PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tragen Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hyabusa
vs
Armstrong

183 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

190 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tragen Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louie Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Hyabusa tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hyabusa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyabusa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that half lands.
Armstrong looks to throw a body kick
and Hyabusa counters with a leg kick.
Hyabusa scoring well with a low kick there.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Hyabusa circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hyabusa counters with a good low kick that Armstrong was not able to check.
Hyabusa has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hyabusa.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Hyabusa, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Hyabusa against the cage but Hyabusa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tragen Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Armstrong.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Hyabusa pushes him off.
Armstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hyabusa is fending him off so far but Armstrong persists. Nope, Hyabusa circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.

Hyabusa scores with a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Hyabusa trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.

Armstrong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hyabusa has passed into half guard!
Hyabusa is looking to take a break and control but Armstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hyabusa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Armstrong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tragen Hyabusa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hyabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hyabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong misses with a takedown
and Hyabusa counters with a low kick, right behind Armstrong 's knee.
Hyabusa scoring well with a low kick there.
Hyabusa misses with a low kick.
Armstrong shoots in but Hyabusa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armstrong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyabusa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Hyabusa sprawls well.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Armstrong. No joy for Hyabusa on that attempt.
Hyabusa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hyabusa misses with a takedown attempt - Armstrong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hyabusa connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tragen Hyabusa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Hyabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hyabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hyabusa is fending him off so far but Armstrong persists. Nope, Hyabusa circles away and we're back to standing.
Tragen Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Armstrong.
No luck for Hyabusa with that takedown attempt.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hyabusa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hyabusa dominating with strikes here.
Hyabusa content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Hyabusa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Hyabusa's attempts to control the action.
Hyabusa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hyabusa with shots to the head and body - Armstrong looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Armstrong is desperately trying to improve his position but Hyabusa has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Hyabusa's attempts to control the action.
Armstrong is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa controlling the position easily from mount.
Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hyabusa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Armstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong can't escape the position.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Hyabusa postures up.
Armstrong is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tragen Hyabusa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hyabusa fails with the takedown.
Hyabusa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Armstrong throws a body kick the misses
and Hyabusa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Hyabusa shows good takedown defense.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyabusa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Hyabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hyabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Tragen Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Armstrong.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyabusa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Hyabusa with that takedown attempt.
Armstrong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louie Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Hyabusa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyabusa throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Hyabusa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hyabusa shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

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.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Hyabusa circles away.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Armstrong shoots for a takedown but Hyabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hyabusa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Armstrong's head.
Hyabusa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Armstrong if he has to take too many more of those.
Armstrong with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hyabusa is looking to slow Armstrong down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hyabusa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hyabusa.
Hyabusa thows a body kick. Armstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Armstrong if he has to take too many more of those.
Tragen Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyabusa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hyabusa fakes the leg kick and cracks Armstrong in the body.
Hyabusa fails to land the takedown.
Armstrong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tragen Hyabusa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick there by Hyabusa.
Armstrong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hyabusa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Hyabusa counters with a body kick.
Hyabusa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Armstrong is fending him off so far but Hyabusa persists. Nope, Armstrong circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hyabusa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Armstrong's knee momentarily.
Hyabusa circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tragen Hyabusa is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Hyabusa shoots in but no luck this time.
Hyabusa shoots in and drives through. Armstrong sprawls well.
Hyabusa throws a push kick but Armstrong slaps the foot to one side.
Louie Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tragen Hyabusa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hyabusa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tragen Hyabusa!