PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Petrosyan (ranked 5751 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 479 p4p, 333 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Petrosyan
vs
Gracie

178 cm
25
155
0 - 1 - 1

178 cm
25
155
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrosyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petrosyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie throws a right hand that Petrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosyan also avoids with ease.
Petrosyan jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Petrosyan drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Petrosyan's head back.

Bryan Petrosyan's cut is getting worse.
Petrosyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Petrosyan.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrosyan.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrosyan clinches with his opponent.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Petrosyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrosyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Petrosyan clinches up against the cage.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike.
Petrosyan keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Petrosyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petrosyan backs up against the cage.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Gracie.
Petrosyan misses with a few strikes there.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
As Petrosyan backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Petrosyan manages to avoid it all.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Petrosyan is rocked!
Gracie lands a nice hook to Petrosyan's body. Petrosyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Petrosyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Petrosyan has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryan Gracie!