PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Whitman has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Armis
vs
Whitman

165 cm
26
145 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

170 cm
23
141 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Whitman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitman scores with a jab. Armis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whitman lands with a kick to the temple. Armis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whitman looks to land a left hand but Armis moved out of range nicely.
Armis darts in looking for a takedown but Whitman gets double underhooks and turns Armis into the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Whitman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Armis is trying to pull guard but Whitman has him pressed against the cage.
Whitman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Armis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Whitman tries to work over Armis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitman struggles to land a body shot inside as Armis controls his hands.
Whitman works on Armis's body with a couple of short punches.
Whitman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armis backwards.
Armis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whitman walks away with a smile on his face. Armis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Armis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Armis looks to land a left hand but Whitman moved out of range nicely.
Whitman is looking to slow Armis down with leg kicks.

Armis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whitman is looking for a sweep. Armis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armis trying to pass the guard but Whitman defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armis is trying for a kimura here. Whitman looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Armis wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Armis!
Eli Armis thanked the fans post fight for their support.