PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. Bogdan Petrycki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Freely
vs
Petrycki

160 cm
36
140 lbs
29 - 20 - 1

167 cm
31
142 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freely shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrycki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Petrycki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Freely working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Freely postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Freely connects with a couple of short punches.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrycki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrycki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freely is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki keeping full guard, as Freely tries to pass.
Petrycki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freely is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrycki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freely throwing strikes from guard but Petrycki blocks nicely.
Freely won't allow Petrycki to sweep him here.
Freely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freely landing with the ground and pound.
Freely throws a big right hand that misses.
Freely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely won't allow Petrycki to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki keeping moving, preventing Freely from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrycki swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freely. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Freely shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Freely is looking for a kimura here.

Freely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Petrycki trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Freely manages to pass to mount!
Freely looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Petrycki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Petrycki tries to get to full guard but Freely has control of the leg.
Petrycki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Freely scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki is staying active underneath Freely, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrycki is looking to escape.
Freely wants to take a breather but Petrycki is having none of it.
Petrycki trying to hold on to Freely's head to control him but Freely postures up.

Freely is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Petrycki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Freely looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

IP Freely dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petrycki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
IP Freely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrycki misses with a straight right.

Freely darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Freely stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely not doing much here.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Petrycki is defending well.
Petrycki controlling the position for now.
Freely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Petrycki tries to get to full guard but Freely has control of the leg.
Petrycki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freely's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freely's back!
Freely is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely is working hard here to advance position.
Petrycki is trying to stick to Freely's back but Freely is turning into Petrycki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Petrycki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Freely.
IP Freely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freely looking to pass the guard.
Freely trying to control but Petrycki is working from the bottom.
Freely preventing the sweep.
Freely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrycki can do to turn this around?
Petrycki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Freely looking for a sweep. Not yet Freely, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freely looking for a sweep. Not yet Freely, not yet.
Petrycki trying to control but Freely is working from the bottom.
Petrycki won't allow Freely to sweep him here.

Petrycki gets to his feet - Freely follows without any prompting.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Freely checks it.
Petrycki lands a jab to the head.
Freely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Petrycki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Petrycki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Petrycki wants to get back to his feet but Freely passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Freely is trying to work for a kimura but Petrycki is defending well.
Petrycki is trying to stand.

Freely seems to be working for a kimura but Petrycki defends the submission attempt.

Freely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Freely wants to work for an arm triangle but Petrycki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Freely tries for a takedown but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Petrycki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Freely fails with a takedown attempt.
Freely takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Freely moves out of range easily.
Petrycki takes a swing at Freely's ribcage but misses.
Freely half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Freely swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrycki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Freely throwing a counter right hand but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
A jab from Petrycki finds it's way through Freely's defenses.
Freely fails with the takedown
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IP Freely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrycki lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrycki.
Freely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrycki slaps away a takedown attempt from Freely, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Freely doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrycki counters with a right hand to the body.
Freely dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrycki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrycki lands a head kick!
Freely takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Petrycki tries to sprawl but Freely drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Freely is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Petrycki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freely.
Freely seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrycki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Freely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Petrycki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freely is fighting to break Petrycki's control of his arms but Petrycki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrycki is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrycki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Freely drops back looking for a leg! Petrycki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petrycki manages to kick Freely off! Freely jumps back into Petrycki's guard.
Petrycki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freely is one step ahead there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freely takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freely has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freely misses with a takedown attempt
and Petrycki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrycki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrycki connects with a jab.

Freely shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Petrycki is trying to defend but Freely finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Freely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Petrycki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrycki 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.