PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Armitage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armitage has chosen Klone - Revisit The Lair as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kanoa
vs
Armitage

183 cm
25
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Armitage!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armitage throws a sloppy head kick and Kanoa moves out of range easily.
Kanoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Armitage. Those never looked like landing.
Kanoa misses with a shot to the body

and Armitage counters by moving into the clinch.
Armitage throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kanoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armitage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armitage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trent Armitage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanoa counters with a low kick, right behind Armitage 's knee.
Kanoa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanoa scores with a sloppy right hand. Armitage should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armitage tries to clinch up.
Kanoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanoa circles away.
Kanoa takes a swing at Armitage's ribcage but misses.
Armitage wants to clinch.
Armitage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanoa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Armitage tries to clinch but Kanoa moves away
and Kanoa counters with a straight right hand.
Armitage tries to clinch up.
Armitage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Armitage slips under a jab.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kanoa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armitage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanoa missing with a left hand there. Armitage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanoa circles away.
Nice jab there from Kanoa.
Armitage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Armitage is rocked!
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanoa circles away.
Armitage is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanoa finish him?

Armitage darts in and clinches Kanoa up against the cage.
Armitage seems to have recovered his senses.
Kanoa blocks the elbow strike.
Armitage tries to land a knee to the head but Kanoa blocks with his arms.
Armitage looking to throw knees to the head but Kanoa is blocking nicely.
Kanoa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armitage.
Armitage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armitage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanoa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa avoiding damage as Armitage throws knees to the body.
Armitage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanoa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armitage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanoa.

Kanoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanoa feints and then cracks Armitage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armitage down.
Kanoa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armitage looks gassed!
Kanoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Kanoa lands with a nice body punch.
Kanoa just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanoa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armitage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armitage tries to clinch up
and Kanoa counters with a left to the body.
Kanoa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa takes a swing at Armitage's ribcage but misses.
Kanoa throws a front kick aimed at Armitage's knee but Armitage avoids it well.
Armitage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanoa counters with a straight right hand.
Armitage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armitage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armitage misses with a head kick.
Armitage tries to move into range but Kanoa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Trent Armitage has been cut.

Armitage moves into range and clinches up with Kanoa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armitage keeps control of Kanoa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kanoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanoa throws a jab when Armitage was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimo Kanoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Armitage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kanoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Armitage.
Kanoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armitage moves out of range as Kanoa strikes.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanoa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Armitage rushes Kanoa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kanoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armitage wants to clinch up but Kanoa keeps it at a distance.
Kanoa throws a front kick that sends Armitage stumbling back into the cage.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanoa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Armitages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Armitage does no damage.
Armitage tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kanoa counters with a crisp right hand that drops Armitage! Kanoa lets Armitage back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Armitage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanoa counters with a nice body shot.
Kanoa misses the jab.
Armitage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kanoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armitage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanoa counters with a nice body shot.
Armitage is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Armitage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armitage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kanoa drops Armitage with a beautiful combination! Armitage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kanoa is looking for the KO!
Kanoa blocks a head kick by Armitage.
Armitage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanoa looks to land a combination but Armitage avoids it well.
Armitage wants to clinch up but Kanoa keeps it at a distance.
Armitage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kanoa.
Armitage tries to clinch there but Kanoa circles away.

Kanoa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Armitage sprawling to the canvas! Armitage rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kanoa finish him?!

Armitage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kanoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa tries to break the clinch but Armitage is controlling the position.

Kanoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Armitage closes the distance and clinches.
Armitage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanoa is defending well for now.
Armitage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanoa.
Kanoa takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kanoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kanoa! Armitage is backing up but he can't get away as Kanoa lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Armitage and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kimo Kanoa!