PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Migran Harutyunyan (ranked 22856 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Gartzen (ranked 4018 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Gartzen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harutyunyan
vs
Gartzen

190 cm
19
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Migran Harutyunyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Gartzen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harutyunyan moves out of range of the body kick from Gartzen.
Harutyunyan is looking to counter punch.
Harutyunyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harutyunyan lands with an uppercut that bounces Gartzen off the cage and back into range.
Harutyunyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gartzen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harutyunyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gartzen counters with a nice body kick.
Gartzen blocks a jab.
Gartzen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Gartzen.
Harutyunyan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gartzen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gartzen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harutyunyan throws a series of punches but Gartzen avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harutyunyan.
Gartzen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harutyunyan momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Harutyunyan.
Gartzen swings for the body but Harutyunyan moves out of range.
It looked like Harutyunyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Gartzen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartzen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harutyunyan throws a shot from downtown. Gartzen moves away and avoids it.
Gartzen thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Gartzen.
Harutyunyan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harutyunyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gartzen looks to land a body kick but Harutyunyan moved away.
Harutyunyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Gartzen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gartzen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harutyunyan rather than just go for the knockout.
Gartzen misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Gartzen.
Harutyunyan walks into a stiff left hand from Gartzen.
Gartzen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harutyunyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harutyunyan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harutyunyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gartzen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harutyunyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Harutyunyan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gartzen throws a body kick that misses.
Harutyunyan missing with a left hand there. Gartzen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gartzen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gartzen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harutyunyan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gartzen scrambles back to his feet.
Harutyunyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harutyunyan throws a combination that misses
and Gartzen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harutyunyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Gartzen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harutyunyan moves out of range as Gartzen throws a body kick.
Gartzen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harutyunyan.
Gartzen lands a leg kick that knocks Harutyunyan off balance momentarily.

Gartzen lands a big right hand that sends Harutyunyan crashing to the mat! Gartzen stays standing though and waves Harutyunyan back to his feet!

Harutyunyan is rocked!

It looks like Migran Harutyunyan has been cut.
Gartzen lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Harutyunyan - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Gartzen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muhammad Gartzen!
Muhammad Gartzen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.