PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Brasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgio Petrosyan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brasil
vs
Petrosyan

180 cm
24
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

178 cm
25
145 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vince Brasil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brasil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brasil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrosyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Brasil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brasil tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Brasil back against the cage.
Petrosyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Brasil blocks with his arms.
Brasil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick but Brasil checks it.

Brasil closes the distance and clinches.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Brasil is blocking nicely.
Brasil trying to control the position but instead, Petrosyan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brasil into the cage.
Brasil managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Brasil is pushing Petrosyan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brasil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasil tries to work over Petrosyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brasil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
Brasil struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brasil.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Brasil tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.

Brasil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brasil is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brasil avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brasil avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan is pushing Brasil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brasil tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brasil tries to work over Petrosyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.

Petrosyan tries to keep at a distance but Brasil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan trying to stall but Brasil improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.

Brasil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brasil darts in and clinches Petrosyan up against the cage.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brasil avoids the damage to the body.
Brasil is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrosyan gets an underhook and turns Brasil into the cage.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Brasil is blocking nicely.
Brasil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brasil can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Brasil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brasil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brasil blocks it with crossed arms.
Brasil misses with a body punch.
Brasil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brasil working aggressively here.
Brasil lands a left hand.
Brasil tries to work over Petrosyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brasil is defending well for now.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Brasil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brasil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.
Brasil misses with a hook to the ribs.

Brasil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrosyan tries to score with a low kick but Brasil moves his leg out of the way.

Petrosyan gets tackled into the cage by Brasil. Brasil maintains the clinch.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.

Brasil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brasil being controlled against the cage.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brasil clinches up against the cage.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brasil is defending well for now.
Brasil can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Brasil lands with a right to the head.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Brasil.
A head punch on the inside from Brasil fails to land.
Brasil looking to stall.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brasil avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Brasil avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brasil.
A shot in the inside from Brasil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vince Brasil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brasil darts in and clinches Petrosyan up against the cage.
Brasil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brasil misses with a body punch.
Petrosyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brasil lands a right hand.
Brasil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrosyan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brasil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brasil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brasil misses with a short punch on the inside.

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brasil misses with a body kick.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick and Brasil moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan lands a head kick!
Petrosyan throws a leg kick which misses Brasil's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasil tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brasil throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brasil takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brasil is trying to stall.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Brasil fails to land.
Vince Brasil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brasil wants to stall.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brasil drives through and clinches with Petrosyan against the cage.

Brasil manages to break the clinch.

Brasil forces Petrosyan back against the cage and clinches.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brasil drives through and clinches with Petrosyan against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brasil avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan prevents a body shot from Brasil.

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brasil gets tackled into the cage by Petrosyan. Petrosyan maintains the clinch.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Brasil is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brasil up against the cage.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.

Brasil pushes Petrosyan up against the cage in a clinch.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Brasil moves out of range.

Brasil clinches with his opponent.
Petrosyan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to stall but Brasil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan letting Brasil take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brasil for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Brasil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brasil looking to stall.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brasil is defending well for now.

Brasil breaks the clinch.

Brasil has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brasil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Brasil.

Brasil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrosyan misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrosyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrosyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Brasil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Brasil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brasil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Brasil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brasil has Petrosyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Brasil throws a head punch that misses.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.

Brasil closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Giorgio Petrosyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrosyan thuds his shin into the meat of Brasil's side.

Brasil clinches up with Petrosyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Brasil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brasil is defending well for now.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Brasil blocks with his arms.
Brasil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.

Brasil has closed the distance and engaged Petrosyan in a clinch.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brasil is defending well for now.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.

Brasil takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brasil is keeping busy.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brasil avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brasil.
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!
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Brasil throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brasil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan is looking to chop away at Brasil's legs.

Brasil clinches up against the cage.
Brasil misses with some punches.
Petrosyan with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Brasil blocks with his arms.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brasil clinches.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Brasil is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrosyan gets an underhook and turns Brasil into the cage.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brasil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Brasil instigates a clinch.
Petrosyan looking to stall.
Petrosyan blocks an elbow strike.
Brasil scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brasil blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brasil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Brasil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brasil avoids it.
Brasil misses with a punch to the body.
Brasil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Brasil tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Brasil back against the cage.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brasil is keeping busy.
Brasil misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brasil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brasil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brasil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brasil moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan just leaning against Brasil, taking a breather.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Brasil is blocking nicely.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brasil is keeping busy.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brasil avoids it.
Brasil tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrosyan avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan blocks a body shot from Brasil.
Brasil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Brasil's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Brasil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Petrosyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brasil tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Brasil back against the cage.
Petrosyan stalls.
Brasil tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Brasil back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brasil scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brasil avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan prevents a body shot from Brasil.
Brasil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brasil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brasil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brasil tries to break free but Petrosyan pushes him back against the cage.
Brasil lands an uppercut.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brasil is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Brasil can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Brasil trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vince Brasil.
I think Brasil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!