PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Big Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beleleu Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Big Man
vs
Petkovic

185 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Sun-Tzu

MayheM sportswear

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Big Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beleleu Petkovic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Big Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Petkovic tries to get set, Big Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Petkovic manages to avoid the attempt.

Big Man clinches up against the cage.
Big Man gets underhooks to prevent Petkovic's takedown attempt.
Big Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Big Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Big Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Big Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petkovic is struggling to control the position.
Big Man lands an elbow inside that Petkovic shrugs off.

It looks like Beleleu Petkovic has been cut.
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Man lands a damaging elbow.
Big Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Petkovic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Petkovic manages to end up in side control.
Petkovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petkovic working the body and head with strikes.
Big Man is trying to work for a sweep but Petkovic has mounted him!
Petkovic dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic is landing with some decent strikes but Big Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Big Man wants to control but Petkovic is having none of it.
Petkovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Big Man hang on?
Petkovic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Big Man wants to control but Petkovic is having none of it.
Petkovic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Big Man blocking the ground and pound.
Big Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petkovic looking to ground and pound but Big Man is blocking nicely.
Big Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petkovic throwing strikes here but Big Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petkovic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Big Man to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Big Man shrugs it off.
Petkovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Big Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Petkovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Petkovic dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petkovic lands a couple of good shots and Big Man has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Petkovic is punishing Big Man with strikes - can he finish him?!
Petkovic is not going to allow Big Man to sit and survive in this position.
Petkovic throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Petkovic has the hooks in. Big Man is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Petkovic throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Petkovic is landing with strikes from the back.
Petkovic is working the ground and pound. Can Big Man escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Petkovic. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Big Man covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Petkovic throwing sloppy strikes.
Big Man covers up after that shot from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands a shot to the body.
Petkovic softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Big Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petkovic on the ground.
Big Man staying busy and making it hard for Petkovic to control.
Petkovic is punishing Big Man with some ground and pound.

Big Man is rocked!
Petkovic is landing with strikes from the back.
Oh Big Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petkovic tries to get the hooks in deep but Big Man pushed the leg off.
Big Man is trying to break free.
Big Man seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Petkovic gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Petkovic gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Petkovic apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Petkovic shoots for a takedown but Big Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Julius Big Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beleleu Petkovic.
Petkovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Big Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petkovic somewhat.

Big Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Big Man looking to throw knees to the head but Petkovic is blocking nicely.
Petkovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beleleu Petkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beleleu Petkovic's cut.
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.

Petkovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Big Man darts in and clinches Petkovic up against the cage.
Big Man lands an elbow that stopped Petkovic in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Beleleu Petkovic's cut even more.
Petkovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Petkovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Petkovic wants a takedown.
Julius Big Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beleleu Petkovic.
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Big Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Big Man missing with knees to the body.
Big Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Petkovic avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkovic blocks an elbow strike from Big Man.
The referee is keeping an eye on Big Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Big Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petkovic backwards.
Petkovic tries for a takedown but Big Man manages to get underhooks.
Petkovic wants to take the fight to the mat but Big Man manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petkovic's defenses.
Big Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Petkovic.
Big Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Big Man throws an elbow but it misses.

Petkovic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Petkovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Big Man's head.
Big Man tries to roll over but Petkovic keeps him under control.
Petkovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petkovic trying to pass the guard but Big Man defending well.
Big Man holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Big Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Big Man has hold of Petkovic's hands but Petkovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petkovic trying to pass the guard but Big Man defending well.
Petkovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Big Man taking some punishment here, with Petkovic in his half guard.
Petkovic is thwarting Big Man's attempts to control the position.
Petkovic throwing shots but Big Man is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Petkovic there.
Petkovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petkovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Big Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Petkovic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Man wants to get back to full guard but Petkovic has mounted him!
Big Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Petkovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Big Man is looking to improve his position but Petkovic isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Petkovic.
Petkovic working Big Man over with strikes here.
Petkovic looking to finish Big Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Big Man!
Petkovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Big Man is in a horrible position here. Petkovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Petkovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Big Man has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Petkovic raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic drops a big elbow. That's hurt Big Man! More shots from Petkovic and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beleleu Petkovic!
After the fight, Beleleu Petkovic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.