PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Macciocca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Petrovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macciocca's entrance music is 111 (Centoundici). A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Macciocca
vs
Petrovsky

185 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alessandro Macciocca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Petrovsky!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macciocca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macciocca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macciocca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrovsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Macciocca misses with the combination.
Petrovsky throws a head kick but Macciocca moves out of range.
Petrovsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrovsky blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Macciocca.
Petrovsky shoots in for a double leg but Macciocca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Petrovsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Macciocca delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovsky wants to clinch.
Petrovsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macciocca counters with a nice body kick.
Macciocca cracks Petrovsky with an open hand slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Macciocca.
Petrovsky looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Macciocca.
Macciocca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macciocca slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrovsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alessandro Macciocca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Petrovsky.
Petrovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrovsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Macciocca.
Petrovsky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrovsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macciocca.
Macciocca throws a shot to the body.
Macciocca misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Macciocca tenderised Petrovsky's leg. Petrovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Macciocca lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca connects with an inside leg kick.
Macciocca stuns Petrovsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Macciocca.
Macciocca fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrovsky in the body.
Macciocca lands with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Macciocca.
Macciocca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Macciocca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Macciocca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Macciocca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca lands with a right hand.
Macciocca keeps Petrovsky at a distance using the push kick.
Macciocca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Macciocca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Macciocca.
Macciocca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrovsky's sensitive parts.
Macciocca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Macciocca.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macciocca delivers a nice body kick.
Macciocca thuds his shin into the meat of Petrovsky's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Macciocca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Macciocca lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macciocca.
Petrovsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macciocca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrovsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Macciocca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macciocca keeps Petrovsky at a distance using the push kick.
Alessandro Macciocca is winning the standup battle so far.
Macciocca lands with a good body shot.
Macciocca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Macciocca - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macciocca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrovsky is breathing heavily.
Macciocca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrovsky.
Macciocca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Macciocca scores with the left hand. Petrovsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Petr Petrovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrovsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macciocca can pounce on him.
Macciocca lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Macciocca.
Petrovsky 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macciocca.
Macciocca cracks Petrovsky with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macciocca can pounce on him.
Petrovsky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Macciocca lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macciocca catches Petrovsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrovsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petrovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macciocca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Macciocca.
Macciocca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca connects with a solid leg kick.
Macciocca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrovsky can do to turn this around?
Macciocca looks to land a combination. Petrovsky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Petrovsky might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Macciocca has got the better of the exchanges.
Macciocca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macciocca.
Macciocca connects with a body shot that sends Petrovsky's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Macciocca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Macciocca.
Petrovsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Macciocca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macciocca scores with a kick to the body.
Petrovsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Macciocca stuns Petrovsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macciocca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrovsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrovsky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Macciocca.
Macciocca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Petrovsky 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.
Macciocca lands with a straight right. Petrovsky didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macciocca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macciocca lands a leg kick that knocks Petrovsky off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Macciocca dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Macciocca connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Macciocca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petrovsky somewhat.
Macciocca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Macciocca cracks Petrovsky with an open hand slap.
Petrovsky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Macciocca.
Macciocca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrovsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Macciocca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrovsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macciocca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macciocca throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macciocca connects with a solid leg kick.
Macciocca throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Macciocca lands a really nice looking cross but Petrovsky seems unphased.
Petrovsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Macciocca keeps Petrovsky at a distance using the push kick.
Macciocca pushes Petrovsky away with a front kick.
Petrovsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macciocca can pounce on him.
Macciocca thuds his shin into the meat of Petrovsky's side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macciocca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Macciocca feints and then cracks Petrovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrovsky down.
Macciocca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrovsky. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Macciocca.
Macciocca connects with a leg kick. Petrovsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Macciocca.
Macciocca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Macciocca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrovsky.
Macciocca delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Macciocca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovsky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrovsky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macciocca.
Macciocca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Macciocca lands a nice looking body shot.
Macciocca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alessandro Macciocca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macciocca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Macciocca scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca lands a body shot.
Macciocca connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Macciocca. That's going to slow Petrovsky down.
Macciocca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Macciocca throws a leg kick which misses Petrovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrovsky tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Macciocca scores with a four punch combination!
Macciocca scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrovsky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macciocca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petr Petrovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alessandro Macciocca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macciocca.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro Macciocca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macciocca 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Macciocca!