Dan Tom reluctantly sided with Edmen Shabazyan to win inside two rounds, forecasting a Round-1 or Round-2 knockout. He has watched Shabazyan’s current stint at Extreme Couture, noting the gym’s strong reputation for improving fighters’ cage-wrestling and defensive fundamentals—precisely the weaknesses Petroski could exploit. Tom pointed out that Petroski’s recent decision streak still features stretches where he "looks like he’s drowning," making him unreliable to cash the late-round props Tom normally targets. With Shabazyan’s crisp boxing, dangerous head-kick arsenal, and specific southpaw looks in camp, Tom thinks the Californian lands something big before his own gas tank becomes a liability. He is passing on a straight bet because Petroski’s wrestling remains a live threat, but for pick’em contests or small prop sprinkles he prefers Shabazyan KO/TKO in R1-2.