PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 3403 p4p, 292 weight class) and Kai Perkins (ranked 1957 p4p, 200 weight class). Nazarethyan comes to the cage accompanied by Amerika. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nazarethyan
vs
Perkins

155 cm
50
150 lbs
50 - 54 - 2

173 cm
25
152 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 54 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Nazarethyan does no damage.
Perkins scores with a hook to the body. Nazarethyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perkins digs a good hook to Nazarethyan's body.
Nazarethyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins .
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkins throws the left hand but Nazarethyan avoids the punch easily.
Perkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perkins as he avoids it easily.
Nazarethyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazarethyan's head backwards.
We've been informed that Perkins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Perkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazarethyan misses with a takedown
and Perkins counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Nazarethyan swings widly with a right hand
enabling Perkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Nazarethyan ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
A bone on bone clash there as Nazarethyan blocks the leg kick.
Nazarethyan throws a shot to the body.
Perkins misses with a hook. Nazarethyan ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Perkins - just one landing.
Perkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkins blocks a head kick by Nazarethyan.
Kai Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarethyan motions for Perkins to come forward. Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Perkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nazarethyan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perkins counters with a good low kick that Nazarethyan was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suren Nazarethyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nazarethyan ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Perkins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Perkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nazarethyan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins cracks Nazarethyan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nazarethyan falls backwards against the cage. Perkins follows up with more strikes that drop Nazarethyan to his knees. Perkins keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nazarethyan! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Perkins !
A determined Kai Perkins didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated Suren Nazarethyan had this to say: 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.