PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Badoyan
vs
Dragunov

209 cm
34
264 lbs
31 - 21 - 0

212 cm
41
235 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition
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Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Badoyan.
Dragunov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A combination from Dragunov does no damage.
Badoyan throws a leg kick but Dragunov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badoyan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Badoyan gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Badoyan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Badoyan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dragunov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Badoyan wants to control but Dragunov is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Badoyan stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Dragunov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badoyan controlling from side mount.
Badoyan 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dragunov sneaks back into half guard.
Dragunov is trying to stand back up but Badoyan is controlling him
Dragunov keeping control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Badoyan moves out of range of the body kick from Dragunov.
Badoyan throws a leg kick
and Dragunov counters with a left and a right that stings Badoyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dragunov counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Dragunov throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Badoyan counter with a right hand.
Badoyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragunov.

Badoyan instigates a clinch.
Badoyan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Badoyan gets through Dragunov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dragunov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badoyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragunov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragunov misses with a low kick.
Dragunov swats away the attempt to clinch by Badoyan.
Badoyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragunov sprawls well. He's pushed Badoyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragunov. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.

Badoyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badoyan prevents Dragunov from standing back up.
Badoyan not doing much here.
Badoyan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Badoyan works his way into full mount!
Dragunov tries to reverse the position but Badoyan maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dragunov keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragunov looks to throw the jab but Badoyan is out of range.
Badoyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragunov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Badoyan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Badoyan breaks the clinch.
Badoyan moves in looking to clinch but Dragunov pushes him off.
Badoyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragunov thumps Badoyan with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Badoyan blocks the low kick.
Badoyan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dragunov lands a glancing blow to the side of Badoyan's head.
Badoyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragunov.

Dragunov gets tackled into the cage by Badoyan. Badoyan maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan tries to pull guard but Dragunov holds him up against the cage and eventually Badoyan drops back down to his feet.

Dragunov breaks from the clinch.
Sergei Dragunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Badoyan drives through and clinches with Dragunov against the cage.
Dragunov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badoyan tries to throw a body punch but Dragunov avoids it by throwing Badoyan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badoyan.

Dragunov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragunov swats away the attempt to clinch by Badoyan.
Dragunov throws a fast counter high kick but Badoyan manages to duck under it in time.
Dragunov misses with a wild body shot.
Dragunov throws a leg kick but Badoyan moved away.

Badoyan clinches with his opponent.
Badoyan is trying to pull guard but Dragunov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Badoyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragunov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badoyan wants to land a leg kick but Dragunov is out of range.
Dragunov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragunov keeps the fight on the outside.
Badoyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Badoyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragunov throws a low kick but Badoyan avoids it.
Badoyan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dragunov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badoyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragunov throws out a counter right but Badoyan avoids it with no problem.
Dragunov throws a low kick but Badoyan moves out of range easily.
Badoyan is looking to clinch but Dragunov is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov moves out of range of the body kick.
Badoyan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragunov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Badoyan shoots in for a takedown but Dragunov shows good takedown defense.
Dragunov misses with a looping left.

Badoyan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Badoyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragunov is keeping the position for now.
Badoyan is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badoyan controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan wants to pass the guard but Dragunov is keeping the position.
Badoyan wants to control from the top but Dragunov keeps moving.

Badoyan stands up and waves to Dragunov to follow him.

Badoyan gets the takedown into side control.
Dragunov wants to get back to his feet but Badoyan is dominant here and he's now got Dragunov's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sergei Dragunov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragunov.
Dragunov thumps Badoyan with a low kick.
Dragunov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Badoyan moves into the clinch.
Badoyan jumps guard but Dragunov stands there with Badoyan around his waist. Badoyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dragunov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dragunov throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Badoyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dragunov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragunov misses with a low kick.
Dragunov misses with the combination.
Sergei Dragunov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov throws out a leg kick but Badoyan moves out of range and Dragunov only half commits.
Dragunov throws a body punch but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragunov.
Badoyan tries to clinch but Dragunov is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Dragunov. No joy for Badoyan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Badoyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Badoyan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Badoyan wants to pass the guard but Dragunov is keeping the position.
Dragunov wants to get back to his feet but Badoyan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dragunov keeping moving, preventing Badoyan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throwing strikes but missing.
Dragunov keeping moving, preventing Badoyan from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dragunov swings for the body but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan shoots in for a takedown but Dragunov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Dragunov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Badoyan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dragunov as he jumps to the side.
Despite the aggression on Dragunov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tigran Badoyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badoyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Badoyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Badoyan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dragunov wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan stays in close to Dragunov's body and controls the position.
Badoyan wants to control from the top but Dragunov keeps moving.
Dragunov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badoyan is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badoyan is fighting to break Dragunov's control of his arms but Dragunov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Dragunov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dragunov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Dragunov!
An out of breath Sergei Dragunov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.