PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patyk Piotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arakmire Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Piotrov
vs
Roberts

185 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patyk Piotrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arakmire Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Piotrov manages to break the clinch.
Piotrov throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piotrov blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Piotrov blocks a head kick by Roberts.

Roberts has Piotrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Piotrov is controlling the position.

Piotrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Piotrov circles away.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Piotrov.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses
and Piotrov counters with a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Piotrov breaks from the clinch.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick
and Piotrov counters with a good low kick that Roberts was not able to check.
Roberts looks gassed!
Piotrov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Roberts to the ground! Piotrov dives into full mount looking to finish!

Roberts is rocked!

It looks like Arakmire Roberts has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts is trying to stand up.
Roberts is still in real trouble! Can Piotrov finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrov controlling from mount.
Roberts is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Roberts seems to have recovered his senses.
Piotrov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roberts's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Piotrov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick
and Piotrov counters with a body kick that stops Roberts in his tracks momentarily.

Piotrov rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
and Piotrov counters with a straight right hand.
Piotrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Roberts misses

and Piotrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Piotrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Piotrov won't allow it.
Piotrov misses with an elbow strike.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Roberts misses
and Piotrov counters with a big head kick but Roberts shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Piotrov blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses
and Piotrov counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Piotrov.

Roberts clinches.
Piotrov wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Piotrov looking to stall.

Piotrov manages to break the clinch.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Piotrov.
Roberts tries to clinch up
and Piotrov counters with a leg kick.
Roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piotrov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberts is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Piotrov circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Piotrov.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotrov keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts wants to break free but Piotrov has control.

Piotrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Piotrov.
Roberts wants to clinch but Piotrov slips to the side
and Piotrov counters with a monster head kick that knocks Roberts out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patyk Piotrov!