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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Petrovich (ranked 5837 p4p, 505 weight class) and Rodrick Shull (ranked 5938 p4p, 514 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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177 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitri Petrovich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrick Shull! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Petrovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Petrovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Shull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shull avoids the body shot from Petrovich.
Shull throws out a counter right but Petrovich avoids it with no problem. Shull misses with a looping left. Petrovich lands a slapping body shot.
Petrovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Shull. Petrovich misses the shot to the body. Petrovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Shull finds it's way through Petrovich's defenses. Petrovich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Petrovich lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Shull. Shull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shull thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrovich lands with an uppercut that bounces Shull off the cage and back into range. Petrovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Petrovich throws a body punch but Shull moves out of range. Petrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Shull gets the takedown into side control. Shull moves into full mount! Shull controlling the pace for now. Petrovich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shull controlling his opponent. Petrovich is trying desperately to improve position. Shull controlling his opponent. Petrovich is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Shull controlling the pace for now. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We've been informed that Shull has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Let's hope that Shull has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Shull is continuing to stall. Shull prevents Petrovich from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Shull controlling the position easily from mount. Petrovich tries to reverse the position but Shull maintains control. Shull controlling the position easily from mount. Petrovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrovich tries to get out of the position. Shull's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrick Shull will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shull moves away. Petrovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrovich connects with the punch. Shull misses with a wild body shot. Petrovich slips a straight right by Shull. Shull throws a body shot but no joy. Petrovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Petrovich lands a right hook to the body.
Petrovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Petrovich slips a jab from Shull. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice uppercut lands for Shull. That snapped Petrovich's head back.
Shull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Shull looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrovich is just out of range. Shull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Petrovich misses the body punch and Shull counters with a straight right hand. Dmitri Petrovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Petrovich misses with a body punch
enabling Shull to counter with a crisp jab. Shull clobbers Petrovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Petrovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Shull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Shull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Petrovich misses with a hook. Shull tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Shull defending well as Petrovich loads up on a big left hand. Shull takes a swing at Petrovich's ribcage but misses. Nice defenses there by Petrovich. Petrovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Shull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Petrovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shull jabs Petrovich to the body, keeping him at a distance. This has been an exciting period of action! Petrovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Shull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Dmitri Petrovich is winning the standup battle so far. Shull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrovich throws out the jab. Shull misses with a hook. A lazy left from Shull finds it's target. Petrovich slips under a jab. Petrovich thows a left - swing and a miss! Shull takes a shot right to the bread basket. Petrovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Shull throws a body punch but Petrovich moves out of range. Shull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrovich is looking to wear down Shull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. The fighters circling - Shull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shull doesn't seem bothered though. Petrovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Petrovich misses with a right hand and Shull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Shull throws a looping overhand right but Petrovich ducks down to avoid it. Petrovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shull to score with a decent uppercut. Shull scores with a jab to the body. Petrovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Petrovich throws an overhand right that lands on Shull's shoulder, as Shull tries to avoid the shot. Shull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Petrovich misses with a wild body shot. Shull avoids the body shot from Petrovich.
Shull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrovich in his tracks. Petrovich misses with a hook to the body
and Shull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Shull throws the left hand but Petrovich avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Petrovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Shull misses with a wild body shot. Shull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrovich.
A big right from Shull misses. Shull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Shull misses with a straight right. Shull misses with a left hand and Petrovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Petrovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Shull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrovich throws out the jab. Shull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrovich. Shull lands a slapping body shot.
Shull takes a swing at Petrovich's ribcage but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Shull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shull. Petrovich moves out of range of the strikes. Nice body punch from Petrovich. Petrovich throws a jab when Shull was well out of range. Shull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrovich.
Shull throws a looping overhand right but Petrovich ducks down to avoid it. Shull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shull. It looked like Petrovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Shull throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrovich. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petrovich has Shull up against the cage in a clinch.
Shull tries to break the clinch but Petrovich is controlling the position. Shull tries a body shot but Petrovich blocks it.
Petrovich stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shull gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
More stalling from Shull. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Shull has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Shull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Shull with more of the same as he continues to hold on. Dmitri Petrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrovich is looking to get to half guard. Shull controlling from the full mount. Shull avoids the attempt from Petrovich to control. Shull controlling from the full mount. Petrovich tries to reverse the position but Shull maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Shull. Petrovich tries to hold on but Shull pushes him away. Shull has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Shull controlling from mount.
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. Shull prevents Petrovich from getting the reversal. Shull content just to control the position here. Petrovich tries to hold on but Shull postures up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Shull controlling from the full mount. Petrovich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Rodrick Shull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Shull winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrick Shull!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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