PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabilondo Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Petey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabilondo Soler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Petey 's chin.

Soler
vs
Petey

170 cm
24
176 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
176 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabilondo Soler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petey !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soler ducks right into an uppercut from Petey .
Petey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Petey misses its intended target.
Soler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petey as he avoids it easily.
Petey throws an overhand right that lands on Soler's shoulder, as Soler tries to avoid the shot.
Soler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Petey .
Petey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soler's head backwards.
Petey tries to bum rush Soler with a series of wild strikes but Soler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petey leaves Soler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabilondo Soler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soler checks a leg kick.
Petey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soler ducks under a wild hook from Petey .
Petey lands a jab-cross combination.
Petey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petey throws a shot to the body.

Soler scores with a takedown into Petey 's guard.
Petey looking for a sweep. Not yet Petey , not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler wants to stand but Petey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Soler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soler wants to pass the guard but Petey is keeping the position.
Petey trying to keep a closed guard but Soler is proving a slippery customer.

Soler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Petey dives on top into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petey throwing strikes from guard but Soler blocks nicely.
Petey wants to pass the guard but Soler is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Soler wriggles free and stands up.
Soler moves in looking to clinch but Petey pushes him off.
Petey looks to land a right hand but Soler moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petey lands with a right hand.
Peter Petey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soler drops his hands momentarily and Petey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Petey gets the takedown into side control.
Soler is trying to get back to half guard.

Petey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soler, who protects the arm well.
I wouldn't like to be where Soler is right now.
Soler is trying to improve his position.
Soler wants to control but Petey postures up.

Soler explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Petey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Petey showed some decent athleticism there.
Petey wants to pass to mount but Soler is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petey is thwarting Soler's attempts to control the position.
Soler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petey .
Soler wants to control but Petey is keeping busy.
Petey trying to control from half guard but Soler is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soler looks for the body kick but Petey saw that one coming.
Petey dips to his left and cracks Soler with an uppercut!
Soler misses with a takedown attempt
and Petey counters with a nice uppercut.

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.
Petey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soler catches Petey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Petey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soler has time to react.
Petey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petey misses with a straight left.
Soler fails with a takedown attempt.
Soler is breathing heavily.
Petey scores with a nice right hand.
Petey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soler.

Soler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Petey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Petey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Soler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petey counters with a left and a right that stings Soler.
An inside leg kick lands from Petey .
Soler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petey .
Soler throws a series of punches but Petey moves out of range.
Soler checks a low kick from Petey .
Petey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Petey misses.
Soler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petey was well out of range. Poor timing from Soler.
Soler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Petey .
Soler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petey pinned against the cage. Petey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Petey gets caught flat footed, as Soler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler is working Petey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Petey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Petey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soler trying to control from the bottom.
Soler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Petey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petey postures up.
Petey slips nicely into half guard.

Soler has one foot on Petey 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Soler fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabilondo Soler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petey jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petey punishes Soler's body with a nice straight punch.
Soler wants to clinch.
Soler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petey .
Soler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soler shoots in for a takedown but Petey shows good takedown defense.
Petey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soler counters with a straight right hand.
Soler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soler is defended easily by Petey .
Petey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petey throws a combination. Soler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Soler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petey counters with a nice leg kick.
Soler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petey misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Soler blocks the low kick.
Petey lands a jab to Soler's midsection.
Petey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petey thuds his right hand into Soler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Petey .
Petey fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petey scores with a nice right hand.
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!
The crowd cheers as Petey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soler doesn't seem phased though.
Petey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Petey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Petey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petey wants to pass the guard but Soler is keeping the position.

Soler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soler keeping moving, preventing Petey from controlling successfully.
Petey throws a big right hand that misses.
Gabilondo Soler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Petey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Soler shoots in for a double leg but Petey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Petey scores with a three punch combo!
Petey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soler misses the jab.
Soler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Soler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Petey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Soler keeping moving, preventing Petey from controlling successfully.
Soler looking to control.

Petey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soler trying to control the position.
Soler pulls Petey in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Petey tries a head kick but it misses.
Petey stuffs the takedown attempt from Soler. Soler gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabilondo Soler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Petey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Petey .
Soler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soler.
Petey scores with a nice strike.
Soler checks a low kick from Petey .
Gabilondo Soler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Petey seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soler shoots in but no luck this time.
Petey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petey moves out of range of the body kick from Soler.
Petey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Petey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Petey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soler slips a straight right by Petey .
Soler misses with a takedown
and Petey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soler shoots in and drives through. Petey sprawls well.
Soler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petey .
Petey lands with an overhand left.
Petey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soler has time to react.
Soler looks for a takedown but Petey sprawls well.
Petey lands with an uppercut that bounces Soler off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soler tries for a takedown but Petey circles away easily
and Petey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petey scores with a jab to the body.
Soler needs to keep his hands up - Petey had a free shot at his head there.
Soler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Petey there.

Petey shoots in and bounces Soler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Soler has his foot on Petey 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petey works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petey 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.
Soler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Soler is looking for a triangle but Petey pushes his legs off easily.
Petey is pushing down on Soler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Soler is fighting to maintain full guard but Petey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Petey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petey is trying to control the action in half guard but Soler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soler ducks right into an uppercut from Petey .
Petey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gabilondo Soler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petey stuns Soler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petey lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soler walks into a left hand.
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!
Petey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soler's head backwards.
Peter Petey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soler throws a hook but Petey blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Petey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Petey !