PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 67 p4p, 3 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 417 p4p, 27 weight class). King has chosen Who Knows as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Petrov
vs
King

164 cm
26
135 lbs
18 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
135 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Pit Bull Development

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Petrov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Petrov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
King blocks a jab.
Petrov cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Petrov enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Petrov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Petrov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes King off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Petrov connects with a jab.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Petrov lands with a cross.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov works King's body with a nice hook.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Petrov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King misses with a looping right.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
King misses with a body shot.

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!
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
King fails with the takedown.
Sergei Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
King missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.

King has Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

King pulls guard.
Petrov controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that King has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
King is trying to keep Petrov in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

King looking for subs off his back but Petrov has passed one foot through into half guard.
King throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Petrov manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Petrov gets to mount! King was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
King is looking to improve his position but Petrov isn't that keen on the idea.
King tries to hold on but Petrov pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Petrov scores with a jab.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov cracks King with an open hand slap.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sergei Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
King misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
King throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov avoids the body shot from King.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Petrov thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Petrov.
King looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
King thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
King missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov misses the jab.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Petrov misses.
King swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King misses the body punch
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King dips to his left and cracks Petrov with an uppercut!
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
King is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Petrov blocks a jab.
King slips under a jab.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A big right from Petrov misses.
King misses with an uppercut
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov walks into a stiff left hand from King.
A right-left combo lands from Petrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into range.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from King misses.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Petrov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Petrov defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a looping right.
King misses the body punch
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Jab from Petrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King wants to clinch.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a looping left.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
King swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
King misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.

Petrov tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrov keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
King throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Petrov to regain full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King content to stall in guard here.
Petrov working a defensive guard here.
King is stalling in the full guard.
Sergei Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.

King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Petrov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with a body shot
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
King lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrov takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a wild body shot.

King takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
King tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King lands a body shot.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Petrov.

King breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Petrov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Twea King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.

King closes the distance and clinches.
King lands with a left to the head.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with the head strike.
King jumps guard but Petrov stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.

King ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. King no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

King looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Petrov has picked King up and slammed him! King can't keep hold of the triangle and Petrov manages to pass to side control!
Petrov has control of an arm but King manages to advance to Petrov's back!

Petrov is trying to defend against the choke here but King has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. King Tightens the hold and Petrov taps out furiously! King displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Twea King!
Twea King is the new bantamweight champion!