PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 959 p4p, 1344 weight class) and Naoko Marui (ranked 136 p4p, 178 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petrov
vs
Marui

165 cm
31
160
17 - 12 - 1

167 cm
35
158
20 - 20 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

PWNAGE Elite - $25 Tees
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Naoko Marui!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marui.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Marui's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Marui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marui with a jab.
Marui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Marui moves out of range easily.
Marui now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marui thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui misses the shot to the body.
As Marui backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marui tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Marui misses.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Marui swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrov throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marui misses with a shot to the body

and Petrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Marui on the inside.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Marui has had enough of the clinch but Petrov keeps him there for the moment.
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui presses Petrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marui's efforts to push away.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marui misses with a hook from the clinch.

Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Marui misses.
Marui takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Marui.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Marui's head back.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Marui throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Marui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marui doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov clobbers Marui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marui misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Marui misses with a hook.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Marui.
Petrov throws a right hand that Marui ducks under and follows up with a left that Marui also avoids with ease.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrov connects with a right hand. Marui shakes it off.
A punch combination from Marui misses.
A jab from Petrov misses.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Petrov swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Marui tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws a head kick but Marui moves out of range.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Marui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marui's head backwards.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Marui needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Marui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marui throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marui.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Petrov walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Marui misses the jab.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marui stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a leg kick.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marui.
Marui defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Marui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Marui counters with a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Marui down.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui slips a straight right by Petrov.
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov feints and then cracks Marui's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marui down.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov stuns Marui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui 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.
Marui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marui sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marui throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Marui is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrov with a body shot.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Marui lands with an overhand left.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Petrov lands a head kick!

Marui is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Marui throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Marui throws a big shot that misses.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marui scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Marui drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Petrov follows Marui to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigoriy Petrov!
Grigoriy Petrov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.