PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes into the arena with Kung Fu Fighting blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Kid
vs
Petrycki

173 cm
21
145 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160
DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid scores with a punch to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrycki.
Petrycki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrycki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kid connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Petrycki finds it's target.
Petrycki motions for Kid to come forward. Petrycki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kid counters with a thumping low kick.
Kid lands with a hook. Petrycki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrycki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kid thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrycki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petrycki scrambles back to his feet.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kid misses with a straight left.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
Petrycki scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrycki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrycki scores with a sloppy right hand. Kid should have avoided that one.
Petrycki tried to score with a low kick but Kid checks it.
Petrycki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kid keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrycki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kid connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrycki misses with a hook. Kid ducked under it nicely.
Kid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Petrycki clinches.
Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Petrycki.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Kid's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kid lands a left hand.
Kid lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrycki backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Kid to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Petrycki.
Kid can't find room to land a body shot as Petrycki controls the action.
Petrycki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrycki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kid has Petrycki pushed against the cage.
Petrycki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrycki scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Petrycki.

Kid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrycki.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrycki just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kid at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with a series of wild punches.
Kid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrycki throws a jab when Kid was well out of range.
Petrycki wants to clinch up but Kid keeps it at a distance.
Kid tries to land a leg kick but Petrycki saw it coming and moves away.
Petrycki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrycki checks a low kick from Kid.
Petrycki scores with a hook to the body. Kid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrycki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kid in his tracks.
Kid drops his hands momentarily and Petrycki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away.
Petrycki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrycki at a distance.
Petrycki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki jabs at Kid's body.
Petrycki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kid misses the body punch
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kid connects with a looping right hand.
Petrycki throws a hook but Kid avoids it easily.
Petrycki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Petrycki stalks Kid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kid's face. Kid staggers backwards, shaken.

Kid is rocked!
Petrycki throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Kid.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrycki missing with a left hand there. Kid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kid throws a series of punches but Petrycki avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrycki tries to clinch up.
Petrycki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kid looks to throw the jab but Petrycki is out of range.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Petrycki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrycki ducks right into an uppercut from Kid.
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kid avoids a kick to the body.
Petrycki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrycki.
Kid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrycki.
Kid lands with a cross.
Petrycki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrycki duly obliges.
Crunch! Kid slams his shin into Petrycki's torso.
Kid lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Kid catches Petrycki right on the button with a cross.
Kid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrycki.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
Petrycki is looking to chop away at Kid's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a hook but Kid blocks it.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrycki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kid throws a shot from downtown. Petrycki moves away and avoids it.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Kid defending well as Petrycki loads up on a big left hand.
Kid jabs at Petrycki's body.
A cross from Kid lands.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Kid.
Kid seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Petrycki misses its intended target.
Petrycki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid throws a body punch but Petrycki moves out of range.
Kid lands a nice hook to Petrycki's body. Petrycki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki throws a hook but Kid avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid jabs at Petrycki's body.
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kid finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrycki's head.
Petrycki motions for Kid to come forward. Petrycki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kid throws out a leg kick but Petrycki moves out of range and Kid only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kid. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrycki.
Kid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrycki circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrycki cracks a nice hook into Kid's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrycki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrycki fakes the leg kick and cracks Kid in the body.
Petrycki lands the left hand.
A left lands for Kid.
Kid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kid throws out the jab.
Petrycki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kid.
Petrycki throws a jab when Kid was well out of range.
Kid throws a head kick but Petrycki moves out of range.
Petrycki misses with a leg kick
and Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrycki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrycki lands with a right hand.
Petrycki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kid, right into the meat.
Kid moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrycki.
Kid misses with a leg kick.
Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrycki.
Petrycki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kid missing with a left hand there. Petrycki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki keeps Kid at a distance using the push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrycki throws out a leg kick but Kid moves out of range and Petrycki only half commits.
Kid misses with a looping left.
Petrycki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrycki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrycki's head.
Kid throws a low kick but Petrycki avoids it.
Petrycki lands a head shot.
Kid lands a head shot.
Kid misses with a looping right.
Petrycki connects with a nice looking jab.

Petrycki moves into range and clinches up with Kid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrycki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrycki misses with a knee strike.
Petrycki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karate Kid will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good shot there by Petrycki.
Kid looks to land a right hand but Petrycki moved out of range.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
Kid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrycki slips a straight right by Kid.
Petrycki cracks Kid with a right hand to the side of the head.

Petrycki gets a clinch.
Kid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrycki throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Petrycki misses with the head strike.
Petrycki struggles to land a body shot inside as Kid controls his hands.
Petrycki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kid throws a head punch that misses.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Kid.
Petrycki misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with a knee strike.
Petrycki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Petrycki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kid taking a breather.
Kid effectively controlling the action here.
Kid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrycki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Kid.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Kid.
Kid is leaning against Petrycki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petrycki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kid is trying to break free.
Kid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kid lands an uppercut.
Kid scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
Petrycki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrycki.
Kid blocking some punches.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrycki lands a nice uppercut.
Kid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrycki lands with a right to the head.
Karate Kid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrycki prevents a body shot from Kid.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Kid.
Petrycki lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid.
Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrycki.
Kid blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petrycki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kid.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kid misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrycki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kid lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki throws a head punch that misses.
Petrycki misses with a punch to the body.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrycki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kid misses with a body punch.
Petrycki misses with some punches.
Petrycki swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with some punches.
Petrycki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrycki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrycki.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Petrycki.
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kid is trying to stall.
Petrycki swings wildly with an uppercut but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Petrycki.
Still in the clinch, Kid scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrycki has Kid pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kid is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Petrycki - that's hurt Kid badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kid is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kid doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bogdan Petrycki!
A very excited looking Bogdan Petrycki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.