PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamyenyan comes to the cage accompanied by Skillet - Hero. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Karamyenyan
vs
Taylor

186 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vahan Karamyenyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karamyenyan!
Karamyenyan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Taylor is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Taylor tries to control but Karamyenyan wriggling away.
Karamyenyan working to try and regain half guard.
Taylor looking to control but Karamyenyan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karamyenyan tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Karamyenyan wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Karamyenyan is having none of it.
Karamyenyan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karamyenyan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Karamyenyan is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor tries to stand but can't do so whilst Karamyenyan controls his leg.
Karamyenyan is trying to control but can't.
Karamyenyan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karamyenyan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Taylor stands up and waves to Karamyenyan to follow him.
Karamyenyan moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karamyenyan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karamyenyan is breathing heavily.
Karamyenyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Karamyenyan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Karamyenyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Taylor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Karamyenyan can't fight it off and eventually Taylor manages to take the fight to the floor. Karamyenyan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Karamyenyan looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timmy Taylor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Taylor gets a clinch.

Taylor pulls guard.

Karamyenyan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taylor looking to control.

Karamyenyan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Karamyenyan is having none of it.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karamyenyan throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karamyenyan throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Karamyenyan throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.

Karamyenyan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karamyenyan has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Karamyenyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karamyenyan is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Karamyenyan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karamyenyan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Karamyenyan has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Karamyenyan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Taylor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vahan Karamyenyan!
Vahan Karamyenyan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'In the films the good guy always wins, but this is one bad guy who ain't gonna lose. I'm waiting for next opponent to beat.'.