PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 7416 p4p, 546 weight class) and Kannissa Kaki (ranked 4998 p4p, 444 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sirakanian
vs
Kaki

182 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kannissa Kaki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaki takes one on the button.
Jab by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sirakanian tries to avoid it but Kaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sirakanian to the ground. Sirakanian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Kaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sirakanian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sirakanian wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kaki manages to pass to side control.

Sirakanian is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaki.
Sirakanian wants to control but Kaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sirakanian tries to get to full guard but Kaki has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaki thows a huge punch but Sirakanian dodges it nicely.
Sirakanian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaki on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian manages to get to full guard.
Kaki being controlled here momentarily.
Kaki trying to control but Sirakanian is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaki lands a couple of elbows.
Sirakanian wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaki chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaki trying to control but Sirakanian is working from the bottom.
Sirakanian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sirakanian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaki pushing down on Sirakanian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sirakanian wants to improve his position but Kaki is controlling well.
Kaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaki wants to take a breather but Sirakanian is having none of it.

Kaki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands with a hook. Kaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Kaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaki.
Narek Sirakanian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kannissa Kaki.
Sirakanian lands a nice looking body shot.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the body kick from Kaki.
Sirakanian scores with a punch to the head.
Sirakanian scores with a body shot.
Sirakanian lands a head shot.
Sirakanian sizes up Kaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kaki closes the distance and pushes Sirakanian back into the cage.
Kaki has Sirakanian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sirakanian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sirakanian lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaki takes a shot to the head.
Kaki jumps guard but Sirakanian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sirakanian prevents a body shot from Kaki.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sirakanian tries to work over Kaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaki tries to pull guard but Sirakanian won't allow it.
Kaki looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian trying to land knees to the body.

Kaki manages to pull guard.

Sirakanian stands and steps away. Kaki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch lands to the side of Kaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Kaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sirakanian digs a good hook to Kaki's body.

Kaki scores with a takedown into Sirakanian's guard.
Sirakanian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirakanian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaki stopping the sweep attempt from Sirakanian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirakanian has wrist control.
Kaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sirakanian seems keen to control Kaki's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaki is in close to Sirakanian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaki preventing the sweep.
Sirakanian controlling Kaki's posture.
Kaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaki distracts Sirakanian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sirakanian keeping moving, preventing Kaki from controlling successfully.
Sirakanian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian being controlled here, momentarily.
Kaki is fighting to break Sirakanian's control of his arms but Sirakanian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirakanian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kannissa Kaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaki postures up in Sirakanian's guard and throws a big left but Sirakanian blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sirakanian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaki has managed to get both his arms back between Sirakanian's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaki lands a couple of digs.
Kaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sirakanian trying to control the position.
Sirakanian keeping moving, preventing Kaki from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sirakanian lands a nice hook to Kaki's body. Kaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narek Sirakanian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian clobbers Kaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaki shoots in for a takedown but Sirakanian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Kaki tries to get set, Sirakanian tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaki manages to avoid the attempt.
Sirakanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaki can do to turn this around?
Kaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirakanian moves away.
Sirakanian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Kaki moves out of range.
Sirakanian scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sirakanian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirakanian.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sirakanian. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirakanian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Sirakanian sprawls well. He's pushed Kaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Kaki tries to get set, Sirakanian tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaki manages to avoid the attempt.
Kaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sirakanian circles away.
Sirakanian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Narek Sirakanian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kannissa Kaki.
Kaki takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sirakanian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Sirakanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaki.

Oooooh!!! Sirakanian has knocked Kaki down with a huge combo! Sirakanian steps away and waves a wobbly Kaki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Kaki is rocked!

It looks like Kannissa Kaki has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaki.
Kaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Sirakanian finish him?
Narek Sirakanian is winning the standup battle so far.

Kaki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sirakanian on his heels. He'll look to pass Sirakanian's guard now, I'm sure.
Kaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Sirakanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaki is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaki postures up in Sirakanian's guard and throws a big left but Sirakanian blocks it.
Kaki trying to control but Sirakanian is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Sirakanian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kaki stands up over Sirakanian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sirakanian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sirakanian controls Kaki momentarily but Kaki frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sirakanian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian scores with the left hand. Kaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Sirakanian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Kaki.
Kaki fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sirakanian tries to counter with a takedown but Kaki is quick to defend against it.
Kaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Kaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Sirakanian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kannissa Kaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirakanian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sirakanian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirakanian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaki looks for a takedown but Sirakanian sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Kaki. Those never looked like landing.
Sirakanian wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sirakanian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sirakanian avoids the body shot from Kaki.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body. Kaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sirakanian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Sirakanian there.
Kaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sirakanian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narek Sirakanian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sirakanian to the ground. Kaki is now in Sirakanian's guard.
Kaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sirakanian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kaki postures up in Sirakanian's guard and throws a big left but Sirakanian blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaki throwing strikes from guard but Sirakanian blocks nicely.
Sirakanian working a defensive guard here.
Sirakanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaki is one step ahead there.
Sirakanian trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirakanian has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Narek Sirakanian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sirakanian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
Narek Sirakanian spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.