PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Petty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Du Toit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Du Toit looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Petty
vs
Du Toit

218 cm
20
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

202 cm
25
297 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Petty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Du Toit!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Toit looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Petty moves into the clinch successfully.
Du Toit stalling against the cage.

Du Toit manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Petty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Du Toit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petty throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petty being controlled here momentarily.
Petty postures up in Du Toit's guard and throws a big left but Du Toit blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petty is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Petty chips away with some ground and pound.
Petty postures up in Du Toit's guard and throws a big left but Du Toit blocks it.
Petty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Du Toit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Du Toit wants to improve his position but instead Petty has moved into half guard.
Petty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petty thows a huge punch but Du Toit dodges it nicely.
Du Toit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Petty is thwarting Du Toit's attempts to control the position.
Du Toit tries to get to full guard but Petty has control of the leg.

Petty seems to be looking for submissions.
Du Toit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petty is working away from the top position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Du Toit looking to score a takedown here. Petty is defending well but Du Toit drives through and ends up in Petty's guard.
Petty trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Toit wants to control from the top but Petty keeps moving.
Petty doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Toit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petty is keeping the position for now.
Du Toit throwing strikes from guard but Petty blocks nicely.
Petty trying to strike off his back.
Petty tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Petty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petty is looking to clinch but Du Toit is avoiding it.
Petty tries a low kick but Du Toit avoids it.
Du Toit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Du Toit 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.
Petty looking for a sweep. Not yet Petty, not yet.
Petty trying to strike off his back.
Du Toit passes Petty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Du Toit is controlling the pace.
Petty flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Petty will probably get the nod.
That's time! Petty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petty tries to sprawl but Du Toit drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Petty makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Petty.
Du Toit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Du Toit trying to control but Petty is working from the bottom.
Petty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petty punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petty trying to strike off his back.
Du Toit tries to free his leg and advance position but Petty is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petty throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Du Toit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Petty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Du Toit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Du Toit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petty tries to strike from the bottom.
Petty striking off his back but it's not causing Du Toit any problems.
Du Toit stands up over Petty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Du Toit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petty wants to sweep here but Du Toit controlling him for the moment.
Petty wants to improve his position but instead Du Toit has moved into half guard.
Du Toit tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Du Toit is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Du Toit is trying to work for a kimura but Petty is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petty regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petty wants to sweep here but Du Toit controlling him for the moment.
Petty lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Du Toit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Petty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petty throws an elbow that misses. Du Toit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petty's guard. Nice move by Du Toit!

Du Toit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Du Toit working the head with strikes.
Petty is looking to regain half guard here but Du Toit keeps moving and retains side control.
Du Toit just content to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Du Toit working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Du Toit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Du Toit has closed the distance and engaged Petty in a clinch.
Petty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Du Toit smiles and moves away.

Du Toit gets a double leg takedown into Petty's guard.
Petty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Du Toit's guard.

Du Toit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Du Toit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Toit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petty throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petty thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Petty content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Petty avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Du Toit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Du Toit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petty throwing strikes but missing.

Du Toit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petty defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Du Toit has his hands on Petty's head, controlling the position.
Petty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Du Toit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Petty darts in and clinches Du Toit up against the cage.

Du Toit has clasped his hands together around Petty's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Petty is looking to regain half guard here but Du Toit keeps moving and retains side control.
Du Toit tries to stand but Petty is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Toit trying to control the action but Petty is working from the bottom.
Petty tries to improve position but can't.
Du Toit in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Du Toit lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Du Toit creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Petty sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Du Toit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Petty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Petty throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Du Toit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petty striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Du Toit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Du Toit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Du Toit!