PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darabedyan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Wayne Huntington enters the cage!

Darabedyan
vs
Huntington

170 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Predator Nutrition
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
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, Wayne Huntington!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntington wants to clinch up but Darabedyan keeps it at a distance.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Huntington avoids nicely.

Huntington drives through and clinches with Darabedyan against the cage.
Huntington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darabedyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huntington.
Darabedyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huntington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huntington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darabedyan's face.
Huntington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huntington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huntington misses with a knee to the head.
Huntington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darabedyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darabedyan avoiding damage.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Huntington drives through and clinches with Darabedyan against the cage.
Huntington misses with a knee to the head.
Huntington misses with a knee to the head.
Huntington lands a nice knee to the body.
Darabedyan is trying to break the clinch but Huntington has him pressed against the cage.
Huntington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darabedyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Darabedyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huntington has him pressed against the cage.
Darabedyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darabedyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darabedyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huntington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darabedyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Huntington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huntington is pressed up against the cage. Darabedyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huntington down to the mat. Huntington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huntington keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darabedyan looks for a takedown but Huntington sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karen Darabedyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darabedyan lands a jab to the nose.
Huntington tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves away

and Darabedyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Darabedyan is breathing heavily.

Darabedyan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Huntington is refusing to be controlled, as Darabedyan sits in half guard.

Darabedyan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Huntington sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan wants to stand up but Huntington is controlling the position.
Darabedyan is looking to take a break and control but Huntington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huntington is trying to stand.
Huntington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huntington has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Wayne Huntington has been cut.
Huntington closes the distance looking to clinch

and Darabedyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington keeps control of Darabedyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Darabedyan pulls guard effortlessly.
Darabedyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huntington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Darabedyan's guard.
Huntington won't allow Darabedyan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Huntington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huntington wants to stand but Darabedyan is controlling his posture from full guard.

Darabedyan has his foot on Huntington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huntington works his way back into a safe position though.

Huntington decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darabedyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darabedyan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Darabedyan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Huntington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huntington connects with a knee to the head.
Huntington lands a knee to the head.
Huntington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huntington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huntington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huntington connects with a knee to the head.
Darabedyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Huntington.
Huntington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huntington scores with a knee to the head.
Darabedyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darabedyan tries to circle away but Huntington has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darabedyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huntington is keeping busy.
Huntington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huntington scores with a knee to the head.
Darabedyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Huntington has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huntington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karen Darabedyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Huntington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Huntington looks to clinch
and Darabedyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Darabedyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darabedyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Darabedyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huntington tries to clinch
and Darabedyan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Huntington is looking to clinch but Darabedyan is avoiding it.
Huntington tries to clinch up.
Huntington is looking to clinch.
Huntington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
Huntington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darabedyan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darabedyan counters with a one-two to the body.

Huntington is rocked!
Darabedyan lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Huntington falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karen Darabedyan!