PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Gaultier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lyon Gaultier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gaultier
vs
Keosayan

175 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

169 cm
24
166 lbs
10 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

GREEN!160
Conviction

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 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyon Gaultier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaultier misses with a kick to the body.
Gaultier tries a head kick but it misses.
Keosayan throws a wild body kick that Gaultier sees coming a mile off.
Keosayan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaultier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keosayan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Keosayan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaultier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keosayan thinks about the counter body kick.
Keosayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keosayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keosayan shoots in and drives through. Gaultier sprawls well.
Gaultier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keosayan moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaultier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaultier misses the shot to the body.
Keosayan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaultier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaultier tests Keosayan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Gaultier misses.
Sergey Keosayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Keosayan. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Gaultier. No joy for Keosayan on that attempt.
Gaultier throws a low kick but Keosayan moves out of range easily.
Gaultier moves out of range of the body kick from Keosayan.
Gaultier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keosayan on the side of the head.
Keosayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Gaultier.
Gaultier scores with the left hand. Keosayan knows he should have avoided that one.
Keosayan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaultier.
Gaultier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keosayan throws a sloppy head kick and Gaultier moves out of range easily.
Gaultier throws a hook but Keosayan blocks it.
Keosayan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaultier.
Gaultier moves out of range of the body kick from Keosayan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaultier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan misses with a body kick.
Keosayan is looking to land body kicks.
Keosayan shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaultier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Keosayan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lyon Gaultier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Keosayan.
Keosayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keosayan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keosayan scores with a leg kick.
Keosayan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Keosayan.
Keosayan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keosayan throws a body kick that misses.
Keosayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
Gaultier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keosayan.
Gaultier missing with a left hand there. Keosayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keosayan with the counter takedown but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Keosayan misses with a kick to the body.
Gaultier lands with a kick to the temple. Keosayan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keosayan swings for the body but Gaultier moves out of range.
Gaultier just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keosayan moves away.
Keosayan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaultier looks to land a left hand but Keosayan moved out of range nicely.
Gaultier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lyon Gaultier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keosayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaultier.
Keosayan throws a low kick but Gaultier avoids it.
Keosayan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaultier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaultier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keosayan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keosayan connects with a solid leg kick.
Gaultier lands a really nice looking cross but Keosayan seems unphased.
Keosayan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaultier misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keosayan shoots in for a takedown but Gaultier shows good takedown defense.
Gaultier misses with a low kick.
Gaultier throws a nice looking combination but Keosayan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan tries to work over Gaultier's front leg with a kick but Gaultier checks it.
It looked like Gaultier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keosayan.
A low kick from Keosayan misses
and Gaultier counters with a stiff right hand.
Keosayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaultier.
Keosayan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Keosayan walks into a straight right hand from Gaultier.
A jab from Gaultier misses.
Good work by Gaultier as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Gaultier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keosayan.
Keosayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keosayan throws a push kick but Gaultier slaps the foot to one side.
Keosayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaultier's sensitive parts.
Keosayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaultier.
Keosayan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gaultier rather than just go for the knockout.
Gaultier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keosayan.
Keosayan wants to slow Gaultier down by chopping away at his legs.
Keosayan connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keosayan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gaultier to counter with a crisp jab.
Keosayan needs to keep his hands up - Gaultier had a free shot at his head there.
Gaultier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keosayan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyon Gaultier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gaultier wants to land a leg kick but Keosayan is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keosayan.
Keosayan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keosayan tries for a takedown but Gaultier circles away easily
and Gaultier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keosayan checks a leg kick nicely.
Keosayan throws a hook to the side of Gaultier's head but Gaultier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaultier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keosayan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaultier.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gaultier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keosayan - the referee stops the clock and Gaultier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keosayan. Gaultier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Keosayan throws the kick towards the body but Gaultier avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Keosayan misses
and Gaultier counters with a body kick.
Gaultier misses with a straight left.
Gaultier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keosayan manages to avoid it.
Keosayan throws a sloppy head kick and Gaultier moves out of range easily.
Gaultier swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaultier.
Keosayan throws a leg kick
and Gaultier counters with a series of strikes. Keosayan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lyon Gaultier is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier moves out of range as Keosayan strikes.
Keosayan misses with a body kick.
Keosayan throws a looping overhand right but Gaultier ducks down to avoid it.
Gaultier sizes up Keosayan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keosayan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Keosayan is rocked!
Keosayan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keosayan is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaultier finish him?
Gaultier moves out of range of the body kick from Keosayan.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaultier misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Gaultier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaultier.
Keosayan motions for Gaultier to come forward. Keosayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaultier thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gaultier works Keosayan's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keosayan.
Gaultier is stalking Keosayan. Keosayan circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Gaultier, and it's lights out! Keosayan really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyon Gaultier!
Lyon Gaultier thanked the fans post fight for their support.