PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Jes (ranked 3710 p4p, 5401 weight class) and Marko Petric (ranked 412 p4p, 510 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jes
vs
Petric

200 cm
20
205
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
205
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

BANZAI NUTRITION

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Jes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Petric!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jes misses with a looping right.
Jes thuds his right hand into Petric's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jes slips under a jab from Petric.
A shot to the body from Jes misses
and Petric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petric missing with a left hand there. Jes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jes connects with a looping right hand.
Jes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petric.
Petric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petric tries to clinch but Jes moves out of range.
Petric tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jes with a hook.
Jes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petric counters with a nice uppercut.
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 lands a head shot.
Jes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jes moves away.
Petric changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jes ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Petric takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Petric moves into the clinch successfully.
Petric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petric misses with some punches.

Petric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jes lands with an overhand left.
Petric fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andreas Jes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jes throws out the jab.
Jes throws a jab when Petric was well out of range.
Petric appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jes looks to throw the jab but Petric is out of range.
Petric misses with a left hand
and Jes counters with a straight right hand.
Jes throws a body punch but Petric moves out of range.
Jes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petric staying out of range there.
Jes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petric looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petric takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jes slips under a jab from Petric.
Petric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jes misses with a looping left.
Petric throws an off balance right hand
and Jes counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petric.
Petric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jes punishes Petric's body with a nice straight punch.
Jes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petric counters with a straight right hand.
Jes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petric counters with a nice uppercut.
Petric moves away from the strike by Jes.
Jes misses with a looping right.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Jes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petric.
Petric on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jes swings for the body but Petric moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Petric misses.
Jes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jes swings widly with a right hand
and Petric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Jes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 misses with a right hand
and Jes counters with a nice uppercut.
Jes slips under a jab from Petric.
Petric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jes.
Petric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petric looks to land a right hand but Jes moved out of range.
Jes misses the jab.
Jes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petric.

Jes is rocked!
Petric misses with a body shot.
Jes lands with a cross.

Petric moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric lands a hook that snaps the head of Jes backwards.
Jes has had enough of the clinch but Petric keeps him there for the moment.
Petric lands with a left to the head.
Oh Jes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jes breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Petric misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Jes 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.

Jes throws a shot from downtown. Petric moves away and avoids it.
Jes seems to have got his legs back now.
Jes misses with a body shot.
Petric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jes cracks Petric with an open hand slap.
Jes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petric.
Jes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jes throws a hook but Petric blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petric, as that shot connected.
Petric is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petric takes a swing at Jes's ribcage but misses.
Petric takes a swing at Jes's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Jes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jes lands a jab to Petric's midsection.
Jes throws a lazy right hand but Petric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petric.
Petric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Jes misses its target.
Petric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andreas Jes is winning the standup battle so far.
Petric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petric. Petric circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jes digs a good hook to Petric's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jes misses the target.
Petric now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric misses with a body shot.

Petric has closed the distance and engaged Jes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Jes misses its intended target.
Jes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petric manages to avoid it.
Petric appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jes slips under a jab.
Petric takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jes throws a body punch but Petric moves out of range.
Petric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jes.
Petric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petric on the side of the head.
Petric lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jes misses.
Jes lands a nice shot to the body.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Petric avoids the body shot from Jes.
Petric has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jes throws the left hand but Petric avoids the punch easily.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Jes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petric can do to turn this around?
Jes throws a shot to the body.
Jes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jes with a hook.
Jes looks to score with a jab to the body but Petric is just out of range.
Jes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petric closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jes misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jes catches Petric with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Petric clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric tries to work over Jes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petric scores with a nice hook to the head.

Petric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jes throws a sloppy body shot
and Petric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petric walks into a straight right hand from Jes.
Jes missing with a left hand there. Petric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jes ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Jes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petric misses with an uppercut
and Jes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jes throws a body punch but Petric moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Jes dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Petric moves out of range as Jes strikes.
Petric takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Jes misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Petric finds it's target.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Jes is out of range.
Jes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petric was well out of range. Poor timing from Jes.
Jes throws out a powerful jab.
Jes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jes throws a hook but Petric blocks it.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jes moves away.
Jes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petric sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jes connects with a single shot there.
Petric needs to keep his hands up - Jes had a free shot at his head there.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Petric lands a big right hand that sends Jes crashing to the mat! Petric stays standing though and waves Jes back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Jes finds it's target.
Petric on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petric at a distance.
Jes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petric under the eye.
Jes takes a swing at Petric's ribcage but misses.
Petric moves away from the strike by Jes.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jes lands a head shot.
Jes misses with a hook. Petric ducked under it nicely.
Jes misses with a shot to the body
and Petric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petric misses with a hook. Jes ducked under it nicely.
Petric closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jes! Petric dives in looking to finish! Jes is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Petric!
Marko Petric seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.