PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stewart McCaffrey (ranked 2645 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 3611 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nazarethyan's choice of entrance music: Amerika. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCaffrey
vs
Nazarethyan

174 cm
27
158 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

155 cm
52
150 lbs
54 - 59 - 2

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewart McCaffrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 54 - 59 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCaffrey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nazarethyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

McCaffrey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nazarethyan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nazarethyan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nazarethyan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nazarethyan is trying to control but can't.
McCaffrey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nazarethyan works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCaffrey lands a couple of elbows.
McCaffrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCaffrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nazarethyan has his hands on McCaffrey's head, controlling the position.
Nazarethyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCaffrey.
Nazarethyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nazarethyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCaffrey manages to get himself to full guard.

McCaffrey is looking for a triangle but Nazarethyan pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McCaffrey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nazarethyan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

McCaffrey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nazarethyan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nazarethyan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCaffrey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nazarethyan pushes down on McCaffrey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McCaffrey taking some punishment here, with Nazarethyan in his half guard.

Nazarethyan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCaffrey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nazarethyan slows the pace down in half guard.
Nazarethyan is nestled in close to McCaffrey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nazarethyan has eaten all the pies!
McCaffrey has hold of Nazarethyan's hands but Nazarethyan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nazarethyan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

McCaffrey actively working from the bottom here.
Nazarethyan is trying to control the action in half guard but McCaffrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nazarethyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCaffrey is desperately trying to improve his position but Nazarethyan has a good base and remains in mount.
McCaffrey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nazarethyan. What's that going to do exactly?
Nazarethyan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McCaffrey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCaffrey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nazarethyan on the ground.
McCaffrey tries to reverse the position but Nazarethyan maintains control.
Nazarethyan with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McCaffrey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McCaffrey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
McCaffrey is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCaffrey is working hard here to advance position.
McCaffrey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaffrey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McCaffrey is in a horrible position here. Nazarethyan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nazarethyan blocks McCaffrey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nazarethyan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of good shots and McCaffrey has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nazarethyan cracks McCaffrey with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing McCaffrey from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nazarethyan is hanging on to McCaffrey's back as he tries to escape.
Nazarethyan scores with punches and elbows.
McCaffrey tries to break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is working the ground and pound. Can McCaffrey escape?
Nazarethyan scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. McCaffrey is looking for a way out.
Nazarethyan really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for McCaffrey.
McCaffrey tries to escape but Nazarethyan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nazarethyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan landing with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCaffrey covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
McCaffrey is taking damage to the body and head.
McCaffrey tries to roll but Nazarethyan sticks to his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting McCaffrey!
Nazarethyan has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for McCaffrey.
McCaffrey is in bad spot here.
Nazarethyan tries to keep control of the position but McCaffrey is staying busy.
Nazarethyan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McCaffrey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McCaffrey is really stuck here.
Nazarethyan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting McCaffrey!
Nazarethyan is looking to control McCaffrey but McCaffrey is wriggling around and keeping busy.
McCaffrey is in bad spot here.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. McCaffrey is looking for a way out.

McCaffrey is rocked!
Nazarethyan has the hooks in. McCaffrey is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McCaffrey doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nazarethyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McCaffrey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nazarethyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nazarethyan throws a hook but McCaffrey avoids it easily.
McCaffrey shoots in for a takedown but Nazarethyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart McCaffrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCaffrey fails with a takedown attempt.
Nazarethyan lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McCaffrey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nazarethyan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCaffrey off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarethyan trying to control momentarily.
McCaffrey is in bad spot here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands shots from the back.
McCaffrey is taking damage to the body and head.

Nazarethyan is looking for the choke from the back position but McCaffrey is controlling his hands well.
Suren Nazarethyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nazarethyan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
You can see the frustration on McCaffrey's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nazarethyan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Nazarethyan keeps control of the position as McCaffrey tries to break free.
Nazarethyan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
McCaffrey tries to break free.
McCaffrey is covering up but some of the strikes from Nazarethyan are getting through and doing damage.
Can McCaffrey hold on?! Nazarethyan is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
McCaffrey is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Nazarethyan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McCaffrey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
McCaffrey can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to keep control of the position but McCaffrey is staying busy.
Nazarethyan scores with punches from the back.
Nazarethyan lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can McCaffrey hold on?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on McCaffrey's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
McCaffrey covers up after that shot from Nazarethyan.
McCaffrey breaks Nazarethyan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
McCaffrey throwing strikes but missing.
Nazarethyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCaffrey's guard.

McCaffrey keeping moving, preventing Nazarethyan from controlling successfully.

Nazarethyan got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCaffrey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nazarethyan has managed to get both his arms back between McCaffrey's legs - danger averted.
Nazarethyan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCaffrey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCaffrey tries to get out of the position.
McCaffrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaffrey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nazarethyan is trying is best to control the position here.
Nazarethyan is pressing down on McCaffrey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nazarethyan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

McCaffrey taking some punishment here, with Nazarethyan in his half guard.
McCaffrey punching from the bottom.

McCaffrey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCaffrey is trying to get back to full guard.
McCaffrey flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nazarethyan winds up and cracks McCaffrey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

McCaffrey actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCaffrey keeps working.
Nazarethyan lands strikes from half guard.
Nazarethyan moves nicely into side control.
Nazarethyan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCaffrey down.
McCaffrey taking punishment in the form of punches.
McCaffrey throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
McCaffrey tries to bench press Nazarethyan off him but Nazarethyan keeps the position.
McCaffrey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McCaffrey is trying to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control the action but McCaffrey is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McCaffrey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a one-two to the body.
McCaffrey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick which misses McCaffrey's front leg but catches the back leg as McCaffrey tries to avoid it.
McCaffrey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nazarethyan is fending him off so far but McCaffrey persists. Nope, Nazarethyan circles away and we're back to standing.
McCaffrey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nazarethyan counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart McCaffrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCaffrey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nazarethyan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stewart McCaffrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan works McCaffrey's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCaffrey tries for a takedown but Nazarethyan circles away easily
and Nazarethyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan feints a jab promting McCaffrey to slip. Nazarethyan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCaffrey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh McCaffrey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCaffrey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nazarethyan is fending him off so far but McCaffrey persists. Nope, Nazarethyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Nazarethyan.
Nice body kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan connects with a high kick.
McCaffrey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan connects with a right that clearly hurt McCaffrey. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Nazarethyan proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till McCaffrey collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suren Nazarethyan!
Suren Nazarethyan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.