PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. 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
Templeton

209 cm
25
264 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
164 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Conquer

Conviction
Milwaukee's Best 160

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 16 - 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Templeton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton throws a body kick that misses.
Badoyan misses with a double jab.
Templeton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Badoyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Templeton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Templeton
and Badoyan counters with a thumping low kick.
Templeton pushes Badoyan away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton looks to land a left hand but Badoyan moved out of range nicely.
Badoyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Badoyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badoyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Templeton sees coming a mile off.
Templeton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Templeton as he checks the leg kick.
Badoyan clobbers Templeton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badoyan clobbers Templeton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Badoyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Templeton tenderised Badoyan's leg. Badoyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Templeton. Beautiful body shot.
Templeton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
A big right from Templeton misses.
Templeton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badoyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Templeton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Badoyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Templeton can pounce on him.
Templeton needs to keep his hands up - Badoyan had a free shot at his head there.
Badoyan is looking to slow Templeton down with leg kicks.
Templeton cracks the inside of Badoyan's front leg.
Badoyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badoyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Templeton cracks Badoyan with a good jab.

It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Badoyan there.
Templeton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Templeton misses with a leg kick.
Templeton is looking to land body kicks.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
Badoyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Templeton scores with a shot to the body.
Badoyan scores with a hook.
Templeton cracks the inside of Badoyan's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Badoyan.
Templeton moves out of range of the leg kick from Badoyan.
Templeton throws the left hand but Badoyan avoids the punch easily.
Lance Templeton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badoyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Badoyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
Decent striking displayed by Badoyan there.
Badoyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan scores with a leg kick.
Templeton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badoyan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Badoyan avoids a kick to the body.
Badoyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Badoyan misses with a body kick.
Templeton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badoyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Badoyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badoyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Templeton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badoyan 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Templeton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Badoyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badoyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badoyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Templeton misses with an uppercut. Badoyan saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton blocks a jab.
Badoyan misses with a body kick.
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badoyan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a lazy head kick
enabling Templeton to counter with a crisp jab.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badoyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Templeton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badoyan.
Templeton misses with a low kick as Badoyan jumps back.
Badoyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Templeton misses.
Templeton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badoyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badoyan lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton throws a leg kick but Badoyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badoyan misses with a head kick.
Badoyan throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
Badoyan scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Badoyan misses with an uppercut. Templeton saw that one coming.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badoyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badoyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Templeton throws a solid leg kick but Badoyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Templeton.
Templeton lands with a nice body punch.
Templeton punishes Badoyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton throws a looping overhand right but Badoyan ducks down to avoid it.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
Badoyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Templeton.
Templeton missing with a left hand there. Badoyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badoyan misses with a hook.
Templeton scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton throws the kick towards the body but Badoyan avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Badoyan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badoyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Templeton.
Templeton throws a low kick but Badoyan avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Badoyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Badoyan 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.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton with a hook.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badoyan jabs Templeton to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Badoyan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Templeton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Badoyan is in Templeton's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Templeton pulls Badoyan in close to his closed guard and prevents Badoyan from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Templeton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Badoyan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan content to stall in guard here.
Badoyan trying to control but Templeton is working from the bottom.

Templeton has his foot on Badoyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badoyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Templeton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Badoyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Templeton is retaining full guard.
Templeton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Templeton trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lance Templeton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Templeton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badoyan throws a leg kick
and Templeton counters with a nice leg kick.
Templeton scores with a hook to the body. Badoyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Badoyan connects with a body shot.
Templeton misses with a looping left.
Templeton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Badoyan misses with a looping left.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Templeton sees coming a mile off.
Templeton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Badoyan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Badoyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Templeton.
Badoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Templeton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
Templeton throws out a leg kick but Badoyan moves out of range and Templeton only half commits.
Badoyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Templeton's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Templeton takes one on the button.
Templeton checks the leg kick.
Badoyan moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Templeton throws the left hand but Badoyan avoids the punch easily.
Badoyan checks a leg kick.
Badoyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Badoyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Badoyan moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
Templeton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton connects with a solid leg kick.
Templeton throws a leg kick that misses.
Badoyan takes a swing at Templeton's ribcage but misses.
Tigran Badoyan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Templeton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Templeton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badoyan misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Templeton misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badoyan missing with a left hand there. Templeton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Badoyan misses its intended target.
That kick from Badoyan tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Badoyan feints and then cracks Templeton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Templeton down.
Badoyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Templeton walks into a left hand.
Templeton scores with a shot to the body.
Badoyan moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Badoyan checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Templeton.
Templeton thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Templeton lands a nice hook to Badoyan's body. Badoyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Badoyan misses with a hook. Templeton ducked under it nicely.
Templeton scores with a push kick.
Templeton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Templeton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badoyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Templeton throws a body punch but Badoyan moves out of range.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badoyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Badoyan. Those never looked like landing.
Templeton lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Templeton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templeton lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton scores with the left hand. Badoyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Templeton swings for the body but Badoyan moves out of range.
Templeton scores with a jab.
Templeton fakes the leg kick and cracks Badoyan in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
Badoyan tries a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Templeton.
Badoyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templeton was well out of range. Poor timing from Badoyan.
Templeton lands a jab to Badoyan's midsection.
Badoyan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton throws a push kick but Badoyan slaps the foot to one side.
Badoyan misses with a body shot.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
Templeton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Templeton sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan looks to land a right hand but Templeton moved out of range.
Badoyan tries to land a front kick but Templeton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick from Badoyan.
Templeton lands a leg kick that knocks Badoyan off balance momentarily.
Badoyan scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Templeton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Badoyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Templeton misses with a kick to the body.
Templeton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Templeton wants to land a leg kick but Badoyan is out of range.
Templeton throws out a leg kick but Badoyan moves out of range and Templeton only half commits.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
Nice body punch from Templeton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templeton.
Templeton tried to score with a low kick but Badoyan checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Badoyan.
Templeton moves out of range as Badoyan strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badoyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Templeton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Badoyan rather than just go for the knockout.
Templeton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badoyan throws a sloppy head kick and Templeton moves out of range easily.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
Templeton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Templeton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Templeton throws a shot from downtown. Badoyan moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templeton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badoyan tries a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templeton.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Templeton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Templeton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Templeton!
Lance Templeton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.