PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rocky
vs
Reyes

189 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 St Petersburg, Paul Rocky!
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, Patrick Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rocky shoots in but Reyes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reyes throws a predictable looking body shot

and Rocky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocky.

Rocky jumps into guard, dragging Reyes to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rocky is proving hard to escape from.
Rocky managing to control the position.

Reyes wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Rocky's closed guard. He's half up but Rocky has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Rocky pivots and extends the arm, Reyes falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Rocky! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Rocky!