PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petrov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Man. Aurelius has chosen Marcia Carolus Rex as his entrance music. Kirill Petrov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Petrov
vs
Aurelius

176 cm
30
159 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

156 cm
34
147 lbs
24 - 5 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius lands the left hand.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Aurelius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Aurelius - just one landing.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelius, right into the meat.

Petrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Petrov stalling the fight.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.

Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aurelius gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Petrov missing with knees to the body.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
Aurelius tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov trying to control the position but instead, Aurelius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrov into the cage.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Petrov.
Petrov avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Petrov lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Aurelius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aureliuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a double jab.

Petrov darts in and clinches Aurelius up against the cage.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Petrov tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelius's elbow.
Petrov taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov misses with a knee to the head.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov slows down the pace here.
Petrov trying to control the position but instead, Aurelius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrov into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Aurelius.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelius.
Aurelius working aggressively here.
Petrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike.
Petrov taking a breather.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aurelius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius wants to land a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Aurelius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrov tries to clinch but Aurelius is having none of it.
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrov avoids it really well and circles away.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Aurelius throws the kick towards the body but Petrov avoids it.
Aurelius cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Aurelius cracks Petrov with a good jab.

Aurelius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but Petrov defending well.
Petrov is staying active underneath Aurelius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrov won't allow Aurelius to pass to mount.
Petrov has hold of Aurelius's hands but Aurelius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Petrov wants to get back to full guard but Aurelius has passed into side control.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petrov wants to improve his position but Aurelius is controlling well.
Petrov keeping control of the position.
Aurelius is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
Petrov trying to hold on to Aurelius's head to control him but Aurelius postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Petrov is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrov looking for a kimura from the bottom but Aurelius passes into side control!
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Aurelius tries to score with some ground and pound. Petrov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aurelius cracks Petrov with a big right hand but Petrov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Petrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrov tries to bench press Aurelius off him but Aurelius keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius is trying to control but can't.
Petrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petrov moves out of range as Aurelius throws a body kick.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Kirill Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Aurelius tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aurelius. Petrov shrugs it off though.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Aurelius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aurelius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. Aurelius ducked under it nicely.
Aurelius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Petrov misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
Petrov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Aurelius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrov's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov working a defensive guard but Aurelius passes into half guard.
Petrov is staying active underneath Aurelius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aurelius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aurelius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrov tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Petrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Petrov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sigvard Aurelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelius trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aurelius slips nicely into half guard.
Petrov is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelius sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov is looking to improve his position.
Petrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aurelius is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelius 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius took some time post fight to say the following; '...'.