PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Quaresma (ranked 25634 p4p, 6203 weight class) and Bryan Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 500 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quaresma
vs
Petrosyan

157 cm
25
157
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
155
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Quaresma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrosyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quaresma really is a fat lump.
Quaresma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quaresma scores with a jab to the body.
Quaresma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrosyan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Quaresma there.
Quaresma thuds his right hand into Petrosyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrosyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quaresma counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaresma throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quaresma blocks a head kick by Petrosyan.
Quaresma throws a shot from downtown. Petrosyan moves away and avoids it.
Quaresma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quaresma throws a hook but Petrosyan blocks it.
Quaresma swinging wildly here.
Petrosyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quaresma displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Petrosyan needs to keep his hands up - Quaresma had a free shot at his head there.
Quaresma feints a jab promting Petrosyan to slip. Quaresma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Petrosyan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaresma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quaresma connects with a single shot there.
Quaresma throws a good cross that connects.
Quaresma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quaresma misses the jab.

Petrosyan instigates a clinch.
Quaresma throws a head punch that misses.
Petrosyan blocks an uppercut.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Quaresma motions for Petrosyan to come forward. Quaresma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan throws a nice looking combination but Quaresma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peter Quaresma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan cracks Quaresma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quaresma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quaresma slips a jab and a cross from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaresma throws an overhand right that lands on Petrosyan's shoulder, as Petrosyan tries to avoid the shot.
Quaresma slips a jab from Petrosyan.
Quaresma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quaresma throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrosyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quaresma misses with a body shot
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Quaresma finds it's target.
Petrosyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quaresma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrosyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Quaresma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quaresma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quaresma missing with a left hand there. Petrosyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quaresma throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrosyan is looking for the big counter here.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
Quaresma misses with a low kick.
Petrosyan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petrosyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrosyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaresma throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Quaresma avoids nicely.
Quaresma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Quaresma connects with a right hand. Petrosyan shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Quaresma as he connects with a hook.
Quaresma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quaresma to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrosyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quaresma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan moves forwards but Quaresma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quaresma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrosyan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quaresma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quaresma throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrosyan throws an overhand right that lands on Quaresma's shoulder, as Quaresma tries to avoid the shot.
Quaresma lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Quaresma.
Petrosyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaresma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quaresma moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
A swing and a miss from Quaresma.
Petrosyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quaresma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Quaresma scores with a nice right hand.
Quaresma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quaresma.
Quaresma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrosyan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Quaresma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot.
Quaresma throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quaresma throws a body kick that misses.
Quaresma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Quaresma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Petrosyan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Quaresma misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Quaresma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrosyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaresma.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Quaresma.

Petrosyan moves into range and clinches up with Quaresma.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Quaresma throws a hook but Petrosyan blocks it.
Quaresma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Good leg kick by Quaresma.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quaresma.
Quaresma throws a right and a left that Petrosyan avoids nicely.
Quaresma connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrosyan slips under a jab.
Peter Quaresma is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petrosyan moves into the clinch.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Quaresma.
Quaresma throws a body punch but Petrosyan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrosyan instigates a clinch.
Quaresma can't break the clinch.
Quaresma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Peter Quaresma has been cut.
Quaresma misses with a hook to the ribs.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
A big right from Quaresma misses.
Quaresma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrosyan can do to turn this around?
Quaresma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Quaresma scores with a nice strike.
Quaresma throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Petrosyan.
Quaresma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quaresma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Petrosyan has closed the distance and engaged Quaresma in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaresma is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan just leaning against Quaresma, taking a breather.
Petrosyan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quaresma.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Quaresma throws a combination that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quaresma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Petrosyan gets a clinch.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Quaresma in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrosyan slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Petrosyan as the two fighters clinch.
Quaresma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan working Quaresma over with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands with a light punch inside.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Quaresma working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrosyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quaresma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petrosyan counters with a slapping leg kick.

Petrosyan has managed to clinch.

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

Quaresma tries to keep at a distance but Petrosyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quaresma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quaresma misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan blocks an uppercut.
Quaresma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quaresma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Quaresma throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Quaresma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.

Petrosyan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaresma wants to improve his position but Petrosyan is controlling well.
Quaresma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrosyan on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaresma wants to get back to his feet.
Petrosyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Quaresma is rocked!
Quaresma wants to control but Petrosyan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oh Quaresma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Petrosyan is trying to work for a kimura but Quaresma is defending well.
Quaresma trying to control from the bottom.
Petrosyan lands a big elbow - Quaresma is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Petrosyan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Petrosyan!