PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Tethanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markas Troxata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markas Troxata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tethanon
vs
Troxata

188 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pavel Tethanon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markas Troxata!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troxata has a takedown stuffed.

Troxata gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Troxata looking to stall.
Troxata tries to break the clinch but Tethanon is controlling the position.
Troxata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tethanon managing to block the knees to the body from Troxata.
Troxata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tethanon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tethanon throws a leg kick but Troxata sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Troxata clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troxata tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pavel Tethanon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markas Troxata.
Tethanon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Troxata's efforts to push away.
Tethanon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troxata wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tethanon has him pressed against the cage.
Troxata managing to block the knees to the body from Tethanon.
Troxata misses with some punches.
Tethanon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tethanon lands a good knee to the midsection. Troxata won't want to take too many of those.
Troxata looks gassed!
Tethanon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troxata is working for takedown but Tethanon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tethanon obliges.
Tethanon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tethanon scores a nice knee to the body.
Tethanon scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tethanon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Troxata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tethanon misses with a knee strike.
Tethanon with a knee to the head.
Tethanon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Tethanon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tethanon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tethanon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tethanon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Tethanon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tethanon landing knees to the head.
Tethanon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Troxata's face.
Tethanon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tethanon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troxata takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tethanon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tethanon lands a big knee! That's hurt Troxata! Oh, he's all over the place! Tethanon lands another knee that sends Troxata to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Tethanon!