PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmos Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev comes to the cage accompanied by Ты попал. On his way into the cage it seems that Cosmos Sobolev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cosmos Sobolev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sobolev
vs
Petric

189 cm
23
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cosmos Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivo Petric!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Petric sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sobolev somewhat.
Petric looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Petric throws a sloppy head kick and Sobolev moves out of range easily.
Petric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sobolev.
Petric has a takedown stuffed.
Sobolev misses with a takedown

and Petric counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sobolev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobolev trying to control the position.
Petric trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobolev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobolev looking to control.
Sobolev wants to sweep here but Petric controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric prevents Sobolev from getting back to his feet.
Sobolev looking to control.
Petric must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cosmos Sobolev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Petric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobolev misses with a takedown
and Sobolev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmos Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petric slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobolev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobolev wants to clinch.
Sobolev doesn't manage to clinch there - Petric circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sobolev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petric circles away.

Petric shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sobolev blocking the ground and pound.
Sobolev wants to hold on but Petric pushes him away.
Petric controlling from mount.
Petric throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sobolev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobolev tries to lock up and control but Petric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sobolev is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric controlling the pace for now.
Petric postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sobolev looks a forlorn figure.
Sobolev is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Petric looking to control and managing it successfully.

Petric has control of Sobolev's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sobolev regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sobolev wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sobolev wants to control but Petric is having none of it.
Petric looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sobolev wants to hold on but Petric pushes him away.
Petric can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sobolev is looking to escape.
Petric controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivo Petric dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sobolev misses with a takedown
and Petric counters with a left and a right that stings Sobolev.
Sobolev tries a head kick but it misses.
Petric shoots in but no luck this time.
Sobolev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petric circles away.
Sobolev fails with the takedown
and Sobolev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmos Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobolev shoots in for a double leg but Petric sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sobolev's guard.
Petric's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sobolev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobolev is looking to stand up but Petric isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Petric postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Petric or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobolev which made him look bad.
Sobolev has his takedown stuffed

and Petric counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sobolev pushes Petric off looking to stand but Petric dives back in and keeps control.
Petric passes into side control, despite Sobolev's attempt to control the position.
Sobolev struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sobolev can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petric staying calm.
Sobolev can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric slows the pace down.

We're going to have a standup here because Cosmos Sobolev wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sobolev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cosmos Sobolev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobolev pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Petric bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Petric working away.
Sobolev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petric wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Petric decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sobolev to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petric scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Petric controlling the pace.
Sobolev trying to hold on to Petric's head to control him but Petric postures up.
Sobolev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobolev wants to get back to his feet.
Sobolev is looking to get back to is feet but Petric passes into side control.

Petric is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sobolev has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivo Petric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sobolev looks to land a combination. Petric sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sobolev shoots and misses

and Petric moves into the clinch.
Petric stops a takedown attempt from Sobolev.
Sobolev tries to break the clinch but Petric is controlling the position.

Petric has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sobolev is trying to keep an underhook but Petric manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Petric wants to work for an arm triangle but Sobolev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Petric tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sobolev.
Sobolev wants to control but Petric is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Petric is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev gets full guard.
Sobolev trying to control the position.
Sobolev is really struggling to control Petric but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sobolev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petric slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Petric trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobolev's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

We're going to have a standup here because Cosmos Sobolev wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sobolev wants to clinch.
A head kick by Sobolev misses

and Petric counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sobolev!
Sobolev tries to control Petric's body but Petric pushes him off. Sobolev squirms to his side and now Petric has his back!
Petric doesn't have the hooks in and Sobolev manages to turn into his guard.
Petric is adopting a defensive guard.
Petric trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sobolev wants to hold on but Petric pushes him away.
Petric landing strikes from the mount.
Sobolev tries to hold on but Petric pushes him away.
Sobolev trying desperately to get to his feet.
Petric cracks Sobolev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Petric cracks Sobolev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Petric is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sobolev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmos Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petric scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Sobolev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sobolev tries to hold on but Petric postures up.

Petric stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Petric shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Petric is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sobolev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Petric.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivo Petric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petric has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivo Petric!