PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gervais Lavigne (ranked 579 p4p, 497 weight class) and Sergei Petrov (ranked 35 p4p, 27 weight class). Petrov has chosen I Am Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lavigne
vs
Petrov

169 cm
29
144
18 - 9 - 0

164 cm
36
135
30 - 9 - 3

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lavigne.
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 throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Lavigne slips a jab from Petrov.
Lavigne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavigne.
Lavigne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lavigne misses with a low kick.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Lavigne's shoulder, as Lavigne tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov slips a straight right by Lavigne.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavigne misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
Petrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Lavigne is out of range.
Lavigne misses with a low kick.
Petrov defending well as Lavigne loads up on a big left hand.
Lavigne jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Lavigne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Good leg kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook but Lavigne avoids it easily.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Petrov.
Lavigne connects with a nice looking jab.
Lavigne throws a good cross that connects.
Lavigne blocks the body kick.

Petrov pushes Lavigne up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Lavigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavigne lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lavigne.
Petrov is working Lavigne over against the cage.
Petrov tries to work over Lavigne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Lavigne moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov checks a low kick from Lavigne.
Lavigne takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Lavigne throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Lavigne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Lavigne. That snapped Petrov's head back.
Lavigne scores with a body shot.
Lavigne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Lavigne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
It looks like Lavigne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lavigne misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Lavigne scores with a decent looking hook.
Lavigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov moves out of range as Lavigne strikes.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Lavigne dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Lavigne ducks down to avoid it.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavigne. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Lavigne.
Lavigne tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov feints a counter leg kick.
Petrov swings for the body but Lavigne moves out of range.
A big left from Lavigne misses.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavigne moves away.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavigne can pounce on him.
Petrov throws out a leg kick but Lavigne moves out of range and Petrov only half commits.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Lavigne throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lavigne.
Lavigne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lavigne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Lavigne throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Lavigne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov misses with a kick to the body.
Lavigne with a hook.
Petrov checks a low kick from Lavigne.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Lavigne misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov is looking to chop away at Lavigne's legs.
A low kick from Lavigne is predictable there
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lavigne.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Lavigne keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gervais Lavigne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lavigne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petrov looks to land a body kick but Lavigne moved away.
Lavigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lavigne scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Lavigne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Lavigne misses with a straight right.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavigne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Lavigne's belly button to the back.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lavigne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lavigne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Lavigne just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lavigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
Lavigne connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavigne staying out of range there.
Petrov throws a right hand that Lavigne ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavigne also avoids with ease.
As Petrov backs away, Lavigne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Lavigne moves out of range easily.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lavigne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Lavigne's head back.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Lavigne checks it
and Lavigne counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
Lavigne throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Lavigne ducks down to avoid it.
Lavigne connects with a jab.
Petrov lands a head shot.
Lavigne lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrov counters with a body kick.
Lavigne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov tries a low kick but Lavigne avoids it.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lavigne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavigne lands a nice looking body shot.
Lavigne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lavigne tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Gervais Lavigne is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavigne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Lavigne.
Lavigne slips a jab from Petrov.
Lavigne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lavigne keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lavigne.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Lavigne half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov throws a fast counter high kick but Lavigne manages to duck under it in time.
Lavigne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lavigne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lavigne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lavigne wants to slow Petrov down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lavigne.
Lavigne connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Lavigne avoids it well.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
Lavigne's corner calls for a 1-2. Lavigne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Lavigne's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lavigne misses with a straight right.
Lavigne looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Lavigne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lavigne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lavigne lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Petrov throws a jab when Lavigne was well out of range.
Lavigne tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Lavigne moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
Lavigne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lavigne slips under a jab from Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavigne lands a jab.
Lavigne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Lavigne lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gervais Lavigne dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lavigne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Lavigne slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Lavigne moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Lavigne.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Lavigne ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Petrov throws the left hand but Lavigne avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavigne connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Lavigne misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Lavigne throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lavigne.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne misses with a body shot.
Lavigne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lavigne blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and Lavigne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
A nice side step and Petrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lavigne.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Lavigne looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Petrov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
Petrov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lavigne with a nice cross.
Lavigne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lavigne is out of range.
Sergei Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne takes one to the chin there.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavigne. Lavigne obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Lavigne jumps back.
Lavigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lavigne throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lavigne throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lavigne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lavigne avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Lavigne.
Lavigne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Lavigne misses with a low kick.
Petrov throws the kick towards the body but Lavigne avoids it.
Petrov checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lavigne throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavigne moves away.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Lavigne's belly button to the back.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheers as Lavigne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
That kick from Lavigne tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Lavigne moved out of range.
Lavigne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov is looking to land body kicks.
Lavigne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
Lavigne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lavigne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lavigne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne scores with a shot to the body.
Lavigne wants to slow Petrov down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lavigne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lavigne backs up against the cage.
Petrov scores with a hook.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Lavigne.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lavigne thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrov lands a head kick. Lavigne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lavigne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Lavigne.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A big left from Petrov misses.
A nice leg kick from Lavigne, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lavigne. That's going to slow Petrov down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavigne tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Gervais Lavigne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lavigne slips under a jab from Petrov.
It looked like Lavigne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gervais Lavigne.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lavigne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gervais Lavigne!
Our winner, Gervais Lavigne, 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.