PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert 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.

Tourney
vs
Pettis

205 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Tourney !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilbert Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pettis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pettis shoots in looking for a takedown. Tourney tries to sprawl out of it but Pettis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tourney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tourney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pettis is fending him off so far but Tourney persists. Nope, Pettis circles away and we're back to standing.
Tourney leaves Pettis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tourney throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Gilbert Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pettis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Pettis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tourney doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pettis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pettis seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney is looking to improve his position.
Pettis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tourney !

Pettis stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Pettis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tourney was covering up waiting for the punch and Pettis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Tourney keeps moving.
Pettis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pettis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis passes Tourney 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pettis wants to control but Tourney is keeping him busy.
Pettis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tourney defending well though.
Pettis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pettis is thwarting Tourney 's attempts to control the position.
Pettis uses his free foot to push down on Tourney 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tourney .
Pettis looking to control but Tourney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pettis working Tourney over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands a couple of good shots and Tourney has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I would not like to be Tourney right now.
Tourney can't escape the position.
Tourney trying to control but not successfully.

Pettis is persistently looking for the submission but Tourney is defending it well.

Pettis working for the choke.
Pettis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pettis tries to get the hooks in deep but Tourney pushed the leg off.
Tourney is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pettis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Pettis is looking for the choke from the back position but Tourney is controlling his hands well.
Tourney takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Tourney fending off the submission attempt from Pettis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
Tourney rolls, trying to escape but Pettis keeps control of the position.
Pettis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Pettis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tourney shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense.
Tourney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pettis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tourney defends well and Pettis ends up having to push Tourney into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tourney jumps guard but Pettis stands there with Tourney around his waist. Tourney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pettis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psycho Tourney . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis stops a takedown attempt from Tourney .
Pettis tries for a takedown but Tourney manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tourney is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Tourney ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tourney no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gilbert Pettis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pettis passes Tourney 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pettis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tourney is trying to maintain the position but Pettis is very close to passing his half guard.
Tourney is staying active underneath Pettis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tourney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pettis on the ground.
Pettis uses his free foot to push down on Tourney 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tourney .
Pettis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Pettis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tourney can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pettis scoring with strikes but Tourney is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pettis controlling from the full mount.
Tourney is bucking up trying to escape but Pettis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tourney is squirming around, avoiding Pettis's attempts to control the action.
Pettis controlling the pace for now.
Pettis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Pettis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands a couple of good shots and Tourney has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pettis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tourney 's body.
Tourney is taking damage to the body and head.
Pettis has the hooks in. Tourney is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pettis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Pettis scores with punches to the body.
Pettis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tourney up.
Pettis trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tourney doesn't escape.
Tourney trying to control the hands but Pettis breaks the grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pettis is persistently looking for the submission but Tourney is defending it well.

Pettis is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis tries to keep control of the position but Tourney is staying busy.
Pettis has the hooks in. Tourney is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pettis controls the position.
A lull in the action here.
Pettis throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tourney !
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Pettis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pettis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tourney tries to get to full guard but Pettis has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pettis in particular looking to stall.
Pettis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pettis prevents Tourney from improving his position.
Pettis wants to take a breather but Tourney is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tourney trying to control from the bottom.
Pettis not doing much here.
Tourney is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney punching from the bottom.
Pettis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tourney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tourney tries to get out of the position.
Pettis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pettis is keen to just control but Tourney is a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tourney doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
Pettis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tourney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tourney stuffs the takedown.

Pettis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tourney 's guard.
Pettis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Pettis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tourney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pettis has managed to get both his arms back between Tourney 's legs - danger averted.
Tourney keeping moving, preventing Pettis from controlling successfully.
Pettis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pettis has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Pettis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pettis punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pettis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis controlling the pace for now.
Pettis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Pettis looking to secure an arm triangle but Tourney defends it well.
Tourney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tourney tries to hold on but Pettis pushes him away.

Tourney is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Pettis locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Tourney is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gilbert Pettis!