PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan LaVelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich comes to the cage accompanied by Soviet Anthem. Petr Petrovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Petrovich
vs
LaVelle

180 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

179 cm
21
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Petrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan LaVelle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovich misses the shot to the body.
LaVelle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrovich but Petrovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Petrovich. No joy for LaVelle on that attempt.
Petrovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Nathan LaVelle has been cut.
Petrovich tries to work over LaVelle's front leg with a kick but LaVelle checks it.
LaVelle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petr Petrovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan LaVelle.
Petrovich misses the shot to the body.
Petrovich throws a shot to the body.
LaVelle looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrovich cracks LaVelle with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! LaVelle falls to his knees and Petrovich doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Petrovich!