PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goraidh Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Pistol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Cuntry Boys and City Girls. 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.

Armstrong
vs
Pistol

196 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
29
187 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goraidh Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Pistol!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistol tries a head kick but it misses.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Jimmy Pistol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistol wants to clinch but Armstrong slips to the side
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pistol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pistol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Pistol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pistol misses with a head kick.
Armstrong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Armstrong scores with a jab. Pistol acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pistol moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pistol shoots in for a double leg but Armstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Pistol wants to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pistol tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Pistol saw that one coming.
Pistol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pistol moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pistol is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong tries to land a leg kick but Pistol saw it coming and moves away.
Pistol dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a nice right hand.
Pistol tries to clinch up
and Armstrong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pistol thinking.
Pistol doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Pistol tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong moves away
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Pistol.
Armstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pistol tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pistol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pistol wants to clinch but Armstrong slips to the side
and Pistol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pistol tries to clinch
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong moves away
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pistol is rocked!
Pistol closes the distance but Armstrong moves to the side
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pistol is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Pistol darts in trying to clinch
and Armstrong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pistol really felt that one!
Pistol wants to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a big right hand! Oh Pistol is in trouble here! Armstrong follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goraidh Armstrong!
A relieved looking Goraidh Armstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.