PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan comes to the ring accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. John Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Darabedyan
vs
Jones

170 cm
24
167 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

176 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Darabedyan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.

Jones has one foot on Darabedyan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like John Jones has been cut.
Darabedyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Darabedyan misses the target.
Darabedyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Darabedyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darabedyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darabedyan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Darabedyan tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones throws a hook but Darabedyan avoids it easily.
John Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darabedyan moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darabedyan.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Darabedyan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darabedyan.
Jones looks gassed!
Darabedyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Darabedyan persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Darabedyan closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Darabedyan pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darabedyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

Darabedyan drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darabedyan working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darabedyan gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Darabedyan throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Darabedyan drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darabedyan connects with a crisp jab.
Darabedyan scores with a three punch combo!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darabedyan manages to avoid it.

Darabedyan shoots in and bounces Jones off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Darabedyan prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Darabedyan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darabedyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darabedyan thows a big elbow that misses.

Darabedyan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Darabedyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Darabedyan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A combination from Darabedyan does no damage.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Jones misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darabedyan.
Darabedyan dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Darabedyan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karen Darabedyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones cracks Darabedyan with an open hand slap.
Darabedyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darabedyan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darabedyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Darabedyan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darabedyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a jab.
Darabedyan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 John Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Darabedyan throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Darabedyan.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darabedyan slips a straight right by Jones.
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses the jab.
Karen Darabedyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darabedyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darabedyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darabedyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darabedyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darabedyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones throws a hook but Darabedyan avoids it easily.
Darabedyan slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darabedyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darabedyan moves out of range as Jones strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darabedyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darabedyan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Darabedyan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Darabedyan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Darabedyan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Darabedyan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Karen Darabedyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
Darabedyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Darabedyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones sizes up Darabedyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darabedyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.

Darabedyan moves into the clinch.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karen Darabedyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darabedyan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darabedyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Darabedyan does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Darabedyan with an open hand slap.
Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darabedyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darabedyan misses with a wild combination.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darabedyan walks into a jab.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Darabedyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Darabedyan.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darabedyan.
Jones digs a good hook to Darabedyan's body.
Darabedyan feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones leaves Darabedyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darabedyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darabedyan momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Darabedyan is out of range.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darabedyan.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Darabedyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Darabedyan looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones jabs at Darabedyan's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Darabedyan fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Darabedyan misses.
Jones throws a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Darabedyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darabedyan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darabedyan drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darabedyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darabedyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darabedyan looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Darabedyan moves away from the strike by Jones.
Darabedyan scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Jones.
Darabedyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darabedyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Darabedyan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Darabedyan ducks down to avoid it.
Darabedyan throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Darabedyan misses with a body kick.
Darabedyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darabedyan thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Darabedyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darabedyan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karen Darabedyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

Darabedyan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Darabedyan decides to stand back up. Darabedyan steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
Darabedyan moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Darabedyan has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Darabedyan.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Darabedyan won't allow it.
Darabedyan misses with some punches.
Jones is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darabedyan tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.

Darabedyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darabedyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Darabedyan backing up. Darabedyan nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Darabedyan slips under a jab.
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
Jones lands the left hand.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darabedyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Darabedyan moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands a body shot.
Darabedyan is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darabedyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws the left hand but Darabedyan avoids the punch easily.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darabedyan moves away.
Darabedyan shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Darabedyan.
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Darabedyan scoring with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darabedyan working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Darabedyan.

Darabedyan decides to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karen Darabedyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darabedyan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karen Darabedyan!