PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 215 p4p, 126 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 36 p4p, 25 weight class). Grigoriy Petrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tosen
vs
Petrov

177 cm
36
150
22 - 14 - 0

165 cm
34
160
24 - 12 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hoarse Pills
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tosen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hammer House of Horror in the buildup to the fight.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tosen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tosen is able to avoid easily.
Petrov thows a body kick. Tosen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Tosen's body.
Tosen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tosen.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosen is just out of range.
Petrov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.
Tosen throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Tosen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Tosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tosen tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Tosen throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Tosen tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
Tosen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Tosen's head back.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Tosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tosen.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Tosen.
Tosen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Petrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov tests Tosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov punishes Tosen's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tosen throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Tosen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Tosen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Tosen lands an overhand right.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Tosen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov digs a good hook to Tosen's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrov.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tosen doesn't seem phased though.
Tosen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tosen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tosen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosen is just out of range.
Tosen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tosen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Tosen moved out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Tosen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petrov lands an elbow just above Tosen 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tosen.
Tosen prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tosens head.
Tosen blocks an uppercut.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tosen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tosen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrov smiles and moves away.
Petrov cracks Tosen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tosen misses with a straight left.
Petrov throws a solid leg kick but Tosen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrov.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tosen misses the jab.
Tosen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tosen backing away here, and Petrov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tosen digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Tosen slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen with a jab.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Tosen connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosen takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov digs a good hook to Tosen's body.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Tosen backing away here, and Petrov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tosen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tosen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Tosen throws a head kick that misses.
Tosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Tosen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Tosen counters with an outside leg kick.
Tosen blocks a jab.
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tosen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov cracks Tosen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Petrov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Tosen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Tosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tosen throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a straight right hand.
Tosen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tosen scores with a hook.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tosen. Tosen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tosen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Tosen down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Tosen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tosen lands a nice looking body kick.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Tosen.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tosen misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrov.
A punch lands to the side of Tosen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tosen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tosen pulls guard successfully.
Tosen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tosen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Petrov uses it to pass to side control.
Tosen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tosen is working hard here to advance position.
Tosen can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrov just content to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tosen throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Tosen dips to his left and cracks Petrov with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Tosen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tosen.
Petrov flicks out a counter leg kick but Tosen steps away.
Tosen wants to slow Petrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Petrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tosen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tosen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov cracks Tosen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Tosen throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Tosen's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tosen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tosen misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Tosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tosen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Tosen's ribs.
Petrov moves out of range as Tosen strikes.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Tosen.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Tosen avoids it with no problem.
Tosen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tosen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosen jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Tosen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov thuds his right hand into Tosen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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!
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tosen's sensitive parts.
Tosen misses with a looping left.
A jab from Tosen finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
Nice body kick from Petrov.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
It looked like Tosen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrov.
A leg kick checked by Petrov.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Tosen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Tosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tosen swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Tosen feints and then cracks Petrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrov down.
Petrov misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tosen.
Tosen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tosen counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Tosen.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tosen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tosen misses with a low kick.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tosen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tosen scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tosen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen motions for Petrov to come forward. Tosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four 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!
Petrov misses with a shot to the body
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tosen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tosen walks into a jab.
Tosen throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov feints a counter leg kick.
Tosen throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Tosen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosen moves away.
Tosen motions for Petrov to come forward. Tosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tosen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrov cracks Tosen with an open hand slap.

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 Mama Tosen.
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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
An out of breath Grigoriy Petrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.