PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 3000 p4p, 1718 weight class) and Tim Armstrong (ranked 367 p4p, 240 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Trucks
vs
Armstrong

183 cm
38
196
25 - 18 - 1

181 cm
29
195
11 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucks misses with a few strikes there.
Trucks missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong works Trucks's body with a nice hook.
Trucks misses with a double jab.
Trucks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trucks.
Trucks avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong tests Trucks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trucks lands a nice shot that snaps Armstrong's head back.
Armstrong connects with a body shot.
Trucks misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Trucks.
Trucks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armstrong.
Trucks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Derek Trucks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong flicks out a counter leg kick but Trucks steps away.
Armstrong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Armstrong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trucks rather than just go for the knockout.
Trucks misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong scores with a nice strike.
Trucks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Armstrong on the side of the head.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trucks manages to avoid it.
Trucks scores with a shot to the body.
Trucks stuns Armstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Armstrong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trucks moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
Trucks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trucks throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trucks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Trucks misses its target.
Armstrong lands a nice hook to Trucks's body. Trucks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armstrong staying out of range there.
Armstrong throws out a counter right but Trucks avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trucks throws a sloppy body shot
and Armstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trucks scores with a jab. Armstrong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trucks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trucks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trucks misses with the combination.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trucks.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trucks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Trucks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Trucks misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armstrong scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trucks throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Trucks lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong lands with a shot to the body.
Trucks lands with an uppercut that bounces Armstrong off the cage and back into range.
Trucks misses the body punch
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trucks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trucks misses with a straight right.
Armstrong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trucks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trucks throws a sloppy body shot
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trucks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trucks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Armstrong - just one landing.
Trucks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trucks misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong stuns Trucks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trucks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Trucks misses.
Trucks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Trucks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trucks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trucks throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trucks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trucks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the body from Trucks misses
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Armstrong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Trucks.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Armstrong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Armstrong catches Trucks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armstrong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trucks misses the shot to the body.
Trucks lands a jab-cross combination.
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Trucks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armstrong jabs Trucks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trucks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trucks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trucks.
Trucks takes one to the chin there.
Trucks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trucks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Trucks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trucks counters with a left to the body.
Trucks misses with a body shot.
Armstrong lands with a cross.
Armstrong cracks Trucks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trucks misses with a right hand
and Armstrong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Trucks throws a shot to the body.
Trucks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trucks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trucks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong staying out of range there.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Trucks takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Trucks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Trucks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Armstrong punishes Trucks's body with a nice straight punch.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Trucks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Armstrong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trucks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trucks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trucks blocks a jab.
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Trucks moves away and avoids it.
Trucks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trucks's head backwards.
Trucks throws a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Trucks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Trucks misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Trucks looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Trucks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Trucks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Armstrong.
Trucks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trucks throws the left hand but Armstrong avoids the punch easily.
Armstrong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Armstrong connects with the punch.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Trucks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trucks works Armstrong's body with a nice hook.
Trucks throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Armstrong catches Trucks right on the button with a cross.
Armstrong cracks a nice hook into Trucks's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trucks moves away.
Trucks swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Trucks.
Tim Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Armstrong slips the punch.
Trucks throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Trucks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trucks throws a big shot that misses.
Armstrong scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
That's time! Trucks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Armstrong avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Armstrong slips the punch.
Trucks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong scores with a shot to the body.
Trucks throws a lazy uppercut
and Armstrong counters with a left to the body.
Trucks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Trucks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trucks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trucks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trucks misses with a wild combination.
Trucks misses with a lunging right hand
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Trucks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trucks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armstrong scores with a counter punch that sends Trucks to the canvas! Armstrong smells blood - he's punishing Trucks with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Trucks has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Armstrong!