PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Friday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Petrov (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.

Friday
vs
Petrov

181 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Friday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugeniy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Friday moved out of range.
Friday misses with a body kick.
Petrov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Friday defends it well.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Friday's shoulder, as Friday tries to avoid the shot.
Friday ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Friday misses with a looping right.
Friday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Friday tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Friday tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Friday slips a jab from Petrov.
Friday misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Friday scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov throws a hook but Friday blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Friday dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Petrov throws a body punch but Friday moves out of range.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Friday avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov slips a straight right by Friday.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Friday takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Friday with a body shot.
Gordon Friday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friday throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Friday works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Friday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Friday lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Friday connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Friday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Friday swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and Friday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Friday defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Friday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friday staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Friday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friday moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Petrov misses with a hook. Friday ducked under it nicely.
Friday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Gordon Friday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Friday.
Petrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Friday's shoulder, as Friday tries to avoid the shot.
Friday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Friday wants it to stay on the feet.
Friday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friday scores with a head kick.

Petrov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Friday throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Petrov has a takedown stuffed.

Friday moves into the clinch.
Friday could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Friday scores with a shoulder strike.
Friday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Friday scores a nice knee to the body.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday lands a left hand.
Friday trying to land knees to the body.
Friday throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Friday won't allow it.
Friday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Friday.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Friday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friday lands a knee to the body.
Petrov looks winded!
Friday keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrov's efforts to push away.
Petrov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friday lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Friday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Friday's head but Friday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Friday misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Friday. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrov there as he acknowledges the shot.

Petrov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Friday wants to get back to his feet but Petrov passes into half guard.
Friday is refusing to be controlled, as Petrov sits in half guard.

Petrov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petrov is working for a kimura but Friday is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday is looking for a sweep. Petrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Friday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Petrov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Friday has managed to free his arm - good work.
Petrov wants to control but Friday is keeping him busy.
Friday on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Friday tries to get out of the position.
Friday avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrov.
Friday is staying active underneath Petrov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Friday wants to get back to full guard.

Petrov wants to work for an arm triangle but Friday is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Petrov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Friday to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Friday shrugs it off.
Petrov wants to control the pace but Friday is squirming around nicely.
Friday is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Friday wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Friday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?

Petrov looking for a guillotine from mount but Friday is having none of it.
Friday knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrov on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Friday has given up his back. Will we see Petrov going for some submissions?
Friday covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friday staying busy and making it hard for Petrov to control.

Petrov working for a choke but Friday is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Petrov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Petrov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Friday circles away.
Friday throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Friday.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Friday.
Friday slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Friday.
Friday misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friday.
Gordon Friday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friday misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friday will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gordon Friday is winning the standup battle so far.
Friday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Friday throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Friday throws a lazy head kick

and Petrov counters with a shoot takedown. Friday fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Friday keeps moving.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Friday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrov pushing down on Friday's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Petrov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Friday sees it coming and defends easily.
Friday is looking for a sweep. Petrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Friday controlling the position well.
Eugeniy Petrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petrov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Petrov looking to secure an arm triangle but Friday defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Friday is desperately trying to improve his position but Petrov has a good base and remains in mount.
Petrov with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Friday really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Petrov has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Friday is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugeniy Petrov!
Eugeniy Petrov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.