PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 194 p4p, 361 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 29 p4p, 49 weight class). 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?

Sirakanian
vs
Wrexham

182 cm
28
175
16 - 5 - 1

178 cm
34
174
34 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Wrexham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sirakanian misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirakanian misses with a hook.
Wrexham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wrexham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the body kick.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Wrexham closes the distance and pushes Sirakanian back into the cage.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham swings wildly with an uppercut but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wrexham fails to land.
Sirakanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrexham .
Sirakanian lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
A short right from Wrexham .
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrexham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sirakanian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham scores with a shot to the side of Sirakanian's head.
Wrexham lands a left hand.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Sirakanian blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Wrexham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrexham misses with the head strike.
Sirakanian digs a right hand underneath Wrexham 's ribcage. Wrexham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Sirakanian lands a right hand.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.

Wrexham 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrexham swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sirakanian pushes Wrexham up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Wrexham .
A short body shot lands from Wrexham as the two fighters clinch.
Wrexham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirakanian backwards.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Sirakanian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sirakanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.

Wrexham manages to break the clinch.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Sirakanian moved out of range nicely.
Sirakanian loads up on a big right hand but Wrexham slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian misses with a wild body shot.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Wrexham moved away.
Sirakanian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrexham misses the target.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the body.
Sirakanian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wrexham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Sirakanian.
Wrexham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sirakanian counters with a left to the body.
Wrexham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Wrexham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sirakanian is looking to wear down Wrexham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirakanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirakanian throws a one two combo.
Sirakanian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Sirakanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wrexham .
Wrexham looks for the body kick but Sirakanian saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrexham throws a jab when Sirakanian was well out of range.
Wrexham throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Sirakanian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wrexham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrexham works the jab nicely.
Sirakanian scores with a decent looking hook.
Wrexham throws the left hand but Sirakanian avoids the punch easily.
Sirakanian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wrexham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sirakanian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a big shot that misses.
Wrexham takes one to the side of the head.
Sirakanian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirakanian circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Sirakanian there.
Wrexham looks for the body kick but Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Wrexham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sirakanian is able to avoid easily.
Wrexham scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sirakanian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirakanian dodges the punch combination from Wrexham .
Wrexham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wrexham scores with a jab. Sirakanian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wrexham throws a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head but Sirakanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian needs to keep his hands up - Wrexham had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
Sirakanian throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sirakanian to score with a decent uppercut.
Sirakanian throws out a leg kick but Wrexham moves out of range and Sirakanian only half commits.
Wrexham wants to land a leg kick but Sirakanian is out of range.
Wrexham punishes Sirakanian's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Wrexham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sirakanian moves out of range as Wrexham strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wrexham .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wrexham pushes Sirakanian up against the cage in a clinch.
Sirakanian throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Sirakanian controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham lands with a short shot to the head.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian lands with a right to the head.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sirakanian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narek Sirakanian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sirakanian.
Wrexham scores with a shoulder strike.
Sirakanian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wrexham .
Sirakanian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sirakanian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrexham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrexham lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirakanian backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Sirakanian controls his hands.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham is working Sirakanian over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Wrexham lands a left hand.
Wrexham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirakanian backwards.
Wrexham tries to work over Sirakanian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrexham takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham tries to circle away but Sirakanian has him pinned against the cage.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham tries to work over Sirakanian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrexham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sirakanians head.
Wrexham lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham misses with some punches.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sirakanian backwards.
Sirakanian misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Wrexham avoids a wild elbow strike from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sirakanian lands a shoulder strike.
Sirakanian keeps control of Wrexham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Wrexham .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Wrexham .
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
A short uppercut from Wrexham .
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrexham controls his hands.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to work over Sirakanian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Sirakanian misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrexham prevents a body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Sirakanian back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wrexham lands with a cross.
Wrexham throws a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head but Sirakanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Sirakanian misses the target.
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrexham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Wrexham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian takes a swing at Wrexham 's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sirakanian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sirakanian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wrexham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sirakanian moves away from the strike by Wrexham .
Sirakanian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Wrexham moved away.
A punch combination from Wrexham misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sirakanian misses its target.
Wrexham loads up on a big right hand but Sirakanian slips the punch.
Sirakanian throws a looping overhand right but Wrexham ducks down to avoid it.
Sirakanian connects with a crisp jab.
Wrexham throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Sirakanian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sirakanian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrexham 's elbow.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Wrexham breaks from the clinch.
Wrexham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Wrexham misses.
Sirakanian moves out of range as Wrexham throws a body kick.
Wrexham scoring well with a low kick there.
Wrexham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Wrexham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wrexham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Wrexham moves out of range.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wrexham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Sirakanian blocks the leg kick.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirakanian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrexham was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Sirakanian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wrexham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sirakanian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirakanian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wrexham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sirakanian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sirakanian misses with a wild body shot.
Sirakanian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Wrexham misses its intended target.
Wrexham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirakanian.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian lands with a good body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Sirakanian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Wrexham instigates a clinch.
Sirakanian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
A hook to the body from Wrexham .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham pushes Sirakanian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham tries to work over Sirakanian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrexham misses with some punches.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirakanian backwards.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian lands an uppercut.
Sirakanian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sirakanian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrexham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian prevents a body shot from Wrexham .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham is leaning against Sirakanian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrexham lands with a right to the head.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Sirakanian controls the action.
Wrexham lands an uppercut.
Sirakanian blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Sirakanian misses with a body punch.
Wrexham lands a nice uppercut.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian misses with a punch to the body.
Sirakanian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to work over Sirakanian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian misses with a body punch.
Wrexham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Sirakanian controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrexham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !