PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo comes to the cage accompanied by Who Shot Ya?. Karamyenyan has chosen Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Araujo
vs
Karamyenyan

187 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
216 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

KAISER
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamyenyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karamyenyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Araujo moves out of range of the body kick from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Araujos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamyenyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Karamyenyan dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
Karamyenyan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karamyenyan looks for the body kick but Araujo saw that one coming.
Araujo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karamyenyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karamyenyan lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Araujo is defended easily by Karamyenyan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan thows a body kick. Araujo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Araujo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karamyenyan circles away.
Araujo throws out a loose jab but Karamyenyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karamyenyan avoids the body shot from Araujo.
Karamyenyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karamyenyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Araujo's head.
Vahan Karamyenyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Araujo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karamyenyan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araujo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karamyenyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Araujo.
Karamyenyan cracks the inside of Araujo's front leg.
Karamyenyan scores with a nice strike.
Araujo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Araujo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo blocks a head kick by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan lands a nice hook to Araujo's body. Araujo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karamyenyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karamyenyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Araujo.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that Araujo avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Karamyenyan.
Araujo fails with the takedown
and Karamyenyan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araujo swings for the body but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Araujo finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Karamyenyan's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Araujo falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vahan Karamyenyan!
Vahan Karamyenyan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'In the films the good guy always wins, but this is one bad guy who ain't gonna lose. I'm waiting for next opponent to beat.'.