PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Petrov
vs
Pencil

176 cm
23
157 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Pencil circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pencil moves away.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pencil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Pencil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Pencil counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pencil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pencil misses the body punch
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pencil misses.
Pencil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pencil checks it well.
Petrov lands with a nice combination. Pencil backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Hb Pencil has been cut.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pencil is just out of range.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Pencil avoids it well.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pencil is just out of range.
No joy there for Pencil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pencil slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov throws a jab when Pencil was well out of range.

Pencil shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pencil throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
Pencil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pencil postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Pencil from controlling successfully.
Pencil lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petrov looking to control.
Pencil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pencil trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrov has his foot on Pencil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pencil works his way back into a safe position though.
Pencil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pencil pushes down on Petrov's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
Pencil trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov is looking for a sweep. Pencil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pencil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hb Pencil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pencil throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Pencil keeps it at a distance.
Petrov tries a low kick but Pencil avoids it.
Pencil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
Pencil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrov tries to avoid it but Pencil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrov to the ground. Petrov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pencil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Pencil moves away and avoids it.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pencil is fending him off so far but Petrov persists. Nope, Pencil circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Pencil tries for a takedown but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pencil stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrov. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Pencil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pencil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pencil fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Petrov to the ground. Pencil is now in Petrov's guard.
Pencil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pencil stands up over Petrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pencil looking to sit in guard and control but Petrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Pencil has wrist control.
Petrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrov postures up in Pencil's guard and throws a big left but Pencil blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrov chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Pencil has wrist control.

Pencil looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Petrov passes into half guard.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Pencil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrov working over Pencil with some ground and pound. Pencil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Petrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pencil's head.

Pencil looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pencil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pencil works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Pencil keeps moving.
Petrov postures up.
Pencil has momentary wrist control but Petrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Petrov trying to control but Pencil is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pencil is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pencil's thigh. Pencil counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Pencil looking for subs off his back but Petrov has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Petrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hb Pencil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pencil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pencil misses with a body shot.

Petrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pencil, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pencil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pencil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petrov pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pencil.
Petrov shoots for a takedown but Pencil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Pencil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pencil.
A nice combination there by Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Pencil moved out of range nicely.
Petrov misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pencil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pencil throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Kirill Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Petrov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pencil working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov lands a couple of digs.

Pencil is looking for a triangle but Petrov pushes his legs off easily.
Kirill Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pencil is looking for a triangle here but Petrov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pencil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pencil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petrov off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control the hands but Pencil breaks the grip.
Petrov rolls, trying to escape but Pencil keeps control of the position.
Pencil missing with strikes.
Can Petrov hold on?! Pencil is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Petrov is in bad spot here.
Petrov turns into Pencil and is now in his guard.
Petrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrov connects with a couple of short punches.
Petrov stands up over Pencil, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Petrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pencil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Pencil.
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!
Pencil keeping full guard, as Petrov tries to pass.
Pencil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrov.
Petrov trying to control but Pencil is working from the bottom.

Pencil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pencil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrov controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Petrov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hb Pencil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Petrov misses with a hook
and Pencil counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pencil is just out of range.
Pencil looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Pencil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Pencil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pencil is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pencil wants to pass the guard but Petrov is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Petrov!
Pencil looking to finish Petrov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Petrov!
Petrov tries to reverse the position but Pencil maintains control.

Pencil is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Petrov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pencil controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov is looking to improve his position but Pencil isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Petrov working to try and regain half guard.
Pencil landing strikes from the mount.
Petrov wants to control but Pencil is having none of it.
Petrov is looking to get to half guard.
Pencil looking to control but Petrov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrov regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pencil pulls his head out easily.
Petrov is looking for a sweep. Pencil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pencil missing with some ground and pound from the 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 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pencil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrov keeps working.

Pencil is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petrov defends it well.
Pencil perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov moves into full guard.
Pencil throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.

Petrov working for a triangle but Pencil defends it easily.
Pencil controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pencil trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hb Pencil dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hb Pencil's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Petrov cracks Pencil with a good jab.
Kirill Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Pencil shoots in for a double leg but Petrov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pencil blocks a low kick nicely.
Pencil throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pencil as he avoids it easily.
Pencil throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Pencil slips the punch.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pencil. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Pencil scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Petrov both land. Nice combination.

Pencil is rocked!
Pencil slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Pencil is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Pencil misses the shot to the body.
Hb Pencil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pencil.
Pencil seems to have recovered his senses.
Pencil slips a jab from Petrov.
Pencil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Pencil with an uppercut!
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Pencil's head back.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Pencil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Pencil.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Pencil can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Petrov and Pencil drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Petrov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Petrov!
Kirill Petrov retains his lightweight title!