PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and knowm sayin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). knowm sayin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Armstrong
vs
sayin

185 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, knowm sayin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by sayin or perhaps it was just good defense by Armstrong which made him look bad.

sayin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but sayin has control of the leg.

sayin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
sayin wants to pass to mount but Armstrong is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but sayin has control of the leg.
sayin trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
Armstrong moves into full guard.
Armstrong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
sayin looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Armstrong is trying to keep sayin in close.
Armstrong wants to sweep but no luck.

sayin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Armstrong dives on top into guard.

Armstrong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! sayin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! sayin has escaped and now he's on top!
Armstrong trying to keep a closed guard but sayin is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sayin trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
sayin is looking to advance position but Armstrong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Armstrong gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
sayin tries for a takedown but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt

and sayin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

sayin is looking for a kimura here.

sayin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Armstrong sees it coming and defends easily.

sayin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
sayin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armstrong keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

knowm sayin dominated that round.
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 looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for sayin!
sayin tries to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Armstrong misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sayin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Armstrong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… sayin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by sayin and Armstrong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Armstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sayin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
sayin wants to pass to mount but Armstrong is defending the position.
sayin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armstrong keeps working.
sayin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

sayin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armstrong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
sayin trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.

Armstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sayin defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong has control of sayin's left arm, preventing sayin from doing any damage.

Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
sayin with a flurry of punches that miss.
sayin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong gets back to full guard.
sayin is looking to advance position but Armstrong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as sayin is looking to escape.
Armstrong is trying to control here but sayin has managed to regain half guard.

Armstrong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Armstrong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Armstrong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Armstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Armstrong showed some decent athleticism there.
sayin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Armstrong is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Armstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
sayin is trying is best to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sayin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Armstrong.

Armstrong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and sayin defends it well.
sayin trying to control from the bottom.
sayin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for sayin.

sayin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Armstrong escapes and throws sayin's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Armstrong tries for a kimura but sayin is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on sayin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Armstrong has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Armstrong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Armstrong passes sayin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Armstrong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Armstrong passes to side control.

Armstrong stands up and beckons sayin to his feet.
sayin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Armstrong counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sayin!

Armstrong swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and sayin is now in Armstrong's guard. A big mistake from Armstrong there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sayin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sayin trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
sayin trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sayin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armstrong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Armstrong!