PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Greal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Greal
vs
Petrenko

185 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Greal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Greal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrenko moves away from the strike by Greal.
Greal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrenko throws a leg kick but Greal moved away.
A big right from Greal misses.
Petrenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greal connects with a right hand. Petrenko shakes it off.
A lazy left from Greal finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko 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.
Greal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petrenko misses with a head kick.
A combination from Greal does no damage.
Petrenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrenko tries to land a front kick but Greal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Greal catches Petrenko right on the button with a cross.
Petrenko throws a leg kick which misses Greal's front leg but catches the back leg as Greal tries to avoid it.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrenko slips a jab from Greal.
Greal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrenko.
Greal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Greal throws a series of punches but Petrenko avoids them all with ease.
Petrenko throws a front kick aimed at Greal's knee but Greal avoids it well.
Greal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrenko. Petrenko obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko wants to slow Greal down by chopping away at his legs.
Petrenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrenko slips under a jab from Greal.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.
Greal looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.
Petrenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greal misses with a hook.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greal throws a hook to the side of Petrenko's head but Petrenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Greal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Greal cracks Petrenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greal blocks a head kick by Petrenko.
Greal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Greal misses.
Greal throws a hook but Petrenko avoids it easily.
Petrenko staying out of range there.
Petrenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrenko throws a head kick but Greal moves out of range.
Greal connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Greal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Greal lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrenko.
Petrenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Greal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Greal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Greal misses with an uppercut. Petrenko saw that one coming.
Greal scores with the left hand. Petrenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Greal avoids a kick to the body.
Greal clobbers Petrenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Greal scores with a four punch combination!
Nice defenses there by Petrenko.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
Magnus Greal is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrenko misses with a head kick.
Petrenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greal is out of range and Petrenko settles back down.
Greal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrenko misses with a low kick.
A cross from Greal lands.
Greal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greal misses with a looping right.
Greal misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Greal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petrenko.
Greal moves out of range of the body kick from Petrenko.
Greal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrenko is looking to slow Greal down with leg kicks.
Petrenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greal.
Petrenko throws a head kick but Greal moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
Greal moves out of range of the body kick from Petrenko.
Petrenko moves away from the strike by Greal.
Petrenko looks to land a body kick but Greal moved away.
Petrenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greal.
Petrenko throws a wild body kick that Greal sees coming a mile off.
Petrenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Greal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrenko connects with a high kick.

It looks like Magnus Greal has been cut.
Greal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrenko throws a head kick but Greal moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko slips a jab and a cross from Greal.
Greal throws a series of punches but Petrenko moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrenko.
Greal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petrenko backs up against the ropes.
Petrenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greal.
Greal avoids the head kick by Petrenko.
Greal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greal missing with a left hand there. Petrenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greal looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.
Greal moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dmitry Petrenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Magnus Greal'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!

Petrenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrenko thows a body kick. Greal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Greal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrenko throws a leg kick but Greal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greal lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Petrenko.
Greal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Petrenko thumps Greal with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrenko.
Greal misses with an uppercut. Petrenko saw that one coming.
Greal throws a right hand that Petrenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrenko also avoids with ease.
Jab from Greal.
Petrenko throws the kick towards the body but Greal avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrenko.
Petrenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greal.
Greal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Greal avoids the head kick by Petrenko.
Greal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greal is out of range and Petrenko settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petrenko moves out of range as Greal strikes.
Greal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrenko, right into the meat.
A cross from Greal lands.
Petrenko throws a leg kick but Greal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greal lands with a good body shot.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Greal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrenko. That's going to slow Greal down.
A punch combination from Greal misses.
Petrenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greal.
Petrenko throws a body kick that misses.
Greal scores with a jab to the body.
Greal thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrenko throws a leg kick but Greal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrenko tries to land a front kick but Greal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greal works Petrenko's body with a nice hook.
Greal misses with a hook. Petrenko ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Petrenko 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.
Greal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrenko can pounce on him.
Petrenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrenko slips under a jab from Greal.
Greal misses the shot to the body.
Greal swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Greal.
Petrenko misses with a body kick.

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 Magnus Greal.
Well Greal 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dmitry Petrenko!