PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dos Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name . Sasha Petrova will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dos Santos
vs
Petrova

180 cm
25
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

194 cm
30
172 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Petrova's head but Petrova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Petrova.
Petrova misses with a double jab.
Petrova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrova lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrova with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrova throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Petrova lands a jab to Dos Santos's midsection.
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!
Petrova slips a straight right by Dos Santos.

Dos Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Petrova to the ground. Dos Santos is now in Petrova's guard.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Petrova won't let him.

Petrova is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Petrova misses with a body kick.

Dos Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Petrova trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.

Dos Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Petrova to stand up.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Petrova.
Petrova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Petrova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrova counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrova.
Dos Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrova's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Petrova misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova scores with a three punch combo!
Dos Santos cracks Petrova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrova.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petrova lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrova looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrova walks into a left hand.
Petrova feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrova uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dos Santos has time to react.
Petrova slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Petrova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrova moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Petrova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Dos Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dos Santos postures up.
Petrova wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrova fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrova slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrova slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrova sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrova throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Petrova throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dos Santos.
Petrova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrova connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Javier Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova connects with a leg kick. Dos Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrova's calf.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasha Petrova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Petrova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Javier Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Petrova connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos thuds his right hand into Petrova's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrova throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Petrova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Petrova punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrova scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrova throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrova tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrova doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Petrova, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Petrova against the cage but Petrova circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petrova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Petrova misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrova was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Petrova throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Petrova tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
Sasha Petrova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Petrova looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Petrova jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Santos jabs at Petrova's body.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Petrova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrova fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrova scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Petrova misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with the combination.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
Petrova misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Petrova.
Petrova slips under a jab.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Petrova.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Petrova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrova looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Petrova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Petrova's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrova pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Petrova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Petrova fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrova lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
Petrova scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Petrova throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Petrova.
Dos Santos cracks Petrova with an open hand slap.
Petrova thuds a left hand into Dos Santos's body.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrova's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Petrova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrova.
Dos Santos lands a head kick!
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Petrova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Petrova looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Petrova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrova, right into the meat.
Petrova staying out of range there.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrova throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Petrova lands a jab-cross combination.
Petrova moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Petrova is out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrova.
Dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Petrova sprawls well.
Petrova lands the left hand.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Petrova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrova is just out of range.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Petrova avoids nicely.
Petrova connects with a jab.
Petrova throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrova.
Petrova throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Petrova saw that one coming.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Petrova clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with a low kick as Dos Santos jumps back.
Petrova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrova throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Petrova moved out of range.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Petrova moved out of range.
Petrova clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrova lands with a nice combination. Dos Santos backs away looking to recover.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Petrova misses with a wild combination.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Petrova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrova defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Petrova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrova on the side of the head.
Petrova misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrova counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Petrova checks it.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Dos Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Petrova ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Dos Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Petrova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick
and Petrova counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrova takes one on the button.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Petrova avoids it well.
Petrova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Petrova finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrova circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Petrova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Petrova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrova 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Petrova!