PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Kazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Come At Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Come At Me acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kazaryan
vs
At Me

176 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

224 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Kazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Come At Me!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Me thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kazaryan takes the fight into the clinch.
At Me wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazaryan won't allow it.
At Me is trying to force a seperation but Kazaryan has the dominant position.
At Me wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazaryan won't allow it.
At Me can't break the clinch.
At Me tries to break the clinch but Kazaryan is controlling the position.
Kazaryan stalling in the clinch.

At Me escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kazaryan clinches with his opponent.
At Me wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kazaryan breaks the clinch.
Kazaryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but At Me avoids it really well and circles away.

Kazaryan rushes At Me and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

At Me breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
At Me throws a poor cross that misses
and Kazaryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Kazaryan closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
At Me wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kazaryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
At Me tries to break the clinch but Kazaryan is controlling the position.

Kazaryan drags the fight down to the ground.

At Me gets to his feet - Kazaryan follows without any prompting.
At Me rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kazaryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Kazaryan tries to pull guard but At Me forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
At Me tries to break the clinch but Kazaryan is controlling the position.

At Me breaks the clinch.
At Me leaves Kazaryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Kazaryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazaryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. At Me tries to avoid it but Kazaryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag At Me to the ground. At Me escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Kazaryan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kazaryan is breathing heavily.

At Me manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kazaryan keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kazaryan.

Kazaryan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kazaryan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
At Me is looking to stand up but Kazaryan won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kazaryan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. At Me gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
At Me would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kazaryan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kazaryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazaryan is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazaryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
At Me trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kazaryan's guard.
Kazaryan has At Me pulled in close to control his posture.
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 Eric Kazaryan just wasn't active enough.
At Me rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kazaryan counters with a leg kick.

Kazaryan clinches up with At Me and pushes him back against the cage.

Kazaryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kazaryan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging At Me to the ground. Kazaryan is now in At Me's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazaryan stops At Me from standing up.
Kazaryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for At Me on the ground.
Kazaryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

At Me wants to land a leg kick but Kazaryan is out of range.
Kazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from At Me.
Nice body punch from Kazaryan.
Kazaryan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
At Me is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for At Me, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
At Me rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kazaryan counters with a takedown into side control.

Kazaryan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Eric Kazaryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazaryan lands a two punch combo.
Kazaryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from At Me.
Kazaryan lands with a nice combination. At Me backs away looking to recover.

Kazaryan has At Me up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

At Me's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
At Me jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazaryan has managed to clinch.

At Me breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kazaryan has At Me up against the cage in a clinch.

At Me breaks from the clinch.
Kazaryan checks a leg kick nicely.

Kazaryan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kazaryan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, At Me has managed to free his arm - good work.
At Me is trying to stand.
Kazaryan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Me is looking to escape.

Kazaryan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kazaryan prevents At Me from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazaryan wants to pass to mount but At Me is defending the position.
At Me is trying to stand up here but Kazaryan is controlling him well.
Kazaryan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Eric Kazaryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kazaryan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
At Me is trying to stand up here but Kazaryan is controlling him well.
At Me tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kazaryan manages to move to mount!
At Me really wants to buck Kazaryan off and get back to his feet.
Kazaryan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
At Me is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazaryan controlling the pace for now.
Kazaryan looking to finish At Me with some ground and pound. This is bad for At Me!

Kazaryan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but At Me is surviving well by controlling Kazaryan's body position as best he can.

At Me defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kazaryan.
At Me is trying to stand but he's just given Kazaryan his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Kazaryan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kazaryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
At Me walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kazaryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
At Me throws a right hand that misses
and Kazaryan counters with a straight right hand.

Kazaryan rushes At Me and presses him up against the cage.
At Me looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on At Me's face as he tries to break the clinch.
At Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
At Me's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kazaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. At Me is defending well for now.

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

Kazaryan pushes At Me up against the cage in a clinch.
At Me takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kazaryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
At Me thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazaryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says At Me as he avoids it easily.
At Me stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and At Me wants it to stay on the feet.
At Me throws a lazy right hand but Kazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kazaryan closes the distance and clinches.
At Me has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kazaryan has At Me pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. At Me manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Kazaryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
At Me is trying to force a seperation but Kazaryan has the dominant position.
At Me is trying to break the clinch but Kazaryan has him pressed against the cage.
Kazaryan goes for a takedown attempt but At Me pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kazaryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
At Me looks to land a right hand but Kazaryan moved out of range.
At Me rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kazaryan counters with a straight right hand.
At Me tries to bum rush Kazaryan with a series of wild strikes but Kazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Come At Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazaryan shoots in for a takedown but At Me shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kazaryan throws a head kick but At Me moves out of range.
At Me throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
At Me swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kazaryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
At Me misses with an uppercut. Kazaryan saw that one coming.
At Me circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazaryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. At Me sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Kazaryan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kazaryan lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kazaryan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
At Me misses with a few strikes there.

Kazaryan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. At Me looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Me wants to get back to his feet but Kazaryan drags him back down.
At Me is trying to escape the position but Kazaryan is controlling the position.

Kazaryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
At Me is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kazaryan is controlling him well.
At Me taking punishment in the form of punches.
At Me is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kazaryan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
At Me taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Kazaryan blocks the strikes from At Me.
At Me is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kazaryan is controlling him well.
Kazaryan avoids the strikes from the bottom by At Me.

Kazaryan is trying to get an arm triangle but At Me is defending well.

Kazaryan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
At Me throws a head kick but Kazaryan moves out of range.
Eric Kazaryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
At Me misses with a hook
and Kazaryan counters with a series of strikes. At Me will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Kazaryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazaryan 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Kazaryan!