PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 73 p4p, 5 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 466 p4p, 26 weight class). Joe has chosen La Marseillaise as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Petrov
vs
Joe

164 cm
26
135 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

165 cm
33
135 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Pit Bull Development

Dark Knight Nutrition
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe takes one on the button.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses the jab.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Joe lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joe. Joe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joe moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Joe works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Petrov catches Joe right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Joe's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Petrov slips a straight right by Joe.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe throws a counter combo.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Joe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joe slips a jab from Petrov.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sergei Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe slips under a jab from Petrov.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Petrov.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Joe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Joe slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe throws a counter combo.
Joe staying out of range there.
Petrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrov misses the jab.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.

Joe gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Joe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petrov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joe can turn it around.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe is working Petrov over against the cage.

Joe manages to break the clinch.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe throws a sloppy body shot
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe misses the jab.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Joe swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Joe throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Joe swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Joe misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joe takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Petrov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe slips under a jab.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Joe digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Joe takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.

Petrov clinches.
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov is working Joe over against the cage.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Petrov.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Joe.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sergei Petrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov clearly takes that 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.

Joe throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Joe swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
Joe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Joe throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joe's head backwards.
Petrov stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Joe misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Petrov slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Joe misses.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
A jab from Petrov misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Joe seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joe.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe misses the jab.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov had his way with Glass Joe in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Joe tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.

Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Joe misses with a right hand

and Petrov moves into the clinch.
Joe trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joe into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Joe pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe scores with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Joe breaks the clinch.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Petrov throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Petrov misses.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joe swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Joe.
Donk. Petrov catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
Petrov cracks Joe with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Joe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joe scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Petrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.