PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Shoznes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoznes comes to the cage accompanied by O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei. Tigran Badoyan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Shoznes
vs
Badoyan

198 cm
23
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

209 cm
23
264 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Shoznes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoznes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shoznes takes one to the chin there.
Badoyan catches Shoznes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shoznes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shoznes misses with a body kick.
Shoznes tries to clinch but Badoyan is having none of it.
Badoyan staying out of range there.
Badoyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Shoznes finds it's way through Badoyan's defenses.

It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Badoyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoznes is just out of range.
Shoznes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shoznes tries to clinch up but Badoyan circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Shoznes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shoznes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Badoyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badoyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badoyan needs to keep his hands up - Shoznes had a free shot at his head there.
Shoznes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shoznes tries to clinch up but Badoyan circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shoznes.
Shoznes tries a head kick but it misses.
Shoznes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badoyan scores with a nice head shot.
Shoznes misses with a left hand

and Badoyan counters with a shoot takedown. Shoznes fights it but they end up in guard.
Badoyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Badoyan wants to control from the top but Shoznes keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badoyan slips nicely into half guard.
Badoyan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shoznes trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes wants to get back to full guard.
Badoyan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Badoyan lands a nice short elbow.
Badoyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Badoyan is looking to take a break and control but Shoznes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badoyan working over Shoznes with some ground and pound. Shoznes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shoznes trying to hold on to Badoyan's head to control him but Badoyan postures up.
Badoyan is just content to waste time from the top position. Shoznes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoznes trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan slips nicely into half guard.
Badoyan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shoznes's head.
Badoyan looks to land a strike but Shoznes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Badoyan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Badoyan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Badoyan won't allow Shoznes to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan wants to control from the top but Shoznes keeps moving.
Badoyan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shoznes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Badoyan trying to control but Shoznes is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tigran Badoyan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice jab there from Badoyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan connects with a right hand. Shoznes shakes it off.
Badoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoznes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoznes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shoznes dodges the punch combination from Badoyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Badoyan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Badoyan connects with a looping right hand.
Badoyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Badoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoznes avoids a kick to the body.
Badoyan cracks Shoznes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badoyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Shoznes rushes Badoyan and presses him up against the cage.
Shoznes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badoyan is defending well for now.
Shoznes throws a head punch that misses.
Badoyan blocks an elbow strike.
Badoyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Shoznes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoznes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badoyan avoids it.
Shoznes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badoyan misses with a punch to the body.
Badoyan looking for a takedown.
Badoyan lands a right hand.
Shoznes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Badoyan backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badoyan.
Shoznes gets through Badoyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoznes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Badoyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badoyan.
Shoznes scores with a hook.
Badoyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes connects with a solid leg kick.
Badoyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shoznes.
Shoznes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Badoyan connects with a body shot.
Badoyan cracks Shoznes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shoznes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badoyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoznes was well out of range. Poor timing from Badoyan.
A jab from Shoznes does it's job there.
Badoyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Badoyan does it's job there.
Badoyan misses the jab.
Shoznes with a jab.
Badoyan misses with a hook. Shoznes ducked under it nicely.
Badoyan lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Badoyan there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes moves away from the strike by Badoyan.
Badoyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badoyan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shoznes misses with a body kick.
Shoznes throws a sloppy head kick and Badoyan moves out of range easily.
Badoyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Badoyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shoznes throws a leg kick that is checked

and Badoyan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Badoyan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badoyan lands with a punch from half guard.
Shoznes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badoyan is working away from the top position though.
Shoznes is trying to stand back up but Badoyan is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes is trying to control but can't.
Shoznes tries to get to full guard but Badoyan has control of the leg.
Badoyan looks to land a strike but Shoznes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Badoyan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Badoyan throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoznes has momentary wrist control but Badoyan slips an elbow through the middle.
Shoznes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tigran Badoyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan'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. This is the final round!

Badoyan throws a leg kick but Shoznes moved away.
Shoznes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badoyan.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shoznes enables Badoyan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shoznes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Badoyan trying to control but Shoznes is working from the bottom.
Badoyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Shoznes is retaining full guard.
Badoyan trying to control but Shoznes is working from the bottom.
Badoyan stopping the sweep attempt from Shoznes.
Badoyan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Badoyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tigran Badoyan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses.
Shoznes throws a chopping leg kick but Badoyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Badoyan with a jab.
Badoyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shoznes on the side of the head.
Shoznes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Badoyan lunges at Shoznes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shoznes's hand.
Badoyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Shoznes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Badoyan's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Shoznes.
Joseph Shoznes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Shoznes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan looks to land a left hand but Shoznes moved out of range nicely.
Shoznes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badoyan. That's going to slow Shoznes down.
Shoznes tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Badoyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shoznes trying to hold on to Badoyan's head to control him but Badoyan postures up.
Badoyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shoznes defending well though.
Badoyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Badoyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Badoyan prevents Shoznes from improving his position.
Shoznes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Badoyan.
Badoyan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan thows a huge punch but Shoznes dodges it nicely.
Badoyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Badoyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Badoyan winds up and cracks Shoznes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shoznes trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Badoyan manages to pass to mount!
Badoyan lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Badoyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan controlling from the full mount.
Badoyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shoznes trying desperately to get to his feet.
Badoyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tigran Badoyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Badoyan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigran Badoyan!
A very excited looking Tigran Badoyan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.