PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Komissarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Sarkisian (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.

Komissarov
vs
Sarkisian

194 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Hilo, Andrei Komissarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armen Sarkisian!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komissarov shoots in for a double leg but Sarkisian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sarkisian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komissarov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sarkisian darts in and clinches Komissarov up against the cage.
Sarkisian scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Andrei Komissarov has been cut.
Sarkisian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sarkisian trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sarkisian.
Sarkisian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sarkisian.
Komissarov can't get the takedown.
Sarkisian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarkisian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Komissarov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Komissarov is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Sarkisian.
Sarkisian tries a knee to the head but Komissarov blocks it.
Sarkisian gets underhooks to prevent Komissarov's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Komissarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarkisian lands a knee to the body.
Komissarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarkisian lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisian lands a nice knee to the body.
Sarkisian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Komissarov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarkisian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarkisian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarkisian lands an elbow that stopped Komissarov in his tracks for a moment.
Sarkisian scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Sarkisian.
Komissarov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sarkisian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Komissarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarkisian lands an elbow that stopped Komissarov in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Sarkisian.
Komissarov is looking for a takedown.
Komissarov takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisian landing knees to the body.
Sarkisian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarkisian landing knees to the body.
Sarkisian connects with a knee to the head.
Komissarov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarkisian.
Sarkisian landing knees to the body.
Komissarov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sarkisian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sarkisian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarkisian.
A short uppercut from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian tries a knee to the head but Komissarov blocks it.
Komissarov managing to block the knees to the body from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komissarov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Komissarov wants a takedown.
Sarkisian landing knees to the head.
Sarkisian lands a nice elbow.
Komissarov avoiding damage as Sarkisian throws knees to the body.
Sarkisian misses with a knee strike.
Komissarov is trying to drag Sarkisian to the mat but Sarkisian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sarkisian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Komissarov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sarkisian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sarkisian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarkisian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Komissarov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sarkisian landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komissarov is looking for a takedown.
Sarkisian crunches a lovely knee into Komissarov's ribcage.
Sarkisian lands an elbow inside.
Sarkisian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarkisian lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Sarkisian.
Komissarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Komissarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Komissarov can't get the takedown.
Sarkisian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarkisian landing knees to the head.
Sarkisian looking to throw knees to the head but Komissarov is blocking nicely.
Komissarov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sarkisian prevents it.
Knees to the body from Sarkisian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Sarkisian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Komissarov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sarkisian throws a right hand that Komissarov ducks under and follows up with a left that Komissarov also avoids with ease.
Sarkisian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sarkisian misses with a wild combination.
Komissarov dives in and grabs Sarkisian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sarkisian pushes down on Komissarov's head and hops out.
Sarkisian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sarkisian wants it to stay on the feet.
Sarkisian throws a series of punches but Komissarov moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sarkisian tries to clinch up but Komissarov circles away and keeps his distance.

Sarkisian rushes Komissarov and presses him up against the cage.
Komissarov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarkisian is pressed up against the cage. Komissarov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sarkisian down to the mat. Sarkisian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Komissarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sarkisian has managed to clinch.
Sarkisian throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisian tries to work over Komissarov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarkisian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sarkisian gets through Komissarov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Sarkisian.
Sarkisian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarkisian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sarkisian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Komissarov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Komissarov takes an elbow to the temple.
Sarkisian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sarkisian lands an elbow that stopped Komissarov in his tracks for a moment.
Sarkisian lands an elbow inside that Komissarov shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian lands a nice knee to the body.
Sarkisian connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sarkisian on the inside.
Sarkisian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Komissarov's face.
Sarkisian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Komissarov's face.
Sarkisian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Komissarov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sarkisian lands an elbow inside.
Sarkisian lands an elbow inside.
Sarkisian lands a damaging elbow.
Sarkisian connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sarkisian obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarkisian.
Armen Sarkisian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Komissarov tries for a takedown but Sarkisian manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Sarkisian - that landed with a thud.
Sarkisian scores a nice knee to the body.
Sarkisian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Komissarov is working for takedown but Sarkisian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sarkisian crunches a lovely knee into Komissarov's ribcage.
Sarkisian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Komissarov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sarkisian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Komissarov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sarkisian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarkisian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Komissarov managing to block the knees to the body from Sarkisian.
Komissarov managing to block the knees to the body from Sarkisian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komissarov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Komissarov avoids a wild elbow strike from Sarkisian.
Komissarov has Sarkisian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarkisian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Komissarov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sarkisian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sarkisian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Komissarov's face.
Komissarov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarkisian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sarkisian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Komissarov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarkisian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sarkisian connects with a knee to the head.
Komissarov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sarkisian prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarkisian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Sarkisian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Komissarov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sarkisian has closed the distance and engaged Komissarov in a clinch.
Sarkisian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Komissarov.
Sarkisian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Komissarov is looking for a takedown.
Sarkisian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sarkisian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarkisian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sarkisian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarkisian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarkisian lands a nice elbow.
Sarkisian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarkisian landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarkisian.
Knees to the body from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian misses with a body punch.
Sarkisian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Komissarov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarkisian.
Sarkisian trying to land knees to the body.
Komissarov wants a takedown.
Sarkisian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Komissarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarkisian prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Komissarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Komissarov looking for a takedown.
Sarkisian scores with a shot to the side of Komissarov's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Komissarov wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarkisian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sarkisian scores a nice knee to the body.
Komissarov tries for a takedown but Sarkisian manages to get underhooks.
Sarkisian landing knees to the body.
Komissarov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sarkisian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sarkisian lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komissarov tries to score a body lock takedown but Sarkisian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sarkisian scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sarkisian.
A short uppercut from Sarkisian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisian crunches a lovely knee into Komissarov's ribcage.
Sarkisian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisian lands a good knee to the midsection. Komissarov won't want to take too many of those.
Komissarov wants to take the fight to the mat but Sarkisian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarkisian.
Sarkisian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Komissarov avoids it.
Sarkisian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sarkisian working Komissarov over with knees to the body.
Komissarov wants to take the fight to the mat but Sarkisian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sarkisian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Komissarov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Armen Sarkisian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisian connects with a knee to the head.
Sarkisian trying to land knees to the body.
Komissarov has Sarkisian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarkisian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Sarkisian.
Komissarov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sarkisian is defending well.
Nice elbow from Sarkisian.
Sarkisian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andrei Komissarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarkisian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarkisian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armen Sarkisian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sarkisian 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armen Sarkisian!