PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sacha Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiro Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich comes to the cage accompanied by Shunsei. Sacha Petrovich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Petrovich
vs
Royal

186 cm
29
203 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

187 cm
25
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacha Petrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shiro Royal!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Royal falls off balance throwing a combination

and Petrovich counters by clinching up.
Petrovich stops a takedown attempt from Royal.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royal avoids it.
Petrovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Royal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Royal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Petrovich is defending well.
Petrovich tries to throw a body punch but Royal avoids it by throwing Petrovich back against the cage.
Petrovich scores with a knee to the head.
Petrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Royal won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrovich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sacha Petrovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiro Royal.
Royal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrovich throws a right hand that Royal ducks under and follows up with a left that Royal also avoids with ease.
Petrovich throws a head kick but Royal moves out of range.
Royal throws a series of punches but Petrovich avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Petrovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrovich sizes up Royal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Royal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Royal avoids the head kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Royal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Royal throws a sloppy head kick and Petrovich moves out of range easily.
Royal tries to land a front kick but Petrovich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Petrovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Royal lands a jab to the nose.
Royal scores with a head kick. Petrovich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shiro Royal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovich connects with the punch.
Royal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Royal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royal throws a hook but Petrovich avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Royal throws a head kick that misses.
Petrovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Petrovich misses.
Royal throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Royal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Royal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrovich scores with a three punch combo!
Petrovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrovich lands a leg kick that knocks Royal off balance momentarily.
Petrovich throws a sloppy head kick and Royal moves out of range easily.
Petrovich lunges at Royal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Royal's hand.
Royal defending well as Petrovich loads up on a big left hand.
Petrovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Royal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petrovich counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royal.
Petrovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a slapping body shot.
Royal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Royal avoids the body shot from Petrovich.
Royal misses with the body kick
and Petrovich counters with a nice body kick.
Petrovich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Petrovich blocks the body kick.
Petrovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Royal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Royal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Royal.
Petrovich avoids a punch combination nicely.

Petrovich forces Royal back against the cage and clinches.
Royal is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovich is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Petrovich working Royal over with knees to the body.
Royal looks gassed!
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Royal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrovich obliges.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrovich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petrovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrovich lands a knee to the body.
Petrovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a knee to the head.
Petrovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrovich pressing his opponent against the cage.
Petrovich cracks Royal with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Petrovich.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.
Royal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrovich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petrovich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Royal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sacha Petrovich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Petrovich scores with a hook.
Petrovich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Petrovich dodges the punch combination from Royal.
Sacha Petrovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Royal misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Royal's hands.
Petrovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrovich duly obliges.
Royal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrovich.
Jab by Royal.
Some wild striking there from Royal.
Petrovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Royal misses.
Royal wants to land a leg kick but Petrovich is out of range.
Royal is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Royal's head.
Petrovich looks to land a combination but Royal avoids it well.
Royal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Royal misses with a few strikes there.
Sacha Petrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrovich cracks a nice hook into Royal's ribs.
Petrovich tries to clinch up but Royal circles away and keeps his distance.
Royal slips a jab and a cross from Petrovich.
Petrovich throws a head kick that Royal semi-blocks.
Royal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Royal.
Petrovich throws a right and a left that Royal avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Royal misses with a body shot.
Royal avoids the head kick by Petrovich.
Royal is looking to land body kicks.
Petrovich dodges the punch combination from Royal.
Royal throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royal throws a right and a left that Petrovich avoids nicely.
Royal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrovich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Royal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Petrovich works the jab nicely.
Royal loads up on a big right hand but Petrovich slips the punch.
Petrovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Petrovich has closed the distance and engaged Royal in a clinch.
Royal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sacha Petrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrovich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrovich digs a right hand underneath Royal's ribcage. Royal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrovich avoiding damage.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Royal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Royal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petrovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrovich crunches a lovely knee into Royal's ribcage.
Royal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrovich slowing the pace effectively.
Petrovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petrovich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Royal has Petrovich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrovich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Royal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petrovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royal can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
Petrovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrovich is working Royal over against the cage.
Petrovich leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Royal won't want to take too many of those.
Petrovich working Royal over with knees to the body.
Petrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrovich working Royal over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royal wants to take the fight to the mat but Petrovich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Petrovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Royal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sacha Petrovich dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Petrovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Royal does no damage.
Petrovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Royal's head.
Royal throws a series of punches but Petrovich moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petrovich!
Petrovich moves away from the strike by Royal.
Petrovich scores with a three punch combo!
Royal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Royal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Royal misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Petrovich. Beautiful body shot.
Petrovich blocks a head kick by Royal.
Petrovich throws a jab when Royal was well out of range.
Royal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royal misses with a low kick as Petrovich jumps back.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Royal is having none of it.
Petrovich connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Royal.
Royal looks to land a left hand but Petrovich moved out of range nicely.
Royal defending well as Petrovich loads up on a big left hand.
Petrovich looks to land a combination but Royal avoids it well.
Royal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Royal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Royal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Royal avoids the head kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Royal is having none of it.
Petrovich throws out a loose jab but Royal uses good head movement to avoid it.

Petrovich rushes Royal and presses him up against the cage.
Petrovich lands a right hand.
Royal avoiding damage as Petrovich throws knees to the body.
Royal wants a takedown.
Petrovich effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Petrovich - that landed with a thud.
Royal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrovich pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal dodges the punch combination from Petrovich.
Royal walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrovich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royal misses with a double jab
and Petrovich counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good leg kick by Petrovich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Royal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Royal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrovich throws a sloppy head kick and Royal moves out of range easily.
Royal throws a combination that misses
and Petrovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Royal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Royal.
Royal misses with an uppercut.
Royal throws a body kick that misses.
Royal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Royal loads up on a big right hand but Petrovich slips the punch.
Petrovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrovich lands the left hand.
Royal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrovich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Royal staying out of range there.
Royal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Petrovich has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal wants a takedown.
Sacha Petrovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sacha Petrovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiro Royal.
Petrovich leaning against his opponent.
Royal tries to throw a body punch but Petrovich avoids it by throwing Royal back against the cage.
Petrovich prevents Royal from breaking the clinch.
Petrovich taking a breather.
Petrovich connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrovich just leaning against Royal, taking a breather.
Royal managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovich.
A bit of stalling here from Petrovich.
Petrovich prevents the takedown attempt.
Petrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrovich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrovich pulls his leg out and moves away.

Petrovich clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sacha Petrovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sacha Petrovich!
After the big win, Sacha Petrovich made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Russian Top Team Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.