PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Armando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Kreator - Extreme Aggressions blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Armando's choice of entrance music: The Fragrance Of Dark Coffee. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Thompson
vs
Armando

185 cm
29
192 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

180 cm
25
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Armando!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Armando avoids it.
Armando misses with a leg kick.

Armando closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson working aggressively here.
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.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armando is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armando takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Diego Armando has been cut.
Armando lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Armando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Armando is pushing Thompson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Armando scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Armando avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
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 digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Armando avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the ropes.
Armando avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Armando taking a breather.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armando avoids it.
Armando presses Thompson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armando avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Armando wants to stall.
Armando stalling.
Armando lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Armando's head.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Armando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Armando blocks an uppercut.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Armando dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Armando lands a nice elbow.
Armando avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the ropes.
Armando tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Armando back against the ropes.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Armando tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Armando tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Armando scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Armando blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Armando.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Armando avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Armando.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Armando using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armando lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Armando lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Armando softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Armando prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Armando is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armando has his back to the ropes.
Armando gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Armando takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Armando takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Diego Armando's cut even more.
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 trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Armando controls the action.
Armando lands a body shot.
Thompson working Armando over with knees to the body.
Armando is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Armando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armando working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Armando looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armando's brow.
Armando wants to stall.
Armando struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Armando is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Armando into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Armando.
Armando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Armando tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Armando will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Armando's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Armando blocks a low kick nicely.
Armando throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Armando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Armando.
Thompson feints and then cracks Armando's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armando down.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armando gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Thompson.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
Thompson swings for the body but Armando moves out of range.
Thompson thumps Armando with a low kick.
Thompson cracks the inside of Armando's front leg.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Armando does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Armando stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Armando lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Armando takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thompson is rocked!

It looks like Nick Thompson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lazy body kick from Thompson
and Armando counters with a thumping low kick.

Armando gets a clinch.
Armando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Armando lands a nice shot to the body.
Armando throws a big uppercut that drops Thompson! More strikes from Armando and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Thompson lies dazed against the ropes as Armando celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Armando!
A relieved looking Diego Armando thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.