PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Showdown as his entrance music. Blind Shaman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Keosayan
vs
Shaman

169 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 4 - 2

182 cm
20
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keosayan misses with a kick to the body.
Keosayan lands a slapping body shot.
Shaman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keosayan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shaman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've been hearing reports that Keosayan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shaman staying out of range there.
Shaman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Shaman.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keosayan throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaman counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Shaman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keosayan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keosayan is pressing down on Shaman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Keosayan is on top in guard.

Keosayan wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.

Shaman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Keosayan forces his way into half guard.
Keosayan prevents Shaman from improving his position.
Keosayan is keen to just control but Shaman is a slippery customer.
Keosayan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Keosayan is working away from the top position though.
Keosayan drops an elbow to the side of Shaman's head.

Keosayan is looking for a kimura but Shaman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Keosayan to get the leverage.
Keosayan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shaman is looking to control Keosayan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaman avoid being mounted?
Shaman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Keosayan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaman is looking to control Keosayan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaman avoid being mounted?
Keosayan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaman keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaman is looking for a sweep. Keosayan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaman trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Keosayan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sergey Keosayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keosayan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shaman.
A good leg kick by Keosayan.
Keosayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Keosayan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Keosayan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keosayan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shaman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Shaman is looking for a triangle but Keosayan pushes his legs off easily.
Shaman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keosayan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan trying to control but Shaman is working from the bottom.

Shaman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Keosayan is sitting in close to Shaman's body. Shaman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Keosayan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Keosayan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shaman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blind Shaman!
Blind Shaman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.