PFL

PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle

Completed UPMC Events Center, Moon Township, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Johnny Eblen beat Bryan Battle by submission in the main event.
  • Impa Kasanganay beat Dalton Rosta by knockout in the co-main event at middleweight.
  • Five of the twelve results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

Bryan Battle

Bryan Battle vs Johnny Eblen

Middleweight
Submission R1 4:10
Johnny Eblen ✓
Impa Kasanganay ✓

Impa Kasanganay vs Dalton Rosta

Middleweight
Knockout R1 3:18
Dalton Rosta
Sumiko Inaba

Sumiko Inaba vs Ariane Lipski da Silva

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Ariane Lipski da Silva ✓
Julio Arce

Julio Arce vs Alexei Pergande

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Alexei Pergande ✓
Jacob Thrall

Jacob Thrall vs Lazaro Dayron

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Lazaro Dayron ✓

Preliminary card

JC ✓

Jack Cartwright vs Allan Begosso

Bantamweight
Split decision R3 5:00
AB
Jakub Kaszuba ✓

Jakub Kaszuba vs Natan Schulte

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Natan Schulte
Dakota Bush ✓

Dakota Bush vs Robert Watley

Lightweight
Knockout R1 0:34
Robert Watley
Masayuki Kikuiri

Masayuki Kikuiri vs Ernesto Rodriguez

Welterweight
Majority decision R3 5:00
Ernesto Rodriguez ✓
Elora Dana

Elora Dana vs Tatiana Postarnakova

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Tatiana Postarnakova ✓
Jarrah Al-Silawi

Jarrah Al-Silawi vs Josh Fremd

Middleweight
Knockout R3 3:57
Josh Fremd ✓
Fred Dupras ✓

Fred Dupras vs Ethan Goss

Featherweight
Submission R1 2:46
Ethan Goss
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Results

Main and co-main events

Johnny Eblen beat Bryan Battle by submission at 4:10 of round one in the main event of PFL Pittsburgh at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township. In the co-main event, Impa Kasanganay beat Dalton Rosta by knockout at 3:18 of round one at middleweight.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in twelve fights. Two of the seven decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Dakota Bush, who stopped Robert Watley after 34 seconds, and four of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Josh Fremd's knockout of Jarrah Al-Silawi, 13 minutes and 57 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 10 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: three of its seven results came early, against two of the five above it. Dakota Bush (knockout, round one), Josh Fremd (knockout, round three) and Fred Dupras (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Seven weight classes were used, middleweight most often with three bouts.