PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kra Hang (ranked 1068 p4p, 2903 weight class) and Vasil Petrov (ranked 151 p4p, 387 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hang
vs
Petrov

177 cm
34
165
18 - 17 - 1

179 cm
40
168
30 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Tokzik Dope L.A.

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 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasil Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hang throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hang ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
A low kick lands for Hang.
Petrov throws a nice head kick!
Hang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
Hang lands with a nice body punch.
Hang lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hang takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Hang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Royal Guard in the buildup to the fight.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Hang.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Hang avoids nicely.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov jabs Hang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Hang pushes Petrov away with a front kick.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Hang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Hang swinging wildly here.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hang at a distance.
Petrov lands a head shot.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Hang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Hang lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Hang moves out of range easily.
Hang takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a push kick but Hang slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Donk. Hang catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hang misses with a looping right.
Hang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov works over Hang's head and body with a nice combination.
Hang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hang slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Jab from Hang.
Hang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Hang throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hang. That one must have hurt.
Petrov looks winded!
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hang!
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hang fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Hang. Beautiful body shot.
Hang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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.
Hang looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Hang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Hang.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Hang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Hang coming out on top.
Hang lands a nice looking body kick.
Hang is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hang delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kra Hang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Hang's shoulder, as Hang tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Hang moved out of range.
Hang connects with a high kick.
Hang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hang.
Hang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hang.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Hang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Petrov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hang has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Hang misses with a low kick.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Hang.
Hang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hang slips under a jab.
Hang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Hang lands a big head kick that sends Petrov tumbling to the mat! Hang takes a step backwards and waves Petrov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hang moves away from the strike by Petrov.
That kick from Hang tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Hang.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Hang with an uppercut!
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hang's hands.
Petrov ducks right into an uppercut from Hang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Hang is out of range.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrov duly obliges.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Hang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hang slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Hang.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Hang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasil Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Hang coming out on top.

That has opened up Vasil Petrov's cut even more.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Hang.
A head kick misses from Hang.
Petrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hang throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kra Hang is winning the standup battle so far.
Hang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hang.
A lazy body kick from Hang
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Hang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hang throws a body shot but no joy.
Hang scores with a head kick. Petrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Petrov is rocked!
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hang. That one must have hurt.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Hang finish him?
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Hang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Petrov lands but Hang takes it in his stride.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hang lands a head shot.
Hang connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Hang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hang throws a body kick that misses.
Hang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Hang.
Hang lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kra Hang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
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 looks to land a combination but Hang avoids it well.
Hang slips a straight right by Petrov.
Hang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Hang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Hang misses with an attempted mid kick.

Hang moves into the clinch.
Hang throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hang misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Petrov.
A short left from Hang.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hang's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
Hang tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hang tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Hang back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hang blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hang.
Hang lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hang lands a body punch.
Petrov lands a right hand.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasil Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Hang tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hang lands a front kick.
Hang is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov catches Hang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hang throws a head kick that Petrov semi-blocks.
Petrov tries to work over Hang's front leg with a kick but Hang checks it.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang misses with a head kick.
Hang avoids the body shot from Petrov.
An inside leg kick from Hang misses.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Hang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Hang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hang throws a combination. Petrov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hang dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Hang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hang wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Petrov defending well as Hang loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Hang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrov.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hang throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hang scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hang throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hang.
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Hang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hang avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Hang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Hang settles back down.

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 Kra Hang.
Well Hang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kra Hang!
Kra Hang gave a mention to Tokzik Dope L.A. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).