PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deverux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Deverux will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Petrosyan
vs
Deverux

185 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
213 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Deverux!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petrosyan clinches.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Deverux in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Steve Deverux has been cut.
Deverux is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrosyan has double underhooks.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Deverux looks winded!
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan working Deverux over with knees to the body.
Petrosyan working Deverux over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Deverux in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deverux is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deverux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Deverux in his tracks for a moment.
Deverux takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Deverux's ribcage.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deverux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deverux takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.

Deverux is rocked!
Deverux dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Deverux is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrosyan finish him?
Deverux avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the cage.
Petrosyan has Deverux pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Deverux is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Petrosyan - that's hurt Deverux badly! Oh, another knee lands and Deverux is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Deverux doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Armen Petrosyan!
A very excited looking Armen Petrosyan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.