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). Petrov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrov
vs
Pencil

176 cm
25
159 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
160 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Pencil's ribs.
Pencil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Kirill Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pencil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Pencil throws a shot to the body.
Pencil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.

Petrov forces Pencil back against the cage and clinches.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Pencil working aggressively here.
Pencil misses with a knee to the head.

Petrov jumps into guard, dragging Pencil to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

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.

Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pencil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pencil trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pencil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pencil works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pencil trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov tries to roll over but Pencil keeps him under control.

Pencil stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Petrov to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pencil's calf.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Pencil throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pencil circles away.
Pencil lands a jab to the head.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pencil tries a head kick but it misses.
Pencil misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pencil swivels and escapes.
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!
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Pencil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Petrov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pencil's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pencil keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Pencil trying to keep a closed guard but Petrov is proving a slippery customer.

Pencil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Petrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Petrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Pencil keeps moving.
Petrov postures up.
Petrov trying to control but Pencil is working from the bottom.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pencil controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
Petrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pencil is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petrov is looking to clinch but Pencil is avoiding it.
Hb Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pencil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pencil showed some decent athleticism there.
Petrov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pencil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pencil's back!
Petrov is landing with strikes. Pencil can't take much more of this.
The referee is taking a good look at Pencil as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Petrov!
Petrov struggling to keep hold of the position.

Petrov tightening his grip on Pencil, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pencil covers up after that shot from Petrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil turns into Petrov and is now in his guard.

Petrov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pencil has picked Petrov up and slammed him! Petrov can't keep hold of the triangle and Pencil manages to pass to side control!
Petrov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pencil's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pencil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kirill Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Petrov.
Pencil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pencil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
Petrov wants to sweep here but Pencil controlling him for the moment.

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 must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pencil trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Pencil trying to move into half guard but instead Petrov has managed to sweep!
Pencil can't keep his opponent in guard - Petrov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov thows a huge punch but Pencil dodges it nicely.
Petrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Petrov is keen to just control but Pencil is a slippery customer.
Petrov stops Pencil from getting back to his feet.
Pencil has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pencil gets full guard.
Petrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pencil is keeping the position for now.
Pencil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Pencil wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pencil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov pushes down on Pencil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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!

Petrov is looking for a kimura but Pencil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petrov to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Petrov lands a nice short elbow.
Petrov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pencil to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Petrov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pencil throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Pencil scores with a jab to the head.
Pencil takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Pencil throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Petrov or perhaps it was just good defense by Pencil which made him look bad.
Pencil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pencil.
Some wild striking there from Pencil.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Pencil's head back.
Pencil tries to bum rush Petrov with a series of wild strikes but Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Pencil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pencil doesn't seem phased though.
Petrov stuns Pencil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pencil doesn't seem phased though.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pencil pinned against the cage. Pencil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pencil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pencil doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Kirill Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Pencil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Hb Pencil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a nice combination. Pencil backs away looking to recover.
Pencil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Petrov gets caught flat footed, as Pencil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Pencil is proving a slippery customer.

Pencil is sitting in close to Petrov's body. Petrov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pencil is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pencil is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Petrov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kirill Petrov!
A victorious Kirill Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.