PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between My Gal (ranked 6316 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Tarverdyan (ranked 25178 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarverdyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm a beautiful queen! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gal
vs
Tarverdyan

175 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, My Gal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Tarverdyan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gal throws a looping overhand right but Tarverdyan ducks down to avoid it.
Tarverdyan takes one to the chin there.
Gal scores with a jab to the head.
Gal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gal throws a shot from downtown. Tarverdyan moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Gal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarverdyan tries to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Gal misses its intended target.
Jab from Gal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gal misses with an uppercut.
Tarverdyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Gal misses its intended target.
Gal misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gal.
Gal sets himself, and Tarverdyan steps forward looking for the clinch! Gal avoids it this time.
Gal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarverdyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tarverdyan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gal misses with a right hand
and Gal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarverdyan ducks under a wild hook from Gal.
Tarverdyan throws out a counter right but Gal avoids it with no problem.
Gal misses with a series of wild punches.
Gal scores with a jab.
Gal throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarverdyan counters with a thumping low kick.
Gal misses with an uppercut
and Tarverdyan counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarverdyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gal throws a right hand that Tarverdyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarverdyan also avoids with ease.
Tarverdyan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Gal misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gal misses with a straight right.
Gal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarverdyan.
Tarverdyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gal misses with an uppercut
and Tarverdyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gal misses the jab.
Gal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tarverdyan in his tracks.
Gal throws out a loose jab but Tarverdyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarverdyan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tarverdyan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gal really felt that one!
Tarverdyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gal.
Tarverdyan staying out of range there.
Tarverdyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gal throws a hook but Tarverdyan blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Tarverdyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tarverdyan blocks a jab.
Tarverdyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Gal closes the distance and pushes Tarverdyan back into the cage.
Gal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarverdyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gal working aggressively here.

Gal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarverdyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarverdyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gal.
As Gal backs off Tarverdyan throws a huge counter combo but Gal manages to avoid it all.
Gal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gal tries to clinch there but Tarverdyan circles away.
Tarverdyan wants to counter the offense by Gal and move into the clinch position.
Gal looks to land a combination but Tarverdyan avoids it well.
Tarverdyan dodges the punch combination from Gal.
Tarverdyan tries a quick counter leg kick but Gal is wise to it.

Gal moves into the clinch successfully.
Gal misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarverdyan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tarverdyan blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

My Gal dominated that round.
That's time! Gal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gal throws a looping overhand right but Tarverdyan ducks down to avoid it.
Gal misses with a lunging right hand
and Tarverdyan counters with a one-two to the body.
Edmond Tarverdyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gal throws a hook to the side of Tarverdyan's head but Tarverdyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarverdyan misses.
Gal throws an overhand right that lands on Tarverdyan's shoulder, as Tarverdyan tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarverdyan! But no joy.
Gal jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Tarverdyan tries to keep at a distance but Gal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tarverdyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gal misses with some punches.
Gal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gal.
Gal working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tarverdyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gal's brow.
Gal stalling in the clinch.
Tarverdyan looking to throw knees to the head but Gal is blocking nicely.

Gal drags the fight down to the ground.

Gal looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tarverdyan is defending well. Gal quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tarverdyan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gal celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). My Gal!
The defeated Edmond Tarverdyan had this to say: 'fuck off!!!'.