PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua comes into the arena with Prodigy- Diesal Power blaring out of the sound system. Petkovic has chosen BvC Crew - KOSOVO as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fuqua
vs
Petkovic

194 cm
32
277 lbs
24 - 20 - 0

210 cm
31
285 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zentrope Fighting Universe
$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Petkovic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petkovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Roman Petkovic has been cut.
Fuqua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuqua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petkovic.
Fuqua looks to throw the jab but Petkovic is out of range.
Petkovic tries a low kick but Fuqua avoids it.

Fuqua cracks Petkovic with a big right hand and Petkovic goes down!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fuqua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuqua looking to sit in guard and control but Petkovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petkovic preventing the sweep.

Fuqua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petkovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petkovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Petkovic looking to sit in guard and control but Fuqua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fuqua trying to control but Petkovic is working from the bottom.
Petkovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fuqua wants to pass the guard but Petkovic is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua wants to control from the top but Petkovic keeps moving.
Petkovic pulls Fuqua in to control the position.
Fuqua postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
That kick from Petkovic tenderised Fuqua's leg. Fuqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petkovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fuqua is out of range and Petkovic settles back down.
Fuqua lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Fuqua lands.
Frenchy Fuqua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuqua throws a front kick aimed at Petkovic's knee but Petkovic avoids it well.
Petkovic staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic staying out of range there.
Fuqua thuds his right hand into Petkovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That has opened up Roman Petkovic's cut even more.
Petkovic ducks under a wild hook from Fuqua.
Fuqua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petkovic, right into the meat.
Fuqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petkovic lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petkovic misses the shot to the body.
Fuqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petkovic.
Fuqua swings for the body but Petkovic moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Petkovic.
Petkovic shoots for a takedown but Fuqua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Petkovic misses.
Petkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuqua.
A big left from Fuqua misses.
Fuqua throws an off balance right hand

so Petkovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Petkovic throwing strikes from guard but Fuqua blocks nicely.
Fuqua trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fuqua holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petkovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frenchy Fuqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Petkovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fuqua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Fuqua's head back.
Petkovic feints and then cracks Fuqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuqua down.
Fuqua throws out a powerful jab.
Fuqua throws an off balance right hand

and Petkovic counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petkovic tries to move to mount but Fuqua blocks the move with his legs.
Petkovic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Petkovic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Petkovic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fuqua tries to buck Petkovic off but Petkovic is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fuqua's shoulder. That is not cool.
Petkovic in side control, throwing shots but Fuqua defends.
Petkovic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Petkovic controls the position.
Petkovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fuqua is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fuqua is looking for a sweep.
Fuqua parries the strikes from Petkovic easily there. Petkovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fuqua to escape.
Petkovic working the ground and pound but Fuqua is defending the strikes.
Petkovic working the head and body with strikes.
Fuqua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petkovic grinds an elbow into Fuqua's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuqua tries to buck Petkovic off but Petkovic is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fuqua's face as Petkovic controls the position.

Petkovic swings around for an armbar but Fuqua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Petkovic's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Petkovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petkovic 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic keeping moving, preventing Fuqua from controlling successfully.
Petkovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuqua's guard.
Petkovic is fighting to break Fuqua's control of his arms but Fuqua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Petkovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petkovic looking to sit in guard and control but Fuqua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roman Petkovic has got the better of the ground game so far.

Petkovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fuqua passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua trying to control the action but Petkovic is working from the bottom.
Fuqua tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Petkovic looks to move to half guard but instead Fuqua has passed into mount! Damn!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petkovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Petkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Petkovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fuqua throws a lazy uppercut

and Petkovic counters with a takedown into side control.
Petkovic throws an elbow but Fuqua slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fuqua managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Petkovic.
Petkovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Petkovic stalls from top position.
Petkovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Petkovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuqua looking for a sweep but Petkovic has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua is looking to improve his position but Petkovic isn't that keen on the idea.
Petkovic working Fuqua over with strikes here.
Petkovic landing strikes from the mount.
Petkovic wants to control the pace but Fuqua is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuqua wants to hold on but Petkovic pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Petkovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petkovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fuqua's head.
Fuqua wants to get back to full guard.
Petkovic is just content to waste time from the top position. Fuqua takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Petkovic passes Fuqua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Petkovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petkovic.
Fuqua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petkovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Petkovic stalling.
Petkovic misses with a head shot. Fuqua uses the momentum to regain guard.
Petkovic is stalling in the full guard.
Fuqua managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuqua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petkovic throwing strikes from guard but Fuqua blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petkovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fuqua is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Petkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petkovic 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Petkovic!
A very excited looking Roman Petkovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.