PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 461 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 72 p4p, 156 weight class). McIntyre has chosen Gallantry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petrov
vs
McIntyre

190 cm
22
210
7 - 0 - 1

190 cm
22
207
7 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
McIntyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. McIntyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
McIntyre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
McIntyre follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McIntyre with a nice calf kick.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by McIntyre.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from McIntyre finds it's target.
McIntyre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McIntyre throws out the jab.
Petrov thuds a left hand into McIntyre's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McIntyre tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov ducks right into an uppercut from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIntyre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov slips a straight right by McIntyre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped McIntyre in his tracks.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Ivan Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses the jab.
McIntyre jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
McIntyre scores with a head kick. Petrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McIntyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. McIntyre should have avoided that one.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
McIntyre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses the jab.
McIntyre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov staying out of range there.
McIntyre looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and McIntyre counters with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for McIntyre.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
McIntyre misses the jab.
McIntyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McIntyre.
McIntyre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McIntyre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like McIntyre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from McIntyre lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
McIntyre tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McIntyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McIntyre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrov tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McIntyre misses with the body kick
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Methodios McIntyre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petrov looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
McIntyre catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McIntyre.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIntyre throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Petrov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrov moves out of range as McIntyre strikes.
Petrov throws the left hand but McIntyre avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre dips to his left and cracks Petrov with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from McIntyre misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks McIntyre with an uppercut!
McIntyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
McIntyre throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McIntyre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McIntyre throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Petrov misses.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. McIntyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McIntyre flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
McIntyre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
McIntyre has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut there from McIntyre.
McIntyre is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre scores with a nice strike.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but McIntyre slips the punch.
McIntyre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from McIntyre tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for McIntyre.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McIntyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
McIntyre keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov misses with a combination
letting McIntyre counter with a right hand.
McIntyre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McIntyre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Methodios McIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
McIntyre tries to land a body kick
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for McIntyre.
McIntyre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov throws the left hand but McIntyre avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from McIntyre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
McIntyre scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McIntyre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petrov.
McIntyre with a nice cross.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McIntyre sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but McIntyre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
McIntyre walks into a jab.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but McIntyre is out of range.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrov cracks McIntyre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from McIntyre is predictable there
and Petrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McIntyre really felt that one!
A head kick from McIntyre lands but Petrov takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
McIntyre throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by McIntyre.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McIntyre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McIntyre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McIntyre keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
McIntyre slips under a jab.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIntyre throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov avoids the head kick by McIntyre.
McIntyre misses with a body kick.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McIntyre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McIntyre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McIntyre scores with a push kick.
Petrov takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McIntyre looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. McIntyre saw that one coming.
McIntyre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McIntyre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ivan Petrov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McIntyre throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
McIntyre tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov backing away here, and McIntyre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. McIntyre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIntyre tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Methodios McIntyre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from McIntyre misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
McIntyre slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to land a leg kick but McIntyre is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of McIntyre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and McIntyre counters with a body kick that stops Petrov in his tracks momentarily.
Petrov takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
Petrov cracks McIntyre with a good jab.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov lands a nice hook to McIntyre's body. McIntyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Petrov misses.
McIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McIntyre scores with a hook.
Petrov throws a leg kick but McIntyre sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from McIntyre misses its intended target.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and McIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McIntyre misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of McIntyre's head but McIntyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov checks a low kick from McIntyre.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McIntyre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
Petrov throws a sloppy body shot
and McIntyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McIntyre lands with an overhand left.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body
and McIntyre counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
McIntyre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice shot lands for McIntyre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre with a hook.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces McIntyre off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre misses with a body kick.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
McIntyre avoids the body shot from Petrov.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and McIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from McIntyre tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for McIntyre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ivan Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Petrov loads up on a big right hand but McIntyre slips the punch.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of McIntyre's head but McIntyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIntyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
letting McIntyre counter with a right hand.
McIntyre slips a straight right by Petrov.
McIntyre throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
McIntyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McIntyre is out of range.
McIntyre blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
McIntyre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Petrov will feel that in the morning.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by McIntyre. That's going to slow Petrov down.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov lands with a hook. McIntyre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
Petrov misses with a hook. McIntyre ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but McIntyre seems unphased.
McIntyre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
McIntyre avoids the body shot from Petrov.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Petrov thows a leg kick but McIntyre checks it
and McIntyre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McIntyre. McIntyre obviously looking to wear him down.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov tried to counter with a leg kick but McIntyre avoided it.
Petrov takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McIntyre loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McIntyre.
McIntyre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McIntyre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McIntyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McIntyre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McIntyre scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
An inside leg kick from McIntyre misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a lazy head kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but McIntyre seems unphased.
A low kick from McIntyre misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov blocks a head kick by McIntyre.
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from McIntyre misses its intended target.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McIntyre connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Methodios McIntyre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McIntyre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Ivan Petrov retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!