PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hovannes adibekyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). adibekyan comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

adibekyan
vs
Coutinho

195 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hovannes adibekyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho shoots in for a takedown but adibekyan shows good takedown defense.
Coutinho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coutinho shoots and misses

and adibekyan counters with a single leg into guard. Coutinho didn't expect that.
Coutinho trying to keep a closed guard but adibekyan is proving a slippery customer.
Coutinho has his hands on adibekyan's head, controlling the position.
Coutinho looking to control.

Coutinho had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. adibekyan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Coutinho Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take adibekyan's back instead.
adibekyan trying to control the position but Coutinho manages to sink in the hooks.
adibekyan is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
adibekyan breaks Coutinho's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Coutinho looking to control.
adibekyan trying to control but Coutinho is working from the bottom.
adibekyan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coutinho on the ground.
adibekyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Coutinho is retaining full guard.
adibekyan wants to stand but Coutinho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Coutinho trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coutinho tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and adibekyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho keeping full guard, as adibekyan tries to pass.
adibekyan prevents Coutinho from getting back to his feet.
Coutinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
adibekyan wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
adibekyan postures up.
Coutinho keeping moving, preventing adibekyan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coutinho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Coutinho has eaten all the pies!
Coutinho looks gassed!

Coutinho working for a triangle but adibekyan defends it easily.
adibekyan wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

adibekyan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

adibekyan closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

adibekyan pulls guard successfully.
Coutinho preventing the sweep.
Coutinho looking to pass the guard.
adibekyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coutinho controls the pace.
Coutinho looking to sit in guard and control but adibekyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coutinho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as adibekyan controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hovannes adibekyan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

adibekyan shoots in and drives through. Coutinho sprawls well.
Coutinho with a poor takedown

and adibekyan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by adibekyan.

adibekyan pulls guard.
Coutinho stopping the sweep attempt from adibekyan.
adibekyan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coutinho stops adibekyan from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
adibekyan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
adibekyan is looking to stand up but Coutinho isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
adibekyan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

adibekyan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Coutinho is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. adibekyan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Coutinho's back instead.
Coutinho turns into adibekyan and is now in his guard.
adibekyan working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
adibekyan wants to clinch up but Coutinho keeps it at a distance.
Coutinho is looking to clinch.
adibekyan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
adibekyan fails to land the takedown.

Coutinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Coutinho get's back to his feet.
hovannes adibekyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
adibekyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coutinho doesn't succeed with the takedown

and adibekyan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Coutinho!
Coutinho tries to lock up and control but adibekyan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
adibekyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Coutinho manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
adibekyan sitting in guard here, content to control.
adibekyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

adibekyan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coutinho is looking for a triangle but adibekyan pushes his legs off easily.
adibekyan looking to pass the guard.
Coutinho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Coutinho looking for a guillotine here but adibekyan defends easily.
Coutinho being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Coutinho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

adibekyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
adibekyan lands a head kick!
Coutinho closes the distance but adibekyan moves to the side

and adibekyan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by adibekyan.
adibekyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coutinho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in adibekyan's guard.
Coutinho passes adibekyan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
adibekyan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coutinho is looking to stall here but adibekyan recovers full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
adibekyan has Coutinho pulled in close to control his posture.
adibekyan controls Coutinho momentarily but Coutinho frees himself.
hovannes adibekyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coutinho looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Coutinho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coutinho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
adibekyan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
adibekyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
adibekyan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Coutinho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Coutinho is squirming around, avoiding adibekyan's attempts to control the action.
Coutinho wants to control but adibekyan is having none of it.
Coutinho throwing hammer fists to the chest of adibekyan. What's that going to do exactly?
adibekyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coutinho is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
adibekyan controlling the pace for now.
adibekyan tries to control but Coutinho wriggling away.
adibekyan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coutinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coutinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
hovannes adibekyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well adibekyan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hovannes adibekyan!