PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Badoyan
vs
Makinwa

209 cm
24
264 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
210 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

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Lethal high kicks
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Badoyan misses.
Makinwa tries to bum rush Badoyan with a series of wild strikes but Badoyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makinwa misses with a looping right.
Badoyan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Badoyan tenderised Makinwa's leg. Makinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makinwa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badoyan.
Badoyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makinwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badoyan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Makinwa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Makinwa walks into a stiff left hand from Badoyan.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Badoyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Badoyan.
Makinwa takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Makinwa wants to slow Badoyan down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Badoyan as he checks the leg kick.
Badoyan checks a low kick from Makinwa.
Badoyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makinwa throws a wild body kick that Badoyan sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Makinwa in the body.
Ugor Makinwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makinwa looks for the body kick but Badoyan saw that one coming.
Badoyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makinwa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badoyan.
Badoyan throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Makinwa looks winded!
Badoyan misses with a low kick.
Makinwa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badoyan in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa moves forwards but Badoyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Badoyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Badoyan lands a big right hand that sends Makinwa crashing to the mat! Badoyan stays standing though and waves Makinwa back to his feet!

Makinwa is rocked!
Makinwa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Badoyan lands a big head kick that sends Makinwa to the canvas! Badoyan follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.