PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Collin Mcallister (ranked 22530 p4p, 554 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 2966 p4p, 314 weight class). Nazaryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Collin Mcallister could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vrej Nazaryan's chin.

Mcallister
vs
Nazaryan

183 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

167 cm
42
166 lbs
38 - 27 - 1

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Determined

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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Collin Mcallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcallister takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazaryan as he connects with a hook.
Mcallister misses with a shot to the body
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcallister looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.

Nazaryan lands a head kick that bluckles Mcallister and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Nazaryan no doubt looking to push for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nazaryan clinches with his opponent.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcallister looking to throw knees to the head but Nazaryan is blocking nicely.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Mcallister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcallister tries to break free but Nazaryan pushes him back against the ropes.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcallister effectively controlling the action here.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcallister blocking some punches.
Mcallister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcallister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcallister.
Nazaryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcallister tries to break free but Nazaryan pushes him back against the ropes.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcallister.
Mcallister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Nazaryan.
Mcallister blocking some punches.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcallister backwards.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
Nazaryan pushes Mcallister back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcallister has had enough of the clinch but Nazaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Mcallister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcallister blocking some punches.
Mcallister is trying to break free.
Mcallister blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Mcallister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazaryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcallister.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcallister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcallister working hard to break the clinch.
Nazaryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcallister backwards.
Mcallister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nazaryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
Mcallister blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcallister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Vrej Nazaryan should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mcallister's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nazaryan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mcallister scrambles back to his feet.
Mcallister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Collin Mcallister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazaryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Mcallister misses its intended target.

Nazaryan clinches up against the ropes.
Mcallister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcallister wants to stall.
Mcallister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Nazaryan.
Mcallister looking to stall.
Nazaryan pushes Mcallister back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazaryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nazaryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nazaryan lands a right hand.
Mcallister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Mcallister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nazaryan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcallister blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
Nazaryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
Mcallister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcallister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nazaryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mcallister is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Mcallister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcallister tries to stall but Nazaryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcallister.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcallister seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcallister backwards.
Mcallister blocks an uppercut.
Nazaryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcallister backwards.
Mcallister trying to control the position but instead, Nazaryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mcallister into the ropes.
Nazaryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcallister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Mcallister misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
Mcallister blocking some punches.
Mcallister is looking to control Nazaryan's arms but Nazaryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcallister has his back to the ropes.
Mcallister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vrej Nazaryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mcallister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Mcallister.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazaryan.
Nazaryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Mcallister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nazaryan lands a nice looking body kick.
Mcallister misses with a hook.
Mcallister throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazaryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nazaryan connects with a body shot that sends Mcallister's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcallister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a solid body kick.
Mcallister throws a looping overhand right but Nazaryan ducks down to avoid it.
Mcallister fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nazaryan on the side of the head.
Mcallister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazaryan.
Mcallister takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan tries to bum rush Mcallister with a series of wild strikes but Mcallister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Mcallister.
Nazaryan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Nazaryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Nazaryan scores with a shot to the side of Mcallister's head.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
Mcallister looking to slow down the pace here.
Mcallister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nazaryan lands a right hand.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vrej Nazaryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcallister is trying to force a seperation but Nazaryan has the dominant position.
Mcallister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazaryan is defending well for now.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Mcallister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcallister tries to break free but Nazaryan pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mcallister fails to land.
Mcallister blocking some punches.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Mcallister is trying to maintain a safe position but Nazaryan gets an underhook and turns Mcallister into the ropes.
Mcallister working hard to break the clinch.
Mcallister has had enough of the clinch but Nazaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Collin Mcallister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vrej Nazaryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazaryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrej Nazaryan!
Our winner, Vrej Nazaryan, 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.