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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 1904 p4p, 97 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (ranked 5655 p4p, 296 weight class). Anthony Pettis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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138 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sundberg, as that shot connected.
Sundberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pettis jabs at Sundberg's body.
Pettis slips a jab and a cross from Sundberg.
Pettis throws a shot from downtown. Sundberg moves away and avoids it.
Sundberg ducks under a wild hook from Pettis.
Pettis catches Sundberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettis.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Sundberg with a jab.
Sundberg walks into a straight right hand from Pettis.
A swing and a miss from Sundberg.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pettis catches Sundberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
A swing and a miss from Sundberg.
Pettis connects with an inside leg kick.
Pettis cracks Sundberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis connects with a nice looking jab.
Pettis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sundberg sprawls well initially but Pettis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sundberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sundberg looks winded!
Pettis looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sundberg looking to control.
Pettis controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sundberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking to score a takedown here. Sundberg is defending well but Pettis drives through and ends up in Sundberg's guard.
Pettis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pettis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sundberg for as long as he can get away with.
Sundberg keeping full guard, as Pettis tries to pass.
Pettis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Sundberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pettis tries to free his leg and advance position but Sundberg is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sundberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pettis thuds a left hand into Sundberg's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sundberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettis connects with a body shot.
Pettis lands a jab.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sundberg can do to turn this around?
Sundberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
Despite the aggression on Sundberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pettis lands with a hook. Sundberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ove Sundberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis connects with a nice looking jab.
Pettis throws an overhand right that lands on Sundberg's shoulder, as Sundberg tries to avoid the shot.
Pettis throws a hook but Sundberg blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis throws a big shot that misses.
Sundberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Sundberg.
Pettis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sundberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pettis.
Pettis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sundberg is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg slips under a jab from Pettis.
Pettis darts in looking for a takedown but Sundberg gets double underhooks and turns Pettis into the cage.
Pettis scores with a body shot.
Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Sundberg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A jab from Pettis finds it's way through Sundberg's defenses.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis scores with a hook.
Pettis sizes up Sundberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pettis darts in looking for a takedown but Sundberg gets double underhooks and turns Pettis into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis takes a swing at Sundberg's ribcage but misses.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sundberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pettis scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pettis controls the pace.
Pettis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pettis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sundberg's legs.
Pettis advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Pettis controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sundberg defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pettis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pettis controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sundberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Sundberg as Pettis shoots in.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sundberg.
Pettis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pettis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sundberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis slips nicely into half guard.
Sundberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg wants to improve his position but Pettis is controlling well.
Pettis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pettis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sundberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pettis stalling.
Sundberg trying to control but Pettis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pettis lands with a straight right. Sundberg didn't see that one coming.
Sundberg misses with the combination.
Pettis attempts a counter takedown but Sundberg avoids it well and moves away.
Sundberg throws a shot from downtown. Pettis moves away and avoids it.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Sundberg needs to keep his hands up - Pettis had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sundberg misses.
Pettis cracks Sundberg with an open hand slap.
Pettis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sundberg.
Sundberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pettis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sundberg momentarily.
Pettis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sundberg is rocked!
Pettis cracks Sundberg with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sundberg tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pettis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sundberg is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis!
After winning the bout, Anthony Pettis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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