PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kropotkin has chosen Distress - Progress/Regress as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Payton
vs
Kropotkin

180 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
203 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payton moves away.
Payton sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Payton throws a looping overhand right but Kropotkin ducks down to avoid it.
Kropotkin unleashes a big counter combination but Payton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Kropotkin there.
Kropotkin catches Payton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Payton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kropotkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kropotkin is looking to clinch but Payton is avoiding it.
Payton scores with a sloppy right hand. Kropotkin should have avoided that one.
Kropotkin moves out of range as Payton strikes.
Payton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Payton misses.
Payton throws a lazy right hand but Kropotkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payton slips a jab from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kropotkin slips a jab from Payton.
Kropotkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kropotkin.
Payton tries to move into range but Kropotkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kropotkin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Payton swats away the attempt to clinch by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the side of Payton's head but Payton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kropotkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payton has his takedown stuffed
and Kropotkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kropotkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payton. Kropotkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kropotkin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kropotkin has managed to clinch.
Payton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kropotkin working aggressively here.
Kropotkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kropotkin throws a head punch that misses.
Kropotkin lands with a left to the head.
Kropotkin throws a head punch that misses.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kropotkin's elbow.
Payton lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Petr Kropotkin has been cut.
Payton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kropotkin is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kropotkin's elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kropotkin has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Kropotkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kropotkin lands with a left to the head.
Kropotkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payton lands with a left to the head.
Kropotkin tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kropotkin back against the cage.
Payton lands an elbow inside that Kropotkin shrugs off.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton blocking some punches.
Kropotkin lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kropotkin.
Payton is working Kropotkin over against the cage.
Kropotkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Payton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kropotkin misses with some punches.
Kropotkin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Payton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
Kropotkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin lands a right hand.
Kropotkin misses with a body punch.
Kropotkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
Kropotkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton works on Kropotkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kropotkin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payton.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payton misses with a body punch.
A short right from Payton on the inside.
Payton avoiding damage as Kropotkin throws knees to the body.
Payton takes a shot to the head.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kropotkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paytons head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kropotkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Payton or not.
Kropotkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kropotkin misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kropotkin.
Payton tries to throw a body punch but Kropotkin avoids it by throwing Payton back against the cage.
Kropotkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kropotkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kropotkin on the inside.
Kropotkin blocks a body shot from Payton.
Payton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kropotkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kropotkin.
Payton lands with a short shot to the head.
Kropotkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin blocks the elbow strike.
Payton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payton lands a damaging elbow.
Payton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Kropotkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petr Kropotkin's cut.
That's time! Payton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Payton lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Payton.
Kropotkin stuns Payton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kropotkin throws a right hand that misses
and Payton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kropotkin thinking.
Kropotkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payton.
A combination from Kropotkin does no damage.
Kropotkin scores with a jab. Payton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin works Payton's body with a nice hook.

Kropotkin moves into the clinch.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payton looking to slow down the pace here.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin pushes Payton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kropotkin gets through Payton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin prevents a body shot from Payton.
A short uppercut from Kropotkin.
Payton blocks a body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kropotkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kropotkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kropotkin lands a body shot.
Evan Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kropotkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Petr Kropotkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kropotkin scores with a three punch combo!
Kropotkin dips to his left and cracks Payton with an uppercut!

Payton is rocked!
Payton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payton misses with a looping right.
Kropotkin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kropotkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kropotkin lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh Payton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin avoids the body shot from Payton.
Payton seems to have got his legs back now.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payton throws a low kick but Kropotkin avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin lands with a hook. Payton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kropotkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payton.

Payton gets tackled into the cage by Kropotkin. Kropotkin maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kropotkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Kropotkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin working aggressively here.
Kropotkin lands a left hand.
Kropotkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Payton.
Payton blocks an uppercut.
Kropotkin lands a nice uppercut.
Payton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payton misses with the head strike.
Payton throws an elbow but it misses.
Payton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Payton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kropotkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Kropotkin controls the action.
Good body shot from Payton.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kropotkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Payton.
Petr Kropotkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kropotkin's elbow.
Payton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payton tries a body shot but Kropotkin blocks it.
Payton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Kropotkin takes an elbow to the temple.
Payton pushes off an throws an elbow but Kropotkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Payton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton has a couple of punches blocked by Kropotkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Payton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kropotkin.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton misses with a punch on the inside.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kropotkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payton pushes Kropotkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Payton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payton misses with the head strike.
Kropotkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kropotkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Payton fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Payton's face.

It looks like Evan Payton has been cut.
Payton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kropotkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payton has Kropotkin pressed against the cage.
Payton misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Kropotkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kropotkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payton at a distance.
A combination from Kropotkin does no damage.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Payton moves out of range.
Kropotkin misses with an uppercut.
Kropotkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kropotkin's head.
Kropotkin throws a right hand that Payton ducks under and follows up with a left that Payton also avoids with ease.
Payton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Payton.
Payton thuds a left hand into Kropotkin's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kropotkin.
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Payton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Kropotkin.
Payton connects with a nice looking jab.
Kropotkin takes one on the button.
Payton throws a leg kick but Kropotkin checks it.
Payton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin looks to throw the jab but Payton is out of range.
Payton avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Payton throws a leg kick but Kropotkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kropotkin throws out a counter right but Payton avoids it with no problem.
Kropotkin takes a swing at Payton's ribcage but misses.
Payton misses with a looping right.
Kropotkin throws a nice looking combination but Payton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Payton throws the kick towards the body but Kropotkin avoids it.
Payton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kropotkin in his tracks.
Kropotkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Payton counters with a straight right hand.
Payton works Kropotkin's body with a nice hook.
Kropotkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Payton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kropotkin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kropotkin tries to bench press Payton off him but Payton keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Payton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kropotkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kropotkin gets back to half guard.
Kropotkin is refusing to be controlled, as Payton sits in half guard.
Kropotkin is looking to improve his position.

Payton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kropotkin wants to control but Payton is keeping busy.
Payton trying to control from Kropotkin's half guard. Kropotkin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kropotkin has his hands on Payton's head, controlling the position.

Kropotkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Payton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Payton wants to pass the guard but Kropotkin is keeping the position.
Kropotkin keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.

Payton is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kropotkin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Payton is looking to defend but Kropotkin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Payton! Kropotkin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Payton taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Petr Kropotkin!
After the fight, Petr Kropotkin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.