PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Kliczko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich comes to the ring accompanied by Soviet Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Petrovich
vs
Kliczko

180 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladimir Kliczko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kliczko moves in looking to clinch but Petrovich pushes him off.
Wladimir Kliczko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Kliczko misses.
Kliczko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Petr Petrovich has been cut.
Petrovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kliczko tries to clinch up.
Kliczko wants to clinch up but Petrovich keeps it at a distance.
Petrovich shoots for a double leg takedown but Kliczko sprawls well. He's pushed Petrovich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kliczko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrovich.

Kliczko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Petrovich tries to improve position but can't.
Petrovich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Petrovich manages to get back to half guard.

Petrovich looking for submissions off his back.
Petrovich works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich wants to control but Kliczko passes easily into half guard.
Kliczko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kliczko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Petrovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kliczko tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrovich is retaining full guard.
Kliczko with a flurry of punches that miss.

Petrovich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petrovich is breathing heavily.
Kliczko cracks Petrovich with a solid left hand.
Kliczko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kliczko trying to control but Petrovich is working from the bottom.
Kliczko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliczko chips away with some ground and pound.

Petrovich throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kliczko escapes and throws Petrovich's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Petrovich is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kliczko connects with a decent elbow.
Kliczko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrovich keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Petrovich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kliczko is looking to take a break and control but Petrovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kliczko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Petrovich's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich taking a bit of punishment here - Kliczko scoring with strikes.
Petrovich wants to control but Kliczko postures up.
Petrovich takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kliczko trying to control the position but Petrovich is working away.
Kliczko cracks Petrovich with a big elbow.
Kliczko is looking to take a break and control but Petrovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Kliczko.
Petrovich is looking for a sweep.
Petrovich takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kliczko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Petrovich is avoiding damage well.
Petrovich tries to bench press Kliczko off him but Kliczko keeps the position.

Kliczko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kliczko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kliczko lands a few punches from side control.
Kliczko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrovich keeps working.
Petrovich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Petrovich wants to control but Kliczko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kliczko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petrovich tries to get to full guard but Kliczko has control of the leg.

Kliczko seems to be working for a kimura but Petrovich defends the submission attempt.
Kliczko slips a nice elbow through Petrovich's hands, connecting with Petrovich's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wladimir Kliczko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petr Petrovich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Petrovich tries to clinch there but Kliczko circles away.
Kliczko tries to clinch

and Petrovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrovich.
Kliczko throws a head punch that misses.

Kliczko breaks from the clinch.
Petrovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kliczko moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrovich moves in looking to clinch but Kliczko pushes him off.
Petrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kliczko misses with a two punch combination.
Kliczko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kliczko slips a jab from Petrovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kliczko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Petrovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kliczko throws a series of strikes that have Petrovich backpedaling.

Petrovich is rocked!
Kliczko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Petrovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrovich misses with a combination
and Kliczko counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kliczko tries to clinch but Petrovich moves out of range.
Petrovich seems to have got his legs back now.
Kliczko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Kliczko.
Kliczko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kliczko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kliczko wants to clinch up but Petrovich keeps it at a distance.
Kliczko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kliczko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Petrovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kliczko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kliczko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliczko throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Petrovich misses
and Kliczko counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrovich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kliczko.
Kliczko lands with a right hand.
Petrovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Kliczko.
Petrovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kliczko counters with a straight right hand.
Kliczko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kliczko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrovich counters with an outside leg kick.
Kliczko misses with a wild combination.
Petrovich clinches but Kliczko breaks the clinch
and Kliczko counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Petrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kliczko.
Wladimir Kliczko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kliczko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrovich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrovich's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrovich waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kliczko.

Petrovich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Petrovich slows the pace down in half guard.
Wladimir Kliczko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petrovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kliczko keeps working.
Petrovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kliczko desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Petrovich is working for a submission of some sort.
Petrovich wants to control but Kliczko is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrovich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kliczko gets full guard.
Kliczko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kliczko wants to sweep but no luck.
Kliczko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Petrovich throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kliczko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Petr Petrovich's cut is getting worse.

Kliczko clinches with his opponent.
Kliczko scores with a shot to the side of Petrovich's head.
Kliczko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Petrovich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kliczko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Petrovich wants to sweep here but Kliczko controlling him for the moment.
Kliczko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kliczko preventing the sweep.
Kliczko slips nicely into half guard.
Petrovich is staying active underneath Kliczko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Kliczko is working for a submission of some sort.
Petrovich trying to control from the bottom.
Kliczko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kliczko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Petrovich trying to hold on to Kliczko's head to control him but Kliczko postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kliczko prevents Petrovich from improving his position.
Petrovich is trying to maintain the position but Kliczko is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Kliczko is having none of it.
Kliczko misses with the combination.
Kliczko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kliczko closes the distance and clinches.
Kliczko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kliczko.
Kliczko trying to stall but Petrovich improves his position.
Petrovich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Petrovich lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petrovich is working for a kimura but Kliczko is defending it quite comfortably.
Petrovich is taking a breather. Kliczko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Petrovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kliczko keeps working.

Petrovich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kliczko defends it well.

Petrovich seems to be looking for submissions.

Petrovich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kliczko is refusing to be controlled, as Petrovich sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich is thwarting Kliczko's attempts to control the position.
Kliczko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Petrovich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kliczko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petrovich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Petrovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kliczko's head.
Petrovich drops an elbow to the side of Kliczko's head.
Kliczko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrovich.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kliczko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kliczko tries to clinch up but Petrovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Kliczko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrovich.
Kliczko throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrovich.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrovich.
Kliczko throws a series of strikes that have Petrovich backpedaling.
Petrovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kliczko misses with a takedown
and Petrovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kliczko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Petrovich counters with a single leg into guard. Kliczko didn't expect that.
Petrovich trying to control but Kliczko is working from the bottom.
Petrovich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Petrovich clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Petr Petrovich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kliczko has taken the fight to the clinch.

Petrovich breaks from the clinch.
Petrovich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrovich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Kliczko pushes Petrovich up against the ropes in a clinch.

Kliczko breaks from the clinch.

Kliczko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Petrovich wants to improve his position but Kliczko is controlling well.
Petrovich is working hard here to advance position.
Kliczko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kliczko wants to pass the guard but Petrovich is defending well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kliczko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Petrovich is looking to improve his position but Kliczko isn't that keen on the idea.
Petrovich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kliczko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrovich controls the pace.
Petrovich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kliczko's head.
Petrovich wants to control from the top but Kliczko keeps moving.
Petrovich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kliczko seems a little lost for a moment, as Petrovich dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich works to advance to full mount. Kliczko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Petrovich controlling from the full mount.

Petrovich goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kliczko is on top in guard.
Kliczko trying to control but Petrovich is working from the bottom.
Kliczko stays in close to Petrovich's body and controls the position.
Kliczko trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovich is trying to keep Kliczko in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kliczko won't allow Petrovich to sweep him here.
Kliczko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petrovich keeping moving, preventing Kliczko from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kliczko clinches.
Petrovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kliczko is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovich has double underhooks.
Kliczko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrovich can't break the clinch.
Petrovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrovich prevents Kliczko from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Petrovich breaks from the clinch.
Kliczko lands a front kick.
Petrovich misses with a left hand

and Kliczko counters by clinching up.
Kliczko has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
Petrovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kliczko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Kliczko or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrovich which made him look bad.
Petrovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kliczko darts in trying to clinch
and Petrovich counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Petrovich darts in and clinches Kliczko up against the ropes.

Kliczko has hold of one of Petrovich's legs. Petrovich is fighting the takedown attempt but Kliczko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kliczko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kliczko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petrovich's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Wladimir Kliczko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Petr Petrovich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Petrovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kliczko works over Petrovich's head and body with a nice combination.
Kliczko wants to clinch
and Petrovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kliczko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kliczko clinches but Petrovich breaks the clinch

and Petrovich counters with a takedown into side control.
Kliczko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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!

Petrovich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kliczko is not content to let Petrovich control the position.
Petrovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kliczko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Petrovich is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kliczko's head.
Kliczko taking some punishment here, with Petrovich in his half guard.
Kliczko trying to control from the bottom.
Kliczko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kliczko keeps working.
Kliczko misses with some strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Petrovich throws a right hand that misses
and Kliczko counters with a stiff right hand.

Petrovich drives through and clinches with Kliczko against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kliczko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrovich is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kliczko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kliczko has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
Kliczko wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrovich won't allow it.
A short right from Petrovich.

Kliczko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kliczko connects with a nice looking jab.
Kliczko throws a series of punches but Petrovich avoids them all with ease.
Kliczko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrovich throws a series of punches but Kliczko avoids them all with ease.

Kliczko pushes Petrovich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kliczko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Petrovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrovich is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kliczko misses with a double jab.
Kliczko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Kliczko circles away.
Petrovich misses with the combination.
Kliczko tries to clinch but Petrovich moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrovich forces Kliczko back against the ropes and clinches.
Petrovich lands a body shot.
Petrovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kliczko is keeping busy.
Petrovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kliczko prevents it.
Kliczko jumps guard but Petrovich stands there with Kliczko around his waist. Kliczko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petrovich tries to pull guard but Kliczko won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Petrovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Kliczko has double underhooks.

Kliczko breaks from the clinch.
Petrovich misses with a body shot.
Kliczko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kliczko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kliczko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Petrovich has managed to clinch.

Petrovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kliczko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kliczko tries to clinch

and Petrovich counters by moving into the clinch.

Petrovich works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kliczko is trying to keep Petrovich in close.

Petrovich drops back looking for a leg! Kliczko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kliczko manages to kick Petrovich off! Petrovich jumps back into Kliczko's guard.
Kliczko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kliczko can't keep his opponent in guard - Petrovich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Petrovich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrovich is pressing down on Kliczko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kliczko is holding on for now.
Petrovich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Petrovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kliczko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Wladimir Kliczko!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Wladimir Kliczko!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Wladimir Kliczko!

Wladimir Kliczko wins by unanimous decision!