PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Aharonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Nightingale - The Glory Days. Aharonian has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tommy Victorio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Victorio
vs
Aharonian

197 cm
31
204 lbs
15 - 14 - 1

185 cm
23
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armen Aharonian!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio avoids a punch combination nicely.

Victorio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aharonian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Victorio.
Aharonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aharonian trying to land knees to the body.
Victorio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aharonian avoiding damage as Victorio throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorio lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Aharonian.
Aharonian has had enough of the clinch but Victorio keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Aharonian fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio looking for a takedown.
Aharonian is trying to stall.
Aharonian stalling in the clinch but Victorio improves position.

Victorio pulls guard effortlessly.
Victorio wants to sweep here but Aharonian controlling him for the moment.

Aharonian is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aharonian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aharonian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Victorio is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Victorio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio keeping full guard, as Aharonian tries to pass.
Aharonian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Victorio controls Aharonian momentarily but Aharonian frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Victorio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aharonian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Victorio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aharonian sprawls and moves away.
Aharonian leaves Victorio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aharonian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Aharonian blocks the low kick.
Victorio doesn't manage to clinch there - Aharonian circles away.
Jab by Aharonian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aharonian.
Aharonian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aharonian has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Victorio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aharonian scores with a jab to the body.
Victorio misses with a takedown attempt
and Aharonian counters with a straight right hand.

Aharonian drops Victorio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Victorio looks back up at him and smiles so Aharonian waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Victorio is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aharonian looks for the body kick but Victorio saw that one coming.
Oh Victorio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Aharonian ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Victorio clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armen Aharonian!
After winning the bout, Armen Aharonian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.