PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes to the cage accompanied by Showtime. Heed has chosen Gentlelman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pettis
vs
Heed

175 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Red Hand Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mongolia Heed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis slaps away a takedown attempt from Heed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Heed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pettis's waist but Pettis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heed off to one side.
Pettis throws a right and a left that Heed avoids nicely.
Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Heed circles away.
Pettis leaves Heed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mongolia Heed.
Pettis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pettis!
Pettis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heed, pushing him back against the cage.

Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heed shoots in for a double leg but Pettis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pettis defends it nicely.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Heed moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pettis counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Pettis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Pettis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heed has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pettis has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Pettis decides to stand back up.
Jab, jab by Pettis - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Pettis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anthony Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heed fails with a takedown attempt.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pettis throws a nice looking combination but Heed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heed there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pettis wants to clinch.
Pettis tries to clinch there but Heed circles away.
Pettis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis misses with an uppercut.
Pettis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mongolia Heed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis tests Heed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heed shoots in looking for a takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl out of it but Heed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pettis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Heed circles away.
Heed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pettis is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch but Heed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Pettis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pettis.
Heed shoots in and drives through. Pettis sprawls well.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mongolia Heed.
Heed staying out of range there.
Pettis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Heed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettis misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Pettis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heed doesn't seem phased though.
Heed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Heed.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Heed moves out of range easily.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Heed moves out of range easily.
Heed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettis.
Good work by Heed as he checks the leg kick.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis lands a leg kick that knocks Heed off balance momentarily.

Heed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pettis sprawls well initially but Heed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pettis is trying to stand up here but Heed is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heed wants to take a breather but Pettis is having none of it.
Pettis tries to kick Heed off but Heed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pettis wants to control but Heed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heed trying to mount his opponent but Pettis defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Heed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis scores with a jab to the head.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heed walks into a stiff left hand from Pettis.
Jab by Pettis.
Nice sprawl there from Pettis as Heed shoots in.
Pettis tries to clinch but Heed is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettis moves into range and clinches up with Heed.
Heed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Heed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pettis walks away with a smile on his face. Heed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mongolia Heed.
Pettis throws a head kick but Heed moves out of range.
Heed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pettis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heed moves out of range as Pettis throws a body kick.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Heed moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Heed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis darts in trying to clinch

and Heed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pettis won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heed misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pettis tries to buck Heed off but Heed is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pettis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Heed.
Pettis can't do much from the bottom here.
Pettis regains half guard.
Heed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pettis. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to escape.
Pettis gets back to full guard.

Pettis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pettis keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully.

Pettis looking for a guillotine here but Heed defends easily.
Heed throws a big right hand that misses.
Heed wants to pass the guard but Pettis is keeping the position.
Heed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pettis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heed is aware though and is defending well.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Pettis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis is looking to stand up but Heed isn't so interested in that idea.
Heed wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Heed is stalling in the full guard.
Heed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pettis working for a triangle but Heed defends it easily.
Heed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
Anthony Pettis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Red Hand Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.