PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Ibeabuchi (ranked 6288 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Harutyunyan (ranked 19927 p4p, 0 weight class). Harutyunyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ibeabuchi
vs
Harutyunyan

188 cm
29
244 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

193 cm
28
262 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Ibeabuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tigran Harutyunyan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibeabuchi throws the left hand but Harutyunyan avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Harutyunyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibeabuchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harutyunyan lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Harutyunyan misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibeabuchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harutyunyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibeabuchi throws out a loose jab but Harutyunyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibeabuchi drops his hands momentarily and Harutyunyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Ike Ibeabuchi has been cut.
Ibeabuchi ducks under a wild hook from Harutyunyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibeabuchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harutyunyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Ibeabuchi misses.
A slow jab from Harutyunyan misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harutyunyan.
Harutyunyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibeabuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ibeabuchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ibeabuchi slips under a jab from Harutyunyan.
Harutyunyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibeabuchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harutyunyan jabs at Ibeabuchi's body.
A punch combination from Ibeabuchi misses.
Nice defenses there by Ibeabuchi.
Tigran Harutyunyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harutyunyan slips a jab and a cross from Ibeabuchi.
A telegraphed right hand from Harutyunyan misses the target.
Harutyunyan throws out a loose jab but Ibeabuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ibeabuchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ibeabuchi misses with a hook
and Harutyunyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is getting worse.
Ibeabuchi digs a good hook to Harutyunyan's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harutyunyan throws a body punch but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
Harutyunyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibeabuchi is just out of range.
Ibeabuchi is looking to counter punch.
Harutyunyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibeabuchi manages to avoid it.
Harutyunyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ibeabuchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibeabuchi defending well as Harutyunyan loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi lands with a good body shot.
Harutyunyan slips a jab from Ibeabuchi.
Harutyunyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Harutyunyan throws out a loose jab but Ibeabuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harutyunyan moves out of range as Ibeabuchi strikes.
Harutyunyan misses with a wild body shot.
Harutyunyan throws a series of strikes that have Ibeabuchi backpedaling.
Ibeabuchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ibeabuchi throws a lazy right hand but Harutyunyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harutyunyan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harutyunyan jabs Ibeabuchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harutyunyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harutyunyan throws out a counter right but Ibeabuchi avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Harutyunyan finds it's target.
Harutyunyan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibeabuchi misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Ibeabuchi there.
Harutyunyan throws a big shot that misses.
Ibeabuchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harutyunyan looks to land a combination but Ibeabuchi avoids it well.
Ibeabuchi misses with a wild body shot.
Harutyunyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ibeabuchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harutyunyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi throwing a counter right hand but Harutyunyan manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tigran Harutyunyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Ibeabuchi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harutyunyan throws a body punch but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
Harutyunyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harutyunyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harutyunyan misses with a body shot.
A big right from Harutyunyan misses.
Ibeabuchi throwing a counter right hand but Harutyunyan manages to avoid it.
Ibeabuchi lands a jab to the head.
Tigran Harutyunyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harutyunyan misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibeabuchi cracks Harutyunyan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harutyunyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ibeabuchi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ibeabuchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harutyunyan.
It looked like Ibeabuchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibeabuchi blocks a jab.
Harutyunyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibeabuchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Harutyunyan.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ibeabuchi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Harutyunyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ibeabuchi doesn't seem phased though.
Harutyunyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibeabuchi throws a shot from downtown. Harutyunyan moves away and avoids it.
Harutyunyan throws an off balance right hand
and Ibeabuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harutyunyan digs a good body shot into Ibeabuchi's ribs.
Harutyunyan connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harutyunyan throws a series of punches but Ibeabuchi avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Ibeabuchi misses.
Ibeabuchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibeabuchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harutyunyan.
Ibeabuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ibeabuchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibeabuchi ducks under a wild hook from Harutyunyan.
A jab from Ibeabuchi finds it's way through Harutyunyan's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harutyunyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harutyunyan lands with a straight right. Ibeabuchi didn't see that one coming.

Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harutyunyan lands with a hook. Ibeabuchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harutyunyan digs a good hook to Ibeabuchi's body.
Harutyunyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibeabuchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harutyunyan throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibeabuchi misses the target.
Ibeabuchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibeabuchi avoids the body shot from Harutyunyan.
A slow jab from Harutyunyan misses its intended target.
Ibeabuchi avoids the body shot from Harutyunyan.
Harutyunyan looks to land a left hand but Ibeabuchi moved out of range nicely.
Ibeabuchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ibeabuchi moves away from the strike by Harutyunyan.
Ibeabuchi swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ibeabuchi with a hook.
Nice shot by Harutyunyan.

Jeez, Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ibeabuchi misses with a straight right.
Ibeabuchi ducks right into an uppercut from Harutyunyan.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ike Ibeabuchi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tigran Harutyunyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Tigran Harutyunyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Ike Ibeabuchi had this to say: 'Page Of 41 avatar '.