PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Pronin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arthur Bach has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bach
vs
Pronin

190 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Bach!
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, Nikita Pronin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Bach.

It looks like Nikita Pronin has been cut.
Bach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pronin has eaten all the pies!
Bach throws a series of punches but Pronin avoids them all with ease.
Bach scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Bach misses with a few strikes there.

Pronin clinches up against the cage.
Pronin goes for a takedown attempt but Bach pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pronin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bach.
Arthur Bach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pronin misses with a body shot.

Pronin looking to score a takedown here. Bach is defending well but Pronin drives through and ends up in Bach's guard.
Pronin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bach swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pronin stopping the sweep attempt from Bach.
Pronin looking to sit in guard and control but Bach gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pronin is proving hard to escape from.
Bach has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pronin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bach is one step ahead there.

Pronin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pronin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bach escapes and throws Pronin's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Bach stands up and beckons Pronin to his feet.
Bach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bach misses with a double jab.
Bach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pronin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Bach scores with a three punch combo!
Bach displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pronin.
Arthur Bach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Pronin.
Pronin looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach misses with a few strikes there.

Bach drops Pronin with a beautiful combination! Pronin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bach is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bach fails to land with a series of punches.
Bach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pronin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bach steps in with a hook that catches Pronin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bach follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pronin looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Bach!