PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvia has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Tim Sylvia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Armstrong
vs
Sylvia

179 cm
18
237 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
18
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Sylvia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Sylvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Sylvia looks gassed!
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Sylvia pushes him off.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Oooooh!!! Armstrong has knocked Sylvia down with a huge combo! Armstrong steps away and waves a wobbly Sylvia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Tim Sylvia has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Armstrong drops Sylvia with a beautiful combination! Sylvia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Armstrong is looking for the KO!

Sylvia is rocked!
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Sylvia is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sylvia seems to have recovered his senses.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sylvia as he jumps to the side.
Sylvia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sylvia wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sylvia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sylvia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Sylvia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tim Sylvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Sylvia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Sylvia pushes him off.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sylvia defends it nicely.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Armstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sylvia pinned against the cage. Sylvia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia is having none of it.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Sylvia tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sylvia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong moves to clinch but Sylvia breaks away
and Sylvia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Sylvia.
Sylvia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sylvia as he jumps to the side.
Sylvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sylvia circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
John Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.

Armstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Sylvia blocks an elbow strike.
Armstrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sylvia blocks an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Sylvia avoids the elbow strike from Armstrong, against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Sylvia in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
Armstrong misses with an elbow strike.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sylvia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sylvia's defenses.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.

That has opened up Tim Sylvia's cut even more.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sylvia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sylvia's defenses.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Sylvia in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Tim Sylvia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with an elbow strike.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sylvia dodges an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sylvia takes an elbow to the temple.

Tim Sylvia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sylvia takes an elbow to the temple.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Armstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sylvia's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Sylvia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Armstrong moves to clinch but Sylvia breaks away
and Sylvia counters with a two punch combo.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Sylvia moves out of range.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Armstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sylvia pinned against the cage. Sylvia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia is having none of it.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
John Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Sylvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Armstrong!
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia is having none of it.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Sylvia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sylvia is breathing heavily.

Armstrong closes the distance and pushes Sylvia back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Sylvia shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Armstrong throws an elbow but misses.
Sylvia avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sylvia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Armstrong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sylvia takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Sylvia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Armstrong!