PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Petkrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Stick
vs
Petkrovic

200 cm
25
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Stick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anatoly Petkrovic!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkrovic misses with a straight right.
Jack Stick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stick looking to score a takedown here. Petkrovic is defending well but Stick drives through and ends up in Petkrovic's guard.
Petkrovic looking to control.
Petkrovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Petkrovic, not yet.
Stick lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petkrovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stick advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Stick.
Stick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Petkrovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stick trying to control the action but Petkrovic is working from the bottom.
Petkrovic tries to bench press Stick off him but Stick keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stick throws an elbow but Petkrovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Petkrovic is looking for a sweep.
Stick working the head with strikes.
Stick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stick throws an elbow but Petkrovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Petkrovic is looking to regain half guard here but Stick keeps moving and retains side control.
Petkrovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stick is working Petkrovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Petkrovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stick trying to control the position but Petkrovic is working away.
Petkrovic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stick working away.
Stick working the ground and pound but Petkrovic is defending the strikes.
Stick working the ground and pound.
Stick tries to score with some ground and pound. Petkrovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Petkrovic is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Petkrovic regains half guard.
Stick lands strikes from half guard.
Petkrovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petkrovic wants to get back to full guard.
Petkrovic moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petkrovic trying to keep a closed guard but Stick is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stick won't allow Petkrovic to sweep him here.
Petkrovic keeping moving, preventing Stick from controlling successfully.
Stick postures up.
Stick tries to free his leg and advance position but Petkrovic is retaining full guard.
Stick landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petkrovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petkrovic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stick has passed into side control.
Petkrovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Stick scores with a couple of short elbows.

Petkrovic is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stick cracks Petkrovic with a big elbow.
Petkrovic is still in real trouble! Can Stick finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petkrovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stick cracks Petkrovic with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Stick immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Petkrovic is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Stick!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stick!
Jack Stick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.