PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Petey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Idol's Rebel Yell. Shane Tanner had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tanner
vs
Petey

170 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petey !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petey wants to clinch.
Tanner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Petey clinches.
Tanner being controlled against the cage.
Petey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petey lands an uppercut.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petey throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Petey works on Tanner's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petey .
A head punch on the inside from Petey fails to land.
Petey lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petey effectively controlling the action here.
Petey lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Petey effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Petey 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Petey .

Petey clinches up with Tanner and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner tries to pull guard but Petey won't allow it.
Petey throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Petey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Petey .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
The is referee keeping an eye on Petey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Petey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petey lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Petey to work.
Petey cracks Tanner with a nice body shot.
Petey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Petey - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Petey .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petey lands a nice uppercut.
Petey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanner.
A shot in the inside from Petey .
Petey has Tanner pressed against the cage.
Petey digs a right hand into Tanner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanner's gas tank.
Petey tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Petey back against the cage.
Tanner letting Petey take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Petey .
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner keeps the fight on the outside.
Peter Petey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petey is looking to clinch but Tanner is avoiding it.
Petey scores with a one two! Tanner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Petey clinches up with Tanner and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petey has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Petey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Petey forces Tanner back against the cage and clinches.
Petey lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Petey fails to land.
Petey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanners head.
Petey is struggling to control the position.
Petey is leaning against Tanner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petey lands a nice shot to the body.
Petey taking a breather.
Petey continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Petey .
Petey wants to clinch.

Petey gets a clinch.
Petey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Petey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanner.
Petey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Petey lands a nice uppercut.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Petey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petey lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Petey .
Petey stalling the fight.
Peter Petey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petey blocking some punches.
Petey is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Petey .
Petey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!

Petey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petey stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Petey fails to land.
Petey presses Tanner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petey has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Petey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Petey .
Petey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Petey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Petey .
Petey lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
The is referee keeping an eye on Petey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petey lands a nice uppercut.
Petey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petey lands a left hand.
Petey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petey lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Petey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Petey tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Petey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petey doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanner circles away.
Petey tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Tanner 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Petey closes the distance and clinches.
Petey stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Petey .
Petey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petey cracks Tanner with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner letting Petey take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petey is leaning against Tanner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanner jumps guard but Petey stands there with Tanner around his waist. Tanner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Petey .
A left hand lands to the body for Petey .
Tanner blocks a body shot from Petey .
Tanner blocking some punches.
Petey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petey pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Petey .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Petey .
Petey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Petey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petey stalling the fight.
Petey swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petey stalling against the cage.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Petey .
Petey stalls.
Petey works on Tanner's body with a couple of short punches.
Petey lands with a right to the head.
Petey is leaning against Tanner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petey .
Petey tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Petey back against the cage.
Petey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Petey .
Petey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petey tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shane Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shane Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Petey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Petey darts in and clinches Tanner up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Petey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petey 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Petey !