PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France has chosen bring me to life as his entrance music. 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.

Nazarethyan
vs
France

155 cm
34
150 lbs
39 - 14 - 1

185 cm
34
158 lbs
35 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
GREEN!160

Project Mayhem
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazarethyan lands with a nice body punch.
France ducks under a wild hook from Nazarethyan.
France has a takedown stuffed.
Nazarethyan throws a shot from downtown. France moves away and avoids it.
Nazarethyan delivers a nice body kick.
Nazarethyan avoids the body shot from France.
France has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
France throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazarethyan cracks France with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild combination.
France keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
France swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
France takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazarethyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent France stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nazarethyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nazarethyan tries a body shot but France blocks it.
Nazarethyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan can't find room to land a body shot as France controls the action.
Nazarethyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a shot to the body.
France goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Nazarethyan.
France tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
France tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nazarethyan can't find room to land a body shot as France controls the action.
France tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch.

France pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarethyan scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan looks to land a left hand but France moved out of range nicely.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but France manages to avoid it.
France tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but France sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Nazarethyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
France throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan swinging wildly here.
Nazarethyan is looking to wear down France with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nazarethyan throws a looping overhand right but France ducks down to avoid it.
France scores with a sloppy right hand. Nazarethyan should have avoided that one.
Nazarethyan defending well as France loads up on a big left hand.
Nazarethyan is looking to counter punch.
France comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nazarethyan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan misses the shot to the body.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
France checks a leg kick nicely.
Nazarethyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and France has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan looks to score with a jab to the body but France is just out of range.
France with the counter takedown but Nazarethyan avoids it easily.
Jab by France.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
France throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nazarethyan misses with a straight left.
France thuds a left hand into Nazarethyan's body.
France throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Nazarethyan misses its target.
France closes the distance and clinches up with Nazarethyan, looking for a takedown. France pushes Nazarethyan against the cage but Nazarethyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
France misses with a lunging right hand
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps France thinking.
Nazarethyan misses with a straight right.
Nazarethyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by France.
Nazarethyan looks to throw the jab but France is out of range.
Nazarethyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Nazarethyan drives through and clinches with France against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for France.
Nazarethyan tries a body shot but France blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nazarethyan as France tries to tie him up.
France landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nazarethyan is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

France pulls Nazarethyan into guard.
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!
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nazarethyan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
France tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of short punches.
Nazarethyan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nazarethyan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but France is avoiding damage well.
Nazarethyan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nazarethyan takes one to the side of the head.
France connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nazarethyan throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarethyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. France looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
France scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazarethyan doesn't seem bothered though.
France wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazarethyan connects with a body shot.
Nazarethyan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nazarethyan misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
France fails with the takedown.
Nazarethyan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
France has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Nazarethyan closes the distance and clinches.
Nazarethyan lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Darwin France has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

France is rocked!
Nazarethyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
France is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazarethyan finish him?
France takes a shot to the head.
Nazarethyan misses with a body punch.
France tries for a takedown but Nazarethyan manages to get underhooks.
Nazarethyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarethyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan can't find room to land a body shot as France controls the action.
France fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
France seems to have recovered his senses.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with an uppercut but France uses good head movement to avoid it.
France has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nazarethyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
France misses with a shot to the kidneys.
France wants to take the fight to the mat but Nazarethyan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

France breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nazarethyan throws a body kick that misses.
Nazarethyan throws the left hand but France avoids the punch easily.
France with the counter takedown but Nazarethyan avoids it easily.
Nazarethyan is looking to clinch.
France ducks under a wild hook from Nazarethyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
France fakes the leg kick and cracks Nazarethyan in the body.
France misses with a hook.
Nazarethyan clobbers France with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
France keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
France misses with a straight right.
Nazarethyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good work by France as he checks the leg kick.
Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by France.
France throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazarethyan counters with a stiff right hand.
France blocks a jab.
Nazarethyan jabs at France's body.
Nazarethyan lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
France throws a hook but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Nazarethyan fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops France to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! France looks to clinch but Nazarethyan throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! France taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Suren Nazarethyan!