PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Armitage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natural Born Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armitage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Klone - Revisit The Lair. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Armitage
vs
Born Killer

182 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Trent Armitage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natural Born Killer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Trent Armitage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer fails with a takedown attempt.

Killer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Killer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Armitage wants to stand up but Killer is controlling him.
Killer wants to control from the top but Armitage keeps moving.
Killer stops Armitage from standing up.

Killer has gone for a leg lock! Armitage slips out almost immediately though and dives into Killer's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armitage stands and steps away. Killer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Killer shoots in for a takedown but Armitage shows good takedown defense.
Armitage tries to clinch but Killer is having none of it.
Killer swats away the attempt to clinch by Armitage.
Armitage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armitage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Killer.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Killer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armitage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Armitage misses with a knee strike.
Armitage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
Armitage lands a knee to the body.
Killer looks gassed!
Armitage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Killer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trent Armitage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natural Born Killer.
Armitage content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Killer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Armitage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Armitage lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armitage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple.
Armitage lands a damaging elbow.
Armitage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armitage scores with a knee to the head.
Armitage crunches a lovely knee into Killer's ribcage.
Armitage landing knees to the body.
Armitage slows down the pace here.
Armitage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armitage is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Armitage.

It looks like Natural Born Killer has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armitage slowing the pace effectively.
Armitage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Armitage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armitage controlling the action here for a moment.
Armitage seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Armitage crunches a lovely knee into Killer's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armitage scores with a knee to the head.
Armitage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Armitage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Natural Born Killer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Armitage tries to clinch but Killer moves out of range.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt - Armitage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armitage sprawls well. Armitage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Killer gets slowly back to his feet.
Killer fails with the takedown.
Trent Armitage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natural Born Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armitage tries to clinch there but Killer circles away.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Killer swats away the attempt to clinch by Armitage.

Killer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Armitage is trying to defend but Killer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Killer stops Armitage from getting back to his feet.
Killer is trying to control the action in half guard but Armitage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Armitage is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Armitage kicks off Killer and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Killer.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trent Armitage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Killer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Killer.
Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Armitage tries to clinch up but Killer circles away and keeps his distance.
Killer shoots for a takedown but Armitage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Armitage is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Armitage tries to clinch there but Killer circles away.
Killer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armitage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armitage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armitage misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Armitage tries to clinch up but Killer circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armitage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armitage tries to clinch up.
Armitage tries to clinch there but Killer circles away.
Armitage wants to clinch up but Killer keeps it at a distance.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Killer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armitage moves in looking to clinch but Killer pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Armitage tries to clinch but Killer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Armitage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Natural Born Killer's cut.
That's time! Armitage'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.

Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Killer swinging wilding here.
Armitage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armitage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armitage as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armitage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killer swats away the attempt to clinch by Armitage.
Armitage moves in looking to clinch but Killer pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armitage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Armitage wants to stand but Killer is controlling the position.

Armitage kicks Killer off and gets to his feet.
Killer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Armitage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trent Armitage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natural Born Killer.
Killer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Armitage avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armitage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Armitage tries to clinch up but Killer circles away and keeps his distance.
Killer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Armitage swivels and escapes.
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.
Armitage tries to clinch there but Killer circles away.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killer blocks a head kick by Armitage.
Killer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Armitage as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt - Armitage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armitage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Armitage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armitage is looking to clinch.
Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armitage is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Armitage moves in looking to clinch but Killer pushes him off.
Trent Armitage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Killer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Killer shoots in but no luck this time.
Armitage tries to clinch up.

Armitage closes the distance and pushes Killer back into the cage.
Armitage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Armitage lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Armitage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Armitage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Armitage!