PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koa Bouddi (ranked 1413 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 110 p4p, 112 weight class). Petit has chosen Dirty Beaches - Lord Knows Best as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bouddi
vs
Petit

175 cm
29
145
19 - 10 - 1

163 cm
33
140
16 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

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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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koa Bouddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit closes the distance but Bouddi moves to the side
and Bouddi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petit connects with a looping right hand.
Petit dodges the punch combination from Bouddi.
Bouddi ducks under a wild hook from Petit.

Petit closes the distance and clinches.
Petit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bouddi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bouddi lands an elbow that stopped Petit in his tracks for a moment.
Bouddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bouddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Petit has managed to clinch.
Petit working aggressively here.

Bouddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Bouddi moves out of range as Petit strikes.
It looked like Bouddi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Petit.
Bouddi throws a nice looking combination but Petit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bouddi moves away from the strike by Petit.
Bouddi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Bouddi.
Petit throws a looping overhand right but Bouddi ducks down to avoid it.
Bouddi misses with a kick to the body.
Petit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petit misses with a leg kick
and Bouddi counters with a nice uppercut.
Petit misses the body punch
enabling Bouddi to counter with a crisp jab.

Petit moves into the clinch.

Bouddi manages to break the clinch.
Bouddi misses with a body shot.
Petit punishes Bouddi's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouddi moves away.
Petit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bouddi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petit thows a leg kick but Bouddi checks it
and Bouddi counters with a straight right hand.
Bouddi scores with a hook.
Bouddi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouddi swats away the attempt to clinch by Petit.
Bouddi throws the left hand but Petit avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petit! But no joy.
Bouddi misses with a two punch combination.
Petit throws a right hand that misses
and Bouddi counters with a stiff right hand.

Bouddi tries to keep at a distance but Petit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petit can't find room to land a body shot as Bouddi controls the action.
Bouddi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Bouddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouddi was well out of range. Poor timing from Petit.
A clash of legs there as Bouddi blocks the low kick.
Bouddi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Bouddi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petit is looking to clinch.
As Petit looks to move away, Bouddi throws a big counter combo but Petit just gets out of the way.
Bouddi checks a low kick from Petit.
Bouddi throws a series of punches but Petit moves out of range.
Petit looks to clinch
and Bouddi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bouddi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bouddi scrambles back to his feet.
Bouddi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Petit moves into range and clinches up with Bouddi.

Bouddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bouddi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petit tries to clinch but Bouddi is having none of it.
Bouddi is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Bouddi misses.
Petit throws a shot to the body.
Bouddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Petit misses with a left hand
and Bouddi counters with a series of strikes. Petit will be more careful next time no doubt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bouddi breaks the clinch.
Petit wants to clinch up but Bouddi keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Petit. That snapped Bouddi's head back.
Petit tries to clinch up.
Bouddi drops his hands momentarily and Petit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Koa Bouddi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Petit lands a really nice looking cross but Bouddi seems unphased.
Bouddi defending well as Petit loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Bouddi misses.
Bouddi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bouddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bouddi slips a jab from Petit.
Petit with the inside leg kick.
Petit lands a nice shot that snaps Bouddi's head back.
Petit throws a hook to the side of Bouddi's head but Bouddi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bouddi lands a high kick!
Bouddi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bouddi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petit throws a lazy right hand but Bouddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bouddi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Petit does it's job there.
Petit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bouddi checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouddi.
Petit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koa Bouddi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petit scores with a jab. Bouddi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petit throws a good cross that connects.

Petit rushes Bouddi and presses him up against the cage.
Bouddi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bouddi blocks a body shot from Petit.
Bouddi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Petit on the inside.
Bouddi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petit in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouddi.

It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.
Knees to the body from Petit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouddi blocking some punches.

Bouddi breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bouddi.
Petit checks a leg kick nicely.
Petit misses with a leg kick
and Petit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Petit clinches.
Bouddi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petit.
Bouddi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petit tries a knee to the head but Bouddi blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bouddi throws an elbow but misses.
Bouddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petit's defenses.

Bouddi breaks from the clinch.
Petit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petit connects with a looping right hand.
Petit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bouddi's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit tries to clinch up.
Petit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bouddi counters with a three punch combo that has Petit backing up. Petit nods at Bouddi to acknowledge the strikes.
Koa Bouddi is winning the standup battle so far.
Petit throws a front kick aimed at Bouddi's knee but Bouddi avoids it well.
Bouddi works Petit's body with a nice hook.
Bouddi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petit connects with a leg kick.
Petit motions for Bouddi to come forward. Petit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bouddi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petit blocks a head kick by Bouddi.
Bouddi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bouddi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bouddi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouddi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bouddi slips a straight right by Petit.

Petit rushes Bouddi and presses him up against the cage.
Petit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bouddi's efforts to push away.
Bouddi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bouddi is trying to maintain a safe position but Petit gets an underhook and turns Bouddi into the cage.
Bouddi can't break the clinch.
Petit lands an uppercut.
Bouddi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bouddi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petit up against the cage.
Petit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Luc Petit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Luc Petit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Petit is looking to clinch.
Petit tries to clinch up.
Bouddi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Petit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Bouddi to counter with a crisp jab.
Petit lands a leg kick that knocks Bouddi off balance momentarily.
Petit throws a poor cross that misses
and Bouddi counters with a head kick.
Bouddi tries to bum rush Petit with a series of wild strikes but Petit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petit throws a hook but Bouddi avoids it easily.
Bouddi slips a jab from Petit.
Bouddi is looking for a counter combo.
Bouddi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit connects with a leg kick.

Petit takes the fight into the clinch.
Bouddi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Bouddi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Petit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bouddi looking to slow down the pace here.
Petit tries to throw a body punch but Bouddi avoids it by throwing Petit back against the cage.
Bouddi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Petit.
Bouddi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bouddi is defending well for now.
Bouddi lands an elbow inside.
Petit throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouddi.
Bouddi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petit tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouddi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Petit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petit tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bouddi is stalling here.
Petit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Petit takes an elbow to the temple.
Petit working Bouddi over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bouddi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bouddi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bouddi is trying to stall.
Petit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petit as Bouddi tries to tie him up.
Petit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petit scores with a shoulder strike.
Petit misses with a punch on the inside.
Petit struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouddi controls his hands.
Bouddi just leaning against Petit, taking a breather.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bouddi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Petit.
Bouddi stalling.
Bouddi blocks an uppercut.
Petit scores with a hook to the body.
Petit blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Petit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bouddi manages to break the clinch.
Petit lands a nice shot that snaps Bouddi's head back.

Petit has Bouddi up against the cage in a clinch.
Petit landing knees to the body.
Bouddi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Bouddi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bouddi avoids it.
Bouddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petit's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Petit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!
Jean Luc Petit tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.