PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 2316 p4p, 2269 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 332 p4p, 323 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gellar
vs
Avetisyan

166 cm
41
165
41 - 21 - 2

182 cm
31
169
20 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 41 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Gellar misses
and Avetisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Avetisyan avoids a kick to the body.
Avetisyan flicks out a counter leg kick but Gellar steps away.
Avetisyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Gellar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gellar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gellar lands with a slapping head kick.
Avetisyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gellar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gellar throws a series of punches but Avetisyan avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avetisyan.
Gellar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avetisyan moves away.
Avetisyan misses with a shot to the body
and Gellar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Avetisyan scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gellar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Avetisyan's ribcage. Avetisyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Avetisyan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gellar uses from the top position.
Avetisyan wants to get back to his feet but Gellar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Avetisyan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gellar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Avetisyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gellar has him pressed against the cage.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avetisyan blocking some punches.
Gellar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Avetisyan backwards.

Avetisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Avetisyan throws a head kick but Gellar moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Avetisyan, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gellar doesn't manage to clinch there - Avetisyan circles away.
Avetisyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gellar misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Avetisyan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan blocks a head kick by Gellar.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avetisyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Gellar throws a quick counter head kick but Avetisyan was just out of range.
Gellar cracks a nice hook into Avetisyan's ribs.
Gellar tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves away
and Avetisyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avetisyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gellar moves away from the strike by Avetisyan.
Gellar throws a head kick but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Avetisyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gellar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gellar blocks a head kick by Avetisyan.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gellar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avetisyan is out of range.

Avetisyan gets tackled into the cage by Gellar. Gellar maintains the clinch.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar keeps control of Avetisyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.

Avetisyan breaks the clinch.
Gellar misses with a body kick.
Avetisyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Gellar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Avetisyan.
Gellar doesn't manage to clinch there - Avetisyan circles away.
Gellar tries to land a front kick but Avetisyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Avetisyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Avetisyan takes a swing at Gellar's ribcage but misses.
Avetisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Avetisyan moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gellar. That snapped Avetisyan's head back.

Gellar has managed to clinch.
Gellar is working Avetisyan over against the cage.
Avetisyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.

Avetisyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gellar lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Avetisyan breaks the clinch.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch but Avetisyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Avetisyan misses the target.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gellar lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avetisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gellar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avetisyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Avetisyan tries to keep at a distance but Gellar has taken the fight into the clinch.

Avetisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uri Gellar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edgar Avetisyan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gellar moves to clinch but Avetisyan breaks away
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avetisyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Avetisyan finds it's target.
Gellar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avetisyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gellar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gellar lands with a hook. Avetisyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edgar Avetisyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gellar wants to clinch up but Avetisyan keeps it at a distance.
Gellar wants to clinch up but Avetisyan keeps it at a distance.
Avetisyan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Avetisyan.
Gellar wants to clinch
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gellar tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves away
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Gellar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gellar lands a glancing blow to the side of Avetisyan's head.
Gellar misses with a shot to the body
and Avetisyan counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Avetisyan to acknowledge the strikes.

Gellar is rocked!
Avetisyan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gellar! Avetisyan dives in looking to finish! Gellar is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Avetisyan!
A very excited looking Edgar Avetisyan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.