PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Coulthard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhys Coulthard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pettis
vs
Coulthard

178 cm
28
164 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

177 cm
27
167 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhys Coulthard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a right hand that misses
and Coulthard counters with a nice uppercut.
Coulthard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coulthard moves away from the strike by Pettis.
Coulthard lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Coulthard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coulthard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Pettis has closed the distance and engaged Coulthard in a clinch.
Pettis throws a punch but it's blocked by Coulthard.
Pettis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coulthard backwards.
We've been informed that Coulthard 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.
Pettis lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coulthard scores with a shot to the side of Pettis's head.
Coulthard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettis swings wildly with an uppercut but Coulthard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coulthard is trying to maintain a safe position but Pettis gets an underhook and turns Coulthard into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulthard blocking some punches.
Coulthard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coulthard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pettis up against the cage.
Pettis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pettis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Pettis.
Coulthard cracks Pettis with a nice body shot.
Pettis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettis struggles to land a body shot inside as Coulthard controls his hands.
Pettis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coulthard backwards.
Pettis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coulthard tries to pull guard but Pettis holds him up against the cage and eventually Coulthard drops back down to his feet.
Coulthard fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coulthard.
Coulthard lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pettis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pettis presses Coulthard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pettis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pettis lands with a right to the head.
Coulthard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coulthard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coulthard misses with a punch on the inside.

Coulthard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coulthard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pettis.

Pettis drives through and clinches with Coulthard against the cage.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coulthard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a punch on the inside.
Coulthard blocks an uppercut.
Pettis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coulthard blocking some punches.
Pettis misses with some punches.
Coulthard tries to pull guard but Pettis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhys Coulthard.
Pettis can't find room to land a body shot as Coulthard controls the action.
Coulthard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coulthard blocks an uppercut.
Coulthard is trying to pull guard but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Pettis working aggressively here.
Coulthard blocking some punches.
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis misses with a punch to the body.
Coulthard slowing the pace effectively.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Coulthard manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pettis misses the target.
Coulthard throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettis misses with an uppercut
and Coulthard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coulthard lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Coulthard finds it's way through Pettis's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coulthard walks into a stiff left hand from Pettis.

Pettis instigates a clinch.
Pettis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coulthard tries to circle away but Pettis has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Coulthard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Pettis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coulthard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pettis throws a poor cross that misses
and Coulthard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pettis misses with the combination.
Pettis throws a poor cross that misses
and Coulthard counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pettis misses with a left hand
and Coulthard counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coulthard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Coulthard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coulthard with a jab.
Pettis misses with a lunging right hand
and Coulthard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coulthard tests Pettis's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Pettis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Pettis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Pettis clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pettis has a couple of punches blocked by Coulthard.
Pettis seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pettis.
Coulthard looking to stall.
Pettis misses with the head strike.
Coulthard tries a body shot but Pettis blocks it.
Pettis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coulthard or not.
Pettis blocks a body shot from Coulthard.
Coulthard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Coulthard fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Pettis scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coulthard prevents a body shot from Pettis.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Coulthard.
Coulthard is trying to maintain a safe position but Pettis gets an underhook and turns Coulthard into the cage.
Coulthard struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coulthard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettis digs a right hand underneath Coulthard's ribcage. Coulthard let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Coulthard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pettis uses from the top position.
Pettis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coulthard is proving hard to escape from.
Coulthard is pulling down on Pettis's head. It's preventing any offense from Pettis, at least for the moment.
Pettis is looking to stand up but Coulthard won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulthard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pettis wants to get up but he can't break Coulthard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pettis throws a lazy uppercut
and Coulthard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pettis's corner calls for a 1-2. Pettis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pettis throws a poor cross that misses
and Coulthard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhys Coulthard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Coulthard is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Coulthard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulthard staying out of range there.
Coulthard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettis throws out the jab.
Pettis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Coulthard misses.
Pettis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coulthard throws out the jab.
Pettis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coulthard on the side of the head.
Coulthard looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettis is just out of range.
Pettis misses with an uppercut
and Coulthard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coulthard counters with a straight right hand.
Coulthard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
Coulthard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rhys Coulthard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pettis ducks right into an uppercut from Coulthard.
Coulthard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Coulthard is avoiding it.
Coulthard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pettis misses with a wild combination.
Pettis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coulthard.

Pettis clinches.
Coulthard blocking some punches.
Coulthard misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Coulthard.
Coulthard blocking some punches.
Coulthard slows down the pace here.
Coulthard takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coulthard manages to break the clinch.
Coulthard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coulthard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pettis connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pettis misses the target.
Pettis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coulthard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Pettis rushes Coulthard and presses him up against the cage.
Pettis tries to throw a body punch but Coulthard avoids it by throwing Pettis back against the cage.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pettis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coulthard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis throws a right hand that misses
and Coulthard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pettis throws a jab but it's blocked by Coulthard.

Pettis forces Coulthard back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.
Pettis misses with the head strike.
Pettis scores with a shot to the side of Coulthard's head.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pettis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coulthard tries to pull guard but Pettis holds him up against the cage and eventually Coulthard drops back down to his feet.
Pettis misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coulthard looking to slow down the pace here.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulthard tries a body shot but Pettis blocks it.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pettis as Coulthard tries to tie him up.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coulthard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Coulthard.
Coulthard blocks an uppercut.
Pettis misses with some punches.
Pettis has a couple of punches blocked by Coulthard.
Coulthard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis gets through Coulthard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pettis swings wildly with an uppercut but Coulthard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coulthard can do to turn this around?
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis misses with some punches.
Coulthard blocking some punches.

Coulthard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis swings widly with a right hand
and Coulthard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettis throws a jab but it's blocked by Coulthard.
Coulthard throws out a counter right but Pettis avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Pettis.
Coulthard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Coulthard gets tackled into the cage by Pettis. Pettis maintains the clinch.
Pettis misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis working aggressively here.
Coulthard is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pettis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
Anthony Pettis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.