PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffry McWild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McWild
vs
Badoyan

183 cm
31
244 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

209 cm
26
264 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffry McWild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jeffry McWild has been cut.
Badoyan's coach down at Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Badoyan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Badoyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McWild connects with the punch.
McWild tries to clinch up but Badoyan circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from McWild.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badoyan leaves McWild with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Badoyan misses with a two punch combination.
McWild moves out of range of the body kick.
McWild throws a head kick that misses.
Badoyan throws a sloppy head kick

and McWild counters with a nice double leg into side control. Badoyan won't be happy with that.
Badoyan is looking for a sweep.
Badoyan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Badoyan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McWild.
McWild wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badoyan keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McWild working the ground and pound from side control.
McWild working the ground and pound from side control.
McWild misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Badoyan tries to bench press McWild off him but McWild keeps the position.
Badoyan is not content to let McWild control the position.
Badoyan tries to bench press McWild off him but McWild keeps the position.
Badoyan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McWild throws a strike aimed at the side of Badoyan's head but Badoyan avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Badoyan parries the strikes from McWild easily there. McWild is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Badoyan to escape.
McWild has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McWild creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Badoyan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've been hearing good reports from McWild's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
You can see the frustration on Badoyan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan is looking for a sweep.
McWild throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWild trying to control the position but Badoyan is working away.
McWild tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Badoyan struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badoyan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McWild.
McWild working the ground and pound.
Badoyan manages to get back to half guard.
McWild missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badoyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWild trying to control the action but Badoyan is working from the bottom.
Badoyan wants to get back to full guard but McWild has passed into side control.
McWild wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badoyan keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoyan regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badoyan is trying to control but McWild passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffry McWild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffry McWild's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McWild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for McWild.
McWild avoids the head kick by Badoyan.
McWild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McWild throws a quick inside leg kick.
McWild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McWild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McWild avoids the body shot from Badoyan.
Badoyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
McWild thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badoyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McWild.
Badoyan avoids the body shot from McWild.
Badoyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a sloppy head kick

and McWild counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Badoyan!
McWild is looking to take a break and control but Badoyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McWild throws an elbow but Badoyan slips to the side and avoids it well.
McWild working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McWild trying to control the position but Badoyan is working away.
McWild misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McWild trying to control the action but Badoyan is working from the bottom.
Badoyan is looking to regain half guard here but McWild keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McWild keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Badoyan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
McWild fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Badoyan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McWild seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Badoyan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWild winds up and cracks Badoyan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McWild slows the pace down in half guard.
McWild lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McWild is just content to waste time from the top position. Badoyan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Badoyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McWild postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McWild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McWild trying to control but Badoyan is working from the bottom.
McWild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badoyan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McWild might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McWild missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McWild landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McWild loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffry McWild dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Badoyan throws a leg kick but McWild moved away.
Badoyan misses with a low kick.
McWild shoots for a double leg takedown but Badoyan sprawls well. He's pushed McWild's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badoyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McWild is fending him off so far but Badoyan persists. Nope, McWild circles away and we're back to standing.

McWild closes the distance and clinches.
Badoyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McWild misses with a punch to the body.
McWild looking for a takedown.
Badoyan looking to stall.
McWild can't find room to land a body shot as Badoyan controls the action.
McWild goes for a takedown in the clinch but Badoyan prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffry McWild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McWild blocking some punches.
McWild digs a right hand underneath Badoyan's ribcage. Badoyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Badoyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWild wants to stall.

McWild breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan's jab looks to have found its range, popping McWild under the eye.
Badoyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That has opened up Tigran Badoyan's cut even more.
Jeffry McWild is winning the standup battle so far.
Badoyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
McWild lands with an overhand left.
Badoyan slips a straight right by McWild.
Badoyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Badoyan catches McWild right on the button with a cross.
Badoyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badoyan misses with a head kick.
Badoyan lands a front kick.
Badoyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McWild pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badoyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Badoyan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McWild. That one must have hurt.
Badoyan throws the left hand but McWild avoids the punch easily.
McWild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McWild - that will leave a mark!
McWild throws a low kick but Badoyan moves out of range easily.
Badoyan scores with a hook.
McWild avoids the head kick by Badoyan.
McWild connects with a solid leg kick.
McWild drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Badoyan right on the button. Badoyan goes down! McWild follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McWild gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffry McWild!
Jeffry McWild decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.