PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Popara (ranked 3517 p4p, 5756 weight class) and Dirair Aghajanyan (ranked 450 p4p, 589 weight class). Petar Popara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Popara
vs
Aghajanyan

190 cm
20
220
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
215
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirair Aghajanyan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popara misses with a straight right.
Dirair Aghajanyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popara walks into a straight right hand from Aghajanyan.
Popara misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aghajanyan! But no joy.
Aghajanyan tests Popara's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Popara tries to keep at a distance but Aghajanyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aghajanyan is trying to break the clinch but Popara is controlling him.
Popara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
Aghajanyan blocks a body shot from Popara.
A short right from Aghajanyan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aghajanyan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aghajanyan just leaning against Popara, taking a breather.
I was talking to Popara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aghajanyan tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Aghajanyan back against the cage.
Aghajanyan lands a body shot.
Aghajanyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Popara.
Popara prevents a body shot from Aghajanyan.
A frustrated look appears on Aghajanyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aghajanyan blocks an elbow strike from Popara.

Aghajanyan manages to break the clinch.
Aghajanyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popara throws a body punch but Aghajanyan moves out of range.
Aghajanyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Popara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popara takes one to the side of the head.
Popara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aghajanyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Aghajanyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Aghajanyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aghajanyan throws a lazy right hand but Popara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popara looks to score with a jab to the body but Aghajanyan is just out of range.
Popara misses with a hook.
Aghajanyan throws a head kick but Popara moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Popara misses the target.
Aghajanyan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aghajanyan tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aghajanyan misses the jab.
Popara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Popara takes a swing at Aghajanyan's ribcage but misses.
Aghajanyan misses with a two punch combination.
Aghajanyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aghajanyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aghajanyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Popara clinches.
Aghajanyan prevents a body shot from Popara.
Popara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aghajanyans head.
Aghajanyan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Popara after a bit of a struggle.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Dirair Aghajanyan has been cut.
Aghajanyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Aghajanyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aghajanyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popara on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara misses with an uppercut. Aghajanyan saw that one coming.
Aghajanyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aghajanyan.
Popara keeps the fight on the outside.
Popara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Popara lands a jab to Aghajanyan's midsection.
Aghajanyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Popara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popara wants to clinch up but Aghajanyan keeps it at a distance.

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

Aghajanyan is rocked!
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!
Popara misses with a shot to the body
enabling Aghajanyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Aghajanyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Popara finish him?
Aghajanyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popara counters with a big right hand! Oh Aghajanyan is in trouble here! Popara follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petar Popara!
A victorious Petar Popara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.