PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Petreski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Prateado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petreski comes to the cage accompanied by I Had to Kill a Lot of People. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Petreski
vs
Prateado

170 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Hades Clothing
Shaman Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Petreski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Prateado!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petreski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Petreski grinds an elbow into Prateado's temple.
Petreski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Prateado is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Petreski working the ground and pound but Prateado is defending the strikes.
Petreski trying to control the position but Prateado is working away.
Petreski controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prateado is trying to control Petreski's posture but Petreski avoids it.

Petreski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Prateado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Prateado tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Prateado.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petreski scores with a takedown into Prateado's guard.
Petreski working some strikes from top position.

Prateado working for a triangle but Petreski defends it easily.

Petreski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Prateado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Prateado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Prateado throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Petreski escapes and throws Prateado's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Prateado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Petreski is looking to take a break and control but Prateado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prateado bucks up and tries to throw Petreski off but instead Petreski has got his back!
Petreski biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petreski trying to control.
Prateado is trying to break free.

Petreski working for the choke.

Petreski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Prateado is defending well though. Petreski let's go of the attempt for now.
Petreski struggling to keep hold of the position.
Prateado trying to get back to his feet but Petreski is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Prateado is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Prateado defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Prateado is trying to get back to his feet but Petreski has full control of the position and if anything, Prateado has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Petreski throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Prateado is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Petreski gets his way!
Petreski is breathing heavily.
Petreski struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Petreski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Petreski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Petreski working the ground and pound but Prateado is defending the strikes.
Prateado is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prateado is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petreski off and has taken his back!

Prateado is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Petreski knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Petreski for a finish.
Prateado doesn't have the hooks in and Petreski manages to turn into his guard.
Prateado wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Petreski manages to pass to side control.
Prateado is trying to stand back up but Petreski is controlling him
Prateado is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petreski tries to pass to full mount but Prateado defends it.
Petreski is trying to control the action in half guard but Prateado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Prateado manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Petreski wants to control from the top but Prateado keeps moving.
Petreski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prateado can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petreski controls the pace.
Petreski wants to control from the top but Prateado keeps moving.
Prateado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petreski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petreski content to stall in guard here.

Petreski drops back looking for a leg! Prateado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prateado manages to kick Petreski off! Petreski jumps back into Prateado's guard.

Prateado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prateado tries to strike from the bottom.
Petreski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prateado's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prateado working for a triangle but Petreski defends it easily.
Prateado keeping moving, preventing Petreski from controlling successfully.
Petreski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Prateado isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Petreski stacks Prateado 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 Petreski!

Petreski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petreski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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.
Prateado stops Petreski from passing to mount.
Prateado can't do much from the bottom here.

Petreski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Prateado is not content to let Petreski control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prateado is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Petreski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Petreski has taken the fight to the clinch.

Petreski breaks from the clinch.
Prateado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Petreski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Prateado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petreski is aware though and is defending well.

Prateado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prateado keeping moving, preventing Petreski from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prateado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vlad Petreski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petreski won't allow Prateado to sweep him here.
Prateado trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Prateado working for a triangle but Petreski defends it easily.

Petreski drops back looking for a leg! Prateado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prateado manages to kick Petreski off! Petreski jumps back into Prateado's guard.

Prateado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petreski defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Petreski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Petreski is looking to take a break and control but Prateado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petreski tries to score with some ground and pound. Prateado controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Prateado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Prateado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petreski pulls his head out easily.
Prateado wants to sweep but Petreski has passed to side control!
Prateado is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petreski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Prateado looking for a sweep but Petreski has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Petreski working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Petreski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Petreski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Petreski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Petreski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Prateado in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fred Prateado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad Petreski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petreski prevents Prateado from getting the reversal.
Prateado wants to try and get back to his feet.
Petreski working Prateado over with strikes here.
Petreski controlling from mount.

Petreski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Prateado has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Petreski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Petreski landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Petreski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petreski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Petreski!