PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Petrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Kriznov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Petrie
vs
Kriznov

185 cm
24
207 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Petrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oleg Kriznov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kriznov clinches.
Kriznov keeps control of Petrie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kriznov has Petrie pressed against the cage, preventing Petrie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kriznov has Petrie pressed against the cage, preventing Petrie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrie is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Kriznov manages to break the clinch.

Kriznov closes the distance and clinches.
Kriznov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kriznov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kriznov has Petrie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Drew Petrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Kriznov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrie wants to get back to striking at distance but Kriznov won't allow it.
Kriznov wants to stall.
Kriznov has Petrie pressed against the cage, preventing Petrie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kriznov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Petrie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrie wants to control from the top but Kriznov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrie lands a couple of digs.
Petrie wants to control from the top but Kriznov keeps moving.
Kriznov pulls Petrie in close to prevent any damage.
Kriznov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrie throws an elbow that misses. Kriznov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrie's guard. Nice move by Kriznov!

Kriznov stands up from Petrie's guard - Kriznov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kriznov is looking to clinch.
Petrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drew Petrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kriznov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrie throws a big counter combination but Kriznov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Petrie misses with a few strikes there.
Kriznov is looking to clinch but Petrie is avoiding it.
Kriznov doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrie circles away.
Kriznov tries to clinch but Petrie moves away
and Kriznov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kriznov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrie looks to throw the jab but Kriznov is out of range.
Kriznov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kriznov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrie throws a nice looking combination but Kriznov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kriznov unleashes a big counter combination but Petrie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Petrie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kriznov.
No joy there for Kriznov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kriznov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Petrie.
Petrie slips a jab and a cross from Kriznov.
Kriznov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Petrie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Petrie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrie misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriznov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Petrie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kriznov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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!
Petrie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Kriznov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kriznov dives in and grabs Petrie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrie pushes down on Kriznov's head and hops out.
A left and a right from Petrie both land. Nice combination.
Petrie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kriznov misses with a double jab
and Petrie counters with a straight right hand.
Petrie misses with a few strikes there.
Kriznov tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Kriznov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrie stuffs the takedown attempt from Kriznov. Kriznov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kriznov looks winded!

Petrie gets tackled into the cage by Kriznov. Kriznov maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Petrie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kriznov misses with a few strikes there.
Kriznov misses with a takedown
and Petrie counters with a three punch combo that has Kriznov backing up. Kriznov nods at Petrie to acknowledge the strikes.
Petrie keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrie misses the shot to the body.
Petrie throws a looping overhand right but Kriznov ducks down to avoid it.
Drew Petrie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Petrie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drew Petrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriznov blocks the body kick.
Petrie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kriznov under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrie tries to close the distance and clinch but Kriznov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriznov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrie tries to clinch up.
Drew Petrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrie slaps away a takedown attempt from Kriznov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrie thinks about countering with a head kick.
Petrie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kriznov's head backwards.
Kriznov dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Petrie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kriznov manages to circle out of the way.
Drew Petrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Kriznov.
Kriznov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrie's waist but Petrie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kriznov off to one side.
Kriznov is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donk. Petrie catches Kriznov right on the button with a cross.
Kriznov wants to land a leg kick but Petrie is out of range.
Kriznov tries to clinch but Petrie is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Petrie.
Petrie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kriznov.
Petrie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrie misses with a low kick.

Kriznov has Petrie up against the cage in a clinch.

Kriznov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrie lands a really nice looking cross but Kriznov seems unphased.

Kriznov moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kriznov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Petrie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kriznov on the ground.

Kriznov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrie defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kriznov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriznov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrie.
Petrie trying to control but Kriznov is working from the bottom.
Petrie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kriznov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrie manages to get himself to full guard.

Petrie is trying to keep Kriznov in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Petrie pulls Kriznov in close to his closed guard and prevents Kriznov from doing any damage or advancing position.

Petrie looking for subs off his back but Kriznov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kriznov slows the pace down in half guard.
Petrie tries to kick Kriznov off but Kriznov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Petrie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Petrie slips a jab and a cross from Kriznov.
Kriznov tries to clinch but Petrie is having none of it.
Petrie loads up on a big right hand but Kriznov slips the punch.
Kriznov tries to counter by closing the distance.

Kriznov pushes Petrie up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrie is looking to break free of the clinch but Kriznov has double underhooks.
Kriznov scores with a shot to the side of Petrie's head.
Kriznov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Petrie is defending well.

Kriznov jumps guard and drags Petrie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Petrie cracks Kriznov with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriznov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Petrie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kriznov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Petrie has gone for a leg lock! Kriznov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Petrie's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrie striking off his back but it's not causing Kriznov any problems.
Petrie looking to control but Kriznov passes into half guard.
Kriznov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petrie punching from the bottom.
Kriznov content to control rather than advance.
Kriznov is looking to take a break and control but Petrie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kriznov thows a huge punch but Petrie dodges it nicely.
Kriznov throwing shots but Petrie is blocking nicely.
Kriznov sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Kriznov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kriznov shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kriznov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kriznov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriznov dodges the punch combination from Petrie.
Petrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriznov can do to turn this around?
Kriznov shoots in for a takedown but Petrie shows good takedown defense.
Drew Petrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Kriznov.
Petrie fails to land with a series of punches.
Kriznov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrie avoids the head kick by Kriznov.
Petrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Petrie.
Petrie throws a nice looking combination but Kriznov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kriznov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kriznov gets a clinch.
Petrie tries to circle away but Kriznov has him pinned against the cage.
Kriznov keeps control of Petrie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kriznov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Petrie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kriznov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrie is trying to break the clinch but Kriznov is controlling him.

Kriznov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrie lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Petrie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrie throws a combination. Kriznov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petrie throws a head kick that misses.
Petrie falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kriznov counters by clinching up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kriznov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petrie uses from the top position.
Oleg Kriznov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew Petrie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kriznov working for a triangle but Petrie defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oleg Kriznov.
I think Petrie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Petrie!
A very excited looking Drew Petrie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.