Highland Games 21 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tedy Watis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ardian Kurniawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ardian Kurniawan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Watis
vs
Kurniawan

150 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tedy Watis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ardian Kurniawan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurniawan, pushing him back against the cage.
Watis tries a knee to the head but Kurniawan blocks it.
Watis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watis lands an elbow inside.
Watis with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Kurniawan has picked Watis up - he's going for a ride! Kurniawan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Watis is trying to stand.
Kurniawan works his foot free and advances to mount.

Kurniawan has hold of Watis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Watis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurniawan controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurniawan seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Watis is holding on tight.
Watis is trying to stand.
Kurniawan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Watis has left one of his arms exposed and Kurniawan doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Watis screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ardian Kurniawan!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cortazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reid Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cortazar
vs
Richards

179 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Cortazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reid Richards!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cortazar pinned against the cage. Cortazar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortazar feinted with a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cortazar.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Richards tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cortazar defends well and Richards ends up having to push Cortazar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richards looks to land a combination. Cortazar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Richards. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Julio Cortazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reid Richards.
Cortazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cortazar defends well and Richards ends up having to push Cortazar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richards wants to clinch up but Cortazar keeps it at a distance.
Richards shoots for a takedown but Cortazar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cortazar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cortazar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Cortazar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cortazar lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortazar postures up.
Richards might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cortazar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cortazar's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cortazar keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortazar is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea.
Richards looking to sit in guard and control but Cortazar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cortazar with a flurry of punches that miss.

Cortazar drops back looking for a leg! Richards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richards manages to kick Cortazar off! Cortazar jumps back into Richards's guard.
Cortazar wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.

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.
Richards is striking but Cortazar is not phased and passes to half guard.

Cortazar is looking for a kimura but Richards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cortazar to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortazar is trying to control. Richards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richards trying to hold on to Cortazar's head to control him but Cortazar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Julio Cortazar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Richards throws a head kick that misses.
Cortazar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Oooooh!!! Richards has knocked Cortazar down with a huge combo! Richards steps away and waves a wobbly Cortazar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cortazar is rocked!
Cortazar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards wants to counter the offense by Cortazar and move into the clinch position.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortazar checks a low kick from Richards.

Richards has closed the distance and engaged Cortazar in a clinch.

Richards pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cortazar is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortazar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Richards wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cortazar is now in half guard.

Cortazar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards wants to control but Cortazar is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Cortazar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cortazar.
Richards pushes Cortazar off looking to stand but Cortazar dives back in and keeps control.
Cortazar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortazar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Richards is staying active underneath Cortazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cortazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Richards trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Cortazar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Cortazar avoids the head kick by Richards.
Reid Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Julio Cortazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cortazar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cortazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortazar circles away.
Cortazar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cortazar fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice elbow from Cortazar.
Richards working hard to break the clinch.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cortazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reid Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Richards punishes Cortazar's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cortazar is trying to pull guard but Richards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richards looking to slow down the pace here.
Richards can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cortazar pulls guard.
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortazar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortazar wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards wants to get up but he can't break Cortazar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Richards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortazar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards throws a strike but Cortazar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cortazar stands and throws Richards's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
Richards is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cortazar is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cortazar controlling his opponent.
Richards tries to hold on but Cortazar postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richards can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cortazar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to reverse the position but Cortazar maintains control.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cortazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cortazar looking to control but Richards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cortazar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Richards is in a horrible position here. Cortazar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortazar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cortazar avoids the attempt from Richards to control.
Richards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cortazar tries to control but Richards wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortazar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cortazar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cortazar 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mingo
vs
Royal

193 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hughtavious Mingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elroy Royal!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo misses the shot to the body.
Royal is looking for the big counter here.
Mingo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Royal misses with a right hand
and Mingo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mingo.
A quick step to the side and Mingo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mingo lands a jab to the nose.
Royal throws a body punch but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Royals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mingo tries to land a leg kick but Royal saw it coming and moves away.
We've been told by Mingo's head coaches at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mingo lands with a big right hook that stumbles Royal - he's out on his feet here! Mingo follows up with another monster hook that separates Royal from consciousness! Royal falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Mingo stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hughtavious Mingo!
Elroy Royal was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time he will be executed by the guillotine.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jeltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Rico has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rico
vs
Jeltz

183 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
206 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Jeltz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rico closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rico lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jeltz keeps working.
Rico working the ground and pound.
Rico is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rico working the head and body with strikes.
Jeltz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rico is chipping away with strikes.
Rico creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeltz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rico connects with a decent elbow.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jeltz keeps working.
Rico works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Jeltz is rocked!
Rico scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jeltz is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rico can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Rico!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Mcginty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Jawetz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mcginty
vs
Jawetz

200 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Mcginty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Jawetz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcginty throws a looping overhand right but Jawetz ducks down to avoid it.
Jawetz throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mcginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Jawetz misses with a two punch combination.
Jawetz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jawetz throws a body punch but Mcginty moves out of range.
Scott Mcginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcginty throws a jab but it's blocked by Jawetz.
Jawetz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcginty with a body shot.
Mcginty ducks under a wild hook from Jawetz.
Mcginty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcginty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jawetz's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jawetz looks to throw the jab but Mcginty is out of range.
Mcginty misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Jawetz.
Jawetz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcginty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jawetz.
Mcginty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jawetz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mcginty misses the shot to the body.
Jawetz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch lands to the side of Jawetz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcginty slips a straight right by Jawetz.
Jawetz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jawetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jawetz is rocked!
Mcginty batters Jawetz with a massive right followed by a huge left! Jawetz is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Mcginty lands a final crushing right hand to drop Jawetz to the mat with a gruesome thud! Mcginty is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Mcginty!
A relieved looking Scott Mcginty thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Bebeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfonso Bebeto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bebeto
vs
Gracie

176 cm
25
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfonso Bebeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Gracie !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Bebeto looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Bebeto drives through and ends up in Gracie 's guard.
Bebeto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bebeto wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bebeto is aware though and is defending well.
Bebeto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bebeto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bebeto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Bebeto defends easily.
Bebeto has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bebeto frees his head nicely. Oh but Gracie has switched to an armbar! Bebeto is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rodrigo Gracie !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayy Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Petkrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ventura
vs
Petkrovic

185 cm
18
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayy Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anatoly Petkrovic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petkrovic looking to score a takedown here. Ventura is defending well but Petkrovic drives through and ends up in Ventura's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ventura's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Petkrovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Petkrovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkrovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Ventura is retaining full guard.
Petkrovic content to stall in guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Petkrovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

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.
Ventura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Petkrovic with an uppercut!
Jayy Ventura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petkrovic slips under a jab.
Ventura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petkrovic feints the counter takedown.
Ventura throws the left hand but Petkrovic avoids the punch easily.
Ventura scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Ventura misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Ventura misses.
Petkrovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Petkrovic misses.
Ventura misses with a combination

and Petkrovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petkrovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petkrovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ventura!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petkrovic working for a submission but Ventura is keeping him at bay.
Petkrovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Petkrovic cracks Ventura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Petkrovic controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Petkrovic 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.

Ventura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petkrovic.
Petkrovic with the counter takedown but Ventura avoids it easily.
Ventura misses with an uppercut. Petkrovic saw that one coming.
Petkrovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ventura scores with a hook.
Ventura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petkrovic in his tracks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Petkrovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkrovic misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a straight right hand.
Petkrovic throws a front kick aimed at Ventura's knee but Ventura avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Petkrovic counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ventura!
Petkrovic gets to mount! Ventura was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Petkrovic working for a submission but Ventura is keeping him at bay.
Petkrovic controlling his opponent.
Petkrovic working Ventura over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Petkrovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Petkrovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Petkrovic scoring with strikes but Ventura is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Petkrovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petkrovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic landing strikes from the mount and Ventura is in trouble!
Petkrovic lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ventura's face.
Ventura is bucking up trying to escape but Petkrovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petkrovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petkrovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Petkrovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Petkrovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Petkrovic misses with a straight right.
Petkrovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ventura misses with a hook. Petkrovic ducked under it nicely.
Petkrovic throws a body kick that misses
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ventura avoids the body shot from Petkrovic.
Ventura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petkrovic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ventura's guard.
Petkrovic stays in close to Ventura's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ventura working for submissions but it's allowed Petkrovic to get to half guard.
Petkrovic trying to mount his opponent but Ventura defends it.
Jayy Ventura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anatoly Petkrovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anatoly Petkrovic has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Petkrovic slows the pace down in half guard.
Petkrovic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Petkrovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Petkrovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petkrovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Petkrovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Petkrovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petkrovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Petkrovic!
A very excited looking Anatoly Petkrovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kellen Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Trzebiatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacek Trzebiatowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Patrick
vs
Trzebiatowski

191 cm
25
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kellen Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacek Trzebiatowski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trzebiatowski at a distance.
Patrick misses the body punch

and Trzebiatowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trzebiatowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Trzebiatowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Trzebiatowski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Patrick to stand up.
Patrick scores with a hook to the body. Trzebiatowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trzebiatowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Patrick

and Trzebiatowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Trzebiatowski stands up from Patrick's guard - Trzebiatowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Patrick throws a head kick that misses

and Trzebiatowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Patrick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trzebiatowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Patrick is working an open guard so Trzebiatowski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Patrick. Beautiful body shot.
Patrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Trzebiatowski throws a counter combo.
Trzebiatowski slips a jab from Patrick.
Trzebiatowski shoots in for a takedown but Patrick shows good takedown defense.
Patrick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trzebiatowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kellen Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patrick is looking to wear down Trzebiatowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Patrick takes a swing at Trzebiatowski's ribcage but misses.
Patrick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Fitness $50pw in the buildup to the fight.

Trzebiatowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Patrick to the ground. Trzebiatowski is now in Patrick's guard.

Patrick is working an open guard so Trzebiatowski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Trzebiatowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patrick is looking for a triangle here but Trzebiatowski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Trzebiatowski controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trzebiatowski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Patrick's shoulder. That is not cool.
Trzebiatowski landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Patrick's face as Trzebiatowski controls the position.
Trzebiatowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trzebiatowski scoring with punches from side control.
Trzebiatowski lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trzebiatowski lands an elbow.
Trzebiatowski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Trzebiatowski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Patrick tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Trzebiatowski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Patrick.
Trzebiatowski lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trzebiatowski controlling well, preventing Patrick from escaping the position.
Trzebiatowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patrick grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Trzebiatowski connects with a big shot to the side of Patrick's head.
Trzebiatowski keeps control of the position easily here as Patrick tries to buck him off.
Let's hope that Trzebiatowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Trzebiatowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trzebiatowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patrick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patrick thinks about countering with a body kick.
Patrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trzebiatowski avoids the head kick by Patrick.
Patrick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trzebiatowski at a distance.
Patrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trzebiatowski on the side of the head.
Trzebiatowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patrick misses with a right hand

so Trzebiatowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Patrick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patrick tries to get out of the position.
Patrick looking to control.
Trzebiatowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trzebiatowski postures up and lands a big shot to Patrick's brow.

Trzebiatowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patrick jabs at Trzebiatowski's body.
Patrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trzebiatowski.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Trzebiatowski avoids them all with ease.
Patrick gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Trzebiatowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trzebiatowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Patrick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trzebiatowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Trzebiatowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trzebiatowski lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trzebiatowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patrick.
Kellen Patrick is winning the standup battle so far.

Trzebiatowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patrick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Trzebiatowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trzebiatowski with a nice head shot there.
Trzebiatowski works over Patrick with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Patrick wants to stand and escape but Trzebiatowski is having none of it.
Trzebiatowski is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Trzebiatowski landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Trzebiatowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trzebiatowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patrick sprawls well. Patrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trzebiatowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Patrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trzebiatowski shoots for a takedown but Patrick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trzebiatowski.
Patrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trzebiatowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patrick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trzebiatowski.
Kellen Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Trzebiatowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick tries to clinch up

and Trzebiatowski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Patrick!
Trzebiatowski scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Patrick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Trzebiatowski taking a breather here.
Trzebiatowski slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Patrick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trzebiatowski lands a heavy elbow.
Trzebiatowski controlling the pace for now.
Trzebiatowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trzebiatowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trzebiatowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
A big strike lands for Trzebiatowski! That's really hurt Patrick and he's turned his back - Trzebiatowski keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Trzebiatowski jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacek Trzebiatowski!