PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlado Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swift Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrovic
vs
Power

190 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlado Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Swift Power!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic tries to clinch up.
Vlado Petrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power blocks a head kick by Petrovic.
Petrovic is looking to clinch.
Petrovic throws a body kick that misses.
Power throws a series of punches but Petrovic moves out of range.
Petrovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power looks for the body kick but Petrovic saw that one coming.
Petrovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrovic throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Petrovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Vlado Petrovic has been cut.
Petrovic tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Petrovic tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovic moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Petrovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrovic tries to clinch up.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Power digs a good hook to Petrovic's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Petrovic wants to clinch.
Petrovic misses with a head kick.
Petrovic tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Petrovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Petrovic tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Petrovic.
Petrovic is looking to clinch.
Petrovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Petrovic tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.

Petrovic clinches with his opponent.
Petrovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrovic trying to land knees to the body.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.

Power breaks the clinch.
Petrovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Power misses with a combination
and Petrovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrovic is breathing heavily.
Petrovic tries to move into range but Power moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power blocks a head kick by Petrovic.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power looks to land a combination but Petrovic avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrovic misses with a knee strike.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Petrovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Petrovic is rocked!
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oh Petrovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power lands a left hand.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovic has double underhooks.

Power manages to break the clinch.
Power tries to bum rush Petrovic with a series of wild strikes but Petrovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Power avoids the head kick by Petrovic.
Petrovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrovic is looking to clinch.
Petrovic takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Petrovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Power avoids the head kick by Petrovic.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrovic doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petrovic backs up against the cage.
Power throws a leg kick but Petrovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrovic tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Petrovic rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrovic lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Petrovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petrovic tries to stall but Power uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovic.
Petrovic trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovic has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovic lands a nice elbow.
Petrovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Power is keeping busy.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrovic trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrovic throws an elbow that misses.
Petrovic landing knees to the head.
Petrovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrovic lands a knee to the body.
Power dodges an elbow strike from Petrovic.
Petrovic crunches a lovely knee into Power's ribcage.
Petrovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrovic lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrovic lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Power is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Petrovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrovic scores with a knee to the head.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Petrovic prevents a body shot from Power.
Petrovic landing knees to the head.

Power is rocked!
Petrovic lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrovic finish him?
Petrovic lands a knee to the head.
Petrovic connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Power badly! Power tumbles to the floor and Petrovic stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlado Petrovic!