PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Petrov (ranked 3609 p4p, 18352 weight class) and Benson Bonanza (ranked 393 p4p, 523 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petrov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Benson Bonanza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Petrov's chin.

Petrov
vs
Bonanza

179 cm
50
148
42 - 28 - 1

160 cm
45
155
25 - 27 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

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 42 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benson Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonanza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Bonanza's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonanza tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonanza is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bonanza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonanza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonanza scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Bonanza ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonanza! But no joy.
Bonanza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Petrov lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. Bonanza ducked under it nicely.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrov sizes up Bonanza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Bonanza.
It seemed like Bonanza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov misses with a hook. Bonanza ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov with a hook.
Petrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrov lunges at Bonanza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonanza's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Bonanza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Bonanza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonanza counters with a nice body kick.
Bonanza ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonanza is just out of range.
Petrov scores with a nice body kick.
Bonanza moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
A little jabbing left from Bonanza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bonanza back to the cage. Petrov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bonanza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonanza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
A big left from Petrov misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Petrov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Petrov feints and then cracks Bonanza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonanza down.
Bonanza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bonanza's head.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Bonanza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Bonanza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrov lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonanza.
Aaron Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Aaron Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrov scores with a four punch combination!
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Petrov is rocked!
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonanza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Bonanza throws a fast counter high kick but Petrov manages to duck under it in time.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonanza moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Bonanza looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrov wants to land a leg kick but Bonanza is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Bonanza ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws the left hand but Bonanza avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonanza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov misses with a hook.
As Petrov backs off Bonanza throws a huge counter combo but Petrov manages to avoid it all.
A punch lands to the side of Bonanza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov takes a swing at Bonanza's ribcage but misses.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Bonanza's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a leg kick.
As Petrov backs off Bonanza throws a huge counter combo but Petrov manages to avoid it all.
Petrov tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Bonanza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bonanza might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrov throws a hook but Bonanza avoids it easily.
Bonanza drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonanza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Bonanza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonanza staying out of range there.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov clobbers Bonanza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrov clobbers Bonanza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov scores with a nice strike.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonanza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrov scores with a jab. Bonanza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Petrov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonanza blocks the leg kick.
Petrov misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Bonanza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bonanza 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.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Bonanza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonanza can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Bonanza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bonanza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonanza counters with a body kick.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Bonanza saw that one coming.
Bonanza blocks a jab.
Bonanza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benson Bonanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Bonanza counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Bonanza counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Bonanza moves away and avoids it.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonanza moves forwards but Petrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Bonanza off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Bonanza didn't see that one coming.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Bonanza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
Bonanza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Bonanza saw that one coming.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Petrov is predictable there
enabling Bonanza to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonanza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonanza counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Bonanza!
A relieved looking Benson Bonanza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.