PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mile Petrovic (ranked 4589 p4p, 24510 weight class) and Www Www (ranked 240 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrovic
vs
Www

185 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
143
2 - 15 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mile Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Www Www!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Www takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Www keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Www is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrovic with a body shot.
Petrovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Www takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrovic scores with a jab. Www acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Www takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Www walks into a straight right hand from Petrovic.
Petrovic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Petrovic as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Www shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Www's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrovic with a nice cross.
Petrovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Www off the cage and back into range.
Petrovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrovic throws the left hand but Www avoids the punch easily.
Petrovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Www.
A jab from Petrovic misses.
Www is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrovic with a body shot.
Petrovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrovic lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Www takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrovic misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Petrovic.
Mile Petrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Www gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrovic.
Petrovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrovic lunges at Www with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Www's hand.
Www defending well as Petrovic loads up on a big left hand.
Www is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Petrovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Www counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Www takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Www misses.
Www gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrovic lands a jab to Www's midsection.
Petrovic lands a right hook to the body.
Petrovic throws a right hand that misses
and Www counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Www doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrovic loads up on a big right hand but Www slips the punch.
Petrovic throws an overhand right that lands on Www's shoulder, as Www tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petrovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrovic looks to land a combination but Www avoids it well.
Petrovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Www doesn't seem bothered though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Www takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrovic lands a jab.
Www takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mile Petrovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Www changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrovic tries to avoid it but Www manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrovic to the ground. Petrovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Petrovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Www sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Www let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petrovic with a nice cross.
Petrovic misses the shot to the body.
Www let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice jab there from Petrovic.
Petrovic digs a good body shot into Www's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Petrovic.
Www on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Www misses with a takedown attempt
and Petrovic counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Www manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Www misses.
Mile Petrovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Petrovic.
Petrovic cracks Www with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrovic swings widly with a right hand
and Www counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrovic misses with a looping left.
Www now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Www let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petrovic misses with a body shot
and Www counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Petrovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic connects with a right hand. Www shakes it off.
Petrovic leaves Www with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mile Petrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Www Www.
Www ducks under a wild hook from Petrovic.
Www gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Www shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrovic as he jumps to the side.
Petrovic works Www's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Www has time to react.
Www takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Www walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Www on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrovic looks to throw the jab but Www is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Www misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Www with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Www takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Petrovic both land. Nice combination.
Petrovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Www slips under a jab from Petrovic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Www! But no joy.
Www ducks under a wild hook from Petrovic.
Www is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrovic with a body shot.
Petrovic connects with a right hand. Www shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mile Petrovic dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Www fails with the takedown.
Petrovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Www has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Petrovic.
Petrovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Www can do to turn this around?
Petrovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Www with the counter takedown but Petrovic avoids it easily.
Petrovic misses the shot to the body.
Www appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic scores with a nice right hand.
Petrovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Www under the eye.
Petrovic throws a shot to the body.
Www is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrovic rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as Petrovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Www doesn't seem phased though.
Petrovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Www bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Www might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrovic has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrovic swings for the body but Www moves out of range.
Petrovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Www.
Www doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic throws a shot from downtown. Www moves away and avoids it.
Www changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Petrovic scores with a nice strike.
Petrovic misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrovic.
Petrovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrovic misses with a hook to the body
and Www counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrovic connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Www keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Petrovic misses.
Www steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrovic.
A nice side step and Www releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Mile Petrovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Www shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrovic tries to sprawl out of it but Www keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Www uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrovic.
Www is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrovic with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Www walks into a jab.
Petrovic lands with a nice body punch.
Www takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Www counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Www Www has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrovic swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Www counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Www trying to control but Petrovic is working from the bottom.
Www with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mile Petrovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrovic, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mile Petrovic!