PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petro Petraca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Joe jr comes into the arena with Moyuru (Sprouting) blaring out of the sound system. Joey Joe Joe jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petro Petraca's chin.

Joe Joe jr
vs
Petraca

180 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petro Petraca!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Joe jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Joe jr closes the distance and clinches up with Petraca, looking for a takedown. Joe Joe jr pushes Petraca against the cage but Petraca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Joe Joe jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Petraca there.
Petraca throws a series of punches but Joe Joe jr moves out of range.
Petraca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joe Joe jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petraca's waist but Petraca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joe Joe jr off to one side.

Joe Joe jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Petraca!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Petraca really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petraca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Joe Joe jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petraca looks a forlorn figure.
Joe Joe jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petraca tries to reverse the position but Joe Joe jr maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petraca tries to hold on but Joe Joe jr postures up.
Joe Joe jr working Petraca over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Petro Petraca has been cut.
Joe Joe jr landing shots from mount.
Joe Joe jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Petraca hang on?
Joe Joe jr 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.
Petraca is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Petraca is bucking up trying to escape but Joe Joe jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Petraca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe Joe jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr breaks from Petraca's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petraca tries to lock up and control but Joe Joe jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joe Joe jr looking to finish Petraca with some ground and pound. This is bad for Petraca!
Joe Joe jr raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Joe Joe jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petro Petraca's cut.
That's time! Joe Joe jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petraca misses the jab.

That has opened up Petro Petraca's cut even more.

Petraca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe Joe jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Petraca tries to stall but Joe Joe jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petraca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petraca pushes off an throws an elbow but Joe Joe jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Petraca tries to stall but Joe Joe jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petraca seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Petro Petraca.

Petraca drives through and clinches with Joe Joe jr against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petraca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joe Joe jr's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petraca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petraca lands a nice elbow.
Petraca stalling in the clinch but Joe Joe jr improves position.
Joe Joe jr blocks the elbow strike.
Petraca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petraca looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petraca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe Joe jr avoids it.
Petraca looking to slow down the pace here.
Joe Joe jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petraca taking a breather.
Petraca pushes off an throws an elbow but Joe Joe jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Petraca throws an elbow that misses.
Petraca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petraca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Joe jr misses with the head strike.
Petraca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joe Joe jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petraca blocks it with crossed arms.
Petraca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petraca throws an elbow but it misses.
Petraca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe Joe jr's defenses.
Petraca takes a shot to the head.
Petraca misses with an elbow strike.

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.
Petraca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petraca lands a nice elbow.
Petraca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe Joe jr or not.
Petraca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petraca throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joe Joe jr avoids the elbow strike from Petraca, against the cage.
Petraca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petraca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joe Joe jr's brow.
Petraca tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe Joe jr avoids the damage to the body.
Joe Joe jr blocks the elbow strike.
Petraca lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petraca throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joe Joe jr as Petraca tries to tie him up.
Joe Joe jr blocks an elbow strike from Petraca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petraca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petraca lands an elbow inside that Joe Joe jr shrugs off.
Petraca throws an elbow but it misses.
Joe Joe jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petraca backwards.

The cut above Petro Petraca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petraca.
Joe Joe jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petraca has a couple of punches blocked by Joe Joe jr.
A right hook to the body lands for Joe Joe jr.
Petraca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petraca misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Joe Joe jr fails to land.
Petraca wants to stall.
Joe Joe jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Petraca.
Petraca tries a knee to the head but Joe Joe jr blocks it.
Petraca lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Joe Joe jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joe Joe jr has a couple of punches blocked by Petraca.
Petraca lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Petraca.
Joe Joe jr avoids the elbow strike from Petraca, against the cage.
Joe Joe jr looking to throw knees to the head but Petraca is blocking nicely.
Joe Joe jr lands a right hand.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee strike.
Joe Joe jr blocks the elbow strike.
Petraca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petraca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Joe jr avoids the elbow strike from Petraca, against the cage.
Joe Joe jr blocks an elbow strike.
Joe Joe jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petraca misses with an elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe Joe jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petraca looking to throw knees to the head but Joe Joe jr is blocking nicely.
Joe Joe jr avoids the elbow strike from Petraca, against the cage.
Petraca tries a knee to the head but Joe Joe jr blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petro Petraca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petro Petraca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Joe Joe jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petraca pinned against the cage. Petraca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petraca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Petraca as Joe Joe jr shoots in.
Joe Joe jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Joe Joe jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Petraca moves into the clinch successfully.
Petraca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petraca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petraca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Petraca misses with a knee to the head.
Petraca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe Joe jr avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petraca.
Petraca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petraca misses with an elbow strike.
Petraca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe Joe jr is defending well for now.
Joe Joe jr looking to throw knees to the head but Petraca is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petraca throws an elbow but misses.
Petraca tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe Joe jr avoids the damage to the body.
Petraca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Joe jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Petraca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe Joe jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petraca blocks an uppercut.
Petraca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petraca looking to slow down the pace here.
Petraca throws an elbow that misses.
Joe Joe jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petraca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joe Joe jr is keeping busy.
Joe Joe jr blocks an elbow strike from Petraca.
Petraca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe Joe jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Joe jr dodges an elbow strike from Petraca.

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.
Petraca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joe Joe jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petraca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petraca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petraca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe Joe jr avoids it.
Joe Joe jr blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Petraca fails to land.
Petraca throws an elbow but it misses.
Petraca managing to block the knees to the body from Joe Joe jr.
Petraca throws an elbow that misses.
Petraca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petraca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joe Joe jr's brow.
Joe Joe jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petraca tries a knee to the head but Joe Joe jr blocks it.
Petraca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petraca leaning against his opponent.
Petraca tries to land a knee to the head but Joe Joe jr blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr pushes Petraca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joe Joe jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petraca throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petraca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joe Joe jr's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petraca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joe Joe jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petraca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe Joe jr is defending well for now.
Petraca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe Joe jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petraca misses with a knee to the head.
Petraca trying to land knees to the body.
Petraca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe Joe jr is defending well for now.
Joe Joe jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe Joe jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petraca.
Petraca throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four 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.
Petraca throws an elbow that misses.
Petraca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe Joe jr.
Petraca lands an elbow just above Joe Joe jr 's eye.
Petraca tries a knee to the head but Joe Joe jr blocks it.
Petraca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe Joe jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petraca avoids it.
Petraca tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe Joe jr avoids the damage to the body.
Petraca trying to control the position but instead, Joe Joe jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petraca into the cage.
Joe Joe jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe Joe jr prevents a body shot from Petraca.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe Joe jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Petraca backwards.
Petraca misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe Joe jr.
Petraca is looking to control Joe Joe jr's arms but Joe Joe jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petraca has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petro Petraca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petraca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petro Petraca!