PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armen Aharonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aharonian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Banner has chosen Pump Up The Jam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aharonian
vs
Banner

185 cm
29
196 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
43
175 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armen Aharonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aharonian connects with a single shot there.
Aharonian misses with a straight right.
Aharonian motions for Banner to come forward. Aharonian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armen Aharonian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aharonian misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner with the counter takedown but Aharonian avoids it easily.
Aharonian throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner misses with a straight right.
Aharonian misses with a looping left.
Aharonian misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Aharonian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharonian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aharonian misses with a straight left.
Banner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aharonian loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
And Banner tries to counter it with a takedown but Aharonian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aharonian throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Aharonian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banner backs up against the cage.
Banner lands the left hand.
Armen Aharonian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aharonian throws the kick towards the body but Banner avoids it.
Banner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aharonian connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
Aharonian cracks Banner with a good jab.
Banner goes for a double leg but Aharonian avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aharonian continues to drive forward.
A good leg kick by Aharonian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aharonian throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner connects with a crisp jab.
Aharonian loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Aharonian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aharonian misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Aharonian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aharonian defends it well.

Aharonian lands a big head kick that sends Banner tumbling to the mat! Aharonian takes a step backwards and waves Banner back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Banner is rocked!
Aharonian misses with a head kick.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Aharonian finish him?
Aharonian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aharonian ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Aharonian moves away and avoids it.
Aharonian tries to score with a low kick but Banner moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aharonian cracks Banner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Banner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Aharonian finish him?
Banner looks up at the clock. Bad move! Aharonian lands a right hand from hell, dropping Banner. Aharonian pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armen Aharonian!
A very excited looking Armen Aharonian 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.