PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isbrand Gustav (ranked 3018 p4p, 373 weight class) and Pyotr Petrov (ranked 7122 p4p, 634 weight class). Pyotr Petrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gustav
vs
Petrov

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isbrand Gustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pyotr Petrov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustav moves away.
Petrov slips a jab and a cross from Gustav.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Petrov.
Gustav misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Gustav throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyotr Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustav doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and Gustav takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Gustav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustav moves away.
Gustav misses with a hook.
Gustav fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Petrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gustav misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Gustav misses its intended target.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Gustav counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gustav in his tracks.
Gustav avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov tests Gustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustav throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Gustav.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustav misses with a hook.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gustav misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gustav in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Gustav misses with an uppercut.
Gustav missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Gustav is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustav.
Petrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gustav had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gustav off the cage and back into range.
Gustav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gustav misses with a lunging right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Gustav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustav swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Donk. Petrov catches Gustav right on the button with a cross.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov lands a jab-cross combination.
Gustav looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustav throws a combination that misses
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Gustav with an uppercut!
Petrov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustav.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustav throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gustav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gustav slips a jab from Petrov.
Gustav throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyotr Petrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gustav's hands.
Gustav looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov tests Gustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Gustav ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gustav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov punishes Gustav's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Gustav misses.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustav.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Petrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pyotr Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustav shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustav misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustav dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Gustav swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustav misses with a right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov cracks Gustav with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustav misses with the combination.
As Gustav backs off Petrov throws a huge counter combo but Gustav manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov with a hook.
Gustav moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustav slips under a jab.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Gustav looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Gustav throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Petrov.
No joy there for Gustav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov defending well as Gustav loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustav was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Gustav throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustav.
Petrov tests Gustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Gustav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gustav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gustav misses with an uppercut.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a combination. Gustav tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Gustav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gustav might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab by Petrov.
Gustav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gustav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Gustav takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gustav looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustav should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Gustav misses its intended target.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Gustav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyotr Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gustav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Gustav misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov defending well as Gustav loads up on a big left hand.
Gustav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gustav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov slips under a jab from Gustav.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gustav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustav swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
As Gustav backs off Petrov throws a huge counter combo but Gustav manages to avoid it all.
Gustav misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Gustav misses with a looping right.
Gustav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gustav swings widly with a right hand
and Gustav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov takes a swing at Gustav's ribcage but misses.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
A jab from Gustav misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Petrov lands a jab-cross combination.

Gustav is rocked!
Gustav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Gustav is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustav should have avoided that one.
Gustav seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Gustav. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustav circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustav scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Gustav counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Gustav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustav misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Gustav is looking to counter punch.
Gustav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Gustav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov lands a jab to Gustav's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Gustav.
Pyotr Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Gustav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gustav misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gustav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov slips a straight right by Gustav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustav misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustav thinking.
Gustav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Gustav throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustav.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Petrov cracks Gustav with a good jab.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustav.
Petrov slips a straight right by Gustav.
Petrov slips a jab from Gustav.
A left and a right from Gustav both land. Nice combination.
Isbrand Gustav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Petrov!