PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heavyweight
vs
Petrov

175 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugeniy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a combination

and Heavyweight counters by clinching up.
Petrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Heavyweight has double underhooks.
Heavyweight pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heavyweight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heavyweight has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heavyweight lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heavyweight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight lands a body punch.
Heavyweight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heavyweight.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Heavyweight is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heavyweight gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heavyweight dips a shoulder and cracks Petrov with a mighty uppercut! Petrov falls back against the cage and Heavyweight unloads with a barrage of strikes! Petrov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Heavyweight screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Light Heavyweight!