PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raju Armo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raju Armo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Beefcake
vs
Armo

191 cm
23
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brutus Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raju Armo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Armo misses with a head kick.
Beefcake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Beefcake misses.
Beefcake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beefcake wants to clinch.
Beefcake doesn't manage to clinch there - Armo circles away.
A good leg kick by Armo.
Nice defenses there by Armo.
Beefcake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beefcake if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Armo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Armo dives in and scores a takedown into Beefcake's guard.
Armo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beefcake looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beefcake is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armo pushes down on Beefcake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
My spies in Elite Training Facility inform me that Armo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Beefcake is in trouble now - Armo has advanced to mount!

Armo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Beefcake is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Beefcake and Armo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Armo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Armo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beefcake has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armo advances nicely into full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armo trying to control but Beefcake is having none of it.

Beefcake defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Armo.

Armo goes for an armbar but Beefcake turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Beefcake.
Armo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Armo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Armo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beefcake defends it well.
Beefcake is pressing down on Armo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Armo drops back looking for a leg! Beefcake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beefcake manages to kick Armo off! Armo jumps back into Beefcake's guard.

Armo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beefcake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beefcake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beefcake!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armo is trying to control Beefcake's posture but Beefcake avoids it.
Armo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Armo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beefcake.
Armo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beefcake.
Armo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Armo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beefcake preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefcake wants to control from the top but Armo keeps moving.
Armo trying to keep a closed guard but Beefcake is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raju Armo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Armo lands a head shot.

Armo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Armo is trying to control. Beefcake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Armo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Beefcake is just riding it out for now. Armo eventually gives up the hold.
Beefcake tries to get to full guard but Armo has control of the leg.
Armo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Armo wants to control the pace but Beefcake is squirming around nicely.
Raju Armo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Beefcake can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Beefcake is squirming around, avoiding Armo's attempts to control the action.
Armo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beefcake haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Beefcake is in all sorts of trouble here.

Armo working for a guillotine from mount but Beefcake is in no mood to give up.
Beefcake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armo on the ground.
Armo looking to control but Beefcake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake throwing hammer fists to the chest of Armo. What's that going to do exactly?
Armo looking to control and managing it successfully.

Armo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Beefcake to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beefcake shrugs it off.
Armo controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armo forces the positional change into back control.
Armo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Armo tightening his grip on Beefcake, looking for the choke.
Armo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Armo is looking for the choke from the back position but Beefcake is controlling his hands well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Armo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Beefcake is defending well though. Armo let's go of the attempt for now.

Armo is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Beefcake has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Armo has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Beefcake taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Armo doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raju Armo!
After the fight, Raju Armo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.