PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shaman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shaman's Dream. The key to victory for Blind Shaman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shaman
vs
Keosayan

182 cm
21
168 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
166 lbs
7 - 5 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keosayan.
Shaman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaman checks a low kick from Keosayan.
Keosayan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shaman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keosayan is out of range.

Keosayan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shaman on his heels. He'll look to pass Shaman's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Keosayan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keosayan trying to control the pace.
Shaman gets back to full guard.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Keosayan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keosayan is in close to Shaman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Keosayan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Shaman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keosayan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keosayan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keosayan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Keosayan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan passes Shaman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Shaman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keosayan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Keosayan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Keosayan tries to control but Shaman wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Keosayan.
Keosayan lands a big shot there that rocks Shaman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Keosayan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shaman has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Keosayan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Keosayan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaman looks a forlorn figure.
Shaman tries to lock up and control but Keosayan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaman is squirming around, avoiding Keosayan's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to lock up and control but Keosayan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ueshibas Temple of Cloud Warriors, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Keosayan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaman looks a forlorn figure.

Blind Shaman's cut is getting worse.
Shaman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shaman tries to hold on but Keosayan postures up.
Keosayan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Shaman is rocked!
Shaman is trying desperately to improve position.
Shaman tries to hold on but Keosayan pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaman tries to improve his position but instead Keosayan has taken his back!
Keosayan avoiding Shaman 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Keosayan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keosayan thows a leg kick but Shaman checks it
and Keosayan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keosayan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keosayan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shaman's hands.

Blind Shaman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaman with a nice cross.
Shaman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Keosayan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shaman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keosayan somewhat.
Shaman misses with a hook. Keosayan ducked under it nicely.
Keosayan slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaman throws a lazy right hand but Keosayan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keosayan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shaman misses with a hook. Keosayan ducked under it nicely.
Keosayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman lands a glancing blow to the side of Keosayan's head.
Shaman scores with a jab to the head.
Shaman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keosayan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Keosayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Shaman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shaman avoids the body shot from Keosayan.
Keosayan misses with a hook. Shaman ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Shaman.
Blind Shaman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Shaman misses.
Shaman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keosayan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keosayan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaman throws out a leg kick but Keosayan moves out of range and Shaman only half commits.
Shaman staying out of range there.
Shaman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaman lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keosayan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keosayan throws a front kick aimed at Shaman's knee but Shaman avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan misses with a looping left.
Shaman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Keosayan throws a shot from downtown. Shaman moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shaman!
Shaman walks into a stiff left hand from Keosayan.
Shaman looks to land a combination. Keosayan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keosayan ducks under a wild hook from Shaman.
Keosayan connects with a body shot that sends Shaman's belly button to the back.
Shaman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Shaman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shaman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keosayan is out of range and Shaman settles back down.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Keosayan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shaman on his heels. He'll look to pass Shaman's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Keosayan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shaman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Keosayan stacks Shaman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Keosayan!
Keosayan is looking to take a break and control but Shaman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keosayan scores with punches from side control.

Keosayan tries for a kimura but Shaman is defending well.
Keosayan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shaman's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan working away.
Keosayan cracks Shaman with a big elbow.

Keosayan has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Shaman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Keosayan yanks on the arm and Shaman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Keosayan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Keosayan!
A relieved looking Sergey Keosayan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.