PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamyenyan has chosen Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon as his entrance music. Vahan Karamyenyan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Yamamoto
vs
Karamyenyan

188 cm
26
206 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
216 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto prevents Karamyenyan from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Karamyenyan can't break the clinch.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karamyenyan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Karamyenyan blocks it.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karamyenyan's efforts to push away.
Karamyenyan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karamyenyan's efforts to push away.
Karamyenyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Karamyenyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karamyenyan wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Karamyenyan is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Karamyenyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karamyenyan's efforts to push away.
Karamyenyan has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Karamyenyan tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Karamyenyan tries to circle away but Yamamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Karamyenyan has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karamyenyan managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karamyenyan looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.

Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto motions for Karamyenyan to come forward. Yamamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto delivers a nice body kick.

Yamamoto clinches.
Yamamoto keeps control of Karamyenyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Karamyenyan's ribcage.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Karamyenyan is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Karamyenyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karamyenyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karamyenyan taking a breather.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamamoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karamyenyan being controlled against the cage.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karamyenyan.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Karamyenyan is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karamyenyan is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto working Karamyenyan over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Karamyenyan in his tracks for a moment.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karamyenyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karamyenyan tries to circle away but Yamamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Karamyenyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Yamamoto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Karamyenyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karamyenyan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karamyenyan throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Karamyenyan checks a leg kick.
Karamyenyan wants to clinch.
Karamyenyan moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Vahan Karamyenyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karamyenyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto throws a low kick but Karamyenyan avoids it.

Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karamyenyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karamyenyan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Karamyenyan managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yuki Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Karamyenyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karamyenyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karamyenyan avoids it.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Karamyenyan is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karamyenyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Karamyenyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karamyenyan can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karamyenyan avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working Karamyenyan over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Come on Yamamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karamyenyan.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karamyenyan is defending well for now.
Karamyenyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karamyenyan manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yamamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.

Yamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Karamyenyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Karamyenyan won't want to take too many of those.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Karamyenyan managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Karamyenyan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karamyenyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Karamyenyan working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto has Karamyenyan pressed against the cage, preventing Karamyenyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karamyenyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karamyenyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karamyenyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karamyenyan takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karamyenyan is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karamyenyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vahan Karamyenyan'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yamamoto lands a jab to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karamyenyan is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karamyenyan is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns Karamyenyan into the cage.
Yamamoto just leaning against Karamyenyan, taking a breather.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Karamyenyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karamyenyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamamoto prevents Karamyenyan from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Karamyenyan won't want to take too many of those.
Karamyenyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karamyenyan avoids it.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karamyenyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Karamyenyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Karamyenyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Yamamoto working Karamyenyan over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamyenyan avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karamyenyan avoids it.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.

Karamyenyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Yamamoto coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karamyenyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamamoto.

Yamamoto rushes Karamyenyan and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Karamyenyan's ribcage.

Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Karamyenyan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Karamyenyan moved out of range.
Yamamoto tries to land a front kick but Karamyenyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Karamyenyan lands a right hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Karamyenyan blocks the low kick.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but Karamyenyan checks it.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Karamyenyan takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Karamyenyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamamoto.
Karamyenyan blocks a jab.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamamoto checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Karamyenyan circles away.
Yamamoto throws a shot from downtown. Karamyenyan moves away and avoids it.
Vahan Karamyenyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karamyenyan misses with a body shot.
Karamyenyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamamoto throws a front kick that sends Karamyenyan stumbling back into the cage.
Yuki Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
Karamyenyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karamyenyan throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karamyenyan. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karamyenyan. That did some damage!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yuki Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Yamamoto!
After the fight, Yuki Yamamoto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.