PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 90 p4p, 6 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 431 p4p, 24 weight class). Joe has chosen La Marseillaise as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Petrov
vs
Joe

164 cm
25
135 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

165 cm
32
135 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joe takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Joe coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joe misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Joe misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Joe misses with a left hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Joe throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joe thinking.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Joe throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.

Joe gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Petrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Joe blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joe lands an uppercut.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov being controlled against the cage.
Joe letting Petrov take a breather here.
Joe tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
A shot in the inside from Joe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrov has him pressed against the cage.
Joe pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe tries to circle away but Petrov has him pinned against the cage.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
Joe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Joe misses.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Petrov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov blocks a jab.
Glass Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Joe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Glass Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a hook.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrov throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Joe lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Joe misses.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Joe responds with a good body kick, but Petrov manages to step out the way in time.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joe throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.

Petrov moves into the clinch.
Sergei Petrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrov pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.

Petrov has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Joe blocking some punches.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Joe.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Petrov has Joe pressed against the cage, preventing Joe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Joe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrov to keep the fight standing.
Joe gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Joe scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Joe.

Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Joe stalling in the clinch but Petrov improves position.
Petrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Petrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Joe prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Joe looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe working hard to break the clinch.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrov has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Joe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.

Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Joe misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Petrov is looking to counter the offense by Joe and move into the clinch.
Joe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Joe moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Petrov throws a big counter combination but Joe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.

Petrov drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
Petrov misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with some punches.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe just leaning against Petrov, taking a breather.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
Joe lands a left hand.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe stalling.
Joe is looking to control Petrov's arms but Petrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joe has his back to the cage.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sergei Petrov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe walks into a jab.
Joe swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joe, as that shot connected.
Petrov clobbers Joe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Joe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe misses the jab.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Petrov lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe punishes Petrov's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Joe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Petrov slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Joe.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a jab to the body
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Joe.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Joe throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov feints a jab promting Joe to slip. Petrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Joe misses with a hook to the body
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joe looks for the body kick but Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov had his way with Glass Joe in that round.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov lands with a hook. Joe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Petrov tries to counter by clinching up but Joe breaks away and moves out of range.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a left to the body.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Joe blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe misses with some punches.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov is working Joe over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.

Joe breaks the clinch.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joe throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Joe tries to break free but Petrov pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Joe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Joe working aggressively here.
Joe misses with some punches.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Joe throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Sergei Petrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.