PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 480 p4p, 50 weight class) and Harut Petrosyan (ranked 1517 p4p, 139 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Petrosyan's choice of entrance music: Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Reign
vs
Petrosyan

197 cm
23
235 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
263 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Petrosyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reign has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrosyan.
Reign moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrosyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reign throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reign is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reign has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Reign.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan cracks Reign with an open hand slap.
Reign uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Reign was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrosyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan cracks Reign with a good jab.

Reign closes the distance and clinches.
Reign gets through Petrosyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands an uppercut.

Reign jumps guard and drags Petrosyan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Reign can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrosyan controls the pace.

Reign is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrosyan defends well.
Petrosyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Reign is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrosyan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Petrosyan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reign's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reign looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Petrosyan has picked Reign up and slammed him! Reign can't keep hold of the triangle and Petrosyan manages to pass to side control!
Petrosyan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Reign is trying to work for a sweep but Petrosyan has mounted him!
Reign is working to get back to half guard.
Petrosyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reign wants to control but Petrosyan is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan controlling from mount.
Reign wants to hold on but Petrosyan pushes him away.
Petrosyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reign is looking to get to half guard.
Reign slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Petrosyan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Reign controls his leg.
Petrosyan stalling.

Reign is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petrosyan pulls his head out easily.
Petrosyan controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign gets back to full guard.
Petrosyan wanted to stand there but Reign had control of the position.
Petrosyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reign swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reign is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrosyan is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrosyan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Reign is looking for a triangle but Petrosyan pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harut Petrosyan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Petrosyan tries to move into range but Reign moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrosyan looks to throw the jab but Reign is out of range.
Petrosyan slips a straight right by Reign.
Reign tries to work over Petrosyan's front leg with a kick but Petrosyan checks it.
Despite the aggression on Petrosyan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reign tries to move into range but Petrosyan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reign punishes Petrosyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrosyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reign looks to throw the jab but Petrosyan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan tries to land a front kick but Reign steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reign looks to throw a body kick
and Reign takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reign moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan is looking to land body kicks.
Petrosyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Reign connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reign looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
As Reign backs off Petrosyan throws a huge counter combo but Reign manages to avoid it all.
Reign finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reign throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harut Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reign takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reign lands with a hook. Petrosyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Petrosyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reign moves away.
Reign throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Reign counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrosyan connects with a body shot that sends Reign's belly button to the back.
Petrosyan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reign in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Petrosyan lands a left and a right that send Reign crashing to the mat, dazed. Petrosyan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Reign is rocked!
Petrosyan cracks Reign with a left hook right on the temple and Reign goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Petrosyan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Reign is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harut Petrosyan!
A very excited looking Harut Petrosyan 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.