PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hratch Tzien (ranked 2768 p4p, 2000 weight class) and Aaron McGinnis (ranked 293 p4p, 219 weight class). Tzien comes to the ring accompanied by R*ck It. McGinnis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. This should be fireworks!

Tzien
vs
McGinnis

170 cm
26
145
7 - 6 - 0

179 cm
36
148
18 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hratch Tzien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron McGinnis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzien throws the kick towards the body but McGinnis avoids it.
Tzien checks a low kick from McGinnis.
McGinnis drops his hands momentarily and Tzien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tzien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGinnis throws a body kick that misses
and Tzien counters with a nice leg kick.
McGinnis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tzien misses with a straight left.
Tzien moves out of range of the body kick from McGinnis.
McGinnis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Tzien.
McGinnis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tzien is looking to land body kicks.
McGinnis lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tzien moves away from the strike by McGinnis.
McGinnis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tzien misses with a wild body shot.

Tzien closes the distance and clinches.
McGinnis prevents a body shot from Tzien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tzien.
McGinnis blocking some punches.
McGinnis lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
McGinnis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tzien or not.
McGinnis tries to throw a body punch but Tzien avoids it by throwing McGinnis back against the ropes.
McGinnis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tzien works on McGinnis's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien fails to pull guard.
Tzien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGinniss head.
Still in the clinch, Tzien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tzien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGinnis backwards.
Tzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tzien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGinniss head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tzien.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McGinnis blocking some punches.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien lands with a light punch inside.
McGinnis prevents a body shot from Tzien.

Tzien manages to pull guard.
McGinnis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tzien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGinnis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

McGinnis is sitting in close to Tzien's body. Tzien has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McGinnis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McGinnis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tzien.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hratch Tzien!
Our winner, Hratch Tzien, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.