PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Fed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Armstrong
vs
Fed

185 cm
29
240 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

200 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Fed!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Armstrong darts in and clinches Fed up against the cage.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fed trying to stall but Armstrong improves his position.
Fed's coach down at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Armstrong turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fed taking punishment in the form of punches.

It looks like Roman Fed has been cut.
Armstrong is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Armstrong politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Armstrong prefers to stall for the moment though.
Armstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fed keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to move to mount but Fed blocks the move with his legs.
Fed regains half guard there - taking advantage of Armstrong's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Armstrong controlling the action here.
Armstrong trying to control the action but Fed is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fed.
Armstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fed being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Armstrong wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Armstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fed throws a good cross that connects.
Fed leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fed lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong needs to keep his hands up - Fed had a free shot at his head there.
Roman Fed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fed swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Armstrong shoots in and drives through. Fed sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fed lands a lovely overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Armstrong.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fed, right into the meat.
Armstrong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fed counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong shoots for a takedown but Fed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fed connects with an inside leg kick.
Fed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fed.
Roman Fed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Armstrong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Fed's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Armstrong's hands.
Armstrong fails with the takedown.
Fed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fed lunges at Armstrong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Armstrong's hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.

Armstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Armstrong showed some decent athleticism there.
Fed tries to get to full guard but Armstrong has control of the leg.
Fed is staying active underneath Armstrong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to control but Fed is keeping him busy.
Armstrong tries to pass to full mount but Fed defends it.
Armstrong moves into full mount! Fed won't be happy about that!
Fed is trying desperately to improve position.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fed is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Armstrong controlling the position easily from mount.
Armstrong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Armstrong tries to control but Fed wriggling away.
Armstrong controlling the position easily from mount.
Armstrong tries to control but Fed wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to finish with strikes here!
Armstrong lands a couple of good shots and Fed has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Armstrong controls the position.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Armstrong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Fed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fed digs a good hook to Armstrong's body.
Fed stuffs the takedown.
Fed lands with a nice combination. Armstrong backs away looking to recover.
Armstrong shoots for a takedown but Fed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Fed ducks under and follows up with a left that Fed also avoids with ease.
Fed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Armstrong clinches.
Fed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bit of stalling here from Fed.
Fed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fed looking to stall.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Fed controls the action.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Armstrong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fed trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong pushes Fed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fed.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fed trying to control the position but instead, Armstrong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fed into the cage.
Armstrong lands with a light punch inside.
Fed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Fed blocks it.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Fed controls his hands.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Armstrong gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Armstrong is stalling here. Fed is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Armstrong seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fed has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Armstrong is looking to regain half guard here but Fed keeps moving and retains side control.
Eddie Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fed trying to control the position but Armstrong is working away.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fed moves into full mount!
Fed pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fed controlling the pace for now.
Armstrong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roman Fed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to control but Fed is having none of it.
Armstrong's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fed looking to control and managing it successfully.
Armstrong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Armstrong wants to control but Fed is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Armstrong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Armstrong tries to get out of the position.
Fed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Armstrong is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Armstrong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Armstrong!
After winning the bout, Eddie Armstrong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.