PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 21411 p4p, 5805 weight class) and Aaron Petrov (ranked 403 p4p, 384 weight class). Whok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King of Kings - Motorhead. Petrov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Whok
vs
Petrov

168 cm
36
146
22 - 17 - 0

179 cm
50
148
42 - 32 - 1

World class MT
Very strong

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Whok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Whok seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
As Petrov looks to move away, Whok throws a big counter combo but Petrov just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Whok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Whok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.

Whok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Petrov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Whok.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov blocks the elbow strike.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the ropes.
Whok scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
A short left from Whok.

Petrov is rocked!
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Whok finish him?
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Whok.
Whok lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
Petrov tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whok.
Still in the clinch, Whok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whok blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Whok working Petrov over with knees to the body.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Petrov crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Petrov face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Whok takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Piger Whok!
Piger Whok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.