PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburyan comes to the cage accompanied by Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th. Yauch has chosen No Sleep Till Brooklyn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gamburyan
vs
Yauch

165 cm
38
158 lbs
8 - 19 - 0

182 cm
24
154 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manvel Gamburyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Gamburyan misses with a few strikes there.
Gamburyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Gamburyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamburyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yauch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gamburyan has a takedown stuffed.
Manvel Gamburyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamburyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gamburyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamburyan is defended easily by Yauch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manvel Gamburyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yauch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yauch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gamburyan fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gamburyan.
Gamburyan is breathing heavily.
Yauch lands a glancing blow to the side of Gamburyan's head.
Yauch connects with a body shot.
Gamburyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab by Yauch.
Yauch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yauch throws a shot to the body.
Gamburyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yauch circles away.
Gamburyan fails with the takedown
and Yauch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adam Yauch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yauch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gamburyan backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gamburyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yauch is fending him off so far but Gamburyan persists. Nope, Yauch circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan with a poor takedown
and Yauch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gamburyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yauch lands with a good body shot.
Gamburyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yauch catches Gamburyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gamburyan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yauch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yauch lands with an uppercut that bounces Gamburyan off the cage and back into range.

Gamburyan is rocked!
Yauch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Gamburyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gamburyan slips a jab from Yauch.
Gamburyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gamburyan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yauch counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Yauch!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Adam Yauch waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.