PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tapsumaneyi Moyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moyo's entrance music is Francky Vincent - Fruit de la passion. A fine choice. Ivan Petrov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tapsumaneyi Moyo's chin.

Moyo
vs
Petrov

178 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapsumaneyi Moyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Petrov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moyo tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but Moyo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Moyo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Petrov sprawls well initially but Moyo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Petrov is looking to improve his position.
Moyo stops Petrov from getting back to his feet.
Moyo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moyo drops an elbow to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov taking some punishment here, with Moyo in his half guard.
Moyo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Petrov is refusing to be controlled, as Moyo sits in half guard.
Moyo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moyo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moyo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moyo working Petrov over with strikes.

Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petrov has hold of Moyo's hands but Moyo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moyo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrov's head.
Petrov has hold of Moyo's hands but Moyo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moyo stalling away here and it's allowed Petrov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Moyo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moyo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moyo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moyo works over Petrov with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moyo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moyo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrov on the ground.
Moyo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moyo lands a couple of digs.
Moyo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petrov looks winded!
Moyo lands a couple of elbows.
Moyo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moyo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moyo pushing down on Petrov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moyo scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moyo connects with a nice short shot to Petrov's temple.
Moyo drops an elbow to the side of Petrov's head.
Moyo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moyo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moyo connects with a nice short shot to Petrov's temple.
Petrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moyo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moyo working over Petrov with some ground and pound. Petrov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Moyo is working for a submission of some sort.
Moyo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moyo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moyo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Petrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moyo scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moyo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moyo working Petrov over with strikes.
Moyo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moyo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moyo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Petrov taking some punishment here, with Moyo in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Moyo seems to be working for a kimura but Petrov defends the submission attempt.
Moyo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tapsumaneyi Moyo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moyo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moyo lands an elbow.
Petrov regains half guard.
Moyo drops an elbow to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov is not content to let Moyo control the position.
Moyo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Moyo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Moyo is trying to control. Petrov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moyo is working away from the top position though.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Petrov tries to roll over but Moyo keeps him under control.
Moyo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moyo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Petrov trying to control from the bottom.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Moyo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tapsumaneyi Moyo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moyo is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moyo wants to pass to mount but Petrov is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Moyo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moyo winds up and cracks Petrov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Petrov has hold of Moyo's hands but Moyo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petrov taking some punishment here, with Moyo in his half guard.
Moyo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Petrov taking some punishment here, with Moyo in his half guard.
Moyo working the head and body with strikes.
Moyo drops an elbow to the side of Petrov's head.
Moyo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moyo wants to free his trapped foot but Petrov is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moyo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Moyo.
Moyo lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Moyo there.
Moyo lands with a punch from half guard.
Petrov has hold of Moyo's hands but Moyo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moyo moves nicely into side control.
Moyo scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moyo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Moyo working the body and head with strikes.

Petrov is rocked!
Petrov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moyo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Petrov is still in real trouble! Can Moyo finish him?
Moyo lands a big elbow - Petrov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Petrov is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tapsumaneyi Moyo!
Tapsumaneyi Moyo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.