PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hovannes Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Yaj
vs
Nazaryan

192 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rio Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hovannes Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Yaj feinted with a counter takedown.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nazaryan misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan scores with a nice strike.
Yaj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nazaryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yaj connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Hovannes Nazaryan has been cut.
Yaj throws a good cross that connects.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yaj digs a good hook to Nazaryan's body.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Yaj avoids them all with ease.
Yaj drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nazaryan sprawls and moves away.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazaryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Yaj checks it

and Yaj counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Nazaryan is rocked!
Yaj forces his way into half guard.
Yaj looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nazaryan looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yaj scores with a big shot! Nazaryan's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nazaryan! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Yaj!
Rio Yaj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.