PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 615 p4p, 62 weight class) and Harut Petrosyan (ranked 1144 p4p, 112 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Petrosyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bhullar
vs
Petrosyan

180 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

197 cm
22
263 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar lands a body shot.
Bhullar dives in and grabs Petrosyan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrosyan pushes down on Bhullar's head and hops out.
Bhullar throws a lazy right hand but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrosyan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Petrosyan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bhullar misses with a body shot.
Petrosyan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Bhullar dives in and scores a takedown into Petrosyan's guard.
Bhullar 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.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Petrosyan keeps moving.
Bhullar working some strikes from top position.
Bhullar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bhullar stopping the sweep attempt from Petrosyan.
Bhullar throwing strikes from guard but Petrosyan blocks nicely.
Petrosyan has control of Bhullar's left arm, preventing Bhullar from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar won't allow Petrosyan to get back to his feet.
Bhullar postures up in Petrosyan's guard and throws a big left but Petrosyan blocks it.
Petrosyan keeping full guard, as Bhullar tries to pass.
Bhullar trying to move into half guard but instead Petrosyan has managed to sweep!

Bhullar pulls Petrosyan in close to his closed guard and prevents Petrosyan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Bhullar won't let him.
Bhullar being controlled here, momentarily.
Petrosyan wants to get up but he can't break Bhullar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bhullar is trying to keep Petrosyan in close.
Bhullar has a closed guard, preventing Petrosyan from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Petrosyan stopping the sweep attempt from Bhullar.
Bhullar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bhullar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petrosyan is controlling Bhullar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bhullar is keen to just control but Petrosyan is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar prevents Petrosyan from improving his position.
Petrosyan is looking to control Bhullar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Petrosyan avoid being mounted?
Bhullar stops Petrosyan from getting back to his feet.
Bhullar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Petrosyan!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Petrosyan tries to reverse the position but Bhullar maintains control.
Bhullar with shots to the head and body - Petrosyan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Petrosyan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bhullar.
Bhullar unloads with some shots from mount but Petrosyan bucks and avoids them well.
Bhullar trying to control but Petrosyan is having none of it.
Bhullar prevents Petrosyan from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bhullar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petrosyan is in a horrible position here. Bhullar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Petrosyan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bhullar cracks Petrosyan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjan Bhullar!
During a confident post fight interview, Arjan Bhullar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.