PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kubik Jestrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gachik Kachikian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kubik Jestrab could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gachik Kachikian's chin.

Jestrab
vs
Kachikian

188 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kubik Jestrab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gachik Kachikian!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kachikian shoots in looking for a takedown. Jestrab tries to sprawl out of it but Kachikian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jestrab manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kachikian misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kachikian.
Kachikian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jestrab as he avoids it easily.
Kubik Jestrab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gachik Kachikian.
Kachikian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jestrab's waist but Jestrab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kachikian off to one side.
Kachikian fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kachikian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jestrab but Jestrab pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kachikian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jestrab circles away.
Kachikian looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kachikian thows a left - swing and a miss!

Jestrab fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kachikian sprawls well initially but Jestrab persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jestrab lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jestrab scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jestrab looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kachikian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jestrab missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jestrab takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jestrab missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jestrab wants to pass to mount but Kachikian is defending the position.
Jestrab slips a nice elbow through Kachikian's hands, connecting with Kachikian's forehead.
Jestrab sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kachikian defending well though.
Jestrab scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jestrab winds up and cracks Kachikian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jestrab missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kachikian is trying to maintain the position but Jestrab is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kachikian misses with a wild combination.

Jestrab shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jestrab showed some decent athleticism there.
Jestrab looks to land a strike but Kachikian avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kachikian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jestrab postures up in Kachikian's guard and throws a big left but Kachikian blocks it.
Kachikian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jestrab.
Jestrab lands a couple of digs.

Kachikian looking for a guillotine here but Jestrab defends easily.
Jestrab working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jestrab throwing strikes but missing.
Jestrab throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kachikian looks to throw the jab but Jestrab is out of range.
Kachikian misses with a wild body shot.

Jestrab closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jestrab lands in his opponent's guard.
Jestrab with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kachikian working a defensive guard here.
Jestrab is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jestrab missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jestrab looking to pass the guard.
Jestrab throws a big right hand that misses.
Kachikian has momentary wrist control but Jestrab slips an elbow through the middle.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kachikian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jestrab decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kachikian's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kachikian is on top in guard.
Kachikian wants to control from the top but Jestrab keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kubik Jestrab dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kachikian moves in looking to clinch but Jestrab pushes him off.
Kachikian with a poor takedown

and Jestrab decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kachikian's guard.
Jestrab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jestrab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jestrab throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jestrab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jestrab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Jestrab avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jestrab is working Kachikian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kachikian has momentary wrist control but Jestrab slips an elbow through the middle.
Kachikian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jestrab working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jestrab working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jestrab scoring with some ground and pound.
Jestrab with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kachikian with a poor takedown

and Jestrab counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jestrab trying to control from half guard but Kachikian is working away.
Jestrab winds up and cracks Kachikian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jestrab looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kachikian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jestrab stops Kachikian from getting back to his feet.
Jestrab lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kachikian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jestrab scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kachikian wants to control but Jestrab is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jestrab lands with a punch from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kachikian misses with a takedown

and Jestrab counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kachikian!
Kubik Jestrab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gachik Kachikian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jestrab punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jestrab looking to finish with strikes here!
Jestrab thowing shots but they're missing.
Kachikian wants to control but Jestrab is having none of it.
Jestrab lands a heavy elbow.
Jestrab is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kachikian can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Kachikian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kachikian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jestrab punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jestrab with the ground and pound from mount.
Kachikian working to try and regain half guard.
Kachikian gets back to half guard.
Kachikian is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jestrab's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jestrab's back!
Kubik Jestrab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jestrab manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kachikian's guard. Nice work there by Jestrab.
Kachikian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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

Kachikian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jestrab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jestrab with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kachikian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jestrab content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jestrab bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kachikian on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kachikian sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Jestrab there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jestrab not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jestrab winds up and cracks Kachikian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jestrab throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jestrab thows a huge punch but Kachikian dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kubik Jestrab dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Kachikian fails with the takedown

and Jestrab counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jestrab makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kachikian wants to stand but Jestrab is controlling the position.
Jestrab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jestrab landing some decent shots from guard.
Jestrab throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Kachikian looking for a guillotine here but Jestrab defends easily.
Jestrab makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kachikian is trying to control the position but Jestrab postures up.
Jestrab is working Kachikian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jestrab scoring with some ground and pound.

Kachikian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jestrab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kachikian has momentary wrist control but Jestrab slips an elbow through the middle.
Kachikian has momentary wrist control but Jestrab slips an elbow through the middle.
Jestrab works over Kachikian with some ground and pound from guard.
Jestrab throws a strike but Kachikian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kachikian looking to pass the guard.
Jestrab thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jestrab with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Kachikian can't handle though.

Kachikian drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kachikian as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Jestrab screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kachikian! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gachik Kachikian!