PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Armstrong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Armstrong
vs
Harrison

180 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

183 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrison tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Harrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Harrison takes the fight into the clinch.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.

Armstrong pulls guard successfully.
Armstrong throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Armstrong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Armstrong controlling the position.

Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrison trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is pulling down on Harrison's head. It's preventing any offense from Harrison, at least for the moment.

Armstrong has his foot on Harrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrison works his way back into a safe position though.
Armstrong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to stand but Armstrong is controlling from the bottom.

Armstrong is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Armstrong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Armstrong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harrison has picked Armstrong up and slammed him! Armstrong can't keep hold of the triangle and Harrison manages to pass to side control!

Armstrong throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Armstrong to the ground. Harrison is now in Armstrong's guard.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Harrison trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.

Armstrong scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Harrison has managed to clinch.

Harrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to pass Armstrong's guard but actually Armstrong recovers to full guard.
Harrison looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but instead Armstrong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Armstrong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Armstrong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hugh Armstrong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrison throws a big shot that misses.

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Armstrong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrison misses with a knee to the head.

Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Armstrong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Armstrong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Armstrong stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Harrison as Armstrong shoots in.

Harrison closes the distance and pushes Armstrong back into the cage.
Armstrong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harrison prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong stalling against the cage.

Harrison gets control of Armstrong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harrison will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Armstrong gets to his feet - Harrison follows without any prompting.

Harrison has managed to clinch.

Armstrong manages to break the clinch.

Armstrong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Harrison looking to sit in guard and control but Armstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Armstrong passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Armstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harrison sees it coming and defends easily.

Harrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Armstrong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong controlling the pace.
Harrison wants to get back to full guard.
Armstrong stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison won't allow Armstrong to pass to mount.
Armstrong is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Hugh Armstrong has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harrison misses the jab.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Armstrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Armstrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Armstrong.

Harrison closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Armstrong dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Harrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Harrison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Armstrong was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Armstrong holds on and takes a little breather.
Harrison preventing the sweep.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.

Armstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong pulls Harrison in close to prevent any damage.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Armstrong has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harrison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Harrison gets caught napping as Armstrong dives in and scores a takedown. Harrison manages to retain guard.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Armstrong controls the pace.

Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armstrong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugh Armstrong.

Armstrong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harrison napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harrison is letting Armstrong control him for a moment.
Harrison can't do much from the bottom here.
Armstrong has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Armstrong looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harrison for as long as he can get away with.
Hugh Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Armstrong has taken his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Armstrong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Armstrong!