PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hitter dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fed Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tadic
vs
dee

185 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petar Tadic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, hitter dee!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from dee.
Petar Tadic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tadic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tadic tries to clinch but dee moves out of range.
Tadic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

dee closes the distance and pushes Tadic back into the ropes.
Tadic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dee slows down the pace here.
Tadic jumps guard but dee stands there with Tadic around his waist. Tadic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tadic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
dee is trying to maintain a safe position but Tadic gets an underhook and turns dee into the ropes.
Tadic managing to block the knees to the body from dee.
Tadic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tadic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dee walks away with a smile on his face. Tadic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petar Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dee scores with a spinning back kick!

Tadic has managed to clinch.
dee prevents the takedown attempt.
dee is trying to break free.
Tadic lands with a short shot to the head.
dee lands a body punch.
dee just leaning against Tadic, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tadic blocks a head kick by dee.
Tadic takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Petar Tadic has been cut.
Tadic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tadic shoots in for a double leg but dee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tadic is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tadic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of dees head.
A short right from Tadic on the inside.
dee avoiding damage as Tadic throws knees to the body.
Tadic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dee smiles and moves away.
dee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tadic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick from dee lands but Tadic takes it in his stride.

dee takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tadic fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

dee closes the distance and clinches.
dee is pushing Tadic up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
dee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from dee.
dee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tadic throws a head punch that misses.
Tadic takes an elbow to the temple.

dee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

dee has managed to clinch.
dee tries to stall but Tadic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

dee breaks the clinch.

dee lands a left and a right that send Tadic crashing to the mat, dazed. dee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tadic is rocked!

Petar Tadic's cut is getting worse.

dee gets a clinch.
Oh Tadic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

dee gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dee pushes Tadic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tadic seems to have got his legs back now.
dee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tadic's defenses.

Petar Tadic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

dee moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from dee.
A short body shot lands from dee as the two fighters clinch.

dee breaks from the clinch.

dee moves into the clinch.

dee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

dee closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tadic as dee tries to tie him up.

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

dee has managed to clinch.
Tadic looking for a takedown.
dee has Tadic pushed against the ropes.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

dee rushes Tadic and presses him up against the ropes.
dee gets underhooks to prevent Tadic's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by dee.
dee with a body punch. A glancing blow.

dee closes the distance and clinches.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! dee slams his shin into Tadic's torso.
Tadic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

dee has Tadic up against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
dee misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dee leaning his opponent against the ropes.
dee lands a body shot in the clinch.

dee manages to break the clinch.
Tadic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hitter dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petar Tadic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

dee misses with a few strikes there.
Tadic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dee throws a right and a left that Tadic avoids nicely.
Tadic darts in trying to clinch
and dee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dee misses with the combination.
dee delivers a nice body kick.
Tadic tries to close the distance and clinch but dee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tadic dives in and grabs dee's left leg, looking for a takedown. dee pushes down on Tadic's head and hops out.
Tadic misses with a takedown attempt

and dee counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dee lands a two punch combo.
Tadic wants to clinch
and dee counters with a series of strikes. Tadic will be more careful next time no doubt.
dee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Jeez, Petar Tadic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

dee has closed the distance and engaged Tadic in a clinch.
dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tadic throws a head punch that misses.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dee scores with a spinning back kick!

dee instigates a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tadic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tadic drops down looking for an ankle pick but dee pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petar Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dee with a jab.
Tadic tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and dee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dee breaks from the clinch.
hitter dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tadic circles away from the clinch attempt.
dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadic. That did some damage!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
dee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tadic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tadic closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
dee is struggling to control the position.
dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tadic goes for a takedown attempt but dee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tadic darts in trying to clinch
and dee counters with a good, hard body kick but Tadic shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - dee scores with a four punch combination!

dee has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from dee.

dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

dee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

dee rushes Tadic and presses him up against the ropes.
dee is stalling here.
dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tadic is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from dee on the inside.

dee breaks from the clinch.
Tadic fails with the takedown
and dee counters with a series of strikes. Tadic will be more careful next time no doubt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Petar Tadic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). hitter dee!