PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Castellini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellini's entrance music is Hey Superstar - Madina Lake. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ivo Petric was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Castellini
vs
Petric

187 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Castellini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivo Petric!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Castellini tries to clinch but Petric is having none of it.

Petric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castellini's guard.
Petric not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Petric working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petric pushes down on Castellini's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castellini is trying to stand back up but Petric is controlling him
Petric perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Petric has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Castellini defend it? Petric steps over the head and cranks it - Castellini is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Petric!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivo Petric!