PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petrov (ranked 3401 p4p, 23257 weight class) and Andrzej Bebok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petrov
vs
Bebok

178 cm
38
140
23 - 17 - 1

180 cm
23
130
7 - 43 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Bebok!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petrov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bebok's guard.
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Petrov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bebok is trying to keep Petrov in close.
Petrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Petrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Petrov lands a couple of elbows.
Bebok has momentary wrist control but Petrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Petrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Petrov distracts Bebok with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Petrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bebok working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bebok working a defensive guard here.
Petrov chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Petrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petrov works over Bebok with some ground and pound from guard.

Bebok is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov cracks Bebok with a solid left hand.
Bebok is still in real trouble! Can Petrov finish him?
Petrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bebok's head.
Bebok working a defensive guard here.
Petrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bebok's head.
Bebok wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Petrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Petrov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Petrov seems to have locked his on tight now - Bebok screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Petrov, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Peter Petrov!
A victorious Peter Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.