PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrycki
vs
Reyes

167 cm
31
142 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

178 cm
41
144 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Reyes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes scores with a nice right hand.
Petrycki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes wants to counter with a clinch but Petrycki pushes him away.
Petrycki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
Petrycki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrycki tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrycki counters with an inside leg kick.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Petrycki counters with a straight right hand.
Petrycki takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reyes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Reyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Reyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrycki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrycki avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes just leaning against Petrycki, taking a breather.
Reyes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes is trying to push Petrycki away but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrycki tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrycki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reyess head.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrycki backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Petrycki takes a shot to the head.
Reyes is trying to push Petrycki away but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrycki lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reyes.
Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrycki is keeping busy.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petrycki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Petrycki lands with a right to the head.
Reyes wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrycki won't allow it.
Petrycki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
Petrycki misses with a looping left.
Petrycki fakes the leg kick and cracks Reyes in the body.
Petrycki lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Petrycki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Petrycki throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Petrycki is looking to wear down Reyes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrycki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Petrycki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands the left hand.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrycki takes one to the chin there.
Petrycki throws a nice head kick!
Reyes slips a straight right by Petrycki.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Petrycki closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrycki obliges.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Petrycki is blocking nicely.

Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrycki is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Petrycki clobbers Reyes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki moves out of range of the body kick from Reyes.
Petrycki lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Petrycki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Reyes throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Petrycki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrycki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrycki throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
Petrycki scores with a push kick.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrycki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki 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.

A nice leg kick lands there from Petrycki.
Reyes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrycki misses with a hook.

Petrycki clinches up with Reyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrycki keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Reyes takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrycki's head.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrycki throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Petrycki only half commits.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes blocks the body kick.
Petrycki lands an overhand right.
Reyes slips under a jab from Petrycki.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrycki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Petrycki throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
Petrycki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Petrycki scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrycki at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
It appears Petrycki was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reyes scores with a jab. Petrycki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrycki's head.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Reyes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reyes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Petrycki misses with the combination.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot.
Petrycki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reyes.
Reyes throws out a leg kick but Petrycki moves out of range and Reyes only half commits.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reyes connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrycki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrycki momentarily.
Reyes is looking to chop away at Petrycki's legs.
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrycki tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Petrycki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reyes.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Petrycki slips the punch.
Reyes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrycki. That snapped Reyes's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrycki takes one to the side of the head.

Reyes moves into range and clinches up with Petrycki.
Petrycki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrycki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrycki pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Petrycki.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrycki avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes trying to stall but Petrycki improves his position.
Petrycki avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Petrycki is controlling him.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Petrycki to work.
Petrycki lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrycki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrycki.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Petrycki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Petrycki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes throws a counter combo.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
Petrycki throws a body shot but no joy.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrycki circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrycki lands with a kick to the temple. Reyes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reyes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki walks into a left hand.
Jamie Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrycki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrycki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrycki has double underhooks.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes is working Petrycki over against the cage.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogdan Petrycki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Petrycki.
Reyes tries to circle away but Petrycki has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes has Petrycki pressed against the cage.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Petrycki.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks with his arms.
Petrycki tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a right hand.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrycki blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrycki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrycki lands a body punch.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Petrycki avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
Petrycki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with some punches.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrycki.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
A short left from Petrycki.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reyes blocking some punches.

Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bogdan Petrycki.
Well Petrycki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

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.