PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Oyalade (ranked 4622 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 2338 p4p, 230 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Oyalade
vs
Petrov

177 cm
26
157 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

178 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Oyalade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyalade throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Oyalade misses.
Petrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Oyalade sprawls well. He's pushed Petrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Petrov.
Petrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oyalade keeps working.
Petrov working the ground and pound.
Petrov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oyalade takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Petrov is putting a hurting on Oyalade here, landing some big shots from side control.
Petrov working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Petrov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control the action but Oyalade is working from the bottom.
Petrov is putting a hurting on Oyalade here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oyalade is trying to get back to half guard.

Petrov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oyalade knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov lands a few punches from side control.
Petrov wants to control but Oyalade is keeping him busy.
Petrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov grinds an elbow into Oyalade's temple.
Petrov controls the position.
Petrov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Petrov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oyalade some visible discomfort.
Petrov trying to control the position but Oyalade is working away.
Petrov working the body and head with strikes.
Petrov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Petrov is working Oyalade over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a few punches from side control.
Oyalade takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Petrov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oyalade tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petrov is putting a hurting on Oyalade here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oyalade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrov on the ground.
Oyalade prevents Petrov from moving into mount.
Petrov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Petrov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Petrov working away.
Petrov is chipping away with strikes.
Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oyalade to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade is trying to work for a sweep but Petrov has mounted him!
Oyalade wants to control but Petrov is having none of it.
Oyalade is in a horrible position here. Petrov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Oyalade is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov connects with a bit shot that sees Oyalade covering up! More strikes from Petrov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Petrov is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Petrov!
Our winner, Peter Petrov, 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.