PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Guditzelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Guditzelli
vs
Petrosyan

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santino Guditzelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guditzelli throws a head kick that misses.

Petrosyan instigates a clinch.
Petrosyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guditzelli misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan can't break the clinch.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guditzelli thows a body kick. Petrosyan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guditzelli tries to land a front kick but Petrosyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guditzelli tries to land a front kick but Petrosyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick from Guditzelli lands but Petrosyan takes it in his stride.
Petrosyan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrosyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Guditzelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guditzelli misses with a kick to the body.
Santino Guditzelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guditzelli throws a leg kick which misses Petrosyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrosyan tries to avoid it.
Guditzelli misses with a head kick.
Guditzelli scoring well with a low kick there.
Guditzelli throws the kick towards the body but Petrosyan avoids it.
Guditzelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick from Guditzelli.
Guditzelli misses with a kick to the body.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Guditzelli is having none of it.
Petrosyan misses with a looping left.
Guditzelli lands a nice looking body kick.
Guditzelli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guditzelli throws a front kick aimed at Petrosyan's knee but Petrosyan avoids it well.
Santino Guditzelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guditzelli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrosyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guditzelli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrosyan takes a step back to recover.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrosyan missing with a left hand there. Guditzelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrosyan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guditzelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guditzelli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Guditzelli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guditzelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guditzelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrosyan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guditzelli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guditzelli ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Guditzelli misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrosyan looks gassed!
Guditzelli connects with an inside leg kick.
Guditzelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guditzelli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrosyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrosyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Guditzelli circles away.
Guditzelli lands a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Guditzelli!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrosyan checks the leg kick.
Guditzelli lands with a kick to the temple. Petrosyan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guditzelli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guditzelli throws a push kick but Petrosyan slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guditzelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guditzelli.
Guditzelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrosyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guditzelli connects with a leg kick. Petrosyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrosyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Guditzelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guditzelli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrosyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrosyan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Guditzelli.
Guditzelli misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guditzelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrosyan's sensitive parts.
Petrosyan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guditzelli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Guditzelli is having none of it.
Petrosyan throws a jab when Guditzelli was well out of range.
Petrosyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guditzelli can pounce on him.
Guditzelli thuds his shin into the meat of Petrosyan's side.
Petrosyan looks for a takedown but Guditzelli sprawls well.
Petrosyan checks a low kick from Guditzelli.
Petrosyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Guditzelli is just out of range.
Santino Guditzelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Guditzelli delivers a nice body kick.
Guditzelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrosyan's sensitive parts.
Guditzelli thows a body kick. Petrosyan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guditzelli scores with a push kick.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guditzelli cracks the inside of Petrosyan's front leg.
Guditzelli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrosyan's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guditzelli. Petrosyan shrugs it off though.
Guditzelli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guditzelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guditzelli throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guditzelli. That's going to slow Petrosyan down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guditzelli.
A head kick misses from Guditzelli.
Guditzelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrosyan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Guditzelli. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guditzelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrosyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guditzelli connects with an inside leg kick.
Guditzelli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Petrosyan as he checks the leg kick.
Guditzelli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick from Guditzelli.
Guditzelli is looking to score with low kicks.
Guditzelli scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Guditzelli lands but Petrosyan takes it in his stride.
Guditzelli throws a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it.
Petrosyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guditzelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guditzelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guditzelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guditzelli connects with a leg kick. Petrosyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrosyan checks the leg kick.
Guditzelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range.
Guditzelli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guditzelli.
Guditzelli throws a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guditzelli. Petrosyan shrugs it off though.
Petrosyan checks a low kick from Guditzelli.
Guditzelli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Petrosyan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Guditzelli is looking to chop away at Petrosyan's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guditzelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guditzelli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guditzelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guditzelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range.
Guditzelli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guditzelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guditzelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrosyan.
Guditzelli throws out a leg kick but Petrosyan moves out of range and Guditzelli only half commits.
Petrosyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guditzelli throws a leg kick but Petrosyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guditzelli throws a push kick but Petrosyan slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guditzelli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guditzelli wants to land a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santino Guditzelli dominated that second round.
That's time! Guditzelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Guditzelli tries to land a front kick but Petrosyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guditzelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guditzelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guditzelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guditzelli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrosyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Guditzelli.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guditzelli.
Guditzelli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guditzelli lands a head kick!
Guditzelli tries to score with a low kick but Petrosyan moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guditzelli.
Petrosyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guditzelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrosyan throws a hook to the side of Guditzelli's head but Guditzelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrosyan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Petrosyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guditzelli throws a leg kick which misses Petrosyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrosyan tries to avoid it.
Guditzelli 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.
Guditzelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrosyan can do to turn this around?
Guditzelli delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Guditzelli misses.
Guditzelli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrosyan if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrosyan checks the leg kick.
Guditzelli scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guditzelli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guditzelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guditzelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guditzelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guditzelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guditzelli scores with a spinning back kick!
Guditzelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guditzelli motions for Petrosyan to come forward. Guditzelli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Guditzelli avoids the punch easily.
Petrosyan fails with the takedown.
Guditzelli is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guditzelli thows a body kick. Petrosyan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guditzelli throws a leg kick which misses Petrosyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrosyan tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guditzelli.
Guditzelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guditzelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guditzelli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guditzelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Guditzelli.
A thudding body kick lands there by Guditzelli!
Guditzelli tries to work over Petrosyan's front leg with a kick but Petrosyan checks it.
Guditzelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guditzelli throws a wild body kick that Petrosyan sees coming a mile off.
Guditzelli lands a head kick. Petrosyan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guditzelli connects with a leg kick. Petrosyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guditzelli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrosyan. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Petrosyan blocks the leg kick.
Guditzelli connects with a leg kick. Petrosyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Guditzelli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrosyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Guditzelli throws a low kick but Petrosyan avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guditzelli scores with a spinning back kick!
Guditzelli scores with a kick to the midsection.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guditzelli lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Guditzelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guditzelli, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Guditzelli!