PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Watership Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the cage accompanied by Tick Tick Boom. Petrovic has chosen Deniro - Ne Moras Moj Zivot Da Razumes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Down
vs
Petrovic

180 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Watership Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandar Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic looks to clinch

and Down counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Petrovic's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Down landing some decent shots from guard.
Down showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Down scoring with some ground and pound.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Down won't allow Petrovic to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down looking to pass the guard.
Down scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Down is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Petrovic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down trying to control but Petrovic is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Down's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrovic keeping full guard, as Down tries to pass.

Petrovic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Down is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Petrovic.
Petrovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Down landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down trying to control the position but Petrovic is working away.

Down decides to stand back up.

Petrovic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Down regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petrovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Down bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrovic's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Down advances to half guard.
Down is nestled in close to Petrovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Petrovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Down passes to side control.
Down trying to control the position but Petrovic is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Down sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Petrovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Down in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Down wants to stand but Petrovic is controlling his arm.
Down advances to mount.
Down raining down shots from the mount!
Down trying to control but Petrovic is having none of it.
Down is landing with some decent strikes but Petrovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic tries to hold on but Down postures up.
Down lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Petrovic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Petrovic wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Down celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Watership Down!
During a confident post fight interview, Watership Down thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.