PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Leif Ericson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KDB Highlights. Karen Darabedyan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Ericson
vs
Darabedyan

181 cm
26
167 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
34
167 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leif Ericson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericson lands a body shot.
Darabedyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Darabedyan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericson. Ericson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ericson moves out of range of the body kick from Darabedyan.
Ericson avoids the head kick by Darabedyan.
Ericson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darabedyan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Leif Ericson has been cut.
Ericson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darabedyan throws a nice looking combination but Ericson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan avoids a kick to the body.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Darabedyan missing with a left hand there. Ericson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darabedyan throws a nice looking combination but Ericson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ericson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darabedyan. That did some damage!
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Ericson throws a chopping leg kick but Darabedyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Ericson avoids nicely.
Ericson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ericson tries a low kick but Darabedyan avoids it.
Ericson throws a sloppy head kick and Darabedyan moves out of range easily.
Ericson throws a front kick that sends Darabedyan stumbling back into the ropes.
Darabedyan looks gassed!
Ericson delivers a nice body kick.
Darabedyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Ericson. Darabedyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ericson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darabedyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ericson is looking to score with low kicks.
Darabedyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Ericson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a combination
and Ericson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ericson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ericson slips under a jab.
Darabedyan throws a looping overhand right but Ericson ducks down to avoid it.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darabedyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericson.
Ericson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ericson slips a jab and a cross from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ericson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darabedyan connects with a crisp jab.
Ericson with a nice cross.
Darabedyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ericson.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Darabedyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Ericson with a series of wild strikes but Ericson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Ericson with a series of wild strikes but Ericson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Ericson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ericson punishes Darabedyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Darabedyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Darabedyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ericson can pounce on him.
Darabedyan throws a hook but Ericson avoids it easily.
Darabedyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ericson.
A solid body kick from Ericson.
Ericson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Ericson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darabedyan.
Good leg kick by Ericson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Ericson. Beautiful body shot.
Darabedyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ericson throws a leg kick which misses Darabedyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darabedyan tries to avoid it.
Darabedyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ericson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ericson. That's going to slow Darabedyan down.
Ericson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ericson throws a head kick that Darabedyan semi-blocks.
Ericson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Darabedyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ericson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darabedyan momentarily.
Darabedyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ericson.
Ericson lands a really nice looking cross but Darabedyan seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Ericson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leif Ericson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darabedyan throws a combination that misses
and Ericson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ericson.
Darabedyan misses with a combination
and Ericson counters with a leg kick.
Ericson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darabedyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darabedyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ericson counters with an inside leg kick.
Darabedyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ericson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Ericson gets a clinch.
Ericson pushes Darabedyan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ericson.
Darabedyan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darabedyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darabedyan wants to break free but Ericson has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ericson.
Ericson tries to throw a body punch but Darabedyan avoids it by throwing Ericson back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson prevents Darabedyan from breaking the clinch.
Ericson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Darabedyan fails to land.
Darabedyan is trying to push Ericson away but Ericson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Darabedyan tries to circle away but Ericson has him pinned against the ropes.
A short left from Ericson.
Ericson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darabedyan working hard to break the clinch.
Darabedyan wants to stall.
Ericson lands a nice shot to the body.
Darabedyan has a couple of punches blocked by Ericson.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericson lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Darabedyan.
Ericson swings for the body but Darabedyan moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson blocks a head kick by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan tries to clinch there but Ericson circles away.
Ericson lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericson throws a head kick that Darabedyan semi-blocks.

Darabedyan is rocked!
Ericson connects with a quick right hand that sends Darabedyan tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Leif Ericson!