PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Godfrey (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. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Godfrey
vs
Kropotkin

180 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
199 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Godfrey pushes Kropotkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kropotkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godfrey tries a body shot but Kropotkin blocks it.
Godfrey tries a body shot but Kropotkin blocks it.
Kropotkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kropotkin works on Godfrey's body with a couple of short punches.
Godfrey misses with the head strike.
Kropotkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kropotkin is leaning against Godfrey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a punch on the inside.

Kropotkin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Kropotkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Godfrey defends it easily.

Kropotkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropotkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kropotkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Godfrey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Godfrey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Godfrey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kropotkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Godfrey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kropotkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Godfrey has managed to get both his arms back between Kropotkin's legs - danger averted.

Kropotkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Godfrey is aware though and is defending well.
Kropotkin controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kropotkin keeping moving, preventing Godfrey from controlling successfully.
Godfrey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Kropotkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kropotkin looking for a triangle here. Godfrey is fighting it but it looks tight! Kropotkin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Godfrey is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). 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.