PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Frick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petric has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Frick
vs
Petric

183 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Frick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivo Petric!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Frick enables Petric to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frick manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Petric looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Frick is looking to stand back up but Petric counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Frick.
Petric stops Frick from getting back to his feet.
Frick is concentrating on defense, preventing Petric from advancing position.
Frick punching from the bottom.
Frick is trying to stand back up but Petric is controlling him
Frick tries to get to full guard but Petric has control of the leg.
Frick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Petric wants to stand up but Frick is controlling the position.
Frick wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frick is trying to stand.
Frick controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petric slips a jab and a cross from Frick.
Frick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petric circles away quickly and effectively.
Petric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frick.
Petric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frick misses with a double jab.
Frick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frick misses with a wild combination.
Jake Frick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petric slips a straight right by Frick.
Petric looks for a takedown but Frick sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Frick.
Frick misses with the combination.
Frick works over Petric's head and body with a nice combination.
Good exchange - Frick coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric throws a right hand that Frick ducks under and follows up with a left that Frick also avoids with ease.
A combination from Frick does no damage.
Frick fails to land with a series of punches.
Frick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frick misses with the combination.
Petric fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petric shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frick as he avoids it easily.
Jake Frick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
Petric dodges the punch combination from Frick.
Petric avoids the body shot from Frick.
Frick fails to land with a series of punches.

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.
Frick misses with an uppercut.
Frick throws a series of punches but Petric moves out of range.
Frick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frick wants it to stay on the feet.
Frick misses with the combination.
Petric moves away from the strike by Frick.
Petric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petric thinking.
Decent striking displayed by Frick there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frick throws a combination that misses
and Petric counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Frick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivo Petric will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Petric tries to clinch up.
Frick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petric is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frick.

It looks like Ivo Petric has been cut.
Petric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Frick throws a hook but Petric avoids it easily.
A cross from Frick lands.
A slow jab from Frick misses its intended target.
Petric avoids the body shot from Frick.
Frick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frick misses with a double jab.
Frick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frick stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frick throws a hook but Petric avoids it easily.
Frick looks to land a right hand but Petric moved out of range.
Frick misses with the combination.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frick swings for the body but Petric moves out of range.
Jake Frick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frick throws a series of punches but Petric moves out of range.
Frick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frick misses with a wild combination.
Frick looks to throw the jab but Petric is out of range.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.
Jake Frick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Frick looks to land a right hand but Petric moved out of range.
Frick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petric throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Frick scores with a jab to the body.
Petric blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Frick coming out on top.
Frick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petric's hands.
Frick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frick misses with the combination.
A jab from Frick misses.
Petric tries for a takedown but Frick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Frick does it's job there.
Frick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petric.
Frick looks to land a combination but Petric avoids it well.
Frick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Frick looks to throw the jab but Petric is out of range.
Frick throws the left hand but Petric avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Frick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Frick tries to bum rush Petric with a series of wild strikes but Petric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frick cracks Petric with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petric throws a head kick that half lands.
Frick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Frick misses.
Frick punishes Petric's body with a nice straight punch.
Frick misses with a looping left.
Petric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frick counters with a straight right hand.
Petric lands with a kick to the ribs.
Frick scores with a shot to the body.
Frick misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Frick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivo Petric's cut.
That's time! Frick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A big left from Frick misses.
Frick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petric was well out of range. Poor timing from Frick.
Nice defenses there by Petric.
Frick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petric looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frick swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frick!
A big right from Frick misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frick throws a combination that misses
and Petric counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Petric ducks right into an uppercut from Frick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frick misses with the combination.
Frick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petric moves away.
Frick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petric fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Frick.
Frick misses with a hook.
Jab from Frick.
Frick throws a hook but Petric avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petric shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frick defends it nicely.
Frick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jake Frick is winning the standup battle so far.
Frick throws a big shot that misses.
Frick connects with a right hand. Petric shakes it off.
Frick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petric on the side of the head.
Petric takes one on the button.
Petric takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petric gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frick.
Frick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frick throws a right and a left that Petric avoids nicely.
Frick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petric has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric misses with a two punch combination.
Frick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frick misses with a double jab
and Petric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petric slips a straight right by Frick.
Frick throws a right hand that Petric ducks under and follows up with a left that Petric also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petric.
Petric slips a jab and a cross from Frick.
Petric looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frick is fending him off so far but Petric persists. Nope, Frick circles away and we're back to standing.
Jake Frick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
Frick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petric circles away quickly and effectively.

Petric shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Frick is trying to defend but Petric finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Frick is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petric stands up out of the half guard.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Frick.
Petric fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frick misses with a few strikes there.

Petric moves into range and clinches up with Frick.
Frick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Petric breaks from the clinch.
Frick looks to land a combination but Petric avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Frick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Frick!