PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Petrov (ranked 1018 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Luka Stjepanic (ranked 133 p4p, 253 weight class). Pyotr Petrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Petrov
vs
Stjepanic

180 cm
21
174
7 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
169
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pyotr Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Stjepanic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov stuns Stjepanic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Stjepanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Stjepanic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stjepanic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a hook. Stjepanic ducked under it nicely.
Stjepanic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Stjepanic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Stjepanic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Petrov scores with the left hand. Stjepanic knows he should have avoided that one.
Stjepanic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That kick from Stjepanic tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Stjepanic.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stjepanic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Stjepanic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stjepanic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Stjepanic looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov misses with a hook. Stjepanic ducked under it nicely.
Stjepanic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov throws a body punch but Stjepanic moves out of range.
Petrov throws the left hand but Stjepanic avoids the punch easily.
Stjepanic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stjepanic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stjepanic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stjepanic scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stjepanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stjepanic moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Stjepanic thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice body punch from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Stjepanic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Stjepanic's body. Stjepanic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stjepanic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stjepanic jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Stjepanic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook

and Stjepanic counters with a crisp one two that drops Petrov! Stjepanic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Petrov to his feet! Petrov is in big trouble!

Petrov is rocked!
Stjepanic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stjepanic ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Stjepanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Stjepanic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Stjepanic moved out of range.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Stjepanic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stjepanic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Stjepanic misses.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stjepanic momentarily.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stjepanic manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stjepanic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Stjepanic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stjepanic.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stjepanic.
Pyotr Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov connects with a jab.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Pyotr Petrov has been cut.
Stjepanic avoids the body shot from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Stjepanic's head but Stjepanic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stjepanic cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Stjepanic slips a jab from Petrov.
Stjepanic only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stjepanic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stjepanic defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Stjepanic misses.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Stjepanic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Stjepanic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrov with a body shot.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Petrov tests Stjepanic's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stjepanic moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stjepanic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.

Stjepanic rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Stjepanic misses with a body punch.
Stjepanic misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Stjepanic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stjepanic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic lands with a right to the head.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stjepanic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stjepanic misses with a punch to the body.
Stjepanic lands a shot to the body.
Stjepanic lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Stjepanic struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Petrov pushes Stjepanic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stjepanic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stjepanic tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Stjepanic tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Stjepanic back against the cage.
A short right from Stjepanic on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic misses with a body punch.

Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Stjepanic slips under a jab from Petrov.
Stjepanic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stjepanic throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Pyotr Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Stjepanic is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stjepanic misses with a body shot.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stjepanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stjepanic. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Stjepanic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov throws a body punch but Stjepanic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stjepanic! But no joy.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Stjepanic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Petrov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a hook but Stjepanic blocks it.
Stjepanic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stjepanic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Stjepanic scores with a hook.
Stjepanic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a body punch but Stjepanic moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Stjepanic misses.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Stjepanic's ribs.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stjepanic sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stjepanic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Stjepanic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stjepanic ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
Stjepanic throws a right hand that misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Stjepanic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Stjepanic lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Stjepanic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stjepanic.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stjepanic misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov lands a jab to Stjepanic's midsection.
Stjepanic slips a straight right by Petrov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Stjepanic loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Donk. Petrov catches Stjepanic right on the button with a cross.
Stjepanic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov jabs Stjepanic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stjepanic staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body

and Stjepanic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Petrov! Stjepanic lets Petrov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov takes a swing at Stjepanic's ribcage but misses.
Stjepanic lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic steps in with a hook that catches Petrov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Stjepanic follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Petrov looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Stjepanic!