PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexender Petronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vort Under (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Petronov
vs
Under

189 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
211 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexender Petronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vort Under!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Under keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petronov.
Petronov misses with a left hand

and Under counters with a shoot takedown. Petronov fights it but they end up in guard.
Under postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Under thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Under is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Under thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Under landing some decent shots from guard.
Under loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Under is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Under wants to control from the top but Petronov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Under drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Under jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Under postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Petronov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Under, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Under controlling the position.
Petronov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Petronov landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petronov wants to pass the guard but Under is keeping the position.
Under looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petronov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Petronov is fighting to break Under's control of his arms but Under is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Petronov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petronov throwing strikes but missing.
Under looking for a sweep. Not yet Under, not yet.
Under manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petronov manages to get himself to full guard.

Under drops back looking for a leg! Petronov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petronov manages to kick Under off! Under jumps back into Petronov's guard.

Under drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Under jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Under trying to control but Petronov is working from the bottom.
Under told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Under stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Under slips a straight right by Petronov.
Petronov leaves Under with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petronov misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Petronov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vort Under dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petronov throws a hook to the side of Under's head but Under sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Under.

Under tries for a kimura but Petronov is defending well.
Petronov is pushing Under's head away, looking to escape. Under manages to hold on to the position though.

Under is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Petronov has escaped the position, nice work there.

Under is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Petronov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Under gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Petronov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Under lets go of the hold and Petronov can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vort Under!