PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinjo Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Petrosyan
vs
Yoshi

194 cm
23
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
288 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kinjo Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Yoshi.
Petrosyan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick misses from Petrosyan.
Yoshi takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.

Petrosyan pushes Yoshi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Yoshi looks for the body kick but Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Petrosyan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yoshi just manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Petrosyan's shoulder, as Petrosyan tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrosyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshi misses with a few strikes there.
Petrosyan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrosyan lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Petrosyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.
Petrosyan gets through Yoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Petrosyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshi.
Yoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrosyan circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshi misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Yoshi.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Yoshi.

Yoshi gets tackled into the ropes by Petrosyan. Petrosyan maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Yoshi 's eye.

It looks like Kinjo Yoshi has been cut.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Yoshi.

It looks like Yoshihiro Petrosyan has been cut.

Petrosyan clinches up with Yoshi and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.
Yoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrosyan is defending well for now.
Yoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan slows down the pace here.
Petrosyan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yoshi prevents it.
Petrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Yoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshi jabs Petrosyan right on the nose. Petrosyan blinks but takes it well.
Yoshi swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Kinjo Yoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan throws a hook but Yoshi avoids it easily.

Oooooh!!! Yoshi has knocked Petrosyan down with a huge combo! Yoshi steps away and waves a wobbly Petrosyan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoshi sprawls well. Yoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrosyan gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Yoshi misses.
Petrosyan wants to slow Yoshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Yoshi throws a right hand that Petrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosyan also avoids with ease.

Petrosyan rushes Yoshi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Yoshi in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Kinjo Yoshi's cut even more.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrosyan avoids the damage to the body.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Yoshi.

Petrosyan moves into range and clinches up with Yoshi.
A nice left hand lands by Petrosyan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshi staying out of range there.
Yoshi throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Yoshi looks to land a combination but Petrosyan avoids it well.

Petrosyan clinches.
Petrosyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Yoshi in his tracks for a moment.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kinjo Yoshi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yoshi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrosyan avoids the head kick by Yoshi.

Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yoshi throws a head kick that misses

and Petrosyan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshi backwards.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshi tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Yoshi back against the ropes.
Petrosyan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi lands a body shot.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.
Yoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrosyan.
Yoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan clobbers Yoshi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrosyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoshi throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshi throws a nice looking combination but Petrosyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshi swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.

Petrosyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Kinjo Yoshi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Petrosyan lands with a light punch inside.
Yoshi misses with an elbow strike.
Petrosyan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yoshi up against the ropes.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshi throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshihiro Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrosyan counters with a body kick.
Petrosyan misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Yoshi misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Yoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Petrosyan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yoshi is breathing heavily.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrosyan.
Kinjo Yoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Petrosyan gets a clinch.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Yoshi 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Yoshi.

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrosyan taking a breather.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshi fails to land.
Petrosyan leaning against his opponent.
Petrosyan working aggressively here.
Yoshi throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshi.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Yoshi works on Petrosyan's body with a couple of short punches.
Yoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoshi avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Yoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrosyan is defending well for now.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Yoshi - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Yoshi looks to move away, Petrosyan throws a big counter combo but Yoshi just gets out of the way.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with a head kick.
Petrosyan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yoshi throws a right hand that Petrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosyan also avoids with ease.
Yoshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Petrosyan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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 Yoshihiro Petrosyan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Yoshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrosyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yoshi misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Yoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshi throws a right and a left that Petrosyan avoids nicely.

Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Yoshi.
Petrosyan working Yoshi over with knees to the body.
Petrosyan stalling.
Yoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks it.
Yoshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Yoshi 's eye.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Yoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Yoshi.
Petrosyan misses with a two punch combination.
Petrosyan lands a jab to Yoshi's midsection.
A punch combination from Yoshi misses.

Petrosyan clinches up with Yoshi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshi throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.

Kinjo Yoshi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Petrosyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshi.
Yoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrosyan.

Petrosyan moves into range and clinches up with Yoshi.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Yoshi letting Petrosyan take a breather here.
Yoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan slips under a jab from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a series of punches but Petrosyan avoids them all with ease.
Yoshi takes a kick to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kinjo Yoshi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yoshihiro Petrosyan!