PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Bakarow (ranked 5258 p4p, 5267 weight class) and Kovalevsky Petrov (ranked 541 p4p, 542 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.

Bakarow
vs
Petrov

187 cm
18
179
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Bakarow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kovalevsky Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Bakarow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakarow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Petrov trying to hold on to Bakarow's head to control him but Bakarow postures up.
Bakarow controlling the action here.

Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Petrov is trying to control but Bakarow passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov tries to bench press Bakarow off him but Bakarow keeps the position.
Petrov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow is chipping away with strikes.
Bakarow working the ground and pound.
Petrov is trying to control Bakarow's posture but Bakarow avoids it.
Petrov seems a little lost for a moment, as Bakarow dominates the positioning.
Petrov gets back to half guard.
Bakarow content to control rather than advance.

Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bakarow controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Bakarow stalling.

Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Bakarow is pressing down on Petrov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petrov is holding on for now.
Bakarow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bakarow connects with a nice short shot to Petrov's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bakarow wants to pass the guard but Petrov is defending well.
Petrov is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Bakarow 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.

Bakarow is working for a submission of some sort.
Petrov moves into full guard.

Petrov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bakarow has his hands clasped together but Petrov extends and breaks Bakarow's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Petrov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kovalevsky Petrov!