PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Petrushka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey Petrushka looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Moon
vs
Petrushka

160 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Petrushka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrushka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrushka.

Moon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Petrushka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moon.
Moon lands a nice uppercut.
Moon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrushka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moon looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Moon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrushka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petrushka closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Terry Moon has been cut.
Petrushka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Petrushka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrey Petrushka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon has a takedown stuffed.
Petrushka fails to land with a series of punches.
Moon walks into a stiff left hand from Petrushka.
Petrushka misses with a combination

and Moon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moon.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Petrushka wants to stand up but Moon is controlling him.
Moon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrushka has momentary wrist control but Moon slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrushka keeping moving, preventing Moon from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Terry Moon just wasn't active enough.
Petrushka throws a one two combo.
Petrushka throws out a loose jab but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Petrushka.
Petrushka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrushka looks winded!
Moon moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrushka misses with a jab, cross combination.

Moon takes the fight into the clinch.
Moon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Petrushka stops a takedown attempt from Moon.
Moon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Moon breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrushka swinging wildly here.

Petrushka clinches up with Moon and pushes him back against the cage.
Moon can't get the takedown.
Petrushka working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrushka just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Moon drags the fight down to the ground.
Petrushka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moon is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrey Petrushka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Moon's cut.
That's time! Moon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body punch from Petrushka.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrushka. That snapped Moon's head back.
Petrushka throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
Petrushka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Moon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Petrushka!
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.
Moon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Petrushka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Moon tries for a kimura but Petrushka is defending well.
Moon trying to control the action but Petrushka is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Petrushka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Moon controlling from side mount.
The ground and pound from Moon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Moon just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moon taking a breather here.

Moon decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrushka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrushka just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrey Petrushka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrushka misses with a head kick.
Petrushka is breathing heavily.

Moon clinches.
Petrushka prevents a takedown attempt there.

Moon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Petrushka postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moon darts in looking for a takedown but Petrushka gets double underhooks and turns Moon into the cage.
Moon looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Moon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrushka is looking to break free of the clinch but Moon has double underhooks.
Petrushka tries to circle away but Moon has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moon wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrushka won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Moon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terry Moon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Petrushka swinging wildly here.

Petrushka moves into the clinch successfully.

Moon jumps into guard, dragging Petrushka to the mat.
Moon controls Petrushka momentarily but Petrushka frees himself.

Moon working for a triangle but Petrushka defends it easily.

Petrushka gets to his feet - Moon follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrushka lands with a nice combination. Moon backs away looking to recover.

Moon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petrushka was covering up waiting for the punch and Moon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Petrushka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moon sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrushka keeping moving, preventing Moon from controlling successfully.
Petrushka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moon throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrushka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moon throwing strikes from guard but Petrushka blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon wants to control from the top but Petrushka keeps moving.
Petrushka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Moon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Petrushka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moon, into his guard.
Petrushka stopping the sweep attempt from Moon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Moon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Petrushka throws a series of punches but Moon avoids them all with ease.
Petrushka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Moon pushes Petrushka up against the cage in a clinch.
Moon is working for takedown but Petrushka is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Moon breaks the clinch.
Petrushka misses with a series of wild punches.
Moon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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 Terry Moon.
I think Moon 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Terry Moon!