PBP Commentary

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

Leary
vs
Petrova

168 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

194 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrova moves away.
Petrova misses the jab.
Petrova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A leg kick checked by Petrova.
Petrova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Leary moves into the clinch.
Petrova stalling in the clinch but Leary improves position.
Good body shot from Leary.
Leary prevents a body shot from Petrova.
Petrova looking to stall.
Leary tries to throw a body punch but Petrova avoids it by throwing Leary back against the cage.
Petrova stops a takedown attempt from Leary.
Petrova is working Leary over against the cage.
Petrova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leary digs a right hand into Petrova's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrova's gas tank.
Petrova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrova lands with a light punch inside.
Leary tries to work over Petrova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leary looking for a takedown.
Leary digs a right hand underneath Petrova's ribcage. Petrova let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrova tries a body shot but Leary blocks it.
Petrova scores with a shot to the side of Leary's head.
Petrova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leary.
Petrova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leary.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leary.
Petrova is looking to break free of the clinch but Leary has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
Petrova lands a body punch.
Petrova tries to work over Leary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
Petrova stops a takedown attempt from Leary.
Petrova stalling.
Petrova looking to stall.
Leary tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petrova is trying to break free.

Leary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrova connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova swings away with a body shot that misses

and Leary counters with a shoot takedown. Petrova fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leary content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrova can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leary looking to pass the guard.
Leary is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Leary.
Petrova 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.
No joy there for Petrova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrova throws a hook but Leary blocks it.
Petrova swings for the body but Leary moves out of range.
Petrova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrova misses with a hook. Leary ducked under it nicely.
Leary looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leary tries to work over Petrova's front leg with a kick but Petrova checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petrova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leary connects with a body shot that sends Petrova's belly button to the back.
Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrova fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrova tries to clinch
and Leary counters with a low kick, right behind Petrova 's knee.
Petrova misses with a lunging right hand
and Leary counters with a nice body shot.

Leary scores a takedown into full mount!
Leary controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Leary dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Petrova.
Petrova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheers as Petrova lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leary doesn't seem phased though.
Petrova lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Petrova. Beautiful body shot.
Petrova works Leary's body with a nice hook.

Leary scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Petrova wants to get back to his feet but Leary drags him back down.
Leary is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Petrova will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Petrova stops Leary from passing to mount.
Petrova bucks up and tries to throw Leary off but instead Leary has got his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Leary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Leary.
Petrova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sasha Petrova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary thumps Petrova with a low kick.
Leary shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrova manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leary's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrova throws a right hand that misses
and Leary makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrova.
Petrova throws a hook but Leary blocks it.
Petrova lunges at Leary with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leary's hand.
Petrova tries to clinch but Leary is having none of it.
Petrova connects with a crisp jab.
Petrova moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petrova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leary can pounce on him.
Leary misses with a right hand
and Petrova counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Leary shoots in and bounces Petrova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Leary is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leary slips nicely into half guard.
Leary controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Leary will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Leary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leary feints and then cracks Petrova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrova down.
Petrova comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrova tries to clinch there but Leary circles away.
Petrova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leary lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrova throws a right hand that misses

and Leary counters with a single leg into guard. Petrova didn't expect that.
Leary is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova wants to sweep here but Leary controlling him for the moment.
Leary looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Petrova cracks a nice hook into Leary's ribs.
Leary pushes Petrova away with a front kick.
Leary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrova.
Leary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrova manages to avoid it.
Leary throws a nice inside leg kick.

Leary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sasha Petrova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with some punches.
Petrova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrova taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Petrova manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Leary there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Petrova.
Petrova misses with a looping right.
Leary feints and then cracks Petrova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrova down.
Leary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leary there as he acknowledges the shot.

Leary changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Petrova looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leary tries to move to mount but Petrova blocks the move with his legs.
Leary content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Petrova gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leary controlling from mount.
Petrova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leary, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Leary!