PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 4515 p4p, 384 weight class) and Russian Bear (ranked 4704 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by They want too see me fall. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Petrov
vs
Bear

183 cm
25
236 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Bear!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bear slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Bear was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov tries to move into range but Bear moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Bear is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!

Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Petrov manages to break the clinch.

Petrov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Petrov showed some decent athleticism there.
Petrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bear defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear wants to control but Petrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petrov looks to land a strike but Bear avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Petrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Petrov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bear for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Petrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Petrov won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
Petrov cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Petrov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throwing strikes from guard but Bear blocks nicely.
Petrov trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.

Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bear.
Bear has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrov is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear misses with the head strike.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Petrov is trying to force a seperation but Bear has the dominant position.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov wants a takedown.
Bear gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bear gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bear lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear lands a left hand.
Petrov wants to break free but Bear has control.
Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russian Bear dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Petrov moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ivan Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bear drives through and clinches with Petrov against the cage.
Bear pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bear lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russian Bear seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petrov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Petrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Bear scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov has Bear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bear is leaning against Petrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Bear.
Bear tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bear lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bear.
Nice body punch from Bear - that landed with a thud.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bear manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Petrov with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bear! But no joy.
Bear scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear scores with a shoulder strike.
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Bear back against the cage.
Bear lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Petrov can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Bear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bear.
Bear is leaning against Petrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petrov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bear lands an uppercut.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bear lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bear lands a right hand.
Bear lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bear digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bear.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Bear is leaning against Petrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bear keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bear cracks Petrov with a nice body shot.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bear! But no joy.

Bear closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russian Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bear's corner calls for a 1-2. Bear obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Ivan Petrov has been cut.

Bear clinches.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Bear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bear is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
A short left from Bear.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bear.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Petrov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrov fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear rushes Petrov and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Bear won't allow it.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
Petrov is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov wants to break free but Bear has control.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bear is working Petrov over against the cage.
Bear digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear pressing his opponent against the cage.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Bear digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
Bear lands with a right to the head.

Petrov is rocked!
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Bear lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russian Bear is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrov is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Bear lands an uppercut.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Bear lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bear.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bear lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Petrov to his knees! Bear keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Bear!