PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Petreski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin TimeBurger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petreski comes to the cage accompanied by I Had to Kill a Lot of People. Justin TimeBurger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Petreski
vs
TimeBurger

170 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Petreski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin TimeBurger!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petreski forces TimeBurger back against the cage and clinches.

Petreski has clasped his hands together around TimeBurger's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ground and pound from Petreski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
TimeBurger prevents Petreski from improving position.
Petreski has control of an arm but TimeBurger manages to advance to Petreski's back!
Petreski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Petreski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petreski is staying active underneath TimeBurger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petreski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petreski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petreski keeping full guard, as TimeBurger tries to pass.
TimeBurger is looking to stand up but Petreski won't let him.

Petreski has his foot on TimeBurger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. TimeBurger works his way back into a safe position though.
Petreski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petreski striking off his back but it's not causing TimeBurger any problems.
TimeBurger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Petreski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
TimeBurger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petreski is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petreski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
TimeBurger wants to get up but he can't break Petreski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
TimeBurger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petreski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
TimeBurger wanted to stand there but Petreski had control of the position.

Petreski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TimeBurger wants to control from the top but Petreski keeps moving.
TimeBurger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petreski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petreski is adopting a defensive guard.

TimeBurger is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Petreski has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. TimeBurger is looking to defend but Petreski has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for TimeBurger! Petreski pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, TimeBurger taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vlad Petreski!