PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgio Petrosyan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tszyu
vs
Petrosyan

175 cm
20
161 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

178 cm
23
163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostya Tszyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tszyu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petrosyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu cracks Petrosyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tszyu scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrosyan should have avoided that one.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tszyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Tszyu scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Tszyu lands a nice looking body shot.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Petrosyan with a series of wild strikes but Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tszyu lands a slapping body shot.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Tszyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Tszyu misses with a wild combination.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Petrosyan wants to clinch.

That's two 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.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Petrosyan avoids them all with ease.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Tszyu misses.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
Tszyu is looking to wear down Petrosyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Petrosyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tszyu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Tszyu throws a right hand that Petrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosyan also avoids with ease.
Tszyu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Petrosyan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu sizes up Petrosyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tszyu throws a right hand that Petrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosyan also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petrosyan backs up against the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tszyu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrosyan wants to clinch.
Petrosyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tszyu thuds a left hand into Petrosyan's body.
Decent striking displayed by Tszyu there.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Petrosyan backs away looking to recover.
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tszyu throws a right hand that Petrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosyan also avoids with ease.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Petrosyan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Tszyu misses with a wild combination.
Tszyu swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Tszyu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrosyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tszyu lands a slapping body shot.
Tszyu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tszyu cracks Petrosyan with a good jab.
Tszyu misses with a hook.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Tszyu digs a good hook to Petrosyan's body.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tszyu sprawls well. Tszyu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrosyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands with a nice body punch.
Tszyu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tszyu scores with a nice right hand.
Petrosyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tszyu swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrosyan walks into a jab.
Tszyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrosyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tszyu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrosyan.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tszyu lands with a nice body punch.
Tszyu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu scores with a jab. Petrosyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrosyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrosyan wants to clinch.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Tszyu both land. Nice combination.
Tszyu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Tszyu lands with a good body shot.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Tszyu does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Tszyu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrosyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Petrosyan has Tszyu pressed against the cage, preventing Tszyu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tszyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.

Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a wild combination.
Tszyu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tszyu wants it to stay on the feet.
Tszyu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Tszyu swinging wildly here.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kostya Tszyu is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrosyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrosyan takes one on the button.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrosyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Jab from Tszyu.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu misses with a wild combination.
Petrosyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
Petrosyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tszyu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrosyan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tszyu connects with a crisp jab.
Tszyu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrosyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Tszyu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrosyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrosyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tszyu misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Tszyu works over Petrosyan's head and body with a nice combination.
Tszyu lands a really nice looking cross but Petrosyan seems unphased.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tszyu with a jab.
Tszyu cracks Petrosyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tszyu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tszyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tszyu stalks Petrosyan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petrosyan's face. Petrosyan staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tszyu!
Giorgio Petrosyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrosyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Tszyu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrosyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tszyu misses with the combination.
Tszyu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrosyan tries to move into range but Tszyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Tszyu misses.
Tszyu lands with a hook. Petrosyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Petrosyan moves out of range.
A combination from Tszyu does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tszyu, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!