PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greyson Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes into the arena with Kickstart My Heart blaring out of the sound system. Geeves Armstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Armstrong
vs
Cleary

162 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geeves Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greyson Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleary manages to avoid it.
Cleary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cleary on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Armstrong is looking to slow Cleary down with leg kicks.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Cleary wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Cleary throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Cleary avoids the body shot from Armstrong.

Armstrong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleary.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Cleary blocks it.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Cleary throws knees to the body.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
Cleary blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike from Cleary.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Cleary throws knees to the body.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
Cleary misses with a knee strike.
Armstrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cleary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleary has Armstrong pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cleary misses with a knee strike.
Cleary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Cleary looks winded!
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleary comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cleary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleary misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cleary just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong is leaning against Cleary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Armstrong leaning against his opponent.
Cleary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleary backwards.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Cleary, against the cage.
Cleary takes an elbow to the temple.
Cleary throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleary controls his hands.
Cleary managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Armstrong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Cleary 's eye.
Armstrong just leaning against Cleary, taking a breather.
Cleary is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong lands with a right to the head.

Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Armstrong connects with a body shot.
Armstrong swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleary tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleary slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to slow Cleary down with leg kicks.

Armstrong sends Cleary crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Armstrong is motioning to the referee to let Cleary up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Cleary is rocked!
Armstrong thuds his shin into the meat of Cleary's side.
Cleary is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?

Armstrong cracks Cleary with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cleary looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Armstrong finish him?
Armstrong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleary loses concentration momentarily and Armstrong pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cleary crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Armstrong finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Geeves Armstrong!
Geeves Armstrong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.