PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bamboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamboni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ice Ice Baby. Giorgio Petrosyan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Petrosyan
vs
Bamboni

178 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Bamboni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Bamboni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrosyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrosyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Bamboni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Petrosyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan is looking to chop away at Bamboni's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Bamboni moves out of range.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Bamboni moves out of range.
Petrosyan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bamboni tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrosyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bamboni at a distance.
Petrosyan scores with a head kick. Bamboni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Tony Bamboni has been cut.
Petrosyan stuffs the takedown.

Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Bamboni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Bamboni wants a takedown.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Bamboni's takedown attempt.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bamboni.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Bamboni blocks with his arms.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bamboni blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Bamboni managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Bamboni tries for a takedown but Petrosyan manages to get underhooks.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Bamboni is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bamboni is working for takedown but Petrosyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bamboni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bamboni jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Bamboni around his waist. Bamboni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bamboni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bamboni is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Petrosyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bamboni.
Bamboni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petrosyan won't allow Bamboni to pass to mount.
Petrosyan is looking for a sweep. Bamboni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrosyan is holding on to half guard well.
Petrosyan moves into full guard.
Petrosyan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrosyan tries to get out of the position.
Bamboni wants to control from the top but Petrosyan keeps moving.
Bamboni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bamboni wants to control from the top but Petrosyan keeps moving.
Petrosyan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bamboni thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petrosyan is on top in guard.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Bamboni won't let him.
Petrosyan is fighting to break Bamboni's control of his arms but Bamboni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Petrosyan wanted to stand there but Bamboni had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bamboni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bamboni throws a sloppy head kick
and Petrosyan counters with a head kick. That will keep Bamboni thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Petrosyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrosyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bamboni tries to clinch up but Petrosyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick but Bamboni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrosyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bamboni's calf.
Petrosyan tries to score with a low kick but Bamboni moves his leg out of the way.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bamboni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrosyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bamboni's sensitive parts.
Petrosyan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws out a leg kick but Bamboni moves out of range and Petrosyan only half commits.
Petrosyan wants to land a leg kick but Bamboni is out of range.
Petrosyan lands a leg kick that knocks Bamboni off balance momentarily.
Petrosyan scores with a leg kick.
Petrosyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bamboni is breathing heavily.
Bamboni blocks a leg kick.
Bamboni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that misses

and Bamboni counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Petrosyan is pulling down on Bamboni's head to control his posture.
Bamboni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Giorgio Petrosyan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petrosyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bamboni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Petrosyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrosyan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Bamboni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrosyan thows a leg kick but Bamboni checks it

and Bamboni counters with a single leg into guard. Petrosyan didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bamboni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bamboni looking to sit in guard and control but Petrosyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bamboni is working an open guard so Petrosyan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick but Bamboni checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Petrosyan misses

and Bamboni counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Petrosyan's guard now.
Petrosyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrosyan, not yet.
Bamboni looking to pass the guard.
Bamboni won't allow Petrosyan to sweep him here.
Bamboni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Petrosyan has his hands on Bamboni's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Giorgio Petrosyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bamboni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bamboni checks a leg kick.
Petrosyan misses with a leg kick

and Bamboni counters with a takedown into side control.

Bamboni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petrosyan isn't going anywhere.
You can see the frustration on Petrosyan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bamboni trying to control the action but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan stops Bamboni from passing to mount.
Petrosyan can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrosyan is looking for a sweep.
Petrosyan can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrosyan is not content to let Bamboni control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A low kick from Petrosyan is predictable there

and Bamboni moves into the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bamboni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bamboni is defending well for now.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bamboni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bamboni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bamboni blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bamboni blocks it with crossed arms.
Bamboni can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Bamboni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bamboni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bamboni.
Bamboni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrosyan walks away with a smile on his face. Bamboni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tony Bamboni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bamboni shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan shows good takedown defense.
Petrosyan thows a leg kick but Bamboni checks it

and Bamboni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrosyan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrosyan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bamboni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrosyan keeping full guard, as Bamboni tries to pass.
Petrosyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bamboni's guard.

Petrosyan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick and Bamboni moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrosyan.

Petrosyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrosyan landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bamboni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bamboni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bamboni throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bamboni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrosyan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bamboni.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Bamboni blocks with his arms.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bamboni just leaning against Petrosyan, taking a breather.
Bamboni has Petrosyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrosyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Bamboni fails to pull guard.
Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bamboni's face.
Petrosyan landing knees to the head.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tony Bamboni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamboni is working for takedown but Petrosyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Bamboni blocks with his arms.
Bamboni fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bamboni's face.
Bamboni takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Giorgio Petrosyan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrosyan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Petrosyan!