PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kropotkin's entrance music is Distress - Progress/Regress. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Kropotkin
vs
Blood

188 cm
21
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bushido Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood slips a jab from Kropotkin.
Blood with the counter takedown but Kropotkin avoids it easily.
Kropotkin sizes up Blood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petr Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kropotkin misses the jab.
Blood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kropotkin defends it well.
Kropotkin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blood backs up against the cage.
Kropotkin lands with a cross.
Kropotkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Blood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kropotkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Blood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kropotkin makes his way to full guard, as Blood worked for a kimura.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kropotkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kropotkin is tightening it up a little... Blood has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Blood reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Blood taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kropotkin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Petr Kropotkin!
Petr Kropotkin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.