PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Objedkov (ranked 2249 p4p, 3224 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Objedkov
vs
Petrov

172 cm
37
142
20 - 17 - 0

178 cm
38
140
24 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Objedkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt
letting Objedkov counter with a right hand.
Petrov goes for a double leg but Objedkov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Objedkov continues to drive forward.

Objedkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Objedkov.
Objedkov has Petrov pushed against the cage.
Objedkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Objedkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrov's efforts to push away.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Objedkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Objedkov wants the takedown. Petrov is fighting it off but Objedkov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Petrov's guard against the cage.

Petrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Objedkov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Objedkov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Objedkov is in close to Petrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petrov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Objedkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Petrov's head.
Objedkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Objedkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Petrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Petrov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Objedkov defends well.
Objedkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Objedkov defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Objedkov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Objedkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Objedkov landing with the ground and pound.
Objedkov stays in close to Petrov's body and controls the position.
Objedkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Objedkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Objedkov passes Petrov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Objedkov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petrov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Objedkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Objedkov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Objedkov working the head and body with strikes.
Objedkov uses his free foot to push down on Petrov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Petrov.
Petrov working to try and regain half guard.
Petrov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
Objedkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Objedkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Objedkov working the head and body with strikes.

Objedkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Petrov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Objedkov there.
Objedkov working over Petrov with some ground and pound. Petrov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Objedkov pulls his head out easily.
Objedkov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Objedkov dominated that round.
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 shoots in for a takedown but Objedkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Objedkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Objedkov pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Objedkov is controlling the position.
Objedkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Objedkov digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Objedkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrov tries to circle away but Objedkov has him pinned against the cage.
Petrov tries to circle away but Objedkov has him pinned against the cage.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Objedkov is controlling him.
Petrov can't break the clinch.

Objedkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petrov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Objedkov quickly recovers to half guard.
Petrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Objedkov gets full guard.
Objedkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrov.
Objedkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Petrov throws an elbow that misses. Objedkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrov's guard. Nice move by Objedkov!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Objedkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Objedkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Petrov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Objedkov escapes and throws Petrov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Petrov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Objedkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Objedkov drops an elbow to the side of Petrov's head.
Objedkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Objedkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Objedkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Petrov is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Objedkov lands a nice short elbow.
Petrov is still in real trouble! Can Objedkov finish him?
Objedkov content to control rather than advance.
Objedkov is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Petrov is hurt! He's hurt bad - Objedkov fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Petrov from any more punishment! Congratulations to Objedkov! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Objedkov!
A very excited looking Sergey Objedkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.