PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 71 p4p, 506 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 8 p4p, 64 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Petrov
vs
Smith

179 cm
35
165
29 - 11 - 1

176 cm
29
172
15 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Groove Gear
NARCOS

Mythical Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Smith throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Petrov throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Petrov connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Smith walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Smith swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Petrov back into the cage.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.

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

Smith closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith misses with some punches.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrov working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Petrov punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Petrov connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petrov cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Vasil Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Petrov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Petrov lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrov.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Smith's head back.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith moves out of range as Petrov strikes.

Smith has managed to clinch.
Petrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Petrov cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Petrov pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Petrov.
Smith tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
A big right from Smith misses.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith misses the body punch
and Petrov counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Petrov punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vasil Petrov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith swings widly with a right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrov.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Petrov pounces like a tiger and cracks Smith with a vicious hook! Smith is down but not out! Petrov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vasil Petrov!
Our winner, Vasil Petrov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Agent Smith had this to say: 'Damn'.