PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pettis
vs
Jin

178 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devil Jin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Pettis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pettis scores with a hook to the body. Jin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jin.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pettis has managed to clinch.

Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pettis's waist but Pettis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jin off to one side.

Pettis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jin has eaten all the pies!

Pettis decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin dives in and grabs Pettis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pettis pushes down on Jin's head and hops out.
Nice body kick from Pettis.
Jin doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
Jin is looking to clinch but Pettis is avoiding it.

Pettis moves into the clinch.
Jin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pettis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Antonio Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devil Jin.

Pettis rushes Jin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pettis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jin is working for takedown but Pettis is calmly controlling the position for now.

Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pettis!
Pettis throws the kick towards the body but Jin avoids it.
Jin throws a push kick but Pettis slaps the foot to one side.
Antonio Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pettis gets tackled into the cage by Jin. Jin maintains the clinch.
Jin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pettis avoids it.
Pettis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jin pulls his leg out and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pettis.
Jin is looking for the big counter here.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Jin. No joy for Pettis on that attempt.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is looking to clinch but Pettis is avoiding it.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Pettis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jin stalling in the clinch but Pettis improves position.

Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Jin has a takedown stuffed.
Jin tries to bum rush Pettis with a series of wild strikes but Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jin misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pettis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jin counters by clinching up.
Jin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pettis after a bit of a struggle.

Pettis successfully pulls guard.
Jin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pettis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jin has managed to get both his arms back between Pettis's legs - danger averted.
Pettis keeping full guard, as Jin tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jin pinned against the cage. Jin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pettis slips a straight right by Jin.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jin can do to turn this around?
Jin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jin tries to avoid it but Pettis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jin to the ground. Jin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pettis swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin looks for a takedown but Pettis sprawls well.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettis is just out of range.
Jin misses with a takedown attempt - Pettis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pettis tries for a takedown but Jin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jin clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jin has had enough of the clinch but Pettis keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pettis has Jin pressed against the cage, preventing Jin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jin misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pettis is trying to drag Jin to the mat but Jin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Jin has him pressed against the cage.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Jin has double underhooks.
Jin misses with a punch to the body.
Jin trying to land knees to the body.
Jin tries to pull guard but Pettis holds him up against the cage and eventually Jin drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jin stalls.
Pettis managing to block the knees to the body from Jin.
Jin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pettis smiles and moves away.
Pettis scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jin wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
Antonio Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jin shoots in but Pettis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Jin.
Jin fails with a takedown attempt.
Pettis is looking for a counter combo.

Pettis moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pettis pulls Jin into guard.
Pettis has a closed guard, preventing Jin from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Pettis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.

Pettis clinches with his opponent.

Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Jin.
Jin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis darts in looking for a takedown but Jin gets double underhooks and turns Pettis into the cage.
Jin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettis circles away.
Jin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPettis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jin tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jin is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Jin wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Jin.
Pettis stuffs the takedown attempt from Jin. Jin gets slowly back to his feet.
Pettis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jin.
Jin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pettis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jin shoots in looking for a takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl out of it but Jin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pettis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonio Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devil Jin.

Pettis forces Jin back against the cage and clinches.
Pettis tries to circle away but Jin has him pinned against the cage.

Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pettis shoots for a takedown but Jin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Jin.
A head kick from Jin lands but Pettis takes it in his stride.
Jin misses with a two punch combination.
Jin throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Jin is looking to clinch.
Pettis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jin is looking to land body kicks.

Jin gets tackled into the cage by Pettis. Pettis maintains the clinch.
Pettis wants a takedown.
Come on Jin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin tries for a takedown but Pettis manages to get underhooks.
Jin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pettis to keep the fight standing.
Jin misses with a knee strike.
Jin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pettis after a bit of a struggle.

Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jin tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jin tries to keep at a distance but Pettis has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Pettis.
Well Pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antonio Pettis!