PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Notorious B.I.G. ft. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Notorious Thugz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bryan Zane has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Petrov
vs
Zane

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Zane!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook. Zane ducked under it nicely.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Zane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Petrov clinches up against the cage.
Petrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petrov slowing the pace effectively.
Zane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov lands a shot to the body.

Zane breaks from the clinch.
Zane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zane managing to block the knees to the body from Petrov.
Zane taking a breather.
Zane is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Petrov has denied him.
Zane fails to pull guard.
Zane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov lands a good knee to the midsection. Zane won't want to take too many of those.
Zane tries to circle away but Petrov has him pinned against the cage.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Zane's ribcage. Zane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Zane fails to land.
Zane misses with some punches.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a shot to the body.
Zane looks gassed!
Zane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Petrov breaks from the clinch.

Petrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zane.
Petrov lands a right hand.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zane momentarily.
Petrov fakes the leg kick and cracks Zane in the body.
Petrov lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Zane didn't see that one coming.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.

Petrov moves into the clinch.
A short right from Petrov on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Petrov.
Petrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrov has Zane pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.

Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov thumps Zane with a low kick.
Petrov lands a jab-cross combination.

Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrov is working Zane over against the cage.
Petrov has Zane pressed against the cage.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrov is working Zane over against the cage.
Petrov avoiding damage.
Petrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zane or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zane.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
Zane letting Petrov take a breather here.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Petrov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrov is stalling here.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
Zane being controlled against the cage.
Petrov works on Zane's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrov digs a right hand into Zane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zane's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zane backwards.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov is leaning against Zane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Petrov.
Petrov lands a shot to the body.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Petrov.
Petrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zane up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Petrov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Petrov.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dimitri Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zane walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
Petrov lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Petrov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Petrov lands a head kick!
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Zane's ribs.
Petrov throws a jab when Zane was well out of range.
Zane looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Dimitri Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov lands a head kick!
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zane can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zane on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov cracks Zane with a good jab.
Petrov throws a hook but Zane avoids it easily.
Zane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov takes a swing at Zane's ribcage but misses.

Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrov lands a shot to the body.
Dimitri Petrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petrov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrov.
Zane taking a breather.
Petrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zane or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov crunches a lovely knee into Zane's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
A bit of stalling here from Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Petrov.

Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Zane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petrov finds it's way round the side to connect with Zane's head.
Zane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zane on the side of the head.
Zane looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov throws a head kick but Zane moves out of range.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Zane.
Petrov cracks Zane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zane lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
enabling Zane to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov sizes up Zane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zane moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Zane slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov stuns Zane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Petrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zane, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Petrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Petrov pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Zane's head.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov just leaning against Zane, taking a breather.
Petrov cracks Zane with a nice body shot.
Petrov cracks Zane with a nice body shot.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Petrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Petrov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Petrov misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Petrov misses
and Zane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zane cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Zane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Zane circles away.
Zane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov cracks Zane with a good jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Zane misses.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Zane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrov throws a hook but Zane avoids it easily.
Donk. Petrov catches Zane right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
Zane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Zane takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Zane.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Zane slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zane. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Zane moves out of range as Petrov strikes.

Petrov clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane has Petrov pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Zane letting Petrov take a breather here.
Zane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
Petrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zane is looking to control Petrov's arms but Petrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zane has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Petrov.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zane being controlled against the cage.
Petrov lands a good knee to the midsection. Zane won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrov obliges.
Petrov has Zane pressed against the cage, preventing Zane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Zane's head.
Petrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zane up against the cage.

Zane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Petrov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Petrov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zane down.
Zane is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Petrov is controlling him well.
Zane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zane can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petrov controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Petrov landing strikes.
Bryan Zane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zane tries to bench press Petrov off him but Petrov keeps the position.
Petrov lands a nice forearm strike.
Zane on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Petrov grinds an elbow into Zane's temple.
Petrov scoring with punches from side control.
Zane on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Petrov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zane down.
Petrov working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Dimitri Petrov!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Dimitri Petrov!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Dimitri Petrov!

Dimitri Petrov wins by unanimous decision!