PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bell
vs
Petrov

184 cm
24
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Petrov throws out a leg kick but Bell moves out of range and Petrov only half commits.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Bell should have avoided that one.
Bell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Petrov.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Bell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell misses with a double jab
and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bell circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stringer Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.

Petrov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bell to the mat! Bell manages to get full guard.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell keeping full guard, as Petrov tries to pass.
Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Petrov is pushing down on Bell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bell is fighting to maintain full guard but Petrov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrov.
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 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bell defending well though.
Petrov misses with a head shot. Bell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Petrov stands and throws Bell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Petrov.
Petrov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to reverse the position.
Petrov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Petrov trying to control the action but Bell is working from the bottom.

Petrov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Petrov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Petrov misses with the ground and pound.
Petrov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to reverse the position.
Petrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Petrov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Petrov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bell prevents Petrov from improving position.
Petrov working away.
Bell tries to control but Petrov manages to take his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov missing with punches from the back.
Can Bell hold on?! Petrov is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Petrov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Petrov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Bell jumps back.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Petrov moves forwards but Bell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Bell scores with a head kick. Petrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Petrov both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov throws a series of strikes that have Bell backpedaling.

Bell is rocked!
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Bell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov drops Bell with a huge uppercut! Bell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Petrov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Petrov!