PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Bagcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagcal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is daytona 500. Darabedyan has chosen KDB Highlights as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bagcal
vs
Darabedyan

173 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodney Bagcal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darabedyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darabedyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darabedyan connects with a single shot there.
Bagcal shoots in for a takedown but Darabedyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bagcal misses with a series of wild punches.

Bagcal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darabedyan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bagcal is working an open guard so Darabedyan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination. Bagcal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Darabedyan tries to clinch but Bagcal is having none of it.
Bagcal misses with a double jab
enabling Darabedyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagcal tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves away
and Darabedyan counters with a one-two to the body.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Darabedyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Darabedyan drops Bagcal with a left and a right! Oh, Bagcal is hurt - Darabedyan dives into side control looking to finish!

Bagcal is rocked!
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 looks gassed!

Darabedyan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bagcal, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagcal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Darabedyan wants to work for an arm triangle but Bagcal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bagcal is trying to stand up here but Darabedyan is controlling him well.

Bagcal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darabedyan pulls his head out easily.

Bagcal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Darabedyan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bagcal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bagcal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darabedyan defends it nicely.
Bagcal misses with a takedown attempt - Darabedyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Bagcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal keeps the fight on the outside.

Darabedyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Darabedyan prevents the takedown attempt.

Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Darabedyan lands a slapping body shot.
Bagcal walks into a left hand.
Bagcal dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Bagcal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bagcal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Darabedyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bagcal manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darabedyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darabedyan gets to his feet. Bagcal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Darabedyan.
Bagcal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bagcal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bagcal slaps away a takedown attempt from Darabedyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darabedyan slips a jab and a cross from Bagcal.
Bagcal wants to clinch.
Bagcal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darabedyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagcal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Darabedyan misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with the combination.
Bagcal throws a combination. Darabedyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bagcal throws a leg kick which misses Darabedyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darabedyan tries to avoid it.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Bagcal avoids them all with ease.
Bagcal shoots for a takedown but Darabedyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bagcal lands a high kick!
Darabedyan misses with the combination.
Bagcal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bagcal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darabedyan is fending him off so far but Bagcal persists. Nope, Darabedyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagcal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darabedyan is fending him off so far but Bagcal persists. Nope, Darabedyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagcal tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bagcal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darabedyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Bagcal moves out of range.
Darabedyan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bagcal wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karen Darabedyan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darabedyan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bagcal shoots for a takedown but Darabedyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darabedyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Bagcal has a takedown stuffed.
Bagcal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darabedyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Bagcal avoids it well.
Bagcal looks to land a combination. Darabedyan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darabedyan misses with an uppercut. Bagcal saw that one coming.
Bagcal shoots in for a double leg but Darabedyan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Bagcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagcal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodney Bagcal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bagcal is looking to clinch.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagcal scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darabedyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bagcal.
Bagcal misses with a takedown attempt - Darabedyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darabedyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darabedyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bagcal.
Darabedyan leaves Bagcal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bagcal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darabedyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Darabedyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bagcal tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves out of range.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Bagcal avoids nicely.
Bagcal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darabedyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darabedyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bagcal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darabedyan shoots in and drives through. Bagcal sprawls well.
Bagcal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darabedyan's sensitive parts.
Bagcal fails with a takedown attempt.
Bagcal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bagcal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Darabedyan pushes Bagcal up against the ropes in a clinch.

Darabedyan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bagcal uses from the top position.
Darabedyan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Darabedyan prevents Bagcal from getting the reversal.
Bagcal is working hard here to advance position.
Bagcal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darabedyan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bagcal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bagcal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Darabedyan controls his leg.
Darabedyan is trying to stand back up but Bagcal is controlling him
Bagcal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bagcal is thwarting Darabedyan's attempts to control the position.

Bagcal is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darabedyan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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.

Bagcal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bagcal wants to get up but he can't break Darabedyan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Darabedyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bagcal is aware though and is defending well.

Darabedyan has his feet on Bagcal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bagcal scoring well with a low kick there.
Darabedyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Bagcal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bagcal - that will leave a mark!

Darabedyan drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karen Darabedyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bagcal moves into the clinch successfully.

Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Bagcal dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Bagcal tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bagcal lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Darabedyan misses.

Darabedyan clinches with his opponent.
Darabedyan can't break the clinch.

Darabedyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bagcal feints and as Darabedyan raises his hands in defense, Bagcal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bagcal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Darabedyan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darabedyan wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bagcal stands and steps away. Darabedyan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagcal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

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

Darabedyan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Darabedyan misses with a series of wild punches.

Bagcal clinches up against the ropes.
Bagcal can't get the takedown.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch.
Darabedyan misses with a body kick.

Bagcal instigates a clinch.
Bagcal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darabedyan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Bagcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darabedyan scores with a three punch combo!
Rodney Bagcal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal wants to clinch

and Darabedyan counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagcal gets back to half guard.
Darabedyan prevents Bagcal from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bagcal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darabedyan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Bagcal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Darabedyan slips a nice elbow through Bagcal's hands, connecting with Bagcal's forehead.
Darabedyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Darabedyan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Darabedyan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bagcal prevents Darabedyan from getting back to his feet.

Darabedyan looking for a triangle here. Bagcal is fighting it but it looks tight! Darabedyan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bagcal is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Karen Darabedyan!