PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narek Sarkisian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers comes to the cage accompanied by Let's do this now by KoRn. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Powers
vs
Sarkisian

189 cm
21
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Larry Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Narek Sarkisian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisian slips under a jab.
Sarkisian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sarkisian misses with a hook.
Sarkisian misses with a takedown attempt
and Powers counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarkisian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.

Powers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sarkisian on his heels. He'll look to pass Sarkisian's guard now, I'm sure.
Powers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Powers working some strikes from top position.
Powers passes Sarkisian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Powers seems content to control.
Sarkisian moves into full guard.
Sarkisian wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powers lands a couple of digs.
Powers looking to pass the guard.
Sarkisian is trying to keep Powers in close.
Powers cracks Sarkisian with a solid left hand.
Powers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Powers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sarkisian throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Sarkisian slips a jab and a cross from Powers.
A head kick misses from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian throws a head kick that misses.
Powers misses with a looping right.
Sarkisian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powers loads up on a big right hand but Sarkisian slips the punch.
Sarkisian is looking to clinch.

Powers dives in and scores a takedown into Sarkisian's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a big elbow that misses.
Powers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Powers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Powers stopping the sweep attempt from Sarkisian.
Powers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sarkisian for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powers stopping the sweep attempt from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

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

Sarkisian gets caught napping as Powers dives in and scores a takedown. Sarkisian manages to retain guard.
Powers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarkisian is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Powers off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Powers avoids the strikes from Sarkisian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Powers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sarkisian tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sarkisian jumps guard but Powers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sarkisian is trying to drag Powers to the mat but Powers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Powers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Sarkisian jumps guard.
Powers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Powers's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powers content to stall in guard here.
Larry Powers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Larry Powers just wasn't active enough.
Powers scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Powers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Powers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sarkisian tries to roll over but Powers keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Larry Powers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Powers thuds his right hand into Sarkisian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sarkisian has a takedown stuffed.
Larry Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Narek Sarkisian.
Sarkisian is breathing heavily.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarkisian moves away.
Sarkisian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sarkisian has his takedown stuffed

and Powers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Powers.
Powers controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Powers distracts Sarkisian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Powers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Powers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarkisian tries to strike from the bottom.
Powers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sarkisian's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Powers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sarkisian throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sarkisian tries for a takedown but Powers circles away easily

and Powers counters with a takedown into side control.
Powers controls the position.
Powers looks up at the clock and then as Sarkisian takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Powers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Powers taking a breather here.
Sarkisian takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Powers scoring with punches and elbows.
Sarkisian is trying to escape the position but Powers is controlling the position.
Sarkisian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sarkisian will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sarkisian is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sarkisian taking a bit of punishment here - Powers scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarkisian being controlled for a moment.
Sarkisian can't do much from the bottom here.
Powers controlling from side mount.
Powers scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Powers working the head with strikes.
Powers advances to full mount.
Powers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Powers cracks Sarkisian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Larry Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sarkisian is looking to get to half guard.
Powers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sarkisian looks a forlorn figure.
Powers controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sarkisian?
Powers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sarkisian wants to control but Powers is having none of it.
Narek Sarkisian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sarkisian can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powers 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Powers!
After winning the bout, Larry Powers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.