PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Petruzelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petruzelli comes to the cage accompanied by How Could I Just Kill A Man. Man has chosen move bitch-ludacris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Petruzelli
vs
Man

177 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Petruzelli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monkey Man!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Petruzelli.
Petruzelli is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Petruzelli tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Petruzelli moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petruzelli tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petruzelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Petruzelli.
Petruzelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man cracks Petruzelli with a good jab.
Petruzelli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petruzelli clinches with his opponent.
Man tries for a takedown but Petruzelli manages to get underhooks.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Petruzelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petruzelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Petruzelli.
Man tries a body shot but Petruzelli blocks it.
Man wants to break free but Petruzelli has control.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petruzelli prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Petruzelli, against the cage.
Petruzelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Man has Petruzelli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petruzelli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anthony Petruzelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey Man.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Petruzelli won't allow it.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petruzelli prevents it.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli lands a damaging elbow.
Man wants to break free but Petruzelli has control.
Man wants to break free but Petruzelli has control.
Petruzelli slows down the pace here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Petruzelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petruzelli is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Petruzelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Petruzelli ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Petruzelli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petruzelli counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petruzelli connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petruzelli throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petruzelli tries to clinch up

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Petruzelli keeps him there for the moment.
The is referee keeping an eye on Petruzelli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petruzelli keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petruzelli lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Monkey Man has been cut.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Petruzelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Petruzelli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Petruzelli avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli clinches but Man breaks the clinch

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Petruzelli is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petruzelli down to the mat. Petruzelli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Petruzelli moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Petruzelli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man wants to break free but Petruzelli has control.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Petruzelli keeps him there for the moment.
Petruzelli landing knees to the head.
Petruzelli gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petruzelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Petruzelli lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Petruzelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monkey Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Petruzelli tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petruzelli wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Petruzelli working a defensive guard here.
Man looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petruzelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Petruzelli is trying to keep Man in close.
Petruzelli wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Petruzelli looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
Petruzelli wants to stand but Man is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petruzelli wants to stand but Man is controlling the position.
Man wants to get up but he can't break Petruzelli's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Petruzelli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anthony Petruzelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Petruzelli takes the fight into the clinch.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petruzelli pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Petruzelli controls the action.
Petruzelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Petruzelli pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petruzelli keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Petruzelli.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Petruzelli, against the cage.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Petruzelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Petruzelli won't allow it.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Petruzelli gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petruzelli.
Petruzelli misses with an elbow over the top.
Petruzelli prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anthony Petruzelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey Man.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Petruzelli won't allow it.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Petruzelli keeps him there for the moment.
Man can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Petruzelli.
Petruzelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petruzelli crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Petruzelli throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Petruzelli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Petruzelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petruzelli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petruzelli scores with a knee to the head.
Petruzelli lands a knee to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petruzelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Petruzelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Petruzelli keeps him there for the moment.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Petruzelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petruzelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Monkey Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Petruzelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man is trying to break free.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Petruzelli keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Petruzelli.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man wants to break free but Petruzelli has control.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Petruzelli keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petruzelli slows down the pace here.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man is trying to drag Petruzelli to the mat but Petruzelli just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Petruzelli throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petruzelli scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petruzelli.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petruzelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petruzelli.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Petruzelli lands a damaging elbow.
Man is working for takedown but Petruzelli is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man wants to break free but Petruzelli has control.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petruzelli landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petruzelli.
Petruzelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petruzelli lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli lands a knee to the head.
Petruzelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petruzelli stalling.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petruzelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Petruzelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Petruzelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petruzelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Petruzelli prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Petruzelli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Petruzelli landing knees to the body.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Petruzelli keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Man is working for takedown but Petruzelli is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anthony Petruzelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey Man.
Petruzelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petruzelli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petruzelli lands a damaging elbow.
Petruzelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petruzelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Petruzelli.
Petruzelli lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Petruzelli prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petruzelli lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Petruzelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Petruzelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petruzelli keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petruzelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petruzelli prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Petruzelli blocks a body shot from Man.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petruzelli lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Petruzelli clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Monkey Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petruzelli moves into the clinch successfully.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petruzelli prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man can't break the clinch.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Petruzelli won't allow it.
Petruzelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Petruzelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petruzelli keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petruzelli lands a damaging elbow.
Petruzelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Anthony Petruzelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a body punch.
Petruzelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Petruzelli lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Man is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Petruzelli crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Petruzelli.
Petruzelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petruzelli lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Petruzelli.
Petruzelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petruzelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Petruzelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petruzelli landing knees to the body.
Petruzelli lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Petruzelli.
Petruzelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man tries for a takedown but Petruzelli manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petruzelli.
Petruzelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petruzelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petruzelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petruzelli.
Petruzelli lands a knee to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Petruzelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Petruzelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Petruzelli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petruzelli scores a nice knee to the body.
Petruzelli lands a damaging elbow.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petruzelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petruzelli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Petruzelli lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Petruzelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Petruzelli.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Petruzelli lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Petruzelli lands an elbow inside.
Petruzelli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petruzelli connects with a knee to the head.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petruzelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man tries to break the clinch but Petruzelli is controlling the position.
Petruzelli lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petruzelli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Petruzelli stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Petruzelli prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man has Petruzelli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petruzelli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anthony Petruzelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey Man.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petruzelli lands a nice elbow.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Petruzelli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Petruzelli pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petruzelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petruzelli prevents it.
Petruzelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Petruzelli had his way with Monkey Man in that round.
The cut man is working on Monkey Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Petruzelli closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petruzelli's knee momentarily.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petruzelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petruzelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man checks a low kick from Petruzelli.
Monkey Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petruzelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petruzelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petruzelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petruzelli counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but Petruzelli moves away

and Petruzelli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Petruzelli.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petruzelli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petruzelli prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Petruzelli pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Man is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Petruzelli lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petruzelli.
Petruzelli lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Petruzelli, against the cage.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petruzelli has him pressed against the cage.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Petruzelli has double underhooks.
Petruzelli slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petruzelli throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petruzelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man throws a right and a left that Petruzelli avoids nicely.
Petruzelli darts in trying to clinch
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt

and Man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Petruzelli's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruzelli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petruzelli working a defensive guard here.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Petruzelli wants to stand and escape but Man is having none of it.
Man lands a couple of elbows.
Petruzelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Petruzelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Petruzelli wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Man wanted to stand there but Petruzelli had control of the position.
Petruzelli working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Petruzelli.
Anthony Petruzelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petruzelli lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Petruzelli.
Man darts in trying to clinch

and Petruzelli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petruzelli.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petruzelli lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monkey Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petruzelli 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Petruzelli!
Anthony Petruzelli is the new welterweight champion!