PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keosayan
vs
Malvo

169 cm
28
151 lbs
19 - 10 - 3

175 cm
27
150 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keosayan lunges at Malvo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malvo's hand.
Keosayan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malvo.
Malvo thumps Keosayan with a low kick.
Malvo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keosayan throws a leg kick which misses Malvo's front leg but catches the back leg as Malvo tries to avoid it.
Keosayan with a nice cross.
Keosayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keosayan throws a lazy body kick
and Malvo counters with a straight right hand.
Keosayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malvo.
Malvo blocks a head kick by Keosayan.
Malvo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keosayan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malvo if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan missing with a left hand there. Malvo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malvo is looking for the big counter here.
Keosayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
As Keosayan backs off Malvo throws a huge counter combo but Keosayan manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Keosayan misses the target.
Keosayan lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Malvo misses

so Keosayan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Malvo pushes Keosayan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malvo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keosayan.
Malvo throws a looping overhand right but Keosayan ducks down to avoid it.
Malvo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Keosayan.
Malvo throws out a counter right but Keosayan avoids it with no problem.
Keosayan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keosayan.
Keosayan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malvo scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Keosayan tenderised Malvo's leg. Malvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keosayan jabs Malvo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been hearing reports that Keosayan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Keosayan walks into a straight right hand from Malvo.
Keosayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malvo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Keosayan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malvo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malvo avoids the head kick by Keosayan.
Keosayan blocks a head kick by Malvo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keosayan misses with a kick to the body.
Keosayan misses with a kick to the body.
Malvo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malvo throws a looping overhand right but Keosayan ducks down to avoid it.
Malvo missing with a left hand there. Keosayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malvo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keosayan.
Keosayan lands a nice looking body kick.
Keosayan throws a head kick but Malvo moves out of range.

Keosayan gets the takedown into side control.
Malvo prevents Keosayan from improving position.
Malvo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Keosayan landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan working away.
Keosayan is looking to take a break and control but Malvo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keosayan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Malvo's legs.

Keosayan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Malvo, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keosayan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malvo keeps working.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malvo is looking to regain half guard here but Keosayan keeps moving and retains side control.
Keosayan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Malvo some visible discomfort.

Keosayan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Malvo, who protects the arm well.
Keosayan throws an elbow but Malvo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Keosayan cracks Malvo with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan trying to control the action but Malvo is working from the bottom.
Malvo is trying to improve his position.
Keosayan 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.
Keosayan working the ground and pound but Malvo is defending the strikes.
Keosayan just content to control the position.
Keosayan trying to control the action but Malvo is working from the bottom.
Malvo is looking to regain half guard here but Keosayan keeps moving and retains side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malvo is not content to let Keosayan control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You can see the frustration on Malvo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malvo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keosayan.
Malvo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keosayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keosayan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malvo takes a swing at Keosayan's ribcage but misses.
Keosayan misses with a lunging right hand
and Keosayan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Keosayan shoots in and gets a takedown into Malvo's guard.
Keosayan trying to control the position from guard on top but Malvo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keosayan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malvo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keosayan throwing strikes but missing.
Malvo keeping moving, preventing Keosayan from controlling successfully.
Keosayan throwing strikes from guard but Malvo blocks nicely.
Keosayan's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Keosayan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keosayan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 10:9
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Keosayan!
A very excited looking Sergey Keosayan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.