PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 782 p4p, 101 weight class) and Finnish Experiment lV (ranked 266 p4p, 41 weight class). Peter Angelov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Angelov
vs
Experiment lV

186 cm
33
178 lbs
23 - 19 - 1

190 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment lV!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment lV lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Experiment lV lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
Experiment lV scores with a jab to the body.
Finnish Experiment lV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Angelov closes the distance and pushes Experiment lV back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment lV is defending well for now.
Experiment lV has Angelov pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Experiment lV.

Experiment lV jumps guard.
Experiment lV pulls Angelov in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Experiment lV wants to sweep here but Angelov controlling him for the moment.
Experiment lV not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Experiment lV is looking for a triangle but Angelov pushes his legs off easily.

Experiment lV has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Angelov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angelov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Experiment lV looking for a sweep. Not yet Experiment lV, not yet.
Experiment lV is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Experiment lV not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Angelov trying to hold on to Experiment lV's head to control him but Experiment lV postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Experiment lV in particular looking to stall.
Experiment lV frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Experiment lV landing strikes from the mount and Angelov is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Experiment lV with a couple of short strikes.
Angelov blocking the ground and pound.

Experiment lV has control of Angelov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Angelov regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV controlling the pace for now.
Angelov is breathing heavily.
Experiment lV trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Experiment lV sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Experiment lV lands a couple of good shots and Angelov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Experiment lV working for a choke but Angelov is defending well.

Experiment lV is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Angelov is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Finnish Experiment lV!
Finnish Experiment lV took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.