PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rodriquez (ranked 2071 p4p, 3741 weight class) and Fedor Petrov (ranked 252 p4p, 430 weight class). Petrov has chosen They want too see me fall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fedor Petrov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rodriquez
vs
Petrov

190 cm
26
255
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
33
255
12 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriquez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriquez circles away quickly and effectively.

Rodriquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Rodriquez.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Rodriquez.
I was talking to Rodriquez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriquez.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petrov looks winded!

Rodriquez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rodriquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodriquez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriquez moves nicely into side control.
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!
Rodriquez moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez raining down shots from the mount!
Rodriquez controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Rodriquez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez content just to control the position here.
Rodriquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodriquez lands a big shot there that rocks Petrov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodriquez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rodriquez controlling the pace for now.
Rodriquez with the ground and pound from mount.

Petrov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriquez softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Petrov is out cold! Rodriquez jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Rodriquez!
Nick Rodriquez made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE in his post fight interview.