PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Armando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The game. Armando has chosen The Fragrance Of Dark Coffee as his entrance music. Joe Thompson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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.

Thompson
vs
Armando

190 cm
32
201 lbs
22 - 19 - 0

180 cm
24
197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sublime Supplements

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 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Armando!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch but Armando moves out of range.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Armando.
Armando changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Armando thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armando looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Armando swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Armando tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson is breathing heavily.

Armando rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Armando lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Armando avoiding damage.
Armando lands with a short shot to the head.
Armando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armando backwards.
Armando has Thompson pressed against the cage.
Armando landing knees to the head.

Thompson is rocked!

It looks like Joe Thompson has been cut.
Armando unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson tries to work over Armando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armando landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Armando lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Armando displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Armando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Armando stalling in the clinch.
Armando lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Armando scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armando is defending well for now.
Armando unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thompson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Armando is unloading with more strikes now! Thompson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Armando!
Diego Armando thanked the fans post fight for their support.