PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rob Gronkowski enters the cage!

Petrosyan
vs
Gronkowski

178 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorgio Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that Petrosyan avoids nicely.

Petrosyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrosyan is struggling to control the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrosyan with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rob Gronkowski has been cut.
Gronkowski lands a body shot.
Gronkowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gronkowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrosyan gets an underhook and turns Gronkowski into the cage.
Gronkowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrosyan.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Petrosyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Gronkowski in the body.
Gronkowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski works Petrosyan's body with a nice hook.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski misses with a left hand

and Petrosyan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrosyan.
Gronkowski taking a breather.
Gronkowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands.
Gronkowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gronkowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gronkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!

Gronkowski is rocked!
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Gronkowski's ribcage.
Gronkowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrosyan finish him?
Gronkowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Gronkowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gronkowski tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gronkowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrosyan counters with a huge head kick that drops Gronkowski! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Petrosyan!