|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giacomo Greco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
178 cm
26
164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
|
Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giacomo Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco defending well as Pettis loads up on a big left hand.
Pettis throws out a loose jab but Greco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greco throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greco.
A swing and a miss from Pettis.
Greco wants to clinch.
Greco wants to clinch up but Pettis keeps it at a distance.
Greco moves away from the strike by Pettis.
Greco scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greco has Pettis up against the cage in a clinch.
Greco looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.
Greco lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco throws a head punch that misses.
Greco has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Greco blocks an uppercut.
Greco misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greco throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greco working aggressively here.
Greco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greco blocking some punches.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greco pushes Pettis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pettis.
A head punch on the inside from Greco fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.
Greco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pettis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Greco lands a body punch.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Pettis swings wildly with an uppercut but Greco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pettis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Greco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pettis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greco has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Greco throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.
Greco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greco working aggressively here.
Pettis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Greco.
Pettis swings wildly with an uppercut but Greco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis misses with some punches.
Greco lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Greco fails to land.
Greco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pettis misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettis.
Greco is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pettis takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land.
Greco misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis lands a nice uppercut.
Greco leaning his opponent against the cage.
Greco misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Greco.
Greco trying to control the position but instead, Pettis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greco into the cage.
Pettis lands a body shot.
Greco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Greco fails to land.
Greco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greco throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
Greco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Greco fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pettis throws a punch but it's blocked by Greco.
Greco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pettis throws a punch but it's blocked by Greco.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giacomo Greco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Greco blocks a jab.
Greco looks to land a right hand but Pettis moved out of range.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Greco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Greco blocks a jab.
Greco slips a jab from Pettis.
Greco tries to keep at a distance but Pettis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pettis misses with a punch on the inside.
Greco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pettiss head.
Greco misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis tries to throw a body punch but Greco avoids it by throwing Pettis back against the cage.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a body punch.
Greco misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco blocking some punches.
Greco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greco is working Pettis over against the cage.
Greco misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greco.
Greco has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Pettis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greco is rocked!
Greco misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Greco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Pettis.
Pettis dips a shoulder and cracks Greco with a mighty uppercut! Greco falls back against the cage and Pettis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Greco is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pettis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis!
Anthony Pettis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
