PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Sartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pieter von petre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartell comes to the ring accompanied by Nightmare. Will Sartell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to pieter von petre's chin.

Sartell
vs
von petre

197 cm
21
281 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Sartell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, pieter von petre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von petre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sartell.
Will Sartell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sartell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sartell tries to close the distance and clinch but von petre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sartell is looking to clinch.
Sartell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
von petre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Sartell instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by von petre.
Sartell lands an elbow inside.

It looks like pieter von petre has been cut.
von petre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sartell.

Sartell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
von petre moves out of range as Sartell throws a body kick.
Sartell throws a body kick that misses.
von petre throws a series of punches but Sartell avoids them all with ease.
Sartell moves in looking to clinch but von petre pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from von petre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von petre motions for Sartell to come forward. von petre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of von petre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sartell lands a nice looking body kick.

von petre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sartell manages to get to full guard.
von petre trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sartell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sartell won't allow von petre to sweep him here.
Sartell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sartell lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartell wants to control from the top but von petre keeps moving.
von petre striking off his back but it's not causing Sartell any problems.
Sartell passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sartell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sartell has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of von petre's face.
von petre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
von petre is staying active underneath Sartell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sartell trying to pass the guard but von petre defending well.
Sartell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for von petre!
Sartell cracks von petre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sartell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
von petre is trying to escape the mount.
von petre is squirming around, avoiding Sartell's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
von petre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
von petre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sartell.
von petre trying to hold on to Sartell's head to control him but Sartell postures up.
von petre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
von petre looks gassed!
Sartell looking to pass the guard.
Sartell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von petre trying to keep a closed guard but Sartell is proving a slippery customer.
Sartell with a nice head shot there.
Sartell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
von petre thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
von petre controls Sartell momentarily but Sartell frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
von petre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and von petre wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Sartell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on pieter von petre'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.

von petre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sartell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and von petre counters with a nice body shot.
von petre throws a jab when Sartell was well out of range.
von petre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
von petre misses with a hook. Sartell ducked under it nicely.
Sartell tries to clinch but von petre is having none of it.
Sartell misses with a combination
and von petre counters with a one-two to the body.
Sartell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
von petre throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sartell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sartell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, von petre throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von petre takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up pieter von petre's cut even more.
Sartell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sartell lands a nice elbow.
von petre trying to land knees to the body.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but von petre avoids the damage to the body.
von petre is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sartell looking to slow down the pace here.

Sartell breaks the clinch.
Sartell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
von petre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sartell looks to clinch

and von petre counters with a shoot takedown. Sartell fights it but they end up in guard.
von petre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von petre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von petre postures up in Sartell's guard and throws a big left but Sartell blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von petre.
Will Sartell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sartell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst von petre is controlling him.
von petre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von petre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
von petre trying to control the position from guard on top but Sartell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left lands for Sartell.
Sartell looks to clinch
and von petre counters with a body kick.
von petre misses with a series of wild punches.

Sartell has von petre up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sartell pulls guard.
von petre wants to control from the top but Sartell keeps moving.
von petre looking to pass the guard.
Sartell pulls von petre in close to prevent any damage.
Sartell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
von petre wants to control from the top but Sartell keeps moving.
von petre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sartell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for von petre!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sartell lands a nice shot to the head.
Sartell punishing his opponent with strikes.
von petre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sartell wants to control the pace but von petre is squirming around nicely.
von petre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sartell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
von petre is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Will Sartell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on pieter von petre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sartell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. von petre sprawls well initially but Sartell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
von petre won't allow Sartell to pass to mount.
Sartell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sartell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
von petre wants to control but Sartell is keeping busy.
von petre wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Sartell.
Sartell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
von petre is trying to get back to full guard.
von petre trying to control but Sartell postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von petre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sartell controlling the action here.
von petre is looking for a sweep. Sartell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
von petre manages to get to full guard.
von petre trying to keep a closed guard but Sartell is proving a slippery customer.
von petre keeping moving, preventing Sartell from controlling successfully.
pieter von petre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
von petre trying to strike off his back.
Sartell landing with the ground and pound.

The cut above pieter von petre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sartell trying to control the position from guard on top but von petre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

von petre working for a triangle but Sartell defends it easily.
von petre throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
von petre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

von petre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sartell defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von petre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sartell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sartell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks von petre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sartell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for von petre!
Sartell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sartell landing strikes from the mount.

pieter von petre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Will Sartell!