PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 3609 p4p, 2384 weight class) and Aaron Petrov (ranked 411 p4p, 301 weight class). Petrov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Aaron Petrov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Long Thai's chin.

Thai
vs
Petrov

178 cm
41
165
25 - 33 - 3

179 cm
48
148
40 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thai misses the shot to the body.
Thai darts in trying to clinch
and Petrov counters with a left to the body.
Thai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Petrov walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Thai checks it
and Thai counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thai moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrov tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrov is defending well for now.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Petrov avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses

and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.

Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai checks a low kick from Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrov manages to circle out of the way.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Petrov with a jab.
Petrov lunges at Thai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thai's hand.
Thai defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai slips a straight right by Petrov.
Thai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thai under the eye.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thai eats them both and turns towards Petrov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrov's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Petrov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Petrov throws a hook to the side of Thai's head but Thai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Thai moves away and avoids it.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Thai's head but Thai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Thai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aaron Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov misses the jab.
Thai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrov manages to circle out of the way.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses

and Thai counters by moving into the clinch.
Petrov tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov is trying to force a seperation but Thai has the dominant position.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Petrov wants to break free but Thai has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrov is defending well for now.
Petrov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrov is defending well for now.
Thai misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.

Petrov breaks from the clinch.

Thai drives through and clinches with Petrov against the cage.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrov's efforts to push away.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrov.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Petrov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Thai has double underhooks.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thai.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Petrov.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov wants to slow Thai down by chopping away at his legs.
Petrov throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Petrov connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thai.
Thai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thai.
Thai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Thai wants to clinch.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.

Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
Thai lands with an overhand left.

Petrov is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Long Thai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Petrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Thai finish him?
A big right from Petrov misses.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Petrov breaks away and moves out of range.
Thai lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Petrov is looking to close the distance but Thai sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Petrov crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Petrov is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Long Thai!