PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Teenager Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Torres
vs
Armstrong

176 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teenager Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres scores with a sloppy right hand. Armstrong should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Torres.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Armstrong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Torres lands with a hook. Armstrong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Armstrong moves out of range as Torres throws a body kick.
Armstrong blocks a head kick by Torres.
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres throws a series of strikes that have Armstrong backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Armstrong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
Torres cracks Armstrong with an open hand slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres scores with a hook.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Armstrong off balance momentarily.
Armstrong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Armstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torres scores with a one two! Armstrong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Torres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torres.
A clash of legs there as Torres blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Armstrong checks it well.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armstrong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Armstrong scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Torres misses with a looping left.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Armstrong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Torres.
A jab from Armstrong finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Teenager Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torres.
Armstrong loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres takes one on the button.
Torres misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Torres lands an impressive looking overhand right. Armstrong doesn't seem phased though.
Torres is working the combinations to good effect here.
Torres scores with the left hand. Armstrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Torres misses with the combination.
Crunch! Armstrong slams his shin into Torres's torso.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torres misses with a body shot
and Armstrong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Torres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Torres thows a leg kick but Armstrong checks it
and Armstrong counters with a nice body kick.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Armstrong misses with a straight right.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
A slapping leg kick lands for Armstrong.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong swings widly with a right hand
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Torres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torres sizes up Armstrong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres thows a leg kick but Armstrong checks it
and Armstrong counters with a stiff right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a lovely overhand right.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Torres tests Armstrong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres tries to land a front kick but Armstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Torres gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Armstrong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Armstrong keeps Torres at a distance using the push kick.

That's six 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!
Torres tries to work over Armstrong's front leg with a kick but Armstrong checks it.
That kick from Armstrong tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Armstrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Armstrong misses the target.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Torres throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Armstrong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torres ducks right into an uppercut from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Torres defending well as Armstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Armstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Torres.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong feints and then cracks Torres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torres down.
A shot to the body from Torres misses
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong wants to land a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Armstrong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres looks to land a combination. Armstrong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Torres with a jab.
Torres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Armstrong's hands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Armstrong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Armstrong - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.

Armstrong connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Torres onto his butt! Torres bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Armstrong. Armstrong obviously looking to wear him down.
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 Teenager Torres will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Armstrong counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Armstrong counters with a nice leg kick.
Armstrong throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Torres.
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Teenager Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Armstrong scores with a leg kick.
Teenager Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armstrong. That did some damage!
Armstrong blocks a head kick by Torres.
Armstrong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torres under the eye.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Torres connects with a leg kick. Armstrong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torres scores with the left hand. Armstrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torres's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.

Torres is rocked!
Armstrong checks a low kick from Torres.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Armstrong, right into the meat.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres checks the leg kick.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Armstrong moved away.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Torres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres misses with a combination
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Armstrong coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres throws a body kick that misses.
Torres connects with a body shot.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Torres goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut there from Armstrong.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.

Armstrong scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Torres to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Armstrong away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Torres got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong scores with a leg kick.
Armstrong throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Torres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armstrong.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Armstrong scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a wild combination.

Armstrong cracks Torres with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Torres get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Torres looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Torres uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
An inside leg kick lands from Armstrong.
Torres fakes the leg kick and cracks Armstrong in the body.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Torres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres wants to slow Armstrong down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Torres finds it's way through Armstrong's defenses.
Torres feints a jab promting Armstrong to slip. Torres then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Armstrong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Armstrong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Armstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Armstrong moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong connects with a quick right hand that sends Torres tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joe Armstrong!