PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Perry St Hype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilica Petran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petran has chosen Julian Jordan - The Takedown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Hype
vs
Petran

168 cm
20
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry St Hype!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vasilica Petran!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petran shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Petran was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Petran throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petran throwing shots but missing, from side control.
St Hype's coaches at Gym of the Gods have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
St Hype on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Hype tries to get out of the position.
St Hype is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Petran wants to take a breather but St Hype is having none of it.
St Hype has hold of Petran's hands but Petran slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Hype keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Petran prevents St Hype from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Hype wants to control but Petran is keeping busy.
St Hype regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Petran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Hype keeping moving, preventing Petran from controlling successfully.
Petran throws an elbow that misses. St Hype uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petran's guard. Nice move by St Hype!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Hype preventing the sweep.
Petran controls St Hype momentarily but St Hype frees himself.
Petran wants to hit a switch here but St Hype passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Petran there!
Petran tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Hype controlling from the full mount.
St Hype has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St Hype continues to stall.
Petran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petran is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petran is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petran wants to hold on but St Hype pushes him away.
Petran really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Hype takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Hype wants to control the pace but Petran is squirming around nicely.
Petran tries to reverse the position but St Hype maintains control.

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.
Petran keeps trying to improve his position.
St Hype controlling his opponent.
Petran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petran wants to hold on but St Hype pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petran is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Hype tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petran is squirming around, avoiding St Hype's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perry St Hype dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice cross by Petran.

St Hype gets a clinch.
Petran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petran wants a takedown.

Petran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

St Hype takes the fight into the clinch.
Petran blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petran gets a trip takedown into half guard.
St Hype gets full guard.
St Hype managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petran with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petran looking to sit in guard and control but St Hype gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

St Hype is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petran looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Hype is one step ahead there.
St Hype is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Petran controlling St Hype's posture.
Petran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

St Hype wants to control but Petran is keeping busy.
Petran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Hype's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Hype is trying to maintain the position but Petran is very close to passing his half guard.
St Hype slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Hype controlling the position.
Petran with a nice head shot there.
Petran postures up.
St Hype looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
St Hype wants to sweep here but Petran controlling him for the moment.

That's four 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.
St Hype trying to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Perry St Hype is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Hype tries to avoid it but Petran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Hype to the ground. St Hype escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perry St Hype has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilica Petran.

St Hype closes the distance and clinches.
Petran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Hype gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Hype.
A short left from St Hype.
St Hype misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Petran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Hype stuffs the takedown attempt from Petran. Petran gets slowly back to his feet.
Perry St Hype seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Hype is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petran.
Petran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perry St Hype dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

St Hype instigates a clinch.
Petran blocks a body shot from St Hype.
St Hype misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Hype prevents a body shot from Petran.
St Hype is stalling here.
Petran tries for a takedown but St Hype manages to get underhooks.
Petran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petran.
St Hype working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Hype turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Hype manages to end up in side control.
St Hype in the domination position with Petran hanging on.
Petran is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St Hype wants to control but Petran is keeping him busy.
Petran has a hand on St Hype's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. St Hype takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
St Hype controlling from mount.
Petran tries to hold on but St Hype postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Hype tries to control but Petran wriggling away.
St Hype prevents Petran from getting the reversal.
St Hype controlling the pace for now.
Vasilica Petran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Hype avoids the attempt from Petran to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petran might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Hype haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Hype controlling the position easily from mount.
Perry St Hype is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perry St Hype overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
More hug and hope from St Hype.
St Hype can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petran is looking to escape.
St Hype controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petran throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perry St Hype showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Hype, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perry St Hype!
After winning the bout, Perry St Hype thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.