PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Pettimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Frank The Tank. Lawrence Pettimore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ricard
vs
Pettimore

191 cm
23
262 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
238 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Pettimore!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard throws a looping overhand right but Pettimore ducks down to avoid it.
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettimore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence Pettimore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Ricard both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Lawrence Pettimore has been cut.

Ricard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pettimore trying to keep a closed guard but Ricard is proving a slippery customer.
Pettimore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ricard is controlling him.
Ricard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ricard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard tries to bum rush Pettimore with a series of wild strikes but Pettimore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricard slips under a jab.
Pettimore misses with a wild combination.
Pettimore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettimore circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence Pettimore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettimore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pettimore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
Pettimore keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
Pettimore misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Pettimore lands.
Pettimore looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Pettimore thuds his right hand into Ricard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Pettimore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Pettimore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricard tries to clinch but Pettimore moves out of range.
Pettimore throws a leg kick but Ricard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pettimore motions for Ricard to come forward. Pettimore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pettimore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pettimore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettimore throws a one two combo.
Ricard tries to bum rush Pettimore with a series of wild strikes but Pettimore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ricard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pettimore is on top in guard.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet but Pettimore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ricard throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ricard striking off his back but it's not causing Pettimore any problems.
Ricard wants to stand and escape but Pettimore is having none of it.
Pettimore wants to pass the guard but Ricard is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pettimore passes into side control.
Pettimore scores with punches from side control.
Ricard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard wants to control but Pettimore is keeping busy.
Pettimore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pettimore moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ricard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ricard is not content to let Pettimore control the position.

Pettimore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ricard to his feet.
Pettimore dodges the punch combination from Ricard.
A big left from Pettimore misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettimore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ricard.
Pettimore just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Pettimore.
Ricard scores with a jab.
Pettimore throws a lazy right hand but Ricard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lawrence Pettimore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ricard throws a right hand that Pettimore ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettimore also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Ricard.
A jab from Pettimore misses.
Ricard moves in looking to clinch but Pettimore pushes him off.
Pettimore misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ricard rushes Pettimore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pettimore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricard moves away from the strike by Pettimore.
Frank Ricard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ricard lunges at Pettimore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pettimore's hand.

That has opened up Lawrence Pettimore's cut even more.
Pettimore with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettimore throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettimore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricard.
Ricard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pettimore misses with a combination

so Ricard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettimore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ricard scoring with some ground and pound.

Ricard gets to his feet - Pettimore follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettimore blocks the body kick.
Ricard closes the distance and clinches up with Pettimore, looking for a takedown. Ricard pushes Pettimore against the cage but Pettimore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Pettimore scores with a four punch combination!
Ricard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricard.
Pettimore misses with a looping left.
Ricard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettimore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ricard backs up against the cage.
Pettimore slips a jab and a cross from Ricard.
Pettimore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricard.
Danga de danga de dang - Ricard scores with a four punch combination!
Ricard misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pettimore.
A punch combination from Ricard misses.
Ricard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pettimore. No joy for Ricard on that attempt.
Pettimore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettimore.
Pettimore throws a head kick but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard throws a right and a left that Pettimore avoids nicely.
Ricard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettimore.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pettimore but Pettimore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pettimore throws a looping overhand right but Ricard ducks down to avoid it.
Pettimore throws an overhand right that lands on Ricard's shoulder, as Ricard tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Ricard both land. Nice combination.
Pettimore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricard.
Pettimore throws a good cross that connects.

Ricard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ricard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ricard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ricard is landing with some decent strikes but Pettimore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ricard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pettimore has worked his arm free - good work by Pettimore!

Ricard stands up and beckons Pettimore to his feet.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Pettimore moves out of range.
Pettimore throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Pettimore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Ricard.
Ricard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The cut above Lawrence Pettimore's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pettimore throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pettimore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pettimore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettimore looks to land a combination. Ricard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ricard fails to land the takedown.
Lawrence Pettimore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricard defending well as Pettimore loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Pettimore misses.
Pettimore misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettimore throws a nice looking combination but Ricard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
Pettimore throws a jab when Ricard was well out of range.
Pettimore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Pettimore avoids them all with ease.
Ricard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pettimore is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettimore throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Pettimore misses with the combination.
Ricard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pettimore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Ricard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ricard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettimore looks to land a combination but Ricard avoids it well.
Pettimore loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.

Ricard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ricard is pushing down on Pettimore's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pettimore is fighting to maintain full guard but Ricard has managed to sneak the leg through.

Ricard postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pettimore to stand up.
Pettimore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Pettimore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ricard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pettimore did well to prevent Ricard getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Ricard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pettimore reverses the position - he's now on top in Ricard's guard.
Frank Ricard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ricard 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.

Ricard looking for a guillotine here but Pettimore defends easily.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet but Pettimore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two 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.
Ricard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ricard isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pettimore stacks Ricard on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pettimore!
Ricard is trying to buck Pettimore off.
Ricard tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettimore trying to control the action but Ricard is working from the bottom.
Pettimore prevents Ricard from escaping the position.
Ricard bucks up and tries to throw Pettimore off but instead Pettimore has got his back!

Ricard is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Pettimore tries to bum rush Ricard with a series of wild strikes but Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pettimore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettimore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettimore.
Ricard shoots for a takedown but Pettimore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pettimore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pettimore throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ricard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pettimore's guard now.
Pettimore trying to keep a closed guard but Ricard is proving a slippery customer.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettimore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettimore has control of Ricard's left arm, preventing Ricard from doing any damage.

Ricard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Ricard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ricard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Ricard!