PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vartan Mamikonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamikonyan comes to the cage accompanied by True Armenian Hero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mamikonyan
vs
Van Winkle

179 cm
26
193 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

189 cm
31
197 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vartan Mamikonyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Winkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamikonyan.
Van Winkle cracks Mamikonyan with an open hand slap.
Vartan Mamikonyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamikonyan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Winkle circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Mamikonyan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
No luck for Mamikonyan with that takedown attempt.
Mamikonyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Winkle, as that shot connected.
Mamikonyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mamikonyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Winkle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mamikonyan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mamikonyan there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Winkle delivers a nice body kick.
Mamikonyan misses with a takedown attempt - Van Winkle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vartan Mamikonyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Winkle. That snapped Mamikonyan's head back.
Mamikonyan wants to clinch but Van Winkle slips to the side

and Van Winkle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Winkle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mamikonyan trying to control from the bottom.
Mamikonyan wants to get back to full guard.
Mamikonyan keeping control of the position.
Van Winkle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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!
Van Winkle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Winkle is keen to just control but Mamikonyan is a slippery customer.
Van Winkle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mamikonyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mamikonyan.
Van Winkle is holding Mamikonyan down, trying to stall.
Van Winkle can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mamikonyan is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Winkle is defending well.
Mamikonyan wants to take a breather but Van Winkle manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mamikonyan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamikonyan advances to half guard.

Mamikonyan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Van Winkle trying to control but Mamikonyan postures up.
Van Winkle keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Winkle trying to hold on to Mamikonyan's head to control him but Mamikonyan postures up.
Mamikonyan drops an elbow to the side of Van Winkle's head.
Van Winkle keeping hold of Mamikonyan's head, controlling as best he can.
Mamikonyan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Van Winkle reverses the position - he's now on top in Mamikonyan's guard.
Mamikonyan looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mamikonyan is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mamikonyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mamikonyan fails with the takedown
letting Van Winkle counter with a right hand.
Van Winkle is looking to chop away at Mamikonyan's legs.
Van Winkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Winkle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mamikonyan.
Van Winkle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Winkle counters with a thumping low kick.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch there but Van Winkle circles away.
Mamikonyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mamikonyan looks to clinch
and Van Winkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamikonyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vartan Mamikonyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Winkle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Winkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mamikonyan moves in looking to clinch but Van Winkle pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamikonyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamikonyan misses with a head kick.
Vartan Mamikonyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Van Winkle.
Mamikonyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Winkle throws a wild body kick that Mamikonyan sees coming a mile off.
Van Winkle scores with a jab.
Mamikonyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Winkle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamikonyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mamikonyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Winkle counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamikonyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamikonyan misses with a head kick.
Van Winkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mamikonyan closes the distance but Van Winkle moves to the side

and Van Winkle counters with a shoot takedown. Mamikonyan fights it but they end up in guard.
Mamikonyan controls Van Winkle momentarily but Van Winkle frees himself.
Mamikonyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle trying to control but Mamikonyan is working from the bottom.
Mamikonyan looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mamikonyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Winkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamikonyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Winkle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Winkle.

Mamikonyan gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Winkle regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle has his hands clasped together around Mamikonyan's back. He's all about the action.

Van Winkle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Winkle is staying active underneath Mamikonyan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robert Van Winkle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Winkle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mamikonyan is working away from the top position though.
Mamikonyan is keen to just control but Van Winkle is a slippery customer.
Van Winkle is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mamikonyan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Winkle is looking to control Mamikonyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Winkle avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van Winkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mamikonyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body kick there by Van Winkle.
Mamikonyan connects with a leg kick. Van Winkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick which misses Mamikonyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Mamikonyan tries to avoid it.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up
and Van Winkle counters with a low kick, right behind Mamikonyan 's knee.
Van Winkle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mamikonyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Winkle.
Mamikonyan tries to land a body kick
and Van Winkle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mamikonyan's knee momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Van Winkle as Mamikonyan shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Winkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamikonyan slips a jab and a cross from Van Winkle.
Mamikonyan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vartan Mamikonyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamikonyan darts in looking for a takedown but Van Winkle gets double underhooks and turns Mamikonyan into the cage.
Van Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Mamikonyan controls his hands.
Van Winkle misses with a body punch.
Van Winkle digs a right hand underneath Mamikonyan's ribcage. Mamikonyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Winkle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Winkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Winkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Winkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamikonyan's elbow.
Mamikonyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Winkle lands with a left to the head.
Van Winkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mamikonyan backwards.
Mamikonyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Van Winkle jumps guard and drags Mamikonyan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van Winkle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Mamikonyan is sitting in close to Van Winkle's body. Van Winkle has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mamikonyan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mamikonyan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Van Winkle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robert Van Winkle!
Robert Van Winkle managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140, into his post fight interview.