PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AR-Swift: Awesome God . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jericho
vs
Pettis

173 cm
23
159 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

176 cm
33
159 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jericho shoots in but no luck this time.

Jericho scores with a takedown into Pettis's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing.
Jericho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pettis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jericho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jericho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pettis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jericho is one step ahead there.
Pettis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho throws a big elbow that misses.
Jericho working some strikes from top position.
Jericho postures up in Pettis's guard and throws a big left but Pettis blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pettis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pettis pulls Jericho in close to prevent any damage.
Pettis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jericho manages to get himself to full guard.
Pettis trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Jericho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pettis throws a strike but Jericho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pettis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to control the position but Jericho says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pettis is trying to maintain the position but Jericho is very close to passing his half guard.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
Pettis gets back to full guard.
Jericho is looking to work some ground and pound but Pettis has wrist control.
Pettis striking off his back but it's not causing Jericho any problems.
Jericho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho stopping the sweep attempt from Pettis.
Pettis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control the position.
Pettis trying to strike off his back.
Pettis has momentary wrist control but Jericho slips an elbow through the middle.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pettis is on top in guard.
Pettis trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Pettis wants to pass the guard but Jericho is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pettis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pettis!
Jericho 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.
Jericho with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.
Jericho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Jericho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jericho fails with the takedown.

Pettis tries to sprawl but Jericho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jericho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettis's head.
Pettis has hold of Jericho's hands but Jericho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pettis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jericho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jericho is working Pettis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pettis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pettis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jericho's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pettis trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jericho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jericho with shots to the head and body - Pettis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pettis is desperately trying to improve his position but Jericho has a good base and remains in mount.
Jericho dominating with strikes here.
Pettis can't escape the position.
Pettis tries to hold on but Jericho pushes him away.
Jericho landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho lands a heavy elbow.

Pettis is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis can't escape the position.
Pettis regains half guard.
Jericho prevents Pettis from improving his position.
Jericho drops an elbow to the side of Pettis's head.
Jericho lands strikes from half guard.
Jericho lands strikes from half guard.
Pettis punching from the bottom.
Pettis trying to hold on to Jericho's head to control him but Jericho postures up.
Pettis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rey Jericho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jericho is trying to control the action in half guard but Pettis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pettis tries to get to full guard but Jericho has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pettis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Jericho there.

Jericho is looking for submissions but instead, Pettis has regained full guard.
Jericho throws a strike but Pettis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pettis being controlled here momentarily.
Jericho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pettis wants to pass the guard but Jericho is keeping the position.
Jericho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pettis is one step ahead there.
Jericho pulls Pettis in close to his closed guard and prevents Pettis from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pettis with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Jericho dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jericho was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Jericho shoots in looking for a takedown but Pettis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jericho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pettis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pettis wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jericho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Jericho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho looks for a takedown but Pettis sprawls well.

Jericho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pettis did well to prevent Jericho getting side control.
Pettis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jericho distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pettis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pettis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jericho is one step ahead there.
Jericho distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pettis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pettis trying to keep a closed guard but Jericho is proving a slippery customer.
Pettis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jericho has passed into side control.
Pettis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jericho connects with a decent elbow.
Jericho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pettis is trying to work for a sweep but Jericho has mounted him!
Jericho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pettis's face.
Pettis tries to reverse the position but Jericho maintains control.
Jericho avoids the attempt from Pettis to control.
Jericho landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho cracks Pettis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pettis is still in real trouble! Can Jericho finish him?
Pettis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pettis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pettis seems to have recovered his senses.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jericho lands a big shot there that rocks Pettis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jericho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pettis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jericho lands a big elbow - Pettis is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Pettis is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rey Jericho!
After winning the bout, Rey Jericho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.