PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artiom Manukyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harut Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Manukyan
vs
Petrosyan

193 cm
16
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
16
263 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artiom Manukyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manukyan throwing a counter right hand but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Manukyan throws a big shot that misses.
Manukyan sizes up Petrosyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrosyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manukyan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Manukyan works Petrosyan's body with a nice hook.
Petrosyan blocks a jab.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manukyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan looks to throw the jab but Manukyan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manukyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice shot that snaps Manukyan's head back.
Manukyan misses with an uppercut
and Petrosyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manukyan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manukyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrosyan.
A left lands for Petrosyan.
Nice uppercut lands for Manukyan. That snapped Petrosyan's head back.
Petrosyan lands the left hand.
Petrosyan cracks Manukyan with a good jab.
Manukyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrosyan staying out of range there.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Manukyan.
Manukyan moves out of range as Petrosyan strikes.
Petrosyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrosyan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrosyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manukyan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manukyan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Petrosyan sends Manukyan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Petrosyan is motioning to the referee to let Manukyan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Manukyan is rocked!

It looks like Artiom Manukyan has been cut.
Manukyan ducks into an uppercut from Petrosyan and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harut Petrosyan!