PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duek Nuekm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marin Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuekm comes into the arena with Ass & Titties blaring out of the sound system. Duek Nuekm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nuekm
vs
Petric

190 cm
25
189 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Chuck my Norris Ninja Viking Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duek Nuekm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marin Petric!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuekm blocks a head kick by Petric.
Nuekm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Petric closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nuekm to the mat! Nuekm manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petric is in close to Nuekm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petric slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Petric looking to sit in guard and control but Nuekm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nuekm wants to stand but Petric has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Nuekm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nuekm tries to clinch up but Petric circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petric gets the takedown into side control.
Nuekm is trying to get back to half guard.
Petric trying to control the position but Nuekm is working away.
Petric is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nuekm tries to improve position but can't.
Nuekm on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nuekm tries to get out of the position.

Petric decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nuekm wants it to stay on the feet.
Petric fails with a takedown attempt.
Petric takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nuekm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petric.
Duek Nuekm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marin Petric.

Petric shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nuekm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Petric controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric avoids the attempt from Nuekm to control.
Petric wants to control the pace but Nuekm is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuekm wants to hold on but Petric pushes him away.
Nuekm is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nuekm is squirming around, avoiding Petric's attempts to control the action.
Petric fails to advance to Nuekm's back.
Petric landing punches.
Petric looking to control but Nuekm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nuekm is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marin Petric dominated that round.
That's time! Nuekm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petric shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nuekm as he avoids it easily.

Petric is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nuekm's half guard.
Petric performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nuekm wants to get back to full guard but Petric has passed into side control.
Petric takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric lands with some strikes.

Petric has hold of Nuekm's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nuekm manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Petric goes for an armbar but Nuekm turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nuekm.
Nuekm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Petric's guard.
Nuekm preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nuekm decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Petric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Nuekm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duek Nuekm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuekm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nuekm tries to clinch there but Petric circles away.
Nuekm tries to clinch but Petric moves out of range.

Petric bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nuekm is trying to control Petric's posture but Petric avoids it.
Petric is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nuekm will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Petric has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Petric looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Nuekm's face as Petric controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Petric looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petric tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nuekm is trying to control Petric's posture but Petric avoids it.
Petric landing a few strikes.
Petric staying calm.
Petric is looking to take a break and control but Nuekm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marin Petric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Petric gets a takedown into half guard.
Nuekm is trying to control but Petric manages to pass to mount!

Petric is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Nuekm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petric tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nuekm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nuekm missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric lands a nice uppercut.
Nuekm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
Nuekm misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuekm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petric's brow.
Nuekm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nuekm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Petric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petric keeps the fight on the outside.
Nuekm wants to clinch up but Petric keeps it at a distance.
Nuekm tries to clinch but Petric is having none of it.
Petric throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuekm's waist but Nuekm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petric off to one side.
Petric shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nuekm defends it nicely.
Duek Nuekm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marin Petric.

Petric closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nuekm to the mat! Nuekm manages to get full guard.
Petric is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petric gets to his feet. Nuekm looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Petric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nuekm throws a head kick but Petric moves out of range.

Petric has closed the distance and engaged Nuekm in a clinch.
Petric tries to pull guard but Nuekm won't allow it.
Nuekm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
Petric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nuekm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
Petric works on Nuekm's body with a couple of short punches.
Petric is looking to break free of the clinch but Nuekm has double underhooks.
Nuekm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
Nuekm lands a good knee to the midsection. Petric won't want to take too many of those.
Petric is trying to break the clinch but Nuekm is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petric.
Nuekm has Petric pressed against the cage, preventing Petric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nuekm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
Petric tries to pull guard but Nuekm holds him up against the cage and eventually Petric drops back down to his feet.
Nuekm trying to land knees to the body.
Petric tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nuekm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuekm trying to land knees to the body.
Petric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from Nuekm.
Petric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from Nuekm.
Petric tries to score a body lock takedown but Nuekm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nuekm throws a knee to the head but misses.

Petric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duek Nuekm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuekm keeps the fight on the outside.
Nuekm slaps away a takedown attempt from Petric, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nuekm wants to clinch

and Petric counters with a single leg into guard. Nuekm didn't expect that.
Duek Nuekm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm has his hands on Petric's head, controlling the position.

Nuekm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petric is aware though and is defending well.
Petric stays in close to Nuekm's body and controls the position.
Petric lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marin Petric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petric winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marin Petric!