PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

McKendrick
vs
Petrova

181 cm
34
182 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

194 cm
33
173 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKendrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrova.
McKendrick throws a head kick but Petrova moves out of range.
Petrova catches McKendrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKendrick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McKendrick moves out of range as Petrova strikes.
McKendrick tries to clinch there but Petrova circles away.
McKendrick needs to keep his hands up - Petrova had a free shot at his head there.
Petrova lands a head shot.
Petrova misses with a straight left.
Petrova throws a right and a left that McKendrick avoids nicely.
McKendrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrova.
Petrova takes a swing at McKendrick's ribcage but misses.
Petrova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKendrick.
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!
McKendrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrova tries a low kick but McKendrick avoids it.
McKendrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrova throws a jab when McKendrick was well out of range.
Petrova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petrova swings widly with a right hand
and Petrova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrova misses with a two punch combination.
McKendrick throws a body punch but Petrova moves out of range.
Petrova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McKendrick fails to land with a series of punches.
McKendrick moves away from the strike by Petrova.
Petrova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrova misses the target.
McKendrick tries to clinch up.
Petrova stalks McKendrick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McKendrick's face. McKendrick staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Petrova.
Petrova slips a jab from McKendrick.
McKendrick just misses with a punch to the body.

McKendrick clinches up with Petrova and pushes him back against the cage.
McKendrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKendrick has had enough of the clinch but Petrova keeps him there for the moment.
Petrova working aggressively here.
Petrova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrova dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McKendrick jumps guard but Petrova turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McKendrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McKendrick is struggling to control the position.
Petrova lands a shoulder strike.
Petrova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrova lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick blocking some punches.
McKendrick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petrova gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke McKendrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKendrick misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Petrova fails to land.
McKendrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petrova is working McKendrick over against the cage.
Petrova scores with a shot to the side of McKendrick's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Petrova keeps control of McKendrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKendrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrova controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Petrova.
A short uppercut from Petrova.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McKendrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrova moves out of range as McKendrick strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrova.
McKendrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 looks to land a right hand but McKendrick moved out of range.
McKendrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrova.
Petrova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McKendrick throws a series of punches but Petrova avoids them all with ease.
McKendrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sasha Petrova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Petrova misses its intended target.
Petrova uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

McKendrick is rocked!
Petrova dips to his left and cracks McKendrick with an uppercut!
Oh McKendrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrova looks to throw the jab but McKendrick is out of range.
Petrova thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Petrova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Petrova.
McKendrick 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.
McKendrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McKendrick.
Petrova throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Petrova misses.

Petrova tries to keep at a distance but McKendrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrova scores with a shot to the side of McKendrick's head.
Petrova has a couple of punches blocked by McKendrick.
Petrova stalling against the cage.
Petrova has a couple of punches blocked by McKendrick.
McKendrick stalls.
Petrova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKendrick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McKendrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKendrick throws a right hand that Petrova ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrova also avoids with ease.
McKendrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrova moves away from the strike by McKendrick.
Petrova misses with a lunging right hand
and McKendrick counters with a nice body kick.
Petrova lands a nice looking body kick.
Luke McKendrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKendrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrova shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McKendrick eats them both and turns towards Petrova to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McKendrick stalks Petrova and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petrova's face. Petrova staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrova throws a front kick aimed at McKendrick's knee but McKendrick avoids it well.
McKendrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrova.
McKendrick 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Petrova misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKendrick.
Petrova throws a body punch but McKendrick moves out of range.
Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKendrick moves away.
Petrova punishes McKendrick's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrova throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from McKendrick.
McKendrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrova slips a straight right by McKendrick.
McKendrick moves forwards but Petrova connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McKendrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrova.
Petrova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McKendrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKendrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrova throws a big shot that misses.
McKendrick looks to throw the jab but Petrova is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Petrova.
Petrova scores with a crisp jab that stopped McKendrick in his tracks.
Petrova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McKendrick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrova's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McKendrick throws a wild hook but Petrova just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! McKendrick gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Petrova raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Petrova!