PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petrov
vs
Quaid

176 cm
22
152 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
153 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Quaid.
Douglas Quaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Quaid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quaid misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Quaid down.
Quaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quaid misses with a left hand

so Petrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Petrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Quaid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrov controls the pace.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Quaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrov throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
Quaid is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quaid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrov manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quaid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quaid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Petrov working for a triangle but Quaid defends it easily.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is pushing down on Petrov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrov is fighting to maintain full guard but Quaid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Petrov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
Petrov is looking to control Quaid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Petrov avoid being mounted?
Petrov manages to get to full guard.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Quaid is stalling in the full guard.

Petrov working for submissions but it's allowed Quaid to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Petrov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Petrov tries to get to full guard but Quaid has control of the leg.
Quaid wants to free his trapped foot but Petrov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Quaid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quaid throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quaid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Quaid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quaid lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quaid!
Petrov lands a big elbow.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Petrov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Petrov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quaid's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid is looking to improve his position but Petrov isn't that keen on the idea.
Petrov tries to control but Quaid wriggling away.
BOOM! Petrov connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov controlling the position easily from mount.
Quaid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quaid looks a forlorn figure.
Petrov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kirill Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quaid hang on?
Petrov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quaid wants to control but Petrov is having none of it.
Petrov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quaid is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid can't escape the position.
Petrov punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Petrov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quaid gets back to half guard.
Quaid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Quaid.
Petrov looking to sit in guard and control but Quaid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Quaid postures up.

Petrov is looking for a triangle but Quaid pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov being controlled here, momentarily.
Quaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quaid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quaid preventing the sweep.
Petrov is working hard here to advance position.
Quaid lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov is trying to keep Quaid in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Petrov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quaid misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov misses with a hook. Quaid ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Quaid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quaid stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrov. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Quaid digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Quaid. No joy for Petrov on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov shoots for a takedown but Quaid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses

and Quaid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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 is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrov wants to control but Quaid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petrov tries to roll over but Quaid keeps him under control.
Quaid moves into full mount! Petrov won't be happy about that!
Quaid is stalling here but it's allowed Petrov to get half guard.
Petrov trying to control but Quaid postures up.
Petrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Quaid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid passes to full mount!
Petrov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petrov gets back to half guard.

Quaid seems to be working for a kimura but Petrov defends the submission attempt.
Quaid prevents Petrov from improving his position.
Petrov is looking to get back to full guard here but Quaid has managed to pass to side control instead.
Quaid taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to improve position but can't.
Petrov is not content to let Quaid control the position.
Petrov throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Quaid remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Petrov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Quaid is working Petrov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Quaid avoids the strikes from the bottom by Petrov.
Petrov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Quaid presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Quaid controlling the pace for now.
Petrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quaid lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Quaid.
Kirill Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.

Quaid throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petrov was covering up waiting for the punch and Quaid finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Quaid stopping the sweep attempt from Petrov.

Petrov has his foot on Quaid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quaid works his way back into a safe position though.
Quaid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Petrov manages to get back to half guard.
Quaid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrov looking for submissions off his back.

Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quaid is looking to stall here but Petrov recovers full guard.
Quaid trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.

Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Quaid defends easily.
Quaid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petrov is trying to keep Quaid in close.

Petrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quaid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Petrov is tightening it up a little... Quaid has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Quaid reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Quaid taps out! nice BJJ there by Petrov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kirill Petrov!
Kirill Petrov retains his featherweight title!