PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 22 p4p, 46 weight class) and Midick Aiken (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Aiken is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrov
vs
Aiken

164 cm
30
135
23 - 3 - 2

160 cm
36
136
31 - 11 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Core Combat

Core Combat
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov slips a straight right by Aiken.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Aiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aiken takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Aiken tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aiken tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Aiken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrov throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aiken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov is looking to wear down Aiken with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Aiken's ribs.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken delivers a nice body kick.
Aiken keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Aiken only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aiken works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aiken checks a low kick from Petrov.
Aiken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aiken walks into a left hand.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Aiken moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Aiken has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Aiken avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Aiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aiken swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Aiken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
Aiken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aiken misses the jab.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
A right-left combo lands from Aiken.
Petrov moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Petrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Aiken avoided it.
Aiken throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and Aiken only half commits.
Aiken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov blocks a jab.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aiken staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Aiken's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aiken throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aiken throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Aiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aiken with a nice cross.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov lands with a hook. Aiken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov stuns Aiken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Petrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aiken - the referee stops the clock and Petrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aiken. Petrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aiken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aiken misses with a straight left.
Aiken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Petrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Good exchange - Aiken coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aikens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aiken throws a body shot but no joy.
Aiken misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Midick Aiken dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aiken lands with a straight right. Petrov didn't see that one coming.
Aiken is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Aiken.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
A good leg kick by Aiken.
Aiken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aiken staying out of range there.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Aiken slips the punch.
Aiken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Aiken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
A lazy left from Aiken finds it's target.
Petrov defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
Jab from Aiken.
Aiken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aiken. Petrov shrugs it off though.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Aiken's head.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aiken throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Aiken does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aiken.
Aiken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Aiken throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aiken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Petrov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken connects with a single shot there.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Aiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken lands a slapping body shot.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Aiken off the cage and back into range.
Petrov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Aiken misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Midick Aiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aiken swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Aiken throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aiken.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Aiken's body.
Aiken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Aiken stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Aiken. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Aiken misses the target.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aiken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken connects with a leg kick.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aiken.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aiken.
Aiken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Aiken drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov with a jab.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Aiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken lands with a right hand.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aiken scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Aiken misses with a straight left.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Petrov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aiken.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
Aiken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken lands with a nice body punch.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aiken connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Petrov takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Aiken throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aiken staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aiken! But no joy.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aiken looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov misses with a hook. Aiken ducked under it nicely.
Petrov throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Aiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Aiken moved out of range nicely.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Aiken tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Aiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick from Aiken, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov jabs at Aiken's body.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Aiken missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Aiken slips under a jab from Petrov.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Aiken misses the target.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Aiken thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Aiken lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
Petrov connects with a jab.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Aiken.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aiken throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands with a right hand.
Aiken throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Petrov.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Aiken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
Aiken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Aiken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Aiken with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Midick Aiken just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Petrov misses the jab.
Aiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Aiken with the inside leg kick.
Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aiken throws out the jab.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aiken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
Aiken misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Aiken throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
A left lands for Aiken.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aiken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aiken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aiken momentarily.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Aiken swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Aiken scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Aiken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Aiken.
Petrov defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aiken.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Aiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aiken connects with a body shot.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Aiken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
Petrov scores with a jab. Aiken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Aiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aikens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aiken throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Aiken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aiken does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
A low kick from Aiken is predictable there
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Aiken blocks the low kick.
Aiken throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aiken.
Aiken throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken staying out of range there.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Aiken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aiken lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Aiken.
An inside leg kick from Aiken misses.
Aiken misses with a jab to the body
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
A head kick from Aiken lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aiken misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aiken lands a slapping body shot.
Aiken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aiken scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Aiken saw that one coming.
Aiken cracks Petrov with a good jab.
Aiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aiken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aiken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aiken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Aiken feints and then cracks Petrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrov down.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrov throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
Aiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Aiken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Aiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aiken is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Aiken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aiken throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aiken.
Aiken misses with a hook.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Aiken misses.
Petrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Petrov throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Petrov.
Aiken scores with a nice body kick.
Aiken tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Aiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Aiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aiken, as that shot connected.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Aiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aiken takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aiken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Aiken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aiken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Aiken's ribs.
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!
Aiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Aiken.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Aiken misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Aiken.
Aiken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Aiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Midick Aiken.
Well Aiken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Midick Aiken!
Midick Aiken is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Midick Aiken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.