PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Ulatowski (ranked 5601 p4p, 3587 weight class) and Aaron Petrov (ranked 440 p4p, 350 weight class). Ulatowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heads Will Roll. Petrov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ulatowski
vs
Petrov

166 cm
26
148
5 - 5 - 1

179 cm
46
148
35 - 19 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

BE Younick
Arcticus University: London

Voodoo Nutrition

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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Ulatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov connects with a right hand. Ulatowski shakes it off.
Petrov cracks Ulatowski with a good jab.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Ulatowski counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
Ulatowski swings widly with a right hand
and Ulatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ulatowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ulatowski is looking to counter punch.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Ulatowski blocks the leg kick.
Ulatowski throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Ulatowski misses with a straight right.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulatowski.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ulatowski misses with a straight right.
Ulatowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrov slips a straight right by Ulatowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulatowski.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Ulatowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrov's knee momentarily.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Ulatowski's defenses.
Petrov scores with the left hand. Ulatowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Ulatowski slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ulatowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

Ulatowski rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ulatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ulatowski - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Ulatowski.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulatowski landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulatowski.

Petrov is rocked!
Petrov dodges an elbow strike from Ulatowski.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulatowski finish him?
Ulatowski blocks an uppercut.
Petrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right handed body shot lands from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ulatowski backwards.
Ulatowski has Petrov pushed against the ropes.
Ulatowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petrov up against the ropes.
Ulatowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Petrov looks winded!
Ulatowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ulatowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski lands with a left to the head.
Ulatowski is trying to stall.
Ulatowski lands a nice elbow.
Ulatowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ulatowski scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
A nice left hand lands by Ulatowski.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulatowski lands an elbow that stopped Petrov in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatowski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ulatowski walks into a straight right hand from Petrov.
We've been told by Ulatowski's head coaches at Certiﬁed Cave Gang that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Ulatowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ulatowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Ulatowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ulatowski misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Ulatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Aaron Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulatowski. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Petrov responds with a good body kick, but Ulatowski manages to step out the way in time.
Petrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Ulatowski clinches up against the ropes.
Ulatowski scores with a knee to the head.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Ulatowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ulatowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Ulatowski digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ulatowski backwards.
Ulatowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulatowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ulatowski blocking some punches.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatowski controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ulatowski.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulatowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ulatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulatowski tries to land a knee to the head but Petrov blocks with his arms.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulatowski stalling against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulatowski.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulatowski.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ulatowski lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulatowski.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Ulatowski pushes Petrov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ulatowski misses with a punch to the body.
Krzysztof Ulatowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Knees to the body from Ulatowski.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Ulatowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrov is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulatowski lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Ulatowski tries to tie him up.
Petrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ulatowski obliges.
A short body shot lands from Ulatowski as the two fighters clinch.
Ulatowski lands with a left to the head.
Ulatowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ulatowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ulatowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Ulatowski avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the ropes.
Ulatowski can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
A hook to the body from Ulatowski.
Petrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ulatowski lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Ulatowski.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ulatowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ulatowski.
Ulatowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
Ulatowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Ulatowski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ulatowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Aaron Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ulatowski has closed the distance and engaged Petrov in a clinch.
Ulatowski has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Petrov to the canvas! Can Petrov beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Petrov was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Ulatowski is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Krzysztof Ulatowski!
Krzysztof Ulatowski took some time post fight to say the following; 'This division is not on my level.. Poland shall reign Supreme. This "champion" has taken nothing but easy fights. You know who deserves this belt. This is my belt.'.