PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Petracek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

St Croix
vs
Petracek

180 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinnie St Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Petracek!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petracek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Croix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Croix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Croix lands a head kick. Petracek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Adam Petracek has been cut.
Petracek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petracek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Croix misses with a two punch combination.
St Croix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

St Croix closes the distance and clinches.
St Croix lands a nice knee to the body.
St Croix lands an elbow inside that Petracek shrugs off.
St Croix is trying to maintain a safe position but Petracek gets an underhook and turns St Croix into the cage.

St Croix manages to break the clinch.
Petracek looks for a takedown but St Croix sprawls well.
Petracek tries for a takedown but St Croix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vinnie St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Petracek.
St Croix lands a nice looking body kick.
Petracek looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from St Croix.

St Croix instigates a clinch.

St Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Petracek moves out of range easily.
St Croix throws a combination. Petracek tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petracek moves out of range as St Croix strikes.
St Croix thuds his right hand into Petracek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petracek circles away from the clinch attempt

and Petracek counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Petracek tries to move to full mount but St Croix actually manages to regain half guard.

Petracek is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Croix kicks Petracek off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix tries to clinch but Petracek is having none of it.
St Croix misses with the combination.
Vinnie St Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Croix tries to bum rush Petracek with a series of wild strikes but Petracek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinnie St Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Croix misses with a head kick.
St Croix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by St Croix there.
St Croix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from St Croix.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Croix checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petracek tries for a takedown but St Croix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Croix misses with a wild combination.
St Croix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petracek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
St Croix swinging wilding here.
St Croix falls off balance throwing a combination

and Petracek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petracek throwing shots but St Croix is blocking nicely.
Petracek is stalling here. St Croix is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Petracek seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and St Croix has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie St Croix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Petracek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

St Croix works over Petracek's head and body with a nice combination.
St Croix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petracek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Croix pinned against the cage. St Croix gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab from St Croix.
Petracek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Croix is fending him off so far but Petracek persists. Nope, St Croix circles away and we're back to standing.
Petracek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab from St Croix.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Croix looks to land a combination but Petracek avoids it well.
St Croix connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from St Croix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Croix throws a right and a left that Petracek avoids nicely.
St Croix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petracek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
Petracek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Petracek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petracek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Petracek is working for a submission of some sort.
Petracek is stalling here. St Croix is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Petracek seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and St Croix has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Croix has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petracek throws a series of punches but St Croix avoids them all with ease.
Jab from St Croix.
A solid body kick from St Croix.
St Croix tries to bum rush Petracek with a series of wild strikes but Petracek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petracek tries to score with a low kick but St Croix moves his leg out of the way.
St Croix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Croix connects with a crisp jab.

St Croix pushes Petracek up against the cage in a clinch.
St Croix stalling.
St Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from St Croix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from St Croix.
St Croix content to slow the pace in the clinch.

St Croix manages to break the clinch.

St Croix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Croix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Croix lands a hook that snaps the head of Petracek backwards.
St Croix leaning against his opponent.
Petracek wants a takedown.
Vinnie St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Petracek.
St Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petracek blocks it with crossed arms.

St Croix breaks the clinch.
Petracek dodges the punch combination from St Croix.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petracek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Croix tries to bum rush Petracek with a series of wild strikes but Petracek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie St Croix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Petracek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Petracek tries for a takedown but St Croix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Croix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St Croix misses with a body kick.
St Croix fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Croix fails to land with a series of punches.
St Croix looks to score with a jab to the body but Petracek is just out of range.
St Croix throws out a loose jab but Petracek uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Croix misses with an uppercut. Petracek saw that one coming.
St Croix misses with a combination

and Petracek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petracek.
Petracek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Petracek stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from St Croix.
A head kick misses from St Croix.
Petracek closes the distance but St Croix moves to the side
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.

Petracek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petracek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petracek wants to advance to full mount but St Croix doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

St Croix wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lands a high kick!
Vinnie St Croix is winning the standup battle so far.
St Croix throws a head kick that misses.

Petracek gets a takedown into half guard.
St Croix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petracek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petracek's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petracek breaks St Croix's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
St Croix is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Croix bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petracek's guard.

St Croix decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Petracek, up you get!
St Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from St Croix as Petracek shoots in.
Petracek has a takedown stuffed.
Vinnie St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Petracek.
St Croix misses with a wild combination.
St Croix works over Petracek's head and body with a nice combination.
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Petracek moves out of range easily.

Petracek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St Croix keeping moving, preventing Petracek from controlling successfully.
Petracek works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Petracek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Croix 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie St Croix!