PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 181 p4p, 113 weight class) and Sergei Petrov (ranked 13 p4p, 8 weight class). Petrov has chosen I Am Free as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Grandis
vs
Petrov

168 cm
30
144
21 - 7 - 1

164 cm
34
135
27 - 6 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Petrov.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis slips a straight right by Petrov.
Grandis is looking to counter punch.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Grandis pushes him off.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grandis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
It looked like Grandis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grandis counters with an inside leg kick.
Grandis throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Grandis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Grandis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a front kick.
Grandis slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov scores with a head kick. Grandis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice uppercut lands for Grandis. That snapped Petrov's head back.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
Grandis jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grandis.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grandis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grandis throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grandis throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grandis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Grandis scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grandis throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grandis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Grandis is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Grandis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grandis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grandis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a body punch
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grandis rushes Petrov and presses him up against the cage.
Grandis lands a nice shot to the body.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Grandis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grandis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Grandis.
Grandis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that Grandis sees coming a mile off.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Grandis seems unphased.
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grandis blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Grandis looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Grandis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grandis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Petrov throws a right hand that Grandis ducks under and follows up with a left that Grandis also avoids with ease.
Grandis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grandis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grandis misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Petrov tests Grandis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grandis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Grandis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grandis slips a straight right by Petrov.
Grandis throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov dominated 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.

Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Grandis is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Grandis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grandis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Petrov catches Grandis right on the button with a cross.
Petrov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grandis counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grandis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Grandis misses.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grandis.
Grandis lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Petrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Grandis pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Grandis as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandis prevents Petrov from breaking the clinch.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Grandis keeps him there for the moment.
Petrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grandis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrov can turn it around.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Grandis blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Grandis.
Grandis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis works on Petrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.

Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grandis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grandis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Petrov slips under a jab from Grandis.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Grandis.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick
and Grandis counters with a solid body kick.
Petrov throws a lazy head kick
and Grandis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Grandis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov tries a low kick but Grandis avoids it.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grandis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Grandis slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Grandis moves out of range easily.
Grandis scores with a nice right hand.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Petrov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Grandis avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Grandis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Grandis scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grandis stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook but Grandis avoids it easily.
Grandis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Grandis checks it
and Grandis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrov throws a sloppy body shot
and Grandis counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Grandis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Grandis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov misses the body punch
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov lands a head kick!
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov is looking to slow Grandis down with leg kicks.
Petrov throws a hook but Grandis blocks it.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Grandis blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Grandis misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grandis.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Grandis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grandis slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grandis connects with a looping right hand.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Grandis is looking to counter punch.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grandis is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from Grandis.
Good shot there by Petrov.
Petrov misses the body punch
and Grandis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grandis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Grandis is out of range.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Grandis thumps Petrov with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grandis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grandis tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrov works Grandis's body with a nice hook.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but Grandis moves his leg out of the way.
Grandis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sergei Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Grandis counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Grandis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grandis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grandis lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov throws a head kick but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grandis tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov throws a head kick but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grandis.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grandis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A leg kick checked by Petrov.
A big right from Petrov misses.
A cross from Grandis lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grandis. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
After winning the bout, Sergei Petrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.