into the clinch successfully.
Rosales misses with a body punch.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosales avoids it.
Rosales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosales pushes Petit back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rosales avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
Rosales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Petit managing to block the knees to the body from Rosales.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petit throws a sloppy head kick and Rosales moves out of range easily.
Petit misses with a head kick.
Petit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
Petit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rosales fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales moves in looking to clinch but Petit pushes him off.

Rosales clinches up with Petit and pushes him back against the ropes.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Rosales throws a knee to the head but misses.

Rosales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosales wants to clinch but Petit slips to the side
and Petit counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosales avoids a kick to the body.
Rosales seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosales.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rosales counter with a right hand.
Rosales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosales tries to clinch there but Petit circles away.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petit swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rosales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rosales is leaning against Petit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petit wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosales.
Knees to the body from Rosales.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosales tries to throw a body punch but Petit avoids it by throwing Rosales back against the ropes.
Rosales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rosales misses with a punch to the body.
Petit avoiding damage as Rosales throws knees to the body.
Rosales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosales missing with knees to the body.
Rosales landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Rosales.
Rosales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petit's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rosales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Rosales had his way with Jean Luc Petit in that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Luc Petit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rosales is looking to clinch but Petit is avoiding it.
Petit tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosales is looking to clinch.
Rosales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit moves out of range.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Petit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosales manages to avoid it.
Rosales is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Petit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rosales slips under a jab.
Rosales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosales blocks a head kick by Petit.
Rosales is looking to clinch but Petit is avoiding it.
Petit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch but Petit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rosales doesn't manage to clinch there - Petit circles away.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit moves away
and Petit counters with a head kick.
Rosales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
Rosales tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petit manages to circle out of the way.
Rosales tries to clinch there but Petit circles away.
Petit looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Petit is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Petit misses with a right hand
and Rosales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petit swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosales.
Rosales tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Petit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Petit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rosales moves in looking to clinch but Petit pushes him off.
Petit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosales doesn't manage to clinch there - Petit circles away.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosales is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosales tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
Petit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Rosales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit keeps the fight on the outside.
Petit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jean Luc Petit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosales tries to clinch up but Petit circles away and keeps his distance.
Petit flicks out a counter leg kick but Rosales steps away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch but Petit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosales wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Rosales moves in looking to clinch but Petit pushes him off.
Logan Rosales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petit throws a hook but Rosales avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Petit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rosales 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Logan Rosales!
The defeated Jean Luc Petit had this to say: '6.6'.