PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlado Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Petrovic
vs
Peto

190 cm
22
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlado Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaakko Peto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic tries to clinch but Peto is having none of it.
Peto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrovic misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrovic trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Peto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vlado Petrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Peto. Peto gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Peto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Petrovic moves into the clinch.
Peto managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovic.
Petrovic misses with a knee strike.
Petrovic with a knee to the head.
Petrovic looking to stall.
Peto blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Petrovic.
Petrovic tries a knee to the head but Peto blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic misses with an elbow strike.
Petrovic misses with a knee to the head.
Peto dodges an elbow strike from Petrovic.
Peto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peto scores with a hook to the body. Petrovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrovic is breathing heavily.
Petrovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Petrovic is rocked!

It looks like Vlado Petrovic has been cut.
Peto connects with a stiff jab that staggers Petrovic - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaakko Peto!