PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jimmy petersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasya Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov has chosen Metallica "For Whom The Bell Tolls" as his entrance music. jimmy petersen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

petersen
vs
Petrov

183 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jimmy petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasya Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov is looking to clinch but petersen is avoiding it.
A jab from petersen misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrov.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by petersen.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

petersen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
petersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petrov tries to get to full guard but petersen has control of the leg.
petersen is thwarting Petrov's attempts to control the position.
Petrov is looking for a sweep. petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control here.
petersen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Petrov is positioning himself well to prevent petersen advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov wants to improve his position but petersen is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petrov wants to clinch

and petersen counters with a single leg into guard. Petrov didn't expect that.
petersen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Petrov wants to sweep but no luck.
petersen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petrov is looking for a triangle here but petersen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Petrov looks gassed!
Petrov wants to control but petersen postures up.
petersen cracks Petrov with a big elbow.
petersen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
petersen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Petrov regains half guard there - taking advantage of petersen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
petersen wants to free his trapped foot but Petrov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
petersen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Petrov trying to control here.
petersen slows the pace down in half guard.
Petrov tries to kick petersen off but petersen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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.
Petrov is looking to control petersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Petrov avoid being mounted?
Petrov has a hand on petersen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. petersen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
petersen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
petersen breaks from Petrov's wrist control and lands an elbow.

petersen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Petrov works over petersen's head and body with a nice combination.
petersen throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jimmy petersen dominated that round.
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.

Petrov tries to clinch but fails miserably

and petersen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrov's guard.

Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
petersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing petersen from controlling successfully.
Petrov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
petersen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
petersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and petersen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrov's guard.
petersen is stalling in the full guard.
Petrov trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
petersen looking to pass the guard.
petersen trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
petersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Petrov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Petrov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes petersen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
jimmy petersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov wants to clinch but petersen slips to the side

and petersen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by petersen.
Petrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

petersen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and petersen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petrov is trying to control the position but petersen postures up.
petersen thows a big elbow that misses.
petersen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
petersen stays in close to Petrov's body and controls the position.
Petrov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but petersen has passed into side control.
Petrov is trying to control petersen's posture but petersen avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

petersen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrov regains half guard.
Petrov trying to control from the bottom.
petersen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jimmy petersen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Petrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
petersen trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov throws an elbow that misses.
Petrov prevents a takedown attempt there.
petersen prevents Petrov from breaking the clinch.

petersen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov lands a jab-cross combination.

petersen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrov to the mat! Petrov manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Petrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
petersen postures up.
Petrov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst petersen is controlling him.
petersen landing some decent shots from guard.
Petrov striking off his back but it's not causing petersen any problems.
petersen's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from petersen.

petersen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Petrov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and petersen counters with a nice body kick.
Petrov tries to clinch
and petersen counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrov fails with the takedown

and petersen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by petersen.
Petrov is trying to keep petersen in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
petersen trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
petersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petrov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Petrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petrov managing to control the position.
Petrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
petersen controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Petrov passes to side control.
petersen misses with a strike from the bottom.
petersen struggling a bit here.

Petrov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. petersen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrov is trying to ground and pound but petersen uses the momentary lack of control by Petrov to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
jimmy petersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for petersen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jimmy petersen!