PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radoslav Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Tucon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph ft. Cappadonna. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petrov
vs
Tucon

168 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
26
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radoslav Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Tucon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucon ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Tucon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucon was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tucon moves into the clinch successfully.
Tucon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tucon tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.

Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Tucon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tucon.
Petrov gets underhooks to prevent Tucon's takedown attempt.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Tucon is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tucon throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrov has Tucon pushed against the cage.
Petrov gets underhooks to prevent Tucon's takedown attempt.
Radoslav Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Tucon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Tucon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrov's defenses.
Tucon lands an elbow inside.
Tucon pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tucon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Tucon.
Tucon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tucon has Petrov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Tucon wants a takedown but no success here.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Tucon struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Tucon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrov's defenses.
Petrov blocks the elbow strike.
Tucon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucon tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tucon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tucon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tucon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Radoslav Petrov's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov is pressed up against the cage. Tucon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petrov down to the mat. Petrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tucon has Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Tucon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tucon misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrov's defenses.
Tucon can't get the takedown.
Tucon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tucon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Tucon won't allow it.
Tucon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petrov being controlled against the cage.
Tucon jumps guard but Petrov stands there with Tucon around his waist. Tucon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Tucon keeps him there for the moment.
Petrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucon tries to pull guard but Petrov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Petrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tucon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Tucon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Radoslav Petrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tucon forces Petrov back against the cage and clinches.
Tucon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tucon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrov's defenses.
Tucon tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucon looking for a takedown.
Tucon letting Petrov take a breather here.
Tucon pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Tucon.
Tucon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tucon has him pressed against the cage.
Petrov is stalling here.
Tucon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Radoslav Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Tucon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov avoids the elbow strike from Tucon, against the cage.
Tucon lands a damaging elbow.

Radoslav Petrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tucon just leaning against Petrov, taking a breather.
Tucon wants a takedown.
Tucon throws an elbow but it misses.
Tucon misses with a body punch.
Tucon lands an elbow inside.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov is trying to force a seperation but Tucon has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrov blocks the elbow strike.
Petrov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tucon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucon lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Radoslav Petrov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tucon slowing the pace effectively.
Tucon lands a nice elbow.
Petrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tucon up against the cage.
Tucon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petrov prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Tucon has him pressed against the cage.
Tucon jumps guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tucon lands an elbow that stopped Petrov in his tracks for a moment.
Tucon tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Tucon back against the cage.
Tucon stalling in the clinch.
Tucon misses with an elbow strike.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Tucon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Tucon avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Tucon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Tucon tries for a takedown but Petrov manages to get underhooks.
Tucon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tucon looking for a takedown.
Tucon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tucon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tucon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucon tries to pull guard but Petrov holds him up against the cage and eventually Tucon drops back down to his feet.
Petrov prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Tucon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Radoslav Petrov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucon is just out of range.
Tucon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov lunges at Tucon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucon's hand.
Tucon on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Tucon moves into the clinch successfully.
Tucon pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
Tucon is trying to pull guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tucon stalling in the clinch.
Petrov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tucon slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tucon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Petrov manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucon tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Radoslav Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucon is just out of range.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucon.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Tucon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tucon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Petrov defends it well.
Tucon is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucon is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Tucon is looking to clinch.

Tucon clinches.
Tucon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucon is stalling here.
Radoslav Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tucon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tucon lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Tucon lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tucon.
Tucon lands an elbow inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johny Tucon!
Radoslav Petrov spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my fans for the support. We are going to come back better than today.'.