PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buckley Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian Roulette. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bond
vs
Armstrong

175 cm
23
154 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

176 cm
23
163 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dallas Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buckley Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bond!
Armstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Bond sprawls well. He's pushed Armstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Bond, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Bond against the cage but Bond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bond leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dallas Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buckley Armstrong.
Bond thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.
Bond scores with a punch to the head.
Bond tries to clinch up.
Buckley Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong walks into a jab.
Bond scores with a shot to the body.
Bond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Armstrong's head.

Bond rushes Armstrong and presses him up against the cage.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bond fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bond clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Bond prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
Armstrong is trying to drag Bond to the mat but Bond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bond.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Still in the clinch, Bond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Bond.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Armstrong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond lands an elbow inside.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Bond working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Bond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Armstrong's face.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Bond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bond lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Bond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Bond.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Bond working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bond.
Bond crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Bond.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Bond.
Bond stalling.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Bond is leaning against Armstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bond.
Armstrong taking a breather.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Bond as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond is leaning against Armstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bond crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Bond.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bond.
With the fighters up against the cage, Armstrong throws an elbow but misses.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Bond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bond.
Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Bond.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Bond lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Bond avoiding damage as Armstrong throws knees to the body.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armstrong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
Bond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Armstrong gets control of Bond's arms and successfully pulls guard. Armstrong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bond passes into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond gets to mount! Armstrong was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Armstrong is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Bond 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 closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bond circles away.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the body
and Bond counters with a left to the body.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Bond moves away
and Bond counters with a right hand to the body.
Armstrong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bond scores with a shot to the body.
Bond bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong looking to slow down the pace here.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Bond lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Bond counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Bond lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong is looking to control Bond's arms but Bond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armstrong has his back to the cage.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Bond stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bond will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Armstrong up against the cage.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Armstrong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
Bond lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond blocks an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
Bond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bond lands an uppercut.
Dallas Bond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bond obliges.
Bond stalling the fight.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bond.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Bond lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Bond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Bond.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bond avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Bond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Armstrong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bond lands with a left to the head.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bond as the two fighters clinch.
Armstrong trying to control the position but instead, Bond has worked for underhooks and has pushed Armstrong into the cage.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bond.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong fails to pull guard.
Dallas Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buckley Armstrong.
Bond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Bond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Bond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bond with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Bond to work.
Bond working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bond with a knee to the head.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Bond.
Come on Bond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bond moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Armstrong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Armstrong misses its intended target.
Bond wants to clinch.
Armstrong drops his hands momentarily and Bond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond lands with a good body shot.
Armstrong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Armstrong has Bond up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Armstrong to work.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond stops a takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Bond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond is stalling here.
Bond lands a damaging elbow.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
Bond pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bond lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bond presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bond scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Bond landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bond.
Bond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Bond.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bond.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bond obliges.
Armstrong takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bond lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Bond tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bond.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bond - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Armstrong throws an elbow but misses.
Bond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
Bond presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Bond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bond.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bond.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
Bond managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Bond lands an elbow inside.
Bond avoiding damage as Armstrong throws knees to the body.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Bond holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Dallas Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buckley Armstrong.
Bond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bond presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bond is working Armstrong over against the cage.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Armstrong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong wants to get back to striking at distance but Bond won't allow it.
Bond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Armstrong looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Armstrong blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Bond.
Bond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buckley Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bond takes an elbow to the temple.
Bond landing knees to the body.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Armstrong tries to stall but Bond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Bond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Bond lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Bond won't allow it.

Armstrong jumps guard and drags Bond to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bond is stalling in the full guard.
Bond stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bond 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Bond!