PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rohan Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullock has chosen Five Minutes by Tinie Tempa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Armstrong
vs
Bullock

180 cm
22
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rohan Bullock!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Bullock slips a straight right by Armstrong.
Armstrong with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bullock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bullock.
Bullock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Bullock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bullock is pressed up against the cage. Armstrong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bullock down to the mat. Bullock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Armstrong gets the takedown into side control.

Armstrong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bullock is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Armstrong off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bullock working for a choke but Armstrong is defending well.
Bullock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Armstrong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bullock throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bullock's guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
Armstrong content to stall in guard here.
Bullock lands some strikes from the bottom.
Armstrong slips nicely into half guard.
Bullock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bullock wants to get back to his feet.

Armstrong seems to be working for a kimura but Bullock defends the submission attempt.
Well, if Armstrong 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock is looking for a sweep. Armstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Well, if Armstrong 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.

Bullock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Armstrong pulls his head out easily.
Bullock is refusing to be controlled, as Armstrong sits in half guard.
Armstrong works his way into full mount!
Bullock is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to control but Bullock wriggling away.
Armstrong controlling his opponent.
Bullock is looking to get to half guard.
Armstrong is looking to work his way around to Bullock's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Armstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Bullock is having none of it.
Armstrong looking to control but Bullock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bullock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Armstrong.
Bullock is squirming around, avoiding Armstrong's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Armstrong moves to the back.

Armstrong is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Bullock is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathaniel Armstrong!