PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Saber
vs
Petrova

187 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

194 cm
26
171 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cameron Saber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova throws a poor cross that misses
letting Saber counter with a right hand.
Petrova moves forwards but Saber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saber misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrova scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saber in his tracks.
Petrova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrova tries to clinch up but Saber circles away and keeps his distance.
Saber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrova throws a right hand that Saber ducks under and follows up with a left that Saber also avoids with ease.
Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrova misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Saber to counter with a crisp jab.
Saber throws an off balance right hand
and Petrova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Petrova.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber ducks under a wild hook from Petrova.
Petrova lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Saber misses the target.
Petrova swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Saber to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrova throws out a loose jab but Saber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saber throws a body punch but Petrova moves out of range.
Petrova swings for the body but Saber moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Petrova. No joy for Saber on that attempt.
A jab from Petrova misses.
Petrova moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saber walks into a jab.

Saber is rocked!
Petrova misses with a lunging right hand
and Saber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Saber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrova misses with a right hand
and Saber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saber misses with a body punch
letting Petrova counter with a right hand.
Petrova is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Petrova drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Saber right on the button. Saber goes down! Petrova follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Petrova gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Petrova!