PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muamer Tomovic (ranked 5030 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beton Stepanyan (ranked 4581 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tomovic
vs
Stepanyan

184 cm
21
154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muamer Tomovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beton Stepanyan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Tomovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stepanyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomovic darts in trying to clinch

and Stepanyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stepanyan trying to control but Tomovic is working from the bottom.
Stepanyan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tomovic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Stepanyan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stepanyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tomovic is looking to stand up but Stepanyan won't let him.
Tomovic is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Westside Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepanyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tomovic trying to control but Stepanyan is working from the bottom.
Tomovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Tomovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stepanyan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tomovic to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tomovic misses with the combination.
Tomovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Beton Stepanyan has been cut.
Tomovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stepanyan with the counter takedown but Tomovic avoids it easily.
Tomovic throws a wild body kick that Stepanyan sees coming a mile off.
Tomovic throws a series of punches but Stepanyan moves out of range.
Stepanyan avoids the head kick by Tomovic.
And Stepanyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Tomovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stepanyan avoids the head kick by Tomovic.
Tomovic throws a head kick but Stepanyan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stepanyan with the counter takedown but Tomovic avoids it easily.
Tomovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tomovic duly obliges.
Tomovic tries to clinch but Stepanyan moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Tomovic.
Tomovic throws a sloppy head kick and Stepanyan moves out of range easily.
Stepanyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tomovic tries to clinch but Stepanyan is having none of it.
Stepanyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muamer Tomovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomovic scores with a jab to the head.

Stepanyan is rocked!

Tomovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stepanyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomovic finish him?
Tomovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stepanyan is keeping busy.
Stepanyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Stepanyan tries for a takedown but Tomovic manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan wants to take the fight to the mat but Tomovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stepanyan wants a takedown but no success here.
Muamer Tomovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beton Stepanyan.
Stepanyan jumps guard but Tomovic stands there with Stepanyan around his waist. Stepanyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stepanyan looks winded!
Tomovic gets underhooks to prevent Stepanyan's takedown attempt.
Stepanyan tries to pull guard but Tomovic won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomovic is trying to drag Stepanyan to the mat but Stepanyan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stepanyan keeps control of Tomovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Stepanyan pulls guard.
Tomovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Tomovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muamer Tomovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beton Stepanyan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stepanyan seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Tomovic shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Stepanyan is backing up but Tomovic catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Stepanyan covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Tomovic Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muamer Tomovic!