PFL hosts its second and final event of March on Saturday with PFL Pittsburgh from UPMC Events Center in Pennsylvania.
A middleweight contender fight takes center stage at the event. Former champion Johnny Eblen (16-1) looks to rebound from losing the 185-pound belt to Costello van Steenis and earn a rematch of his only loss when he takes on former UFC standout Bryan Battle (12-2), who makes his promotional debut at the event.
MMA Junkie has complete coverage of the event, which you can follow below.
PFL Pittsburgh results:
MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN Deportes)
- Johnny Eblen def. Bryan Battle via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:10
- Impa Kasanganay def. Dalton Rosta via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:18
- Ariane da Silva def. Sumiko Inaba via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Alexei Pergande def. Julio Arce via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Lazaro Dayron def. Jacob Thrall via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD (7 p.m. ET, ESPN app/ESPN Deportes)
- Jack Cartwright def. Allan Begosso via split decision (29-28, 27-29, 29-28)
- Jakub Kaszuba def. Natan Schulte via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Dakota Bush def. Robert Watley via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:34
- Ernesto Rodriguez def. Masayuki Kikuiri via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Tatiana Postarnakova def. Elora Dana via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Josh Fremd def. Jarrah Al-Silawi via knockout (punch) – Round 3, 3:57
- Fred Dupras def. Ethan Goss via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:46
PFL Pittsburgh highlights, play-by-play: Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle
Round 1 – Well, Eblen has come out with authority immediately taking down Battle with a slam and then slamming him twice more in the first 90 seconds. A fourth slam at the 3:15 mark, and it’s not looking great so far for Battle. Eblen’s wrestling is on point so far. Eblen just riding Battle this entire round and eventually gets a body lock into a rear-naked choke, and that’s the end! Battle taps out QUICKLY. Eblen sliced right through him like a hot knife through butter. Sheesh…