PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pietrus Malkevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malkevicius
vs
Vargas

170 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietrus Malkevicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrico Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malkevicius counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas misses with a takedown attempt
and Malkevicius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas misses with a takedown
and Malkevicius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pietrus Malkevicius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Vargas.

Malkevicius gets tackled into the cage by Vargas. Vargas maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Vargas.
Malkevicius wants a takedown.
Malkevicius wants a takedown but no success here.
Malkevicius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Vargas has Malkevicius pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vargas pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Malkevicius tumbling to the mat - Vargas dives into Malkevicius's guard.

Vargas throws a sloppy strike and Malkevicius has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Vargas is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Malkevicius!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pietrus Malkevicius!