PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 84 p4p, 7 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 544 p4p, 28 weight class). Traveller has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Petrov
vs
Traveller

164 cm
25
135 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 16 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Traveller had a free shot at his head there.
Traveller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Traveller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov misses the jab.
Traveller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Traveller throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Traveller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traveller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab by Petrov.
Traveller looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traveller misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrov swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Traveller moved out of range nicely.
Traveller throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Traveller.
Traveller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Traveller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traveller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov lands with a cross.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Traveller slips under a jab.
Traveller throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Traveller misses
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov scores with a jab. Traveller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Traveller ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
Traveller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traveller throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Traveller misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. Traveller ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Traveller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Traveller counter with a right hand.
Traveller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Traveller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Traveller's belly button to the back.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Traveller.
Traveller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Traveller dodges the punch combination from Petrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Traveller misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traveller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traveller throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Traveller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch combination from Traveller misses.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Traveller's body. Traveller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Petrov.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traveller throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Traveller connects with a nice looking jab.
Traveller throws a head kick that misses.
Traveller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traveller.
Jab, jab by Traveller - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Traveller.
Traveller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Traveller throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Traveller on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov moves out of range as Traveller strikes.
Traveller misses with a body kick.
Traveller takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Traveller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters circling a little - Traveller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Traveller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Traveller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Traveller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sergei Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Traveller scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traveller misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traveller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Traveller throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov lands a jab to Traveller's midsection.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Traveller throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Traveller circles away.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Traveller didn't see that one coming.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Traveller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Traveller scores with a decent looking hook.

Petrov is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Traveller.
Petrov throws a combination. Traveller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Traveller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Traveller misses with a straight right.
Traveller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traveller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Traveller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Traveller is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
A combination from Traveller does no damage.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traveller can do to turn this around?
Traveller misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Traveller to counter with a crisp jab.
Traveller misses with the body kick
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Traveller throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Traveller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Traveller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Traveller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Traveller blocks a jab.
Petrov swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Traveller misses.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petrov throws a right hand that Traveller ducks under and follows up with a left that Traveller also avoids with ease.
Petrov backing away here, and Traveller unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Traveller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Traveller.
Traveller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Traveller's body.
Traveller moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Traveller throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Traveller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traveller 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Traveller, as that shot connected.
Petrov throws the left hand but Traveller avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Traveller's shoulder, as Traveller tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov slips a straight right by Traveller.
Traveller moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Traveller slips the punch.
Traveller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Traveller throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Petrov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Traveller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Traveller takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Traveller under the eye.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Traveller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traveller.
Traveller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Traveller ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Traveller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Traveller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Traveller throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Traveller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traveller misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Traveller throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Traveller.
Traveller slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Traveller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Traveller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Traveller connects with a jab.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Traveller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Traveller loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Petrov clobbers Traveller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov cracks Traveller with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Traveller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov clearly takes that round.
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 shot to the liver by Traveller. Beautiful body shot.
Traveller misses with an uppercut.
Traveller throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Traveller missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Traveller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrov lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller slips under a jab.
Petrov slips a jab from Traveller.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Traveller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Petrov takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
Petrov throws the left hand but Traveller avoids the punch easily.
Petrov moves out of range as Traveller throws a body kick.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Traveller throws a fast counter high kick but Petrov manages to duck under it in time.
Traveller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Traveller throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Petrov backs off Traveller throws a huge counter combo but Petrov manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Traveller tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Traveller misses with a hook.
Traveller digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Traveller's head.
Traveller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traveller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Traveller throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traveller misses with a hook.
Petrov slips under a jab from Traveller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Petrov slips a jab from Traveller.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Traveller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Traveller.
Traveller looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traveller. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Traveller looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
Petrov moves forwards but Traveller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Traveller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traveller doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Traveller dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Traveller throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Traveller throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Traveller's hands.
Petrov throws a hook but Traveller avoids it easily.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Traveller scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Traveller manages to avoid it.
Traveller staying out of range there.
Traveller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traveller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Traveller slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Traveller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Traveller looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
Petrov works over Traveller's head and body with a nice combination.
Traveller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Traveller swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Traveller slips under a jab.
Traveller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Astro Traveller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Traveller throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Traveller staying out of range there.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Traveller misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook but Traveller avoids it easily.
Traveller swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov cracks Traveller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Traveller.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Traveller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Traveller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traveller.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Traveller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Traveller throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traveller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Traveller looks for the body kick but Petrov saw that one coming.
Traveller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Traveller.
Traveller takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
Traveller throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Sergei Petrov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.