PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Younglings AreDelicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

AreDelicious
vs
Pettis

170 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Younglings AreDelicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rory Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis lands a jab-cross combination.
AreDelicious on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AreDelicious misses with a takedown attempt - Pettis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pettis scores with a head kick.
Pettis works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Pettis misses.
Pettis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pettis wants it to stay on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Pettis there.
Pettis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AreDelicious closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Younglings AreDelicious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis lands with a kick to the temple. AreDelicious shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

AreDelicious looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
AreDelicious controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
AreDelicious stops Pettis from standing up.
AreDelicious trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to stand up but AreDelicious isn't so interested in that idea.
AreDelicious trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.

Younglings AreDelicious has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
AreDelicious fails with the takedown.
Pettis connects with a jab.
Younglings AreDelicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis dips to his left and cracks AreDelicious with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pettis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pettis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from AreDelicious.
AreDelicious fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pettis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of AreDelicious's head.
AreDelicious shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
AreDelicious tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pettis swivels and escapes.
AreDelicious misses with a takedown attempt - Pettis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
AreDelicious is breathing heavily.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pettis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
AreDelicious tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pettis defends well and AreDelicious ends up having to push Pettis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AreDelicious is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pettis is defending well.
AreDelicious looking for a takedown.

Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
AreDelicious avoids the head kick by Pettis.
AreDelicious shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pettis sprawls well. Pettis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. AreDelicious gets slowly back to his feet.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
AreDelicious looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pettis works the jab nicely.
Pettis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
AreDelicious takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
AreDelicious takes a head kick and keeps coming.
AreDelicious shoots in but Pettis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pettis lands the left hand.
Rory Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as AreDelicious backs up against the cage.
AreDelicious fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Pettis as AreDelicious shoots in.
Pettis swinging wildly here.
Pettis scores with a head kick. AreDelicious tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pettis 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.
Pettis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! AreDelicious had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
AreDelicious fails with a takedown attempt.

AreDelicious scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by AreDelicious.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from AreDelicious crashes against the mat.
Pettis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but AreDelicious is controlling him well.
AreDelicious tries to advance to mount but Pettis denies him.
Pettis is trying to get back to his feet.
Pettis parries the strikes from AreDelicious easily there. AreDelicious is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pettis to escape.
AreDelicious slows the pace down.
AreDelicious cracks Pettis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
AreDelicious trying to control the action but Pettis is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AreDelicious misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pettis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
AreDelicious stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pettis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
AreDelicious looking to sit in guard and control but Pettis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pettis is looking to stand up but AreDelicious won't let him.
AreDelicious has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

AreDelicious pushes Pettis off and scrambles back to his feet.
AreDelicious shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense.
Pettis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
AreDelicious dives in for a single leg takedown but Pettis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Younglings AreDelicious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of AreDelicious's head.
Rory Pettis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from AreDelicious.
Pettis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
AreDelicious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettis lands a high kick!
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by AreDelicious.

AreDelicious looking to score a takedown here. Pettis is defending well but AreDelicious drives through and ends up in Pettis's guard.
AreDelicious throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AreDelicious trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
AreDelicious postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis keeping moving, preventing AreDelicious from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Younglings AreDelicious just wasn't active enough.
AreDelicious shoots in and drives through. Pettis sprawls well.
AreDelicious tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pettis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten AreDelicious somewhat.
AreDelicious fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Pettis.
Pettis stuffs the takedown.
Pettis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pettis scores with a sloppy right hand. AreDelicious should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
AreDelicious fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pettis avoids it really well and circles away.
AreDelicious gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pettis.
Pettis lands a high kick!
Jab by Pettis.
No luck for AreDelicious with that takedown attempt.
Pettis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
AreDelicious shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pettis as he jumps to the side.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis throws a head kick that AreDelicious semi-blocks.
AreDelicious tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pettis defends well and AreDelicious ends up having to push Pettis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Younglings AreDelicious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

AreDelicious changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pettis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pettis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AreDelicious content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pettis is not content to let AreDelicious control the position.
Pettis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, AreDelicious asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis is not content to let AreDelicious control the position.
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 Younglings AreDelicious will probably get the nod.
That's time! AreDelicious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Pettis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis throws a series of punches but AreDelicious moves out of range.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pettis duly obliges.
AreDelicious goes for a double leg but Pettis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pettis continues to drive forward.
AreDelicious drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch but AreDelicious keeps him there for the moment.
AreDelicious tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Younglings AreDelicious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
AreDelicious has Pettis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pettis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
AreDelicious wants a takedown.
AreDelicious wants to take the fight to the mat but Pettis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis gets underhooks to prevent AreDelicious's takedown attempt.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pettis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
AreDelicious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
AreDelicious takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A cross from Pettis lands.
Pettis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

AreDelicious fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pettis sprawls well initially but AreDelicious persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
AreDelicious seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pettis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
AreDelicious has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
AreDelicious trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
AreDelicious throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
AreDelicious content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
AreDelicious tries to control but Pettis wriggling away.
Pettis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
AreDelicious with shots to the head and body - Pettis looks very uncomfortable down there.
AreDelicious looking to finish with strikes here!
AreDelicious lands a big elbow.
AreDelicious tries to control but Pettis wriggling away.
AreDelicious unloads with some shots from mount but Pettis bucks and avoids them well.
AreDelicious can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.
AreDelicious unloads with some shots from mount but Pettis bucks and avoids them well.
AreDelicious throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by AreDelicious.
Pettis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
AreDelicious trying to control but Pettis is having none of it.
AreDelicious controlling the position easily from mount.
AreDelicious trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AreDelicious is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pettis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Younglings AreDelicious showed his dominance in that final round.
I think AreDelicious 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Younglings AreDelicious!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Younglings AreDelicious!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Rory Pettis!

Younglings AreDelicious wins by split decision!