PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liubomir Panayotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sweeney
vs
Panayotov

168 cm
19
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liubomir Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sweeney tries to clinch but Panayotov moves out of range.

Sweeney shoots in and bounces Panayotov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sweeney is looking to work some ground and pound but Panayotov has wrist control.
Sweeney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sweeney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Panayotov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweeney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sweeney lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney is standing up over Panayotov. Panayotov looks to escape but Sweeney dives into side control.
Sweeney works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Panayotov is trying to improve his position.
Panayotov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov defending against the ground and pound.
Panayotov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sweeney lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panayotov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sweeney lands an elbow.
Sweeney working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sweeney lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Panayotov down.
Sweeney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sweeney in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sweeney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov is looking to get back to his feet here but Sweeney is keeping cool and he's managed to take Panayotov's back.

Sweeney sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Panayotov taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trevor Sweeney!