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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between pieter von petre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Pettimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
22
238 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, pieter von petre! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Pettimore! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! von petre slips a jab and a cross from Pettimore.
Pettimore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pettimore takes a swing at von petre's ribcage but misses. Excellent takedown into side control there by von petre. Pettimore is not content to let von petre control the position. von petre is really struggling to control Pettimore but he's trying to hold on to the position. The strikes coming from von petre are missing the target in this wave of attacks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pettimore throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. Pettimore takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like Lawrence Pettimore has been cut. von petre landing a few strikes. Pettimore managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by von petre.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pettimore takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
von petre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That has opened up Lawrence Pettimore's cut even more. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Sloppy strikes there by von petre. von petre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pettimore to see if he's OK.
The cut above Lawrence Pettimore's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Pettimore manages to work his way to half guard, despite von petre's best efforts. von petre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Pettimore pushes von petre off looking to stand but von petre dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, von petre seems content to control. von petre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. von petre trying to advance position but Pettimore counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. von petre won't allow Pettimore to sweep him here. von petre postures up in Pettimore's guard and throws a big left but Pettimore blocks it. von petre thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Pettimore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettimore throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lawrence Pettimore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd cheers as Pettimore lands an impressive looking overhand right. von petre doesn't seem phased though. Lawrence Pettimore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pettimore lands a left and a right that send von petre crashing to the mat, dazed. Pettimore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like pieter von petre has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. von petre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. von petre lands with a nice body punch. Pettimore looks gassed! von petre dodges the punch combination from Pettimore.
Pettimore throws a head kick but von petre moves out of range.
von petre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. von petre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. von petre wants to control from the top but Pettimore keeps moving. von petre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and von petre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Pettimore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Pettimore is pulling down on von petre's head. It's preventing any offense from von petre, at least for the moment. von petre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pettimore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. von petre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Pettimore is trying to control the position but von petre postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. A swing and a miss from Pettimore. Pettimore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pettimore misses with a straight right. Pettimore lands with a good body shot. von petre ducks under a wild hook from Pettimore. Nice defenses there by von petre. Pettimore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
von petre fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. von petre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Pettimore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettimore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Pettimore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Pettimore tries to circle away but von petre has him pinned against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pieter von petre dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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.
von petre tests Pettimore's chin there with a solid looking shot. Pettimore misses with a combination
and von petre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pettimore's guard. von petre with a flurry of punches that miss. Pettimore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Pettimore can't keep his opponent in guard - von petre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Pettimore trying to control here.
von petre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pettimore blocking the ground and pound attempt from von petre. Pettimore wants to control but von petre is keeping busy and won't allow it. Ground and pound from von petre. Pettimore gets full guard. Pettimore is breathing heavily. von petre passes Pettimore's right leg, so he's now in half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. von petre lands a nice short elbow. von petre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. pieter von petre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Pettimore wants to control the action here but instead von petre manages to pass to full mount! von petre punching from mount but Pettimore doing a good job of avoiding damage. von petre avoids the attempt from Pettimore to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by von petre. von petre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
von petre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. von petre breaks from Pettimore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lawrence Pettimore's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lawrence Pettimore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). pieter von petre!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
66% |
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