PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Petro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gregor Petro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo
vs
Petro

190 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Petro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows de vir lotonial ronaldo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petro wants to get back to his feet but de vir lotonial ronaldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petro is trying to keep de vir lotonial ronaldo in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de vir lotonial ronaldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petro swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing strikes from guard but Petro blocks nicely.
de vir lotonial ronaldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petro doesn't manage to clinch there - de vir lotonial ronaldo circles away.
de vir lotonial ronaldo misses with a takedown attempt - Petro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
de vir lotonial ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Petro.
de vir lotonial ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

de vir lotonial ronaldo gets a takedown into half guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing shots but Petro is blocking nicely.

Petro pushes de vir lotonial ronaldo off and gets back to his feet.
Petro throws a nice looking combination but de vir lotonial ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petro shoots in looking for a takedown. de vir lotonial ronaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Petro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de vir lotonial ronaldo.

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Petro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to move to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo avoids the attempt from Petro to control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petro is bucking up trying to escape but de vir lotonial ronaldo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Petro is trying to defend but de vir lotonial ronaldo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Petro is trying to maintain the position but de vir lotonial ronaldo is very close to passing his half guard.
Petro missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petro is pressing down on de vir lotonial ronaldo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing strikes from guard but Petro blocks nicely.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Petro is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and de vir lotonial ronaldo dives into side control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks up at the clock and then as Petro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, de vir lotonial ronaldo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Petro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Petro wants to get back to full guard but de vir lotonial ronaldo has mounted him!
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Petro is wriggling around trying to escape.
de vir lotonial ronaldo landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
de vir lotonial ronaldo winds up and cracks Petro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de vir lotonial ronaldo connects with a nice short shot to Petro's temple.
Petro is pressing down on de vir lotonial ronaldo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Petro is breathing heavily.
de vir lotonial ronaldo stops Petro from standing up.
de vir lotonial ronaldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petro wants to control the position but de vir lotonial ronaldo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de vir lotonial ronaldo connects with a nice short shot to Petro's temple.
Petro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
Petro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petro wants to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that second round.
That's time! de vir lotonial ronaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petro defends it nicely.

de vir lotonial ronaldo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petro is trying to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to pass to mount!
Petro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petro looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de vir lotonial ronaldo avoids the attempt from Petro to control.
Petro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Petro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petro is looking to get to half guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo breaks from Petro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Petro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by de vir lotonial ronaldo.
Petro is in all sorts of trouble here.
de vir lotonial ronaldo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Petro tries to hold on but de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Petro working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregor Petro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, de vir lotonial ronaldo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de vir lotonial ronaldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!