PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Starter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chaz peti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Will Smith - Party Starter. peti has chosen dfkf as his entrance music. Christian Starter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Starter
vs
peti

179 cm
20
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Lone Wolf Fight Gear

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Starter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, chaz peti!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
peti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starter shoots in and drives through. peti sprawls well.
Starter tries to clinch there but peti circles away.

Starter closes the distance and clinches.

Starter drags the fight down to the ground.
peti wants to control from the top but Starter keeps moving.
Starter controlling the position.
Starter wants to get back to his feet but peti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
peti preventing the sweep.
Starter wants to stand up but peti is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

peti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
peti closes the distance looking to clinch

and Starter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Starter.
Starter trying to control the position from guard on top but peti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
peti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
peti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
peti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Starter wants to control from the top but peti keeps moving.
peti wants to sweep but no luck.
peti looks gassed!
peti keeping moving, preventing Starter from controlling successfully.
peti managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starter tries to clinch there but peti circles away.

peti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. peti showed some decent athleticism there.
peti wants to stand but Starter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Starter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Starter controlling the position for now.
Starter is looking to escape.
peti is trying to control the action in half guard but Starter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Starter trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
peti is looking to take a break and control but Starter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Starter clinches with his opponent.
Starter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
peti jumps guard but Starter stands there with peti around his waist. peti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

peti drags the fight down to the ground.
peti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

peti pushes Starter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

peti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Starter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Starter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but peti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
peti is looking to take a break and control but Starter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
peti staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I looks like peti might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

peti stands up and beckons Starter to his feet.
Starter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starter tries to close the distance and clinch but peti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

peti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Starter is not content to let peti control the position.
Starter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but chaz peti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Starter darts in and clinches peti up against the cage.
Starter has peti pressed against the cage.

Starter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

peti is defending against the submission attempts here by Starter.
peti is looking to escape.
peti works his way to full guard. Good work.

Starter gets to his feet - peti follows without any prompting.
Starter moves in looking to clinch but peti pushes him off.
Starter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and peti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starter misses with a takedown attempt

and peti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Starter pulls peti into guard.
peti is breathing heavily.

Starter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Starter looking for a guillotine here but peti defends easily.
Starter is pulling down on peti's head. It's preventing any offense from peti, at least for the moment.

Starter has his foot on peti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. peti works his way back into a safe position though.
peti trying to control the position from guard on top but Starter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starter looking to hit a scissor sweep but peti is one step ahead there.

Starter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. peti is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Starter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take peti's back instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be peti right now.
Christian Starter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Starter is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. peti has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Starter has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! peti taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Starter doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christian Starter!