PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 258 p4p, 801 weight class) and Sean Dickinson (ranked 39 p4p, 118 weight class). Dickinson has chosen Resurrection - Chris Travis as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Petrov
vs
Dickinson

179 cm
22
170
8 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
170
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition

Urban Fighter
Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson lands with a right hand.
Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickinson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Nice uppercut lands for Dickinson. That snapped Petrov's head back.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Dickinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dickinson scores with a shot to the body.
Dickinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dickinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Petrov forces Dickinson back against the cage and clinches.
Petrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.

Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dickinson misses with a wild combination.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickinson.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Dickinson scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickinson. That's going to slow Petrov down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dickinson finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
Dickinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Dickinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Dickinson misses with a low kick.
Dickinson thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dickinson misses with a low kick.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickinson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Dickinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Dickinson throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dickinson misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Dickinson - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickinson.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Dickinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickinson.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickinson wants to land a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Dickinson connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Dickinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Dickinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov checks a low kick from Dickinson.
Dickinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dickinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dickinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Dickinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Dickinson misses with a left hand
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Dickinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dickinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov checks a low kick from Dickinson.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Dickinson slips the punch.
Dickinson throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov misses the jab.
Sean Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dickinson connects with a single shot there.
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.
Dickinson works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Dickinson.
Petrov slips a jab and a cross from Dickinson.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Sean Dickinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a jab.
Dickinson lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Dickinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Dickinson avoids them all with ease.
Dickinson with a nice calf kick.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Dickinson.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov throws the left hand but Dickinson avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes one to the chin there.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Dickinson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dickinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickinson.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dickinson lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dickinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dickinson. Beautiful body shot.
Dickinson works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Petrov slips a straight right by Dickinson.
A jab lands there for Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.

Petrov closes the distance and pushes Dickinson back into the cage.

Dickinson breaks the clinch.
Petrov slips a jab from Dickinson.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dickinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Petrov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dickinson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Dickinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Dickinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickinson misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickinson.
Dickinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickinson with the inside leg kick.
Dickinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dickinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dickinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson lands with an overhand left.
Dickinson slips a jab from Petrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Dickinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
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.

Dickinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick from Dickinson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dickinson throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Dickinson tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Petrov.
Dickinson walks into a jab.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Dickinson misses
and Petrov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dickinson is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Dickinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov slips under a jab from Dickinson.
Dickinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dickinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dickinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and Dickinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrov's knee momentarily.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Dickinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Dickinson slips the punch.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Dickinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dickinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Dickinson settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov slips a jab from Dickinson.
Dickinson connects with the punch.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickinson. Dickinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dickinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dickinson with the inside leg kick.
Petrov defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Dickinson flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Dickinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dickinson.
Dickinson takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a jab to the nose.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dickinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dickinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickinson. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Dickinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Dickinson lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Dickinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickinson swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Dickinson manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Dickinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickinson is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Dickinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands with a good body shot.
Dickinson is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Dickinson throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
As Dickinson backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickinson.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Dickinson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
Vasil Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dickinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dickinson dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Dickinson scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dickinson can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dickinson throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Dickinson's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson checks a leg kick.
Dickinson with a nice calf kick.
Dickinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Dickinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dickinson.
Dickinson motions for Petrov to come forward. Dickinson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Dickinson moves away and avoids it.
Dickinson scores with a leg kick.
Dickinson stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Petrov misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Dickinson moved out of range nicely.
Petrov throws a front kick aimed at Dickinson's knee but Dickinson avoids it well.
Dickinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dickinson throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a series of strikes. Dickinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Petrov back to the cage. Dickinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov checks a low kick from Dickinson.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Dickinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrov is wise to it.
Petrov connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dickinson is able to avoid easily.
Dickinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickinson throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Dickinson throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Petrov moves out of range as Dickinson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dickinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Petrov cracks Dickinson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dickinson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Petrov finish him?

Dickinson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Dickinson out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasil Petrov!
Vasil Petrov retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Vasil Petrov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Sean Dickinson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great win for my opponent, hes a beast! I look forward to training hard and getting that rematch soon!'.