PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Petit (ranked 2666 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 261 p4p, 184 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Petit
vs
Lvavatai

163 cm
22
145
3 - 6 - 0

171 cm
22
151
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lvavatai wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Petit is looking to counter with head kicks.
Petit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lvavatai moves forwards but Petit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petit slips under a jab from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiaoali Lvavatai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lvavatai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lvavatai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been told by Petit's head coaches at Alfred Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Lvavatai .
A looping hook to the body misses from Lvavatai . Petit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lvavatai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lvavatai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petit doesn't seem bothered though.
Petit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lvavatai looks to score with a jab to the body but Petit is just out of range.
Lvavatai throws a body shot but no joy.
Lvavatai throws a looping overhand right but Petit ducks down to avoid it.
Lvavatai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lvavatai .
Petit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lvavatai tries to work over Petit's front leg with a kick but Petit checks it.
Lvavatai moves out of range as Petit strikes.
No joy there for Petit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lvavatai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lvavatai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petit.

It looks like Tiaoali Lvavatai has been cut.
Lvavatai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Petit throws a lazy uppercut
and Lvavatai counters with a left to the body.
Lvavatai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lvavatai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petit fails to land with a series of punches.
Lvavatai misses the jab.
Petit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lvavatai connects with a nice looking jab.
Lvavatai dips to his left and cracks Petit with an uppercut!
Lvavatai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit throws a looping overhand right but Lvavatai ducks down to avoid it.
Lvavatai tries to counter with a clinch but Petit shakes him off and moves away.
Petit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lvavatai .
Lvavatai misses with a wild body shot.
Petit keeps the fight on the outside.
Petit is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lvavatai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lvavatai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petit momentarily.
Lvavatai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Lvavatai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lvavatai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lvavatai misses with a hook.
Lvavatai cracks a nice hook into Petit's ribs.
Lvavatai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Lvavatai misses.
A little feinted left hand from Petit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lvavatai .
Petit misses with a straight left.
Lvavatai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Lvavatai finds it's target.
Petit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lvavatai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petit was well out of range. Poor timing from Lvavatai .
Petit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lvavatai tests Petit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petit lands with a straight right. Lvavatai didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Petit.
Petit throws a head kick that Lvavatai semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Lvavatai misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Petit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lvavatai missing with a left hand there. Petit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petit throws a head kick that misses.
Petit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petit moves away from the strike by Lvavatai .
A quick step to the side and Petit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petit walks into a straight right hand from Lvavatai .
A jab lands there for Lvavatai .
Lvavatai lands a slapping body shot.
Petit misses with a hook. Lvavatai ducked under it nicely.
Lvavatai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lvavatai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Lvavatai .
Petit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lvavatai misses with a hook. Petit ducked under it nicely.
Petit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lvavatai looks to land a right hand but Petit moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiaoali Lvavatai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiaoali Lvavatai 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lvavatai thuds his right hand into Petit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lvavatai lands a glancing blow to the side of Petit's head.
Petit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lvavatai catches Petit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lvavatai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petit counters with a straight right hand.
Petit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lvavatai .
Petit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lvavatai .
Lvavatai is looking to clinch.
Lvavatai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lvavatai throws a jab but it's blocked by Petit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lvavatai darts in trying to clinch
and Petit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai connects with a body shot.
Lvavatai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lvavatai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lvavatai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petit in his tracks.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lvavatai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petit momentarily.
A slow jab from Petit misses its intended target.
Petit 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.
Lvavatai throws a body punch but Petit moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lvavatai .
Petit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lvavatai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petit throws a right hand that misses
and Lvavatai counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lvavatai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petit manages to avoid it.
Lvavatai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Petit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petit throws a lazy right hand but Lvavatai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut
and Lvavatai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lvavatai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lvavatai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Lvavatai misses
and Petit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lvavatai lands with an uppercut that bounces Petit off the cage and back into range.
Petit misses with a right hand
and Lvavatai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lvavatai misses with a right hand
and Petit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petit looks to land a left hand but Lvavatai moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lvavatai - just one landing.
Lvavatai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petit.
Petit drops his hands momentarily and Lvavatai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Lvavatai . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lvavatai .
Petit misses with an uppercut.
Petit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lvavatai .
Petit misses with a left hand
and Lvavatai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lvavatai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lvavatai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lvavatai misses with a body punch
and Petit counters with a stiff right hand.
Lvavatai swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Petit to counter with a crisp jab.
Lvavatai misses with a wild body shot.
Petit moves out of range of the leg kick from Lvavatai .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lvavatai scores with a hook to the body. Petit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiaoali Lvavatai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petit scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Lvavatai misses.
Petit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai connects with a jab.
Petit throws a quick head kick that knocks Lvavatai silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Petit is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Luc Petit!