PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy comes to the cage accompanied by Маечка. Abu Rock has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chetkiy
vs
Rock

183 cm
20
184 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chetkiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Rock scores with a takedown into Chetkiy's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock stands up over Chetkiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chetkiy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rock manages to get himself to full guard.
Chetkiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Rock has control of Chetkiy's left arm, preventing Chetkiy from doing any damage.
Chetkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Chetkiy from controlling successfully.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chetkiy's guard.
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!
Rock postures up.
Rock trying to control but Chetkiy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rock is one step ahead there.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Chetkiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chetkiy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chetkiy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rock wants to control from the top but Chetkiy keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Abu Rock wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.

Rock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chetkiy on his heels. He'll look to pass Chetkiy's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock preventing the sweep.
My spies in Ironfist Athletics inform me that Rock has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Chetkiy is trying to keep Rock in close.

Chetkiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Chetkiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rock trying to control but Chetkiy is working from the bottom.
Rock with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chetkiy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rock's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock looking to sit in guard and control but Chetkiy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chetkiy throws a big right hand that misses.
Chetkiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock looking for a sweep. Not yet Rock, not yet.
Rock is trying to keep Chetkiy in close.
Rock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chetkiy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chetkiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy scores with a nice right hand.
Chetkiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Chetkiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Rock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chetkiy is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chetkiy scores with a jab to the head.

Chetkiy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chetkiy throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.
Rock trying to keep a closed guard but Chetkiy is proving a slippery customer.
Rock looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chetkiy stays in close to Rock's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petia Chetkiy dominated that round.
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.

Chetkiy works over Rock's head and body with a nice combination.
Chetkiy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Chetkiy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chetkiy showed some decent athleticism there.
Rock trying to control from the bottom.
Chetkiy slips a nice elbow through Rock's hands, connecting with Rock's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Chetkiy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chetkiy stopping the sweep attempt from Rock.
Chetkiy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chetkiy distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chetkiy throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.
Chetkiy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chetkiy postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.

Chetkiy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chetkiy has Rock in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chetkiy is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chetkiy postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chetkiy works over Rock with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy preventing the sweep.
Chetkiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Chetkiy wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Chetkiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chetkiy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chetkiy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chetkiy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chetkiy trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Chetkiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chetkiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chetkiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Rock seems keen to control Chetkiy's posture.
Chetkiy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chetkiy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chetkiy throwing strikes but missing.
Chetkiy lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chetkiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chetkiy misses with a double jab

and Rock counters with a single leg into guard. Chetkiy didn't expect that.
Rock postures up.
Rock trying to control but Chetkiy is working from the bottom.
Rock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chetkiy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Chetkiy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rock frees his head nicely. Oh but Chetkiy has switched to an armbar! Rock is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Petia Chetkiy!
Petia Chetkiy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.