PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbarian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbarian King has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

King
vs
Petrosyan

225 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barbarian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Barbarian King has been cut.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King is trying to drag Petrosyan to the mat but Petrosyan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Petrosyan working King over with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.

Barbarian King's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.

Barbarian King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petrosyan lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Barbarian King's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barbarian King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armen Petrosyan!
After winning the bout, Armen Petrosyan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.