Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RFL 010 Kjolby vs Stackhouse
Date: Mar 01, 2017

#R1#
Marcos cracks the inside of Pettis's front leg.
Marcos lands a jab to Pettis's midsection.
Marcos throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Marcos moves into the clinch successfully.
Pettis misses with some punches.
Pettis has a couple of punches blocked by Marcos.
Pettis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis has a couple of punches blocked by Marcos.
A head punch on the inside from Pettis fails to land. #TD#
Marcos has picked Pettis up - he's going for a ride! Marcos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marcos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pettis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marcos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marcos passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Marcos has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Pettis is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damiao Marcos!

Event: RFL 003 Muller vs Vinci
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Pettis throws a hook but Forsberg avoids it easily.#CL#
Forsberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Pettis gets through Forsberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pettis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Forsberg jumps guard but Pettis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pettis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Forsberg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pettis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pettis throws a big uppercut that drops Forsberg! More strikes from Pettis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Forsberg lies dazed against the cage as Pettis celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, 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.

Event: AMC 006 Boothe vs Roads
Date: Jan 04, 2017

#R1##CL#
Pettis tries to keep at a distance but Volcanic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pettis dodges an elbow strike from Volcanic.
Volcanic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pettis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Volcanic lands with a light punch inside.
Volcanic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pettis swings wildly with an uppercut but Volcanic uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Volcanic breaks from the clinch.
Volcanic fails to land with a series of punches.
Volcanic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pettis stuffs the takedown attempt from Volcanic. Volcanic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Volcanic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volcanic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volcanic shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Volcanic gets a clinch.
Volcanic missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Volcanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Volcanic misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Volcanic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pettis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pettis throws a lazy right hand but Volcanic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Volcanic moves into the clinch.#BC#
Volcanic manages to break the clinch.
Pettis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volcanic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pettis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Volcanic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Volcanic is standing up over Pettis. Pettis looks to escape but Volcanic dives into side control. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T2#
Volcanic cracks Pettis with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis seems a little lost for a moment, as Volcanic dominates the positioning.
Volcanic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Volcanic controlling from side mount.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Volcanic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Pettis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Volcanic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pettis pushes Volcanic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Volcanic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Volcanic controls the position from side control.
Volcanic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Volcanic has an Americana. Pettis didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Volcanic is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Volcanic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Danny Volcanic!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Volcanic made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: AMC 003 Le Banner vs Haarmann
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
Dave thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pettis if he has to take too many more of those.
Pettis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dave.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dave. That's going to slow Pettis down.
Pettis throws a jab when Dave was well out of range.
Dave delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Dave.
Dave scores with a push kick.
Pettis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dave makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dave lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dave connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dave lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T1#
Dave moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pettis 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dave. That's going to slow Pettis down.
Dave lands a front kick.
Dave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pettis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dave scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pettis looks to land a right hand but Dave moved out of range.
Pettis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dave. That one must have hurt.
Dave delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Dave tenderised Pettis's leg. Pettis is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Pettis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pettis looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dave moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dave throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dave throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Pettis.
Dave throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dave dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pettis. That did some damage!
Pettis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dave.
Dave looks to land a body kick but Pettis moved away.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dave. Pettis shrugs it off though.
Dave lands a front kick.
Dave throws a leg kick which misses Pettis's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettis tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Pettis misses its intended target.
Pettis misses with a body shot
and Dave counters with a solid body kick.
Pettis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Dave lands but Pettis takes it in his stride. #CUT#
It looks like Anthony Pettis has been cut.
Dave throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dave connects with a solid leg kick.
Dave lands with a nice body kick. #T4#
Dave feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pettiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis avoids a kick to the body.
Dave misses the jab.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dave throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dave lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pettis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dave, right into the meat.
Pettis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dancing Dave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dave throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dancing Dave dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Pettis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Pettis misses with a left hand
and Dave counters with a nice body kick.
Dave walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pettis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dave changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dave. Dave obviously looking to wear him down.
Pettis misses with a right hand #CL#
and Dave counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dave.
Pettis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dave scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pettis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dave obliges.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Dave creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pettis's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Pettis.
Pettis working aggressively here.
Dave utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Dave working Pettis over with knees to the body.
Pettis lands a right hand. #BC#
Dave breaks from the clinch.
Dave throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dancing Dave is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Dave. #KD#
Dave lands a big head kick that sends Pettis tumbling to the mat! Dave takes a step backwards and waves Pettis back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Pettis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dave is looking to slow Pettis down with leg kicks.
Pettis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Dave finish him?
Dave lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dave fakes the body blow, causing Pettis to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pettis goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dancing Dave!
Dancing Dave took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vikai Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: HFC 25 Perry vs. Plouman
Date: Nov 23, 2016

#R1#
Pettis connects with a crisp jab. #TD#
Conlon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pettis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Conlon trying to control the position but Pettis is working away.
Pettis is pushing Conlon's head away, looking to escape. Conlon manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon grinds an elbow into Pettis's temple.
Conlon working the ground and pound but Pettis is defending the strikes.
Pettis wants to get back to his feet.
Conlon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pettis keeps working. #T1#
Conlon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pettis down.
Pettis dodges the ground and pound from Conlon.
Pettis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Conlon. #SUB#
Conlon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Conlon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pettis!
Pettis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy. #SUB#
Conlon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter. #T2#
Pettis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Poor strikes thrown by Conlon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Conlon lands a nice shot to the head.
Pettis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conlon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Conlon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conlon working the ground and pound effectively.
Conlon controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Conlon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pettis's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conlon dominating with strikes here.
Conlon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Conlon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conlon lands a big elbow.
Conlon landing strikes, looking to finish! #SUB#
Pettis is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Conlon locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Pettis is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brendan Conlon!
Brendan Conlon retains his lightweight title!
Brendan Conlon thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HFC 22 Perry vs. Powell 2
Date: Nov 12, 2016

#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Pettis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT2#
It looks like Renato Ibanez has been cut.
Pettis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC2#
Ibanez is rocked!
Pettis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ibanez right on the button. Ibanez goes down! Pettis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pettis gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis!
A very excited looking Anthony Pettis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Renato Ibanez had this to say: 'The only reason I cut so easily is because of my eczema and excessive use of steroid creams thinning my skin'.

Event: HFC 15 Silva vs. Fighter Three
Date: Oct 19, 2016

#R1#
Conlon slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Pettis rushes Conlon and presses him up against the ropes.
Pettis scores with a shoulder strike.
Conlon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conlon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conlon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the ropes.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conlon's efforts to push away.
Conlon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Conlon tries to pull guard but Pettis won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pettis.
Conlon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conlon tries to pull guard but Pettis forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Conlon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pettis. #TD#
Conlon jumps guard. #T1#
Pettis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Conlon is proving hard to escape from.
Pettis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Conlon has Pettis pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Conlon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Conlon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pettis defends well.#SUB#
Conlon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pettis is defending well. Conlon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pettis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Conlon celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brendan Conlon!
Brendan Conlon retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Brendan Conlon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: HFC 12 Roberts vs. Brogue
Date: Oct 09, 2016

#R1#
Pettis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cosgrave.
Cosgrave shoots for a takedown but Pettis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pettis misses the target.
Pettis scores with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like James Cosgrave has been cut.
Cosgrave takes a shot right to the bread basket.#KD#
Pettis lands a left and a right that send Cosgrave crashing to the mat, dazed. Pettis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Cosgrave is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cosgrave square on the jaw! Damn, Cosgrave is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Pettis!
After the big win, Anthony Pettis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Honour III
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
Pettis throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Pettis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGregor cracks Pettis with an open hand slap.
Pettis misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Pettis drives through and clinches with McGregor against the ropes.
McGregor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pettis blocks it with crossed arms.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGregor looking to throw knees to the head but Pettis is blocking nicely.
Pettis lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pettis lands a hook that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Pettis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Pettis.
A short right from Pettis on the inside. #ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!#T1#
A body shot lands from Pettis.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Pettis.
Pettis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McGregor to his knees! Pettis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis!
Anthony Pettis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Conor McGregor stepped up to the mic, saying 'A loss is a loss luckily I have a great coach is Jon Kavnagh and we will come back stronger. Believe that!'.

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