PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methodios McIntyre (ranked 1370 p4p, 1740 weight class) and Ivan Petrov (ranked 210 p4p, 256 weight class). McIntyre comes to the cage accompanied by Gallantry. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

McIntyre
vs
Petrov

190 cm
20
216
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
210
3 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
The Natural Order

Northern Zombie
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre connects with the punch.
McIntyre slips a jab from Petrov.
McIntyre thinks about countering with a body kick.
McIntyre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
McIntyre throws an off balance right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov misses the jab.
McIntyre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
McIntyre throws a lazy body kick
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
McIntyre jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McIntyre moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick from McIntyre, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Petrov misses
and McIntyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McIntyre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIntyre throws a big counter combination but Petrov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Petrov blocks a head kick by McIntyre.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
McIntyre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
McIntyre throws a sloppy head kick
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by McIntyre.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McIntyre.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and McIntyre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrov's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McIntyre throws a lazy head kick
and Petrov counters with a one-two to the body.
McIntyre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Ivan Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McIntyre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov jabs at McIntyre's body.
McIntyre tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from McIntyre misses the target.
McIntyre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McIntyre connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov cracks McIntyre with a right hand to the side of the head.
McIntyre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McIntyre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McIntyre with a body shot.
McIntyre misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
McIntyre throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McIntyre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McIntyre throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
McIntyre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. McIntyre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIntyre scores with a punch to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Petrov scores with a one two! McIntyre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Petrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Petrov jabs McIntyre right on the nose. McIntyre blinks but takes it well.
McIntyre connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

McIntyre gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McIntyre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McIntyre moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov lands a nice hook to McIntyre's body. McIntyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov clobbers McIntyre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
McIntyre is looking to counter punch.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
McIntyre throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McIntyre.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov throws a leg kick but McIntyre sees it coming and moves out of range.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McIntyre misses with a hook
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
McIntyre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
McIntyre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McIntyre slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but McIntyre moved out of range nicely.
As Petrov backs away, McIntyre returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from McIntyre.

McIntyre rushes Petrov and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov just leaning against McIntyre, taking a breather.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McIntyre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McIntyre.

Petrov breaks from the clinch.
McIntyre moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
McIntyre is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McIntyre throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook. McIntyre ducked under it nicely.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McIntyre.
A big left from Petrov misses.
McIntyre ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov lands a jab to McIntyre's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McIntyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
McIntyre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McIntyre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through McIntyre's defenses.
McIntyre moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov tests McIntyre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Petrov cracks McIntyre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
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.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
McIntyre misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from McIntyre.
McIntyre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. McIntyre saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov checks a low kick from McIntyre.
A head kick by McIntyre misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McIntyre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McIntyre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McIntyre tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

McIntyre is rocked!
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.
Oh McIntyre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov slips under a jab.
McIntyre seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov throws a body punch but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov throws a right and a left that McIntyre avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McIntyre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McIntyre.
A shot to the body from Petrov misses
and McIntyre counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by McIntyre.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McIntyre was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
McIntyre is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from McIntyre finds it's target.
McIntyre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like McIntyre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McIntyre wants to clinch
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
McIntyre doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McIntyre.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McIntyre.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McIntyre moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
McIntyre throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a head kick.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

McIntyre pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of McIntyre backwards.
McIntyre lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov tries to circle away but McIntyre has him pinned against the cage.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McIntyre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrov can turn it around.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of McIntyre backwards.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.

Petrov breaks the clinch.
McIntyre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McIntyre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Petrov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
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.

A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
enabling McIntyre to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
McIntyre throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
McIntyre takes a jab right on the kisser.
McIntyre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov lands a nice hook to McIntyre's body. McIntyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands a nice hook to McIntyre's body. McIntyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrov avoids the head kick by McIntyre.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McIntyre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Ivan Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but McIntyre is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
McIntyre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
McIntyre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McIntyre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIntyre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McIntyre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McIntyre scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McIntyre misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre blocks it.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McIntyre momentarily.
McIntyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McIntyre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Petrov misses.
McIntyre is looking to counter punch.
McIntyre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
McIntyre slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McIntyre finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McIntyre takes one on the button.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McIntyre counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov misses with a shot to the body
and McIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a leg kick but McIntyre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a hook. McIntyre ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrov scores with a jab. McIntyre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McIntyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre counters with a nice leg kick.
McIntyre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. McIntyre moves away and avoids it.
McIntyre throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McIntyre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Petrov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McIntyre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and McIntyre counters with a straight right hand.
McIntyre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McIntyre throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and McIntyre only half commits.
Petrov throws out a counter right but McIntyre avoids it with no problem.
Petrov connects with the punch.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Methodios McIntyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from McIntyre.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McIntyre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McIntyre is looking to clinch.
McIntyre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIntyre.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses McIntyre's sensitive parts.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but McIntyre slips the punch.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by McIntyre.
McIntyre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
McIntyre misses with a left hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
McIntyre tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Petrov!
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIntyre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice body kick.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends McIntyre's belly button to the back.
McIntyre thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.

McIntyre moves into the clinch.
Petrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McIntyre swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
McIntyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McIntyre working aggressively here.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

McIntyre instigates a clinch.
Ivan Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIntyre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
McIntyre lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and McIntyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Petrov.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petrov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ivan Petrov decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.