PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulius One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Blindenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

One
vs
Blindenbacher

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulius One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Blindenbacher!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blindenbacher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blindenbacher tries a knee to the head but One blocks it.
Blindenbacher can't get the takedown.

Blindenbacher drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Blindenbacher is retaining full guard.

Blindenbacher is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! One has his hands clasped together but Blindenbacher extends an breaks One's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Blindenbacher.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andreas Blindenbacher!
A less than humble Andreas Blindenbacher misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.