PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Armack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy has chosen Маечка as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Armack
vs
Chetkiy

194 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodney Armack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Armack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Armack working for a triangle but Chetkiy defends it easily.
Chetkiy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Armack on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chetkiy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armack defending well though.

Chetkiy seems to be working for a kimura but Armack defends the submission attempt.
Armack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chetkiy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chetkiy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chetkiy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armack is staying active underneath Chetkiy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Armack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chetkiy pulls his head out easily.
Armack is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Armack is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chetkiy lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Armack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Chetkiy wants to work for an arm triangle but Armack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chetkiy working Armack over with strikes.
Armack is looking to control Chetkiy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Armack avoid being mounted?
Armack is refusing to be controlled, as Chetkiy sits in half guard.
Chetkiy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chetkiy is pressing down on Armack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Armack is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chetkiy lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armack trying to hold on to Chetkiy's head to control him but Chetkiy postures up.
Chetkiy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Armack does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Armack taking some punishment here, with Chetkiy in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chetkiy prevents Armack from improving his position.
Chetkiy winds up and cracks Armack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Armack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Armack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chetkiy pulls his head out easily.
Chetkiy throwing shots but Armack is blocking nicely.
Armack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy is trying to control the action in half guard but Armack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chetkiy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chetkiy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armack's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chetkiy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chetkiy thows a huge punch but Armack dodges it nicely.
Chetkiy is looking to advance position but Armack won't allow it.
Chetkiy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Armack wants to control but Chetkiy is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chetkiy connects with a nice short shot to Armack's temple.
Chetkiy wants to control but Armack is keeping him busy.
Armack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chetkiy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Armack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chetkiy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chetkiy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chetkiy working his ground and pound in the gym.
Chetkiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chetkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chetkiy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chetkiy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armack's head.

Armack is rocked!
Armack has momentary wrist control but Chetkiy slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Armack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chetkiy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A big shot lands for Chetkiy! That's hurt Armack! Will he recover? Chetkiy fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petia Chetkiy!
Petia Chetkiy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.