PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McCullen Destro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cobra. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Armstrong
vs
McCullen Destro

195 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James McCullen Destro !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Destro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Armstrong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Destro tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Destro tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Armstrong. That snapped Destro 's head back.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Armstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Armstrong connects with a crisp jab.
Destro tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Destro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Destro is looking to clinch.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Destro circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Destro back to the cage. Armstrong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but Destro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Destro slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Destro tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Armstrong.
Destro tries to clinch but Armstrong moves away
and Armstrong counters with a nice body shot.
Steel Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Destro doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destro tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Destro circles away quickly and effectively.
Destro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destro tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destro is looking to clinch.
Destro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destro tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Destro .
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Destro .
Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Destro is looking to clinch.
Destro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Destro avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Destro moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Destro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Destro tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Destro tries to move into range but Armstrong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Destro tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Destro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destro tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Destro moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Destro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Destro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Armstrong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Steel Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Destro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong tests Destro 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Destro with a series of wild strikes but Destro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Destro avoids nicely.
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Destro .
Destro moves out of range as Armstrong throws a body kick.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Destro ducks under and follows up with a left that Destro also avoids with ease.
Destro tries to clinch up.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Destro saw that one coming.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destro tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Destro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destro moves away.
Destro wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Destro tries to clinch up.
Destro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destro tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Destro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Destro moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Destro with a series of wild strikes but Destro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Destro closes the distance and clinches.
Destro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.

It looks like Steel Armstrong has been cut.
Destro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Destro lands an elbow inside.
Destro misses with an elbow strike.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Destro , against the cage.
Destro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Destro throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.

Steel Armstrong's cut is getting worse.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike from Destro .
With the fighters up against the cage, Destro throws an elbow but misses.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Destro is controlling him.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Destro , against the cage.
Destro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Steel Armstrong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike.
Destro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.

Jeez, Steel Armstrong's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Destro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steel Armstrong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James McCullen Destro !
James McCullen Destro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.