PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RollBack TheNineteenth (ranked 1742 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Edmond Chabazian (ranked 219 p4p, 198 weight class). Edmond Chabazian is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

TheNineteenth
vs
Chabazian

183 cm
29
170
11 - 8 - 0

184 cm
30
184
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RollBack TheNineteenth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Chabazian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabazian shoots in for a takedown but TheNineteenth shows good takedown defense.
TheNineteenth misses with a looping right.
Chabazian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chabazian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says TheNineteenth as he avoids it easily.
TheNineteenth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
RollBack TheNineteenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TheNineteenth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chabazian.
Chabazian wants to counter with a clinch but TheNineteenth pushes him away.
TheNineteenth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
TheNineteenth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chabazian.
RollBack TheNineteenth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Chabazian.
TheNineteenth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by TheNineteenth's head coaches at Top of Food Chain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
TheNineteenth throws a jab when Chabazian was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian dodges the punch combination from TheNineteenth.

Chabazian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in TheNineteenth's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. TheNineteenth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
TheNineteenth wants to stand up but Chabazian is controlling him.
Chabazian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chabazian wants to control from the top but TheNineteenth keeps moving.

Chabazian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
TheNineteenth wants to get back to his feet but Chabazian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chabazian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chabazian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chabazian won't allow TheNineteenth to sweep him here.
Chabazian looking to pass the guard.
Chabazian is working TheNineteenth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
TheNineteenth wants to stand but Chabazian is controlling the position.
Chabazian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chabazian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as TheNineteenth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chabazian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. TheNineteenth is keeping the position for now.
Chabazian stops TheNineteenth from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook

and Chabazian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
TheNineteenth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chabazian's guard.

Chabazian has a closed guard, preventing TheNineteenth from standing up.
Chabazian looking to hit a scissor sweep but TheNineteenth is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
TheNineteenth preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chabazian is on top in guard.

TheNineteenth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
TheNineteenth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chabazian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chabazian advances position into side control!
Chabazian scoring with punches and elbows.
Chabazian landing strikes.
Chabazian prevents TheNineteenth from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian lands a few punches from side control.

Chabazian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chabazian cracks TheNineteenth with a big right hand but TheNineteenth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chabazian wants to control but TheNineteenth is keeping him busy.
Chabazian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused TheNineteenth some visible discomfort.
TheNineteenth is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chabazian has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Chabazian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. TheNineteenth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Chabazian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but TheNineteenth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Chabazian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

TheNineteenth with a nice cross.
TheNineteenth throws a big shot that misses.
Chabazian has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chabazian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
TheNineteenth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chabazian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chabazian feints the counter takedown.
Chabazian ducks under a wild hook from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chabazian under the eye.
TheNineteenth throws a series of punches but Chabazian avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNineteenth stuffs the takedown attempt from Chabazian. Chabazian gets slowly back to his feet.
TheNineteenth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chabazians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by TheNineteenth.
Good exchange - Chabazian coming out on top.
TheNineteenth loads up on a big right hand but Chabazian slips the punch.
Chabazian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts TheNineteenth as he jumps to the side.
TheNineteenth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
RollBack TheNineteenth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
TheNineteenth moves into range and connects with a jab.
TheNineteenth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
TheNineteenth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from TheNineteenth misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth missing with a left hand there. Chabazian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chabazian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and TheNineteenth counters with a straight right hand.
RollBack TheNineteenth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Chabazian.
TheNineteenth misses with an uppercut. Chabazian saw that one coming.
TheNineteenth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chabazian.
Chabazian with the counter takedown but TheNineteenth avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chabazian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
TheNineteenth misses with a straight left.
TheNineteenth looks to throw the jab but Chabazian is out of range.
TheNineteenth scores with a nice head shot.
Chabazian moves away from the strike by TheNineteenth.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by TheNineteenth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth clobbers Chabazian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Chabazian is rocked!
TheNineteenth throws a lazy right hand but Chabazian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chabazian is still on wobbly legs! Can TheNineteenth finish him?

Chabazian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. TheNineteenth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chabazian seems to have recovered his senses.
Chabazian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edmond Chabazian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chabazian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chabazian staying calm.

Chabazian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TheNineteenth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if TheNineteenth tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Chabazian crashes against the mat.

Chabazian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TheNineteenth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chabazian on the ground.
TheNineteenth stops Chabazian from passing to mount.

Chabazian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, TheNineteenth has escaped the position, nice work there.
TheNineteenth is trying to control Chabazian's posture but Chabazian avoids it.
TheNineteenth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

TheNineteenth wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Chabazian has ideas of his own. He's got hold of TheNineteenth's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! TheNineteenth is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Chabazian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Edmond Chabazian!
A very excited looking Edmond Chabazian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.