PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Crime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Petroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crime
vs
Petroni

188 cm
21
186 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Optimus Crime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Petroni!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Crime.
Crime misses with a wild combination.
Petroni misses with a combination
and Crime counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petroni misses with a double jab

and Crime counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crime.

Crime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crime connects with a looping right hand.
Crime throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Petroni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crime, pushing him back against the cage.
Crime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petroni or not.
Petroni trying to stall but Crime improves his position.
Petroni is trying to break the clinch but Crime is controlling him.
Petroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crime lands a right hand.
Petroni lands a shot to the body.
Petroni can't find room to land a body shot as Crime controls the action.
Crime blocks an uppercut.
Crime lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crime.
Crime lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petroni looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crime gets through Petroni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crime lands a body shot.
Crime digs a right hand into Petroni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petroni's gas tank.
Crime effectively controlling the action here.
Crime lands a body punch in the clinch.

Crime breaks the clinch.
Petroni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crime finds it's way round the side to connect with Petroni's head.
Petroni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Crime there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crime works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crime misses with a series of wild punches.
Petroni fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Crime finds it's way through Petroni's defenses.
Nice jab there from Crime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petroni misses with a combination
and Crime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petroni takes one on the button.
Crime connects with a single shot there.
Crime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Petroni tries to keep at a distance but Crime has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crime is leaning against Petroni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petroni takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Crime.
Crime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petroni backwards.

Crime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crime lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crime works Petroni's body with a nice hook.
Crime fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petroni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crime scores with a hook to the body. Petroni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crime lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crime scores with a jab. Petroni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crime moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petroni tries to move into range but Crime moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Crime does it's job there.

Petroni is rocked!
Crime fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Petroni to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Petroni looks to clinch but Crime throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Petroni taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Optimus Crime!