PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marques Petric (ranked 4091 p4p, 3377 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 495 p4p, 424 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petric
vs
Lew

185 cm
21
185
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marques Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric missing with a left hand there. Lew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petric throws a sloppy body shot
and Lew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petric throws a hook but Lew avoids it easily.
Petric checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Petric.
Petric swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petric walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petric connects with the punch.
Petric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lew avoids the body shot from Petric.
Lew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Petric misses.
Petric blocks the body kick.
Lew wants to clinch.
Petric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lew manages to avoid it.
Petric sets himself, and Lew steps forward looking for the clinch! Petric avoids it this time.
Lew tries to clinch but Petric is having none of it.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lew.
Petric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Petric scores with a jab to the head.
Lew tries to work over Petric's front leg with a kick but Petric checks it.
Lew tries a low kick but Petric avoids it.
Petric looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Lew moves out of range of the strikes.
Petric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petric blocks a leg kick.
Lew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lew.
A big left from Lew misses.
It looked like Petric was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Petric tests Lew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petric.
Lew tries to work over Petric's front leg with a kick but Petric checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lew tries to counter with a clinch but Petric shakes him off and moves away.
Petric checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lew misses with a looping right.
Lew swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lew lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lew tries to work over Petric's front leg with a kick but Petric checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Petric misses the target.
Jab, jab by Lew - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Lew.
Petric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lew.
Lew doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Petric moves out of range of the body kick.
Petric scores with a push kick.
A big left from Lew misses.
Petric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lew misses with a straight right.
Petric appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Petric, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petric lands a slapping body shot.
Lew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petric has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petric connects with a body shot that sends Lew's belly button to the back.
Lew dips to his left and cracks Petric with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lew lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petric avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric digs a good body shot into Lew's ribs.
Lew avoids the body shot from Petric.
Nice shot lands for Petric.
Decent striking displayed by Petric there.
Petric misses with a straight left.
Lew throws a hook but Petric avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Petric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lew walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petric.
Petric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Lew misses with a left hand
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petric staying out of range there.
Lew throws a right and a left that Petric avoids nicely.
Petric swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.
Lew connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lew connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petric scrambles back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lew.
Nice defenses there by Petric.
Petric is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lew cracks Petric with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petric misses with a left hand
and Lew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petric lands a nice shot to the body.
Petric looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Petric throws a sloppy body shot
and Lew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petric lands a really nice looking cross but Lew seems unphased.
Petric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lew.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petric.
A big left from Lew misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Petric coming out on top.
Lew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petric closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lew takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petric staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marques Petric will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Lew misses with a few strikes there.
Lew misses with a hook. Petric ducked under it nicely.
Lew throws a push kick but Petric slaps the foot to one side.
Marques Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Petric moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Petric.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petric throws a shot from downtown. Lew moves away and avoids it.
Lew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petric throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lew slips a straight right by Petric.
Petric throws a jab when Lew was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lew. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lew.
Petric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lew.
Lew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lew misses with a hook. Petric ducked under it nicely.
Petric checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lew. Lew circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petric jabs at Lew's body.
Lew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Marques Petric has been cut.
Petric moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petric scores with a jab to the body.
Lew slips under a jab.
Petric lands with a good body shot.
Petric slips a straight right by Lew.
Petric misses the jab.
Lew scores with a nice head shot.
Lew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lew misses with a straight right.
Petric looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Lew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petric.
Lew blocks a leg kick.
Petric throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lew throws out a counter right but Petric avoids it with no problem.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petric looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Petric.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Marques Petric is winning the standup battle so far.
Petric slips under a jab.
Lew throws a body shot but no joy.
Lew will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petric is out of range and Lew settles back down.
Lew throws a front kick aimed at Petric's knee but Petric avoids it well.
Lew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lew.
Petric slips a jab from Lew.
Nice defenses there by Lew.
Lew misses with a low kick.
Lew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Petric saw that one coming.
Petric looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Lew swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Petric.
A telegraphed right hand from Petric misses the target.
Lew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lew.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lew! But no joy.
Lew catches Petric with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lew.
Lew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric throws a body punch but Lew moves out of range.
Lew throws out a leg kick but Petric moves out of range and Lew only half commits.
Petric swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petric checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Petric misses its target.
Petric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petric misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric stuns Lew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lew. Petric shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lew looks to land a left hand but Petric moved out of range nicely.
Petric tries to score with a low kick but Lew moves his leg out of the way.
Petric lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petric scores with the left hand. Lew knows he should have avoided that one.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lew.
Lew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Petric looks to land a right hand but Lew moved out of range.
Lew throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Petric misses.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lew moves out of range of the strikes.
Lew tries to move into range but Petric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petric keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Petric finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marques Petric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marques Petric's cut.
That's time! Petric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Petric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petric.
Lew ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Lew appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petric throws a shot from downtown. Lew moves away and avoids it.
Petric backing away here, and Lew unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Petric closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lew throws a leg kick but Petric sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lew connects with a looping right hand.
Lew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lew throws out the jab.
Petric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petric looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lew throws an overhand right that lands on Petric's shoulder, as Petric tries to avoid the shot.
Petric swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Petric misses its target.
Petric cracks Lew with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lew looks to throw the jab but Petric is out of range.
Lew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew staying out of range there.
Petric sets himself, and Lew steps forward looking for the clinch! Petric avoids it this time.
Lew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petric blocks a jab.
Petric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lew looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lew.
Lew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petric slips under a jab from Lew.
It looked like Petric wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lew.
Lew with a jab.
Lew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lew misses with a straight left.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
Lew throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Lew misses.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
It looked like Petric wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lew slips under a jab.
Lew only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Julius Lew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marques Petric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lew's hands.
Lew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petric fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lew just manages to avoid it.
Lew throws a right hand that misses
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lew attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lew missing with a left hand there. Petric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lew.
Petric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petric throws out the jab.
Lew misses with a looping left.
Petric slips a jab from Lew.
Lew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lew. That's going to slow Petric down.
Petric walks into a jab.
Lew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petric is out of range.
Lew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petric wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lew throws a series of punches but Petric moves out of range.
Lew motions for Petric to come forward. Lew throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lew slips under a jab from Petric.
Lew looks to throw the jab but Petric is out of range.
Lew tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petric with a jab.
Lew stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Lew drops Petric with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Petric looks back up at him and smiles so Lew waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Petric is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petric walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Lew swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julius Lew!
A victorious Julius Lew thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.