PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 3744 p4p, 22508 weight class) and Lucas Pablo (ranked 432 p4p, 612 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sireika
vs
Pablo

180 cm
34
197
17 - 10 - 0

190 cm
29
195
5 - 20 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

MKFC
Conviction

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 17 - 10 - 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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sireika counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Sireika as Pablo shoots in.
Pablo's coach down at Iron Man (Fitness & Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pablo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pablo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pablo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Sireika drops Pablo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pablo looks back up at him and smiles so Sireika waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Pablo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt
and Sireika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pablo thinking.
Pablo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sireika finish him?
Arnoldas Sireika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Pablo.
Pablo walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Sireika! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnoldas Sireika!
A determined Arnoldas Sireika didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
In defeat, Lucas Pablo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Puta!'.