PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pettis
vs
Lester

168 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 18 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis tries for a takedown but Lester circles away easily

and Lester counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lester.
Lester is stalling in the full guard.

Pettis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lester stacks Pettis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lester!

Lester stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Lester moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettis.

Lester gets control of Pettis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lester will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Pettis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pettis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lester manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pettis has Lester in his guard.

Pettis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.
Lester wanted to stand there but Pettis had control of the position.
Lester trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Pettis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Pettis working for a triangle but Lester defends it easily.

Pettis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis controls Lester momentarily but Lester frees himself.
Lester wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.

Pettis looking for a guillotine here but Lester defends easily.
Lester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lester must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pettis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lester is aware though and is defending well.

Pettis has his foot on Lester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lester works his way back into a safe position though.
Lester slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lester tries to advance to mount but Pettis denies him.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis is working hard here to advance position.
Pettis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lester's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lester wants to pass to mount but Pettis is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to get back to full guard.
Pettis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lester's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Lester avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis keeping full guard, as Lester tries to pass.

Pettis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergio Pettis will probably get the nod.
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.

Lester shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lester wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Pettis working a defensive guard but Lester manages to pass into side control anyway.

Lester tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lester has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pettis manages to get back to half guard.

Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control here.
Lester wants to take a breather but Pettis is having none of it.

Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bryan Lester has got the better of the ground game so far.

Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lester pulls his head out easily.
Pettis is refusing to be controlled, as Lester sits in half guard.
Pettis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lester wants to get up but he can't break Pettis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lester postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pettis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lester postures up.

Lester avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pettis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lester 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 is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lester is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pettis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester passes into half guard.
Lester content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pettis trying to control from the bottom.
Lester keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lester works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis can't escape the position.

Lester is working for a guillotine from mount but Pettis frees his head quite easily.
Pettis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pettis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bryan Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lester looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Pettis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lester wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Lester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Pettis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
Pettis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis keeping full guard, as Lester tries to pass.

Pettis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lester stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Pettis gets caught napping as Lester dives in and scores a takedown. Pettis manages to retain guard.
Lester trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Pettis has a closed guard, preventing Lester from standing up.

Pettis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.
Pettis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pettis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pettis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lester stays in close to Pettis's body and controls the position.
Lester wants to pass the guard but Pettis is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is in close to Pettis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lester 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryan Lester.
Pettis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lester pinned against the cage. Lester gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lester moves into the clinch successfully.
Pettis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lester avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to score a body lock takedown but Lester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lester breaks the clinch.
Pettis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lester counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pettis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lester looking to score a takedown here. Pettis is defending well but Lester drives through and ends up in Pettis's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pettis working for submissions but it's allowed Lester to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Lester!
An out of breath Bryan Lester thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.