PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kadir Inanir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicoli Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicoli Petrovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Inanir
vs
Petrovich

187 cm
23
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadir Inanir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicoli Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovich is looking to clinch but Inanir is avoiding it.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Inanir circles away.
Petrovich dodges the punch combination from Inanir.
Inanir misses with a few strikes there.
Inanir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Inanir tries for a takedown but Petrovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Inanir avoids the head kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich wants to clinch.
Inanir misses with a double jab.
Petrovich throws a series of strikes that have Inanir backpedaling.
Inanir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Inanir.
Petrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Inanir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrovich connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrovich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Inanir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inanir throws a leg kick that is checked

and Petrovich moves into the clinch.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inanir avoids it.
Inanir avoids the elbow strike from Petrovich, against the cage.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Inanir blocks with his arms.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inanir is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inanir avoids it.
Petrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Inanir is blocking nicely.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrovich lands a knee to the head.
Inanir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovich keeps control of Inanir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrovich looks gassed!
Petrovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Inanir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inanir tries for a takedown but Petrovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Inanir throws a chopping leg kick but Petrovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Inanir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Inanir swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovich.
Inanir misses with a two punch combination.
Kadir Inanir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inanir throws a right and a left that Petrovich avoids nicely.

Petrovich has closed the distance and engaged Inanir in a clinch.
Petrovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Inanir breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inanir lands a jab.
Inanir misses with a double jab.
Inanir swinging wilding here.
Inanir dips to his left and cracks Petrovich with an uppercut!
Petrovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Inanir.
Inanir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Inanir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Inanir moves away
and Inanir counters with a series of strikes. Petrovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Inanir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Inanir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Inanir throws a nice inside leg kick.

Petrovich tries to keep at a distance but Inanir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Inanir blocks with his arms.
Inanir working hard to break the clinch.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inanir avoids it.
Petrovich missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inanir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrovich tries a knee to the head but Inanir blocks it.
Inanir managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovich.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Inanir blocks with his arms.
Inanir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petrovich prevents Inanir from breaking the clinch.
Inanir is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovich has double underhooks.
Inanir tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage.
Inanir avoiding damage as Petrovich throws knees to the body.
Inanir has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
Inanir stalling against the cage.
Petrovich misses with a knee to the head.
Inanir tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage.
Petrovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Inanir is trying to break free.
Petrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inanir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Inanir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Inanir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrovich, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petrovich prevents Inanir from breaking the clinch.
Inanir can't break the clinch.
Inanir blocks an elbow strike from Petrovich.
Inanir is trying to force a seperation but Petrovich has the dominant position.

Inanir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Inanir is predictable there

and Petrovich moves into the clinch.
Inanir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrovich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kadir Inanir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inanir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petrovich looks to clinch
and Inanir counters with a two punch combo.
Inanir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrovich swivels and escapes.
Inanir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inanir lands with a right hand.

Inanir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Petrovich sprawls well initially but Inanir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovich wants to get back to his feet.

Inanir stands up and beckons Petrovich to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kadir Inanir will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Inanir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrovich as he jumps to the side.

Inanir tries to keep at a distance but Petrovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Inanir blocks with his arms.

Inanir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrovich throws a series of punches but Inanir moves out of range.
Petrovich scores with a head kick.
Petrovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inanir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrovich closes the distance but Inanir moves to the side
and Inanir counters with a series of strikes. Petrovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Inanir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrovich wants to clinch.
Inanir swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inanir throws a combination that misses
and Petrovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inanir.
Nicoli Petrovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrovich tries to clinch there but Inanir circles away.
Kadir Inanir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inanir looks to land a combination. Petrovich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Inanir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Inanir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrovich counters with a body kick.
Inanir is working the combinations to good effect here.

Petrovich gets a clinch.
Inanir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrovich backwards.
Inanir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inanir is trying to break free.
Petrovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Inanir can't break the clinch.
Petrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inanir.
Petrovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inanir is defending well for now.

Inanir breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inanir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Petrovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Inanir scores with punches from side control.

Inanir decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Inanir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrovich throws a head kick that misses.
Inanir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Inanir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrovich, pushing him back against the cage.

Inanir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inanir throws a series of punches but Petrovich moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Inanir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Inanir throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Petrovich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Inanir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Inanir wants to stand but Petrovich is controlling his posture from full guard.

Inanir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Petrovich is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Inanir, into his guard.

Petrovich stands up from Inanir's guard - Petrovich perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inanir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Inanir counters with a left and a right that stings Petrovich.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Inanir circles away.
Inanir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inanir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inanir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrovich scores with a kick to the body.

Petrovich moves into the clinch.
Inanir is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovich has double underhooks.
Inanir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kadir Inanir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Inanir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrovich wants to clinch.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Inanir circles away.
Petrovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inanir counters with a left and a right that stings Petrovich.
Inanir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrovich checks it well.
Inanir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Inanir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inanir throws a series of punches but Petrovich avoids them all with ease.
Petrovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inanir.
Inanir swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Inanir circles away.
Inanir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrovich wants to clinch but Inanir slips to the side

and Inanir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Inanir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inanir is trying to break the clinch but Petrovich is controlling him.
Petrovich trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inanir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inanir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrovich scores with a knee to the head.
Petrovich misses with a knee to the head.
Inanir managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovich.
Inanir dodges an elbow strike from Petrovich.

Inanir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inanir throws a combination. Petrovich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petrovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inanir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inanir lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Inanir misses with a combination

and Petrovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Inanir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inanir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Inanir breaks from the clinch.
Inanir throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inanir scores with a takedown into Petrovich's guard.
Petrovich wants to get back to his feet but Inanir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Inanir chips away with some ground and pound.
Inanir won't allow Petrovich to get back to his feet.
Inanir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Inanir prevents Petrovich from getting back to his feet.
Petrovich is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Inanir dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inanir working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrovich is trying to buck Inanir off.

Inanir stands up.
Nicoli Petrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Inanir.
Inanir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inanir looks to land a combination but Petrovich avoids it well.
Inanir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inanir lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inanir swinging wilding here.
Inanir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inanir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Inanir.
Inanir misses with a few strikes there.
Kadir Inanir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inanir misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inanir checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kadir Inanir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Inanir, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kadir Inanir!