PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 646 p4p, 396 weight class) and Wang Jang Jai (ranked 84 p4p, 52 weight class). Jang Jai has chosen Snake Shadow as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Petric
vs
Jang Jai

190 cm
27
265
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
265
11 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wang Jang Jai!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric misses with a body shot.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jang Jai avoids the body shot from Petric.
Jang Jai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petric jabs at Jang Jai's body.
Petric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jang Jai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Petric swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jang Jai counters with a right hand to the body.
Petric lands a nice shot that snaps Jang Jai's head back.
Petric keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jang Jai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petric has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jang Jai finds it's way round the side to connect with Petric's head.
Jang Jai moves out of range as Petric strikes.
Nice shot lands for Jang Jai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petric misses with a hook to the body
and Jang Jai counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric scores with a shot to the body.
Jang Jai misses with a looping left.
Petric takes one to the side of the head.
Petric seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Petric thuds a left hand into Jang Jai's body.
Petric throws a sloppy body shot
and Jang Jai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jang Jai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petric.
Petric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jang Jai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab from Petric.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.

Jang Jai moves into range and clinches up with Petric.
Petric being controlled against the cage.
Jang Jai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petric or not.
Jang Jai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrics head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jang Jai struggles to land a body shot inside as Petric controls his hands.
Jang Jai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jang Jai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jang Jai.
Petric is breathing heavily.
Petric blocks a body shot from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai works on Petric's body with a couple of short punches.
Jang Jai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jang Jai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
Jang Jai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jang Jai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jang Jai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jang Jai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jang Jai lands a body shot.
Jang Jai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jang Jai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jang Jai lands a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai tries to land knees in the clinch but Petric avoids the damage to the body.
Jang Jai tries a body shot but Petric blocks it.
Jang Jai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jang Jai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jang Jai missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jang Jai.
Jang Jai blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai stalls.
Jang Jai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
Jang Jai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Petric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jang Jai misses with the head strike.
Jang Jai misses with a body punch.
Jang Jai tries to work over Petric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petric blocking some punches.
Jang Jai has Petric pressed against the cage, preventing Petric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric tries to break free but Jang Jai pushes him back against the cage.
Jang Jai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petric tries to work over Jang Jai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jang Jai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petric's efforts to push away.
Jang Jai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petric is trying to break the clinch but Jang Jai is controlling him.
Jang Jai lands a nice shot to the body.
Jang Jai struggles to land a body shot inside as Petric controls his hands.
Jang Jai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petric blocks a body shot from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai misses with a punch to the body.
Jang Jai throws a punch but it's blocked by Petric.
A right handed body shot lands from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jang Jai tries a body shot but Petric blocks it.
Jang Jai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Jang Jai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petric misses with a body shot.
Petric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Decent striking displayed by Petric there.
Petric lands with a hook. Jang Jai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body punch from Petric.
Petric is looking to wear down Jang Jai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jang Jai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petric throws out the jab.
Petric scores with a hook.
Petric digs a good hook to Jang Jai's body.
Petric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jang Jai's hands.
Jang Jai misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Jang Jai. That snapped Petric's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jang Jai pushes Petric up against the cage in a clinch.
Jang Jai avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Petric.
Jang Jai working aggressively here.
Jang Jai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jang Jai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jang Jai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petric misses with a body punch.
Jang Jai tries to work over Petric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jang Jai tries to work over Petric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jang Jai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jang Jai misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Petric fails to land.
Wang Jang Jai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jang Jai lands with a right to the head.
Petric throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Jang Jai as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petric is leaning against Jang Jai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petric working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai tries to work over Petric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petric is trying to break the clinch but Jang Jai has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petric has had enough of the clinch but Jang Jai keeps him there for the moment.
Jang Jai tries to work over Petric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jang Jai blocking some punches.
Jang Jai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jang Jai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jang Jai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jang Jai fails to land.
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!
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Jang Jai has Petric pressed against the cage, preventing Petric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Jang Jai.
Petric blocks a body shot from Jang Jai.
Petric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai tries to work over Petric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai lands a left hand.
Jang Jai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jang Jai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jang Jai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jang Jai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jang Jai.
Jang Jai lands a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai can't find room to land a body shot as Petric controls the action.
Jang Jai pushes Petric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petric is trying to break the clinch but Jang Jai is controlling him.
Jang Jai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jang Jai lands a body shot.
Jang Jai scores with a shoulder strike.
Jang Jai presses Petric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jang Jai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Petric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jang Jai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jang Jai is leaning against Petric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jang Jai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jang Jai digs a right hand into Petric's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petric's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Jang Jai.
Good body shot from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai lands with a right to the head.
Jang Jai lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jang Jai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jang Jai - that landed with a thud.
Jang Jai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Jang Jai.
Jang Jai works on Petric's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Jang Jai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Jang Jai feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Petric sprawling to the canvas! Petric rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jang Jai finish him?!

Petric is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Jang Jai throws a hook but Petric blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Petric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petric looks to score with a jab to the body but Jang Jai is just out of range.
Petric takes a swing at Jang Jai's ribcage but misses.
Ante Petric is winning the standup battle so far.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petric misses the body punch
and Jang Jai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Petric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ante Petric's cut is getting worse.
Jang Jai circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Petric to the canvas! Petric doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jang Jai keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Jang Jai!
Wang Jang Jai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.