PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov has chosen Richard Cheese: People Equals Shit as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Buarga
vs
Petrov

185 cm
26
164 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Global MMA Gear

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
Buarga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrov avoids it really well and circles away.
Buarga takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Buarga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrov defends it nicely.
Buarga throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Buarga throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Buarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buarga lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Buarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buarga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buarga throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.

Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Buarga. Buarga maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buarga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Buarga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buarga swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Petrov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Buarga throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov gets through Buarga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Buarga's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buarga has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Buarga throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Buarga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buarga misses with a body punch.
Buarga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Buarga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buarga misses with a body punch.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Buarga misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike from Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Buarga tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buarga backwards.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Buarga misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Petrov.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov lands an elbow just above Buarga 's eye.

It looks like Arga Buarga has been cut.
Petrov lands an elbow just above Buarga 's eye.
Petrov trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Buarga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov misses with an elbow over the top.
Buarga misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Buarga blocks an uppercut.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buarga lands a right hand.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buarga backwards.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buarga lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buarga backwards.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Buarga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Buarga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Buarga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Buarga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buarga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arga Buarga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arga Buarga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buarga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buarga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Buarga looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Buarga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Buarga swings widly with a right hand
and Buarga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buarga throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Buarga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Buarga cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Buarga takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Buarga throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Buarga.

Buarga gets a clinch.
Buarga can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands an elbow inside.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.

Buarga is rocked!
Buarga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arga Buarga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buarga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buarga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buarga is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrov has double underhooks.
Buarga tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buarga's brow.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buarga's elbow.
Buarga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buarga blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buarga.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike.
Buarga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Buarga controls his hands.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Buarga.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
Petrov lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buarga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buarga is looking to control Petrov's arms but Petrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buarga has his back to the cage.
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga blocking some punches.
Buarga managing to block the knees to the body from Petrov.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buarga has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buarga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buarga has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice elbow.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buarga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike.
Buarga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrov throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Buarga.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buarga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Buarga misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Buarga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buarga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Buarga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buarga avoiding damage as Petrov throws knees to the body.
Buarga tries to circle away but Petrov has him pinned against the cage.
Petrov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buarga's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buarga lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Buarga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov blocking some punches.
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 Arga Buarga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arga Buarga's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Buarga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buarga misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga lands with a straight right. Petrov didn't see that one coming.

Petrov is rocked!
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buarga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Buarga finish him?
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
No joy there for Buarga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buarga throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Buarga throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Buarga misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Buarga throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Petrov slips a jab from Buarga.
Buarga misses the jab.
Buarga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buarga.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Buarga circles away.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
Petrov takes a swing at Buarga's ribcage but misses.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Buarga circles away.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buarga moves away.
Buarga throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Buarga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Buarga backing up. Buarga nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Buarga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buarga seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov lands a jab to the nose.
Petrov thows a body shot but no joy.
Buarga misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buarga.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buarga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrov slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Buarga blocks a jab.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.

Petrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buarga, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Buarga swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buarga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
Buarga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buarga lands an uppercut.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov lands an elbow just above Buarga 's eye.

Buarga pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Buarga wants to sweep but no luck.

Petrov stands up from Buarga's guard - Petrov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.

Buarga gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buarga.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Petrov.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Buarga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Buarga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buarga misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buarga swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buarga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrov lands a right hand.
Petrov tries to work over Buarga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Buarga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.

Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buarga tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Buarga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petr Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
Petrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Buarga fails to land.
Petrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buarga.
Petrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Arga Buarga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrov throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buarga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arga Buarga!
After the fight, Arga Buarga was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.