PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Korn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Petrosov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Korn
vs
Petrosov

185 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitriy Korn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armen Petrosov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korn throws a combination that misses

and Petrosov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Korn's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Petrosov stops Korn from standing up.
Petrosov is stalling in the full guard.
Petrosov tries to free his leg and advance position but Korn is retaining full guard.
Petrosov won't allow Korn to get back to his feet.
Petrosov is looking to work some ground and pound but Korn has wrist control.
Korn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrosov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrosov on the ground.
Korn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petrosov trying to control the position from guard on top but Korn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrosov prevents Korn from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosov trying to control but Korn is working from the bottom.
Petrosov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Armen Petrosov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Korn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Petrosov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Korn is breathing heavily.
Petrosov wants to control from the top but Korn keeps moving.
Petrosov prevents Korn from getting back to his feet.
Petrosov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrosov working some strikes from top position.
Korn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrosov is controlling him.
Petrosov tries to free his leg and advance position but Korn is retaining full guard.
Petrosov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petrosov is stalling in the full guard.
Petrosov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosov wants to pass the guard but Korn is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosov trying to control the position from guard on top but Korn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrosov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korn wants to stand up but Petrosov is controlling him.
Petrosov wants to control from the top but Korn keeps moving.
Petrosov distracts Korn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Korn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petrosov stops Korn from standing up.
Petrosov trying to control the position from guard on top but Korn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Korn's head.
Petrosov trying to control but Korn is working from the bottom.
Petrosov landing with the ground and pound.
Petrosov prevents Korn from getting back to his feet.
Petrosov trying to control the position from guard on top but Korn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrosov with a nice head shot there.
Petrosov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrosov passes Korn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Korn pushes Petrosov off but Petrosov dives into side control.
Petrosov landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrosov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Korn taking a bit of punishment here - Petrosov scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosov is looking to take a break and control but Korn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrosov working the ground and pound from side control.
Petrosov prevents Korn from escaping the position.
Petrosov trying to control the action but Korn is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korn wants to get back to his feet but Petrosov drags him back down.
Petrosov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Korn to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Petrosov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Petrosov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petrosov has a takedown stuffed.
Petrosov moves away from the strike by Korn.
Korn lands with a shot to the body.
Korn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrosov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dmitriy Korn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armen Petrosov.
Korn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Korn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrosov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Korn circles away.
Petrosov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korn misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosov fails with the takedown.
Korn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrosov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Korn does no damage.
Petrosov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Korn tries to avoid it but Petrosov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Korn to the ground. Korn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab from Korn.
Korn throws a left and a right that both miss

so Petrosov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Korn wants to get back to his feet but Petrosov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petrosov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Armen Petrosov has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korn wants to stand up but Petrosov is controlling him.
Petrosov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrosov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Armen Petrosov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Korn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dmitriy Korn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosov dives in and grabs Korn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korn pushes down on Petrosov's head and hops out.
Dmitriy Korn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korn throws a right hand that Petrosov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosov also avoids with ease.
Petrosov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Korn avoids it really well and circles away.
Korn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Petrosov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Korn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Korn. Those never looked like landing.
Petrosov shoots in but no luck this time.
Korn scores with a three punch combo!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrosov.
Petrosov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korn pinned against the cage. Korn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Korn. Those never looked like landing.
Petrosov fails with the takedown.
Petrosov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Korn misses.
Korn misses with a wild combination.
Petrosov closes the distance and clinches up with Korn, looking for a takedown. Petrosov pushes Korn against the cage but Korn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Petrosov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Korn!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Petrosov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Korn's face.
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 Dmitriy Korn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Korn cracks Petrosov with a good jab.
Korn misses with the combination.
Korn throws a combination. Petrosov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Korn.
Korn stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrosov. Petrosov gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrosov shoots in looking for a takedown but Korn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Petrosov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrosov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dmitriy Korn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armen Petrosov.
Some wild striking there from Korn.
Dmitriy Korn is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrosov dives in and grabs Korn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korn pushes down on Petrosov's head and hops out.
Korn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Korn throws a series of punches but Petrosov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosov dives in and grabs Korn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korn pushes down on Petrosov's head and hops out.
Korn misses with a few strikes there.
Korn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Petrosov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Korn is defending against the submission attempts here by Petrosov.

Petrosov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Korn has managed to free his arm - good work.

Korn kicks Petrosov off and gets back to his feet.
Korn throws a combination that misses

and Petrosov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Petrosov stops Korn from getting back to his feet.
Petrosov wants to control but Korn is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korn wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Petrosov connects with a nice short shot to Korn's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Korn has one foot on Petrosov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Korn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrosov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korn pinned against the cage. Korn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korn misses with the combination.
Dmitriy Korn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosov shoots in and drives through. Korn sprawls well.
Korn misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrosov tries for a takedown but Korn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosov slips a jab and a cross from Korn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrosov.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Korn enables Petrosov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Korn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Petrosov trying to control but Korn is working from the bottom.
Petrosov wants to pass the guard but Korn is keeping the position.
Korn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrosov is controlling him.

Korn pushes Petrosov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Petrosov shoots in for a takedown but Korn shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Korn misses.
Korn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Petrosov.
Korn leaves Petrosov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Korn throws a right hand that Petrosov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosov also avoids with ease.
Korn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrosov.

Petrosov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korn is pushing Petrosov's head away, looking to escape. Petrosov manages to hold on to the position though.
Petrosov cracks Korn with a big right hand but Korn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Korn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Petrosov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrosov trying to control the action but Korn is working from the bottom.
Petrosov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Armen Petrosov.
I think Petrosov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Armen Petrosov!