PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carronade Ironworks (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.

Petrov
vs
Ironworks

178 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carronade Ironworks!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Ironworks swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Ironworks looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Petrov.
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ironworks.
Ironworks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ironworks circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ironworks gets a double leg takedown into Petrov's guard.
Petrov is trying to control the position but Ironworks postures up.
Petrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironworks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ironworks wants to control but Petrov is keeping him busy.
Ironworks passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Petrov!
Ironworks controlling from mount.
Ironworks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ironworks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petrov looks a forlorn figure.
Ironworks landing strikes from the mount.
Ironworks controlling the position easily from mount.
Petrov tries to reverse the position but Ironworks maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ironworks wants to control the pace but Petrov is squirming around nicely.
Petrov wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironworks landing shots from mount.
Ironworks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Petrov's face.
Petrov tries to reverse the position but Ironworks maintains control.
Petrov is bucking up trying to escape but Ironworks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ironworks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Ironworks.
Ironworks with a couple of short strikes.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Ironworks controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ironworks cracks Petrov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ironworks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Petrov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ironworks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ironworks with the ground and pound from mount.
Petrov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Petrov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ironworks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironworks is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Petrov is bucking up trying to escape but Ironworks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ironworks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ironworks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ironworks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ironworks raining down shots from the mount!
Ironworks controlling the position easily from mount.
Ironworks landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ironworks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petrov looks a forlorn figure.
Ironworks lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carronade Ironworks dominated that round.
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.

Ironworks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ironworks fails with the takedown.
Ironworks dives in and grabs Petrov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrov pushes down on Ironworks's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ironworks.
Ironworks shoots in for a double leg but Petrov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentin Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carronade Ironworks.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ironworks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ironworks falls off balance throwing a combination

and Petrov counters by clinching up.

Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ironworks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ironworks misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Ironworks circles away.
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ironworks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Ironworks pushes him off.
Ironworks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov tries to clinch but Ironworks is having none of it.
Ironworks shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrov tries to sprawl out of it but Ironworks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ironworks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Ironworks throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Ironworks misses with the combination.

Petrov clinches up against the cage.
Ironworks managing to block the knees to the body from Petrov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrov breaks the clinch.
No luck for Ironworks with that takedown attempt.
Ironworks is breathing heavily.

Ironworks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ironworks is one step ahead there.
Ironworks pushing down on Petrov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ironworks is thwarting Petrov's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ironworks there.
Petrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ironworks on the ground.
Well, if Ironworks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ironworks trying to control from half guard but Petrov is working away.
Petrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ironworks is working away from the top position though.

Petrov pushes Ironworks off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Petrov gets caught flat footed, as Ironworks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ironworks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carronade Ironworks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Petrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Ironworks. Ironworks gets slowly back to his feet.
Ironworks swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ironworks.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Ironworks takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Carronade Ironworks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ironworks 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.
Ironworks wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironworks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ironworks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ironworks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Ironworks from controlling successfully.
Ironworks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ironworks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ironworks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ironworks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Ironworks from controlling successfully.
Petrov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ironworks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carronade Ironworks.

Ironworks shoots in and gets a takedown into Petrov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ironworks stopping the sweep attempt from Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ironworks with a nice head shot there.
Ironworks stands up over Petrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ironworks pushes down on Petrov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ironworks moves into full mount! Petrov won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Petrov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ironworks lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks with the ground and pound from mount.
Ironworks controlling the position easily from mount.
Ironworks looking to finish Petrov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Petrov!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironworks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Petrov?
Ironworks with good strikes from the mount here!
Petrov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ironworks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Petrov tries to hold on but Ironworks postures up.
Valentin Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ironworks lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carronade Ironworks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ironworks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Carronade Ironworks!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Carronade Ironworks!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Carronade Ironworks!

Carronade Ironworks wins by unanimous decision!