PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hovannes Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robertson
vs
Nazaryan

221 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hovannes Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robertson stuffs the takedown.

Nazaryan closes the distance and clinches.
Nazaryan can't break the clinch.
Nazaryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nazaryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robertson's efforts to push away.
Robertson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazaryan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nazaryan gets control of Robertson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nazaryan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Nazaryan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Robertson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nazaryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robertson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robertson wants it to stay on the feet.
Mario Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hovannes Nazaryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson dips to his left and cracks Nazaryan with an uppercut!

Nazaryan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robertson's half guard.
Nazaryan moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nazaryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Robertson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan working the head and body with strikes.
Robertson gets back to half guard.
Nazaryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Nazaryan stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a takedown attempt - Robertson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nazaryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robertson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nazaryan leaves Robertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hovannes Nazaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazaryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robertson pinned against the cage. Robertson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robertson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robertson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nazaryan avoids it really well and circles away.
Robertson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robertson wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nazaryan.
Nazaryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nazaryan looks to throw a body kick
and Robertson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Nazaryan gets a double leg takedown into Robertson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazaryan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazaryan is pushing down on Robertson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robertson is fighting to maintain full guard but Nazaryan has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hovannes Nazaryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Robertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nazaryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robertson defends well and Nazaryan ends up having to push Robertson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robertson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Robertson throws a combination. Nazaryan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robertson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robertson defends well and Nazaryan ends up having to push Robertson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robertson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mario Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hovannes Nazaryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Robertson shoots in and drives through. Nazaryan sprawls well.
Nazaryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Robertson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robertson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nazaryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robertson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nazaryan somewhat.

Robertson gets a takedown into half guard.

Nazaryan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Robertson is on him like a limpet, forcing Nazaryan back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robertson dives in for a single leg takedown but Nazaryan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Robertson slaps away a takedown attempt from Nazaryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robertson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nazaryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan is standing up over Robertson. Robertson looks to escape but Nazaryan dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nazaryan working away.
Hovannes Nazaryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robertson regains half guard, as Nazaryan was trying to land strikes.

Nazaryan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Nazaryan stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robertson defends it nicely.
Robertson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Nazaryan as Robertson shoots in.
Nazaryan shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Nazaryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robertson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Robertson sneaks back into half guard.
Nazaryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Nazaryan seems content to control.

Nazaryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hovannes Nazaryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nazaryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robertson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Robertson backs off Nazaryan throws a huge counter combo but Robertson manages to avoid it all.
No luck for Nazaryan with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Robertson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nazaryan throws out a powerful jab.

Robertson is rocked!

It looks like Mario Robertson has been cut.
Nazaryan throws an uppercut from hell that sends Robertson clean off his feet! He's out cold! Nazaryan stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hovannes Nazaryan!