PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Petrov (ranked 3913 p4p, 3874 weight class) and Yorrick Bronson (ranked 497 p4p, 491 weight class). Bronson has chosen Dutty/Clean - Outlaw The Artist as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrov
vs
Bronson

188 cm
21
210
2 - 1 - 1

190 cm
21
210
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Carnage Clothing
The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yorrick Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Bronson's head back.
Bronson's coach down at Golden Harvest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bronson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson misses the jab.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson wants to counter with a clinch but Petrov pushes him away.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Bronson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronson slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Bronson didn't see that one coming.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Bronson wants to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body

and Bronson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bronson.
Petrov looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Bronson tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Bronson gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Bronson lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Bronson - that landed with a thud.
Bronson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bronson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bronson as Petrov tries to tie him up.
Petrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrov misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Bronson.
Bronson lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Bronson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bronson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Bronson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
A nice left hand lands by Bronson.
Bronson lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.

Petrov is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Bronson.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronson scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bronson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronson is leaning against Petrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bronson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
Bronson digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bronson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Bronson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Bronson pushes Petrov against the cage. Bronson is working some dirty boxing. Bronson pushes off with a quick right hook! Petrov goes down! Petrov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bronson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yorrick Bronson!
Yorrick Bronson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.