PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomo Fez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milos Petrasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milos Petrasek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fez
vs
Petrasek

194 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomo Fez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milos Petrasek!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fez gets a double leg takedown into Petrasek's guard.
Fez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrasek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Petrasek wants to sweep here but Fez controlling him for the moment.
Fez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fez wants to control from the top but Petrasek keeps moving.

Tomo Fez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fez throws a sloppy head kick and Petrasek moves out of range easily.

Fez closes the distance and clinches.

Fez jumps guard.
Fez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrasek not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fez has a closed guard, preventing Petrasek from standing up.
Petrasek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fez wants to stand but Petrasek is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Milos Petrasek hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Petrasek is looking to clinch.

Fez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrasek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Petrasek is looking for a sweep.
Fez wants to stand but Petrasek is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Petrasek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fez tries to stand but Petrasek is controlling his head.
Petrasek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petrasek is still trying to improve position.
Fez trying to control the action but Petrasek is working from the bottom.
Petrasek tries to improve position but can't.
Petrasek wants to get back to his feet but Fez drags him back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Petrasek looking for submissions off his back.
Petrasek is trying to maintain the position but Fez is very close to passing his half guard.
Fez tries to pass to full mount but Petrasek defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrasek kicks Fez off and gets back to his feet.

Fez looking to score a takedown here. Petrasek is defending well but Fez drives through and ends up in Petrasek's guard.
Fez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Petrasek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrasek has control of Fez's left arm, preventing Fez from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomo Fez dominated that 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.

Fez moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrasek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fez smiles and moves away.
Petrasek swinging wildly here.
Fez throws a series of strikes that have Petrasek backpedaling.
Petrasek throws a head kick that misses.

Fez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Petrasek manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Fez breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fez is looking to clinch.

Fez has managed to clinch.

Fez manages to pull guard.
Petrasek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Petrasek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrasek wants to control from the top but Fez keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrasek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrasek looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek stopping the sweep attempt from Fez.
Fez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrasek is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Milos Petrasek wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Petrasek as Fez shoots in.

Fez clinches up with Petrasek and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrasek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fez is keeping busy.
Petrasek is trying to pull guard but Fez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petrasek is looking to break free of the clinch but Fez has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek is looking to break free of the clinch but Fez has double underhooks.
Fez is pushing Petrasek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petrasek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tomo Fez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milos Petrasek.
Fez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrasek tries to clinch there but Fez circles away.
Fez takes a swing at Petrasek's ribcage but misses.
Fez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrasek sprawls well. Petrasek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fez gets slowly back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrasek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fez fails with a takedown attempt.
Fez moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrasek.
The fighters circling - Petrasek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrasek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fez darts in looking for a takedown but Petrasek gets double underhooks and turns Fez into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fez is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrasek gets an underhook and turns Fez into the cage.
Petrasek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fez smiles and moves away.
Fez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrasek swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomo Fez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fez rushes Petrasek and presses him up against the cage.
Petrasek tries for a takedown but Fez manages to get underhooks.
Fez is stalling here.
Fez is trying to drag Petrasek to the mat but Petrasek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Petrasek fails to land.
Petrasek tries to break free but Fez pushes him back against the cage.

Fez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Petrasek can't fight it off and eventually Fez manages to take the fight to the floor. Petrasek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrasek is trying to keep Fez in close.
Fez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petrasek keeping moving, preventing Fez from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fez preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tomo Fez.
Petrasek blocks a head kick by Fez.
Petrasek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petrasek scrambles back to his feet.
Fez leaves Petrasek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fez moves into range and clinches up with Petrasek.

Fez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Petrasek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Petrasek trying to control the position from guard on top but Fez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrasek wants to pass the guard but Fez is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrasek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Petrasek trying to control the position from guard on top but Fez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Milos Petrasek hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Petrasek.
Tomo Fez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milos Petrasek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek slaps away a takedown attempt from Fez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Petrasek 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.

Petrasek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Petrasek thows a body shot but no joy.
Fez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tomo Fez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Petrasek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fez is in Petrasek's guard.
Fez looking to sit in guard and control but Petrasek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Petrasek stands up from Fez's guard - Petrasek perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrasek doesn't manage to clinch there - Fez circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fez looks to land a combination but Petrasek avoids it well.
Petrasek slips a jab and a cross from Fez.
Milos Petrasek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomo Fez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrasek misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomo Fez.
Well Fez 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomo Fez!