PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 153 p4p, 414 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 8 p4p, 20 weight class). Yoshida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boogeyman by Motörhead. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Petrov
vs
Yoshida

164 cm
28
135
19 - 3 - 0

165 cm
31
130
28 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat
Zenith Nutrition

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Shadow Warrior Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshida slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Yoshida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Yoshida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Yoshida backing up. Yoshida nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Yoshida jabs at Petrov's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Petrov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Nice shot lands for Yoshida.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yoshida in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoshida thinking.
A shot to the body from Yoshida misses
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Petrov misses with a right hand
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Yoshida fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrov throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Petrov lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov walks into a jab.
Petrov slips under a jab from Yoshida.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yoshida has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Petrov throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Yoshida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Petrov saw that one coming.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshida scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoshida with a jab.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Yoshida flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov misses the jab.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshida lands a high kick!
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrov throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Yoshida.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida throws a nice head kick!
Yoshida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yoshida moves forwards but Petrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Petrov.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshida counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshida cracks Petrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Yoshida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Donk. Petrov catches Yoshida right on the button with a cross.
Yoshida throws a front kick that sends Petrov stumbling back into the cage.
Yoshida throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Petrov saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
A big left from Petrov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida connects with a single shot there.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoshida takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida jabs at Petrov's body.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrov swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshida catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Petrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Petrov.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takashi Yoshida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sergei Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Yoshida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov backing away here, and Yoshida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshida scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoshida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrov throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Yoshida blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takashi Yoshida.
Well Yoshida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!