PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandr Petrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Petrov

195 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

168 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Highland Clothing

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White shoots in but no luck this time.

Petrov clinches up against the cage.

Petrov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petrov working the head and body with strikes.
Petrov taking a breather here.
Petrov cracks White with a big elbow.
Petrov working the ground and pound from side control.
White is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov grinds an elbow into White's temple.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petrov off and has taken his back!
Petrov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petrov wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
White's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is hanging on to Petrov's back as he tries to escape.
Petrov looking very determined here, making life difficult for White.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Petrov has eaten all the pies!
White doesn't have the hooks in and Petrov manages to turn into his guard.
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Petrov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Petrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
White is trying to control the position but Petrov postures up.
Petrov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petrov is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrov landing with the ground and pound.
Petrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petrov advances position into side control!
Petrov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Petrov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Petrov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!
Petrov taking a break here but White is having none of it and regains half guard.
White has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petrov lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Petrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White is looking to escape.
Petrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White is looking to improve his position.
Petrov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Petrov tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
Still in half guard, Petrov seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petrov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Petrov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov controlling the action here.
White tries to roll over but Petrov keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Petrov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

White is rocked!
Petrov works his way into full mount!
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Petrov lands a heavy shot. That's hurt White! Petrov sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless White and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksandr Petrov!
Super White was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch with this guy soon...'.