PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Nielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dymtrus Kobzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nielson
vs
Kobzar

192 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Nielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dymtrus Kobzar!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobzar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nielson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nielson clinches up against the cage.
Nielson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kobzar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nielson as Kobzar tries to tie him up.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Nielson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kobzar prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Kobzar.

Nielson jumps guard and drags Kobzar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Nielson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kobzar is defending well. Nielson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kobzar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nielson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Nielson!