PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy comes to the cage accompanied by Маечка. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chetkiy
vs
Tron

183 cm
22
184 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 7 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chetkiy fails to land the takedown.
Tron lands a nice shot to the body.
Chetkiy misses with a hook. Tron ducked under it nicely.
Chetkiy misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Tron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chetkiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Chetkiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tron lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Petia Chetkiy has been cut.
Chetkiy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chetkiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chetkiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chetkiy momentarily.
Tron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chetkiy misses with an uppercut.
Chetkiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Chetkiy moves into the clinch.
Chetkiy misses with a body punch.
Chetkiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tron uses good head movement to avoid it.

Chetkiy lands a takedown into guard.
Chetkiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tron is trying to keep Chetkiy in close.
Chetkiy cracks Tron with a solid left hand.
Chetkiy throws a big right hand that misses.
Chetkiy postures up in Tron's guard and throws a big left but Tron blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chetkiy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chetkiy wants to pass the guard but Tron is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tron is controlling Chetkiy's posture.
Tron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chetkiy stops Tron from standing up.
Chetkiy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Tron wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tron misses with a series of wild punches.
Chetkiy slips a jab and a cross from Tron.
Tron moves away from the strike by Chetkiy.
A swing and a miss from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy misses with a body shot.
Tron lands with an overhand left.
Tron slaps away a takedown attempt from Chetkiy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Chetkiy misses with a shot to the body
and Tron counters with a left and a right that stings Chetkiy.

Chetkiy closes the distance and clinches.
Chetkiy misses with some punches.
Tron being controlled against the cage.
Tron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chetkiy has Tron pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petia Chetkiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chetkiy misses with a punch to the body.
Tron tries to throw a body punch but Chetkiy avoids it by throwing Tron back against the cage.
Tron tries to break the clinch but Chetkiy is controlling the position.
Chetkiy lands a shoulder strike.
Tron working hard to break the clinch.
Chetkiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chetkiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tron's elbow.
Chetkiy stalling against the cage.
Chetkiy tries to work over Tron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chetkiy's elbow.
Tron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chetkiy lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chetkiy as Tron tries to tie him up.
Chetkiy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tron's efforts to push away.
Tron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chetkiy has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chetkiy.

Chetkiy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chetkiy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tron being controlled here, momentarily.
Chetkiy stands up over Tron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tron trying to keep a closed guard but Chetkiy is proving a slippery customer.
Chetkiy postures up in Tron's guard and throws a big left but Tron blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Petia Chetkiy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petia Chetkiy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chetkiy on the side of the head.
Tron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chetkiy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chetkiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Chetkiy moves into the clinch successfully.
Chetkiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chetkiy misses with a body punch.
Tron blocks a body shot from Chetkiy.
A head punch on the inside from Chetkiy fails to land.
Tron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chetkiy keeps control of Tron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chetkiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tron misses with a double jab.
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!
Chetkiy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chetkiy scrambles back to his feet.

Chetkiy is rocked!
Tron lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Chetkiy head around and knocks him out cold! Tron hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Tron!