PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrosyan has chosen No Turning Back - Stand and Fight as his entrance music. Gevorg Petrosyan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bjornsson
vs
Petrosyan

193 cm
30
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
216 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson throws a sloppy head kick and Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Bjornsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrosyan tries to work over Bjornsson's front leg with a kick but Bjornsson checks it.
Petrosyan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Petrosyan misses with a low kick.
Bjornsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsson scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan throws a jab when Bjornsson was well out of range.
Bjornsson throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson.
Petrosyan checks a low kick from Bjornsson.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Bjornsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrosyan misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bjornsson blocks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrosyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrosyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjornsson walks into a straight right hand from Petrosyan.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsson misses the target.
Bjornsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson misses the jab.
Petrosyan punishes Bjornsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Petrosyan finds it's target.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrosyan misses the target.
Petrosyan misses with a looping right.
Petrosyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjornsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bjornsson looks to land a combination but Petrosyan avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrosyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrosyan walks into a left hand.
Bjornsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrosyan darts in trying to clinch

and Bjornsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Petrosyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bjornsson is aware though and is defending well.
Bjornsson content to stall in guard here.
Our spies down at at McGarrys plant works inform us that Petrosyan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrosyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bjornsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrosyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bjornsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

We're going to have a standup here because Gunnar Bjornsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petrosyan looks to land a left hand but Bjornsson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan blocks a leg kick.
Bjornsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Petrosyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Petrosyan scores with a hook to the body. Bjornsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries a low kick but Petrosyan avoids it.
Bjornsson misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Bjornsson.
Petrosyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bjornsson checks it well.
Petrosyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Bjornsson avoids them all with ease.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjornsson throws a sloppy head kick and Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Petrosyan. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gevorg Petrosyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Bjornsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrosyan counters with a three punch combo that has Bjornsson backing up. Bjornsson nods at Petrosyan to acknowledge the strikes.
Bjornsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrosyan's sensitive parts.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrosyan thumps Bjornsson with a low kick.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Bjornsson scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan slips under a jab.
Petrosyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrosyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrosyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bjornsson can pounce on him.
Bjornsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bjornsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bjornsson lands a jab to the head.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that misses.
Bjornsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Petrosyan throws a body punch but Bjornsson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a two punch combination.
Bjornsson scores with a head kick.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrosyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bjornsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bjornsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petrosyan lands a leg kick that knocks Bjornsson off balance momentarily.
Gevorg Petrosyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Bjornsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrosyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Bjornsson.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Petrosyan closes the distance and pushes Bjornsson back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrosyan looking to stall.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Bjornsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson digs a right hand into Petrosyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrosyan's gas tank.
Bjornsson has Petrosyan pressed against the cage, preventing Petrosyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrosyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjornsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrosyan looking to stall.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bjornsson.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Bjornsson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bjornsson manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrosyan trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
Petrosyan looking to sit in guard and control but Bjornsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petrosyan working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bjornsson trying to control but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.

Bjornsson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Petrosyan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Petrosyan has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to stand up but Petrosyan is controlling him.

Bjornsson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Petrosyan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Petrosyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjornsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrosyan.
Bjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Petrosyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bjornsson stalling in the clinch but Petrosyan improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrosyan connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrosyan avoids the head kick by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Petrosyan.
Bjornsson slips a straight right by Petrosyan.
Bjornsson moves out of range as Petrosyan strikes.
Bjornsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrosyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrosyan jabs Bjornsson right on the nose. Bjornsson blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bjornsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that misses.
Petrosyan tries for a takedown but Bjornsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Petrosyan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrosyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrosyan scores with the left hand. Bjornsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a jab to the body
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrosyan misses with a wild combination.
Petrosyan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrosyan motions for Bjornsson to come forward. Petrosyan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjornsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Petrosyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bjornsson checks a leg kick.
Petrosyan throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrosyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bjornsson moves forwards but Petrosyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrosyan connects with the punch.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Bjornsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrosyan at a distance.
Bjornsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjornsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrosyan works Bjornsson's body with a nice hook.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bjornsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Petrosyan has closed the distance and engaged Bjornsson in a clinch.
Bjornsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrosyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrosyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bjornsson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson slows down the pace here.
Petrosyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Petrosyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrosyan scores with a shot to the side of Bjornsson's head.
Petrosyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bjornsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrosyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrosyan tries to circle away but Bjornsson has him pinned against the cage.
Petrosyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bjornsson's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bjornsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjornsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrosyan.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but Petrosyan won't allow it.
Bjornsson blocks an uppercut.

Bjornsson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Petrosyan regains guard immediately.
Petrosyan trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gevorg Petrosyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrosyan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gevorg Petrosyan!
A victorious Gevorg Petrosyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.