PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive. Bapit Pradchapet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimitri Petrov's chin.

Pradchapet
vs
Petrov

178 cm
26
183 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pradchapet misses with a low kick.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Pradchapet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pradchapet manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Pradchapet.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pradchapet sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pradchapet slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Pradchapet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pradchapet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pradchapet takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pradchapet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Pradchapet misses.
Dimitri Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pradchapet connects with a leg kick. Petrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Pradchapet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pradchapet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pradchapet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pradchapet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pradchapet misses with a double jab
and Petrov counters with a left and a right that stings Pradchapet.
Pradchapet throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A cross from Pradchapet lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Pradchapet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Pradchapet moves out of range easily.
Jab by Petrov.
Pradchapet looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
A slow jab from Pradchapet misses its intended target.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov walks into a jab.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Pradchapet's head but Pradchapet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pradchapet cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pradchapet tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Pradchapet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrov on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pradchapet moves away.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Pradchapet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pradchapet throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pradchapet throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Pradchapet connects with a looping right hand.
Pradchapet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet scores with a body shot.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pradchapet circles away quickly and effectively.
Pradchapet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pradchapet avoids a kick to the body.
Pradchapet throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pradchapet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pradchapet throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Pradchapet looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pradchapet rather than just go for the knockout.
Pradchapet lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrov scores with a one two! Pradchapet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Petrov misses with a body shot.

Pradchapet has Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Pradchapet struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov gets through Pradchapet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pradchapet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Pradchapet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dimitri Petrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Pradchapet connects with a looping right hand.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pradchapet takes one on the button.
Pradchapet throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Pradchapet misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dimitri Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pradchapet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet delivers a nice body kick.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pradchapet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet works over Petrov's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet misses with a looping right.
Petrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet lands with a slapping head kick.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov punishes Pradchapet's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pradchapet circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Pradchapet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov misses with a hook.
Pradchapet misses with a low kick.
Petrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Petrov wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Pradchapet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bapit Pradchapet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Pradchapet lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Pradchapet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pradchapet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pradchapet staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a hook but Pradchapet blocks it.
Pradchapet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pradchapet tries to clinch up.
Pradchapet throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and Pradchapet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pradchapet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov checks a low kick from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet connects with a solid leg kick.
Pradchapet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Petrov is rocked!
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pradchapet.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Pradchapet finish him?
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Pradchapet counters with a huge left! Petrov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pradchapet isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Petrov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pradchapet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bapit Pradchapet!
Bapit Pradchapet took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.