PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 1844 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Tren Bolen (ranked 220 p4p, 224 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Petric
vs
Bolen

190 cm
26
265
4 - 1 - 0

205 cm
26
265
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Island clothing lite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tren Bolen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolen misses with a wild body shot.
Bolen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolen walks into a stiff left hand from Petric.

It looks like Tren Bolen has been cut.
Bolen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolen tries to land a leg kick but Petric saw it coming and moves away.
Bolen throws a leg kick but Petric moved away.
Petric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolen's hands.
Bolen misses with a straight right.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Petric throws a body punch but Bolen moves out of range.
Bolen throws a hook but Petric avoids it easily.
Petric throwing a counter right hand but Bolen manages to avoid it.
Petric blocks the body kick.
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!
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bolen avoids the body shot from Petric.
Bolen avoids the body shot from Petric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petric tests Bolen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bolen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petric jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Bolen.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolen moves in looking to clinch but Petric pushes him off.
Bolen misses with a low kick as Petric jumps back.
Bolen closes the distance but Petric moves to the side

and Petric counters with a nice right hand that sends Bolen toppling to the canvas! Bolen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Petric finish him?!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Bolen is rocked!
Petric misses with a wild body shot.

Bolen clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petric's brow.
Petric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Petric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolen throws an elbow that misses.
Petric tries to break the clinch but Bolen is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Bolen.
Bolen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolen lands an elbow inside.
Petric working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bolen throws an elbow but misses.
Bolen lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolen.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bolen lands a damaging elbow.
Bolen misses with a body punch.
Petric throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolens head.
Nice body punch from Petric - that landed with a thud.
Bolen looks winded!
Petric lands with a light punch inside.
Petric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolen backwards.
Petric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petric.
Petric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petric throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Bolen avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Petric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petric throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolens head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolen backwards.
Bolen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petric digs a right hand underneath Bolen's ribcage. Bolen let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolen prevents a body shot from Petric.
Petric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petric is trying to force a seperation but Bolen has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Petric scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petric.
Bolen is still on wobbly legs! Can Petric finish him?
Petric lands a nice shot to the body.
Petric unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bolen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Petric is unloading with more strikes now! Bolen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Petric!
A relieved looking Ante Petric thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.