PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Pettaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettaway comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pettaway
vs
Podolski

163 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herschel Pettaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podolski digs a good hook to Pettaway's body.
Pettaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Podolski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Podolski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Pettaway.

Pettaway forces Podolski back against the cage and clinches.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Pettaway controlling the action here for a moment.
We've been informed that Podolski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pettaway is working for takedown but Podolski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Podolski tries to break free but Pettaway pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pettaway throws an elbow but misses.

Podolski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pettaway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Podolski staying out of range there.

Pettaway rushes Podolski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Podolski breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Podolski. That snapped Pettaway's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettaway wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway misses with a leg kick.
Pettaway misses with the combination.
Pettaway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Podolski misses with a hook.
Pettaway jabs at Podolski's body.
Podolski jabs at Pettaway's body.
Podolski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettaway misses with a hook.
Pettaway throws a hook but Podolski avoids it easily.
Podolski avoids the head kick by Pettaway.
Podolski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Podolski. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Podolski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Podolski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pettaways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pettaway misses with a straight right.
Podolski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Podolski feints and then cracks Pettaway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pettaway down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski defending well as Pettaway loads up on a big left hand.
Pettaway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Pettaway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pettaway scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Pettaway misses.
Podolski slips a jab and a cross from Pettaway.
Pettaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Podolski.
Good exchange - Podolski coming out on top.
Pettaway throws a right hand that Podolski ducks under and follows up with a left that Podolski also avoids with ease.
Podolski looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Podolski forces Pettaway back against the cage and clinches.

Podolski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pettaway misses with a looping left.
Pettaway misses with a double jab.
Podolski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Pettaway does no damage.
Pettaway tries to clinch but Podolski moves out of range.
Pettaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Podolski with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Podolski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Podolski.
Pettaway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Podolski.

Pettaway is rocked!
Pettaway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Pettaway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Podolski cracks Pettaway with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michail Podolski!