PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 2617 p4p, 320 weight class) and Lucas Pablo (ranked 23422 p4p, 680 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sireika
vs
Pablo

180 cm
33
197 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 18 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sireika lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sireika does it's job there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sireika slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pablo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sireika 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.
Pablo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sireika to counter with a crisp jab.
Sireika's corner calls for a 1-2. Sireika obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pablo looks to clinch
and Sireika makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sireika connects with a looping right hand.
Pablo misses with a takedown
and Sireika counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sireika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body. Pablo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sireika lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pablo at a distance.
Sireika lands a jab to the head.

Pablo is rocked!
Sireika walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pablo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sireika swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pablo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnoldas Sireika!
Arnoldas Sireika took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Lucas Pablo was interviewed post fight and said 'Puta!'.