PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon's entrance music is The Upsetters - Dread Lion. A fine choice. 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.

Nixon
vs
Petrosyan

170 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Nixon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrosyan's calf.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Nixon moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrosyan defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nixon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrosyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrosyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Nixon avoids the punch easily.
Petrosyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the leg kick from Nixon.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nixon throws a low kick, looking for Petrosyan's leg but Petrosyan calmly moves out of range.
Petrosyan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nixon keeps Petrosyan at a distance using the push kick.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Petrosyan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nixon tries to work over Petrosyan's front leg with a kick but Petrosyan checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Nixon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petrosyan looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Nixon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nixon throws a solid leg kick but Petrosyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nixon.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nixon slips under a jab from Petrosyan.
An inside leg kick from Nixon misses.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Nixon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range and Nixon settles back down.
Nixon throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Nixon cracks the inside of Petrosyan's front leg.
Petrosyan looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nixon. That's going to slow Petrosyan down.
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Nixon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrosyan checks it well.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Nixon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrosyan is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Nixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrosyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Nixon dominated that 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.

Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick from Nixon.
Petrosyan misses with a looping right.
Nixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nixon throws a hook but Petrosyan blocks it.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Petrosyan saw it coming and moves away.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Petrosyan moved away.
Petrosyan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Richard Nixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Nixon throws a sloppy head kick and Petrosyan moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Petrosyan misses.
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrosyan is able to avoid easily.
Nixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nixon throws a leg kick which misses Petrosyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrosyan tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
Petrosyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Nixon.
Petrosyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan checks a low kick from Nixon.
Petrosyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nixon doesn't seem bothered though.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Petrosyan saw it coming and moves away.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.
A big left from Petrosyan misses.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Petrosyan avoids it.
Petrosyan misses with a straight left.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrosyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Petrosyan blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
Petrosyan looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Petrosyan checks a low kick from Nixon.
Petrosyan throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Decent striking displayed by Petrosyan there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Nixon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Nixon.
Petrosyan stuns Nixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nixon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrosyan's calf.
Petrosyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Petrosyan misses.
Nixon throws a front kick aimed at Petrosyan's knee but Petrosyan avoids it well.
Nixon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrosyan throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan misses with a looping left.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Petrosyan scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Petrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan misses with a straight left.
Petrosyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nixon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrosyan checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nixon - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Petrosyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a looping left.
Nixon cracks the inside of Petrosyan's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Nixon.
Petrosyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nixon lands with a hook. Petrosyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nixon is looking to slow Petrosyan down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan misses the jab.
Nixon slips a straight right by Petrosyan.
Nixon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nixon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrosyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrosyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nixon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon is looking to wear down Petrosyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Nixon misses with a low kick as Petrosyan jumps back.
Nixon throws a low kick but Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nixon.
Nixon tries a low kick but Petrosyan avoids it.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Nixon moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrosyan scores with a body shot.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nixon is looking to chop away at Petrosyan's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Nixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nixon 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!