PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marinov
vs
Petrosyan

192 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrosyan stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Marinov lands a right hook to the body.

Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrosyan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Petrosyan blocking some punches.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov stalling against the ropes.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick and Marinov moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan looks for the body kick but Marinov saw that one coming.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinov lands a body shot.
Marinov throws a right and a left that both miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Marinov has Petrosyan pressed against the ropes, preventing Petrosyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrosyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov prevents Petrosyan from breaking the clinch.
Marinov prevents Petrosyan from breaking the clinch.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marinov effectively controlling the action here.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Petrosyan.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Marinov has control.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Marinov presses Petrosyan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov 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.

Marinov throws a series of punches but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Marinov slips under a jab.
Petrosyan dips to his left and cracks Marinov with an uppercut!
Marinov swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrosyan.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan is looking to land body kicks.
Marinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marinov lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Gevorg Petrosyan has been cut.
Nice cross by Marinov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.
Petrosyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrosyan misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Marinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marinov.

Petrosyan tries to keep at a distance but Marinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan prevents a body shot from Marinov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Marinov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrosyan is trying to push Marinov away but Marinov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Marinov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrosyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Marinov has control.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrosyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrosyan can do to turn this around?
Petrosyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan is trying to push Marinov away but Marinov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Marinov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Marinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gevorg Petrosyan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrosyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Marinov lands a jab to Petrosyan's midsection.
Marinov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrosyan walks into a stiff left hand from Marinov.
Marinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marinov lands a jab to Petrosyan's midsection.
Nice body punch from Marinov.
Marinov with a nice cross.
Marinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrosyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!

Marinov gets a clinch.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.

Petrosyan is rocked!
Petrosyan blocks an uppercut.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrosyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Marinov connects with a quick right hand that sends Petrosyan tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov thanked the fans post fight for their support.