PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dierk Riese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Riese
vs
Armstrong

170 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Powerful

Atlantis

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dierk Riese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riese scores with a nice body kick.
Riese catches Armstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riese scores with a leg kick.
Riese fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armstrong's corner calls for a 1-2. Armstrong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riese will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armstrong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Riese.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riese slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a hook. Riese ducked under it nicely.
Riese moves out of range of the strikes.
Riese quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riese.
Riese thuds his right hand into Armstrong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Joe Armstrong has been cut.
Riese throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riese scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armstrong in his tracks.
Armstrong thuds his right hand into Riese's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riese.
Riese scores with a head kick.
Riese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riese ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a left hand
and Riese counters with a series of strikes. Armstrong will be more careful next time no doubt.

Armstrong is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Riese.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riese.
Riese tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong flicks out a counter leg kick but Riese steps away.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong is still on wobbly legs! Can Riese finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Armstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Riese.
Riese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Armstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Armstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Riese.
Riese connects with a solid leg kick.
Riese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Riese is looking to land body kicks.
Armstrong feints a counter leg kick.
Armstrong seems to have recovered his senses.
Riese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Armstrong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riese slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riese moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riese throws a leg kick

and Armstrong counters with a beautiful hook that drops Riese to the mat! Will Riese be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Armstrong to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Riese is up. He looks OK to continue.

Riese is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong checks a leg kick.
Oh Riese is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riese misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riese seems to have got his legs back now.
Armstrong cracks Riese with a good jab.
Riese is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Riese there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
Riese misses with a low kick.
Riese wants to slow Armstrong down by chopping away at his legs.
Armstrong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Riese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Armstrong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Armstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been informed that Armstrong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Riese throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Riese connects with a solid leg kick.
Riese feints and then cracks Armstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armstrong down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Riese moves away and avoids it.
Riese throws a wild body kick that Armstrong sees coming a mile off.
Armstrong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riese misses with a looping right.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Riese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Armstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Armstrong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Armstrong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riese lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Riese saw that one coming.
Riese lands a body shot.
Riese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Riese avoids the punch easily.
Riese appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riese.
Armstrong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riese lands a jab to Armstrong's midsection.
Riese cracks Armstrong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riese digs a good hook to Armstrong's body.
Riese throws a head kick that misses.
Riese falls off balance throwing a combination
and Armstrong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Armstrong! But no joy.
Riese lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Riese tests Armstrong's chin there with a solid looking shot.

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!
Riese lands a really nice looking cross but Armstrong seems unphased.
Riese misses with a looping left.
Riese lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riese throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
As Riese backs off Armstrong throws a huge counter combo but Riese manages to avoid it all.
Armstrong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dierk Riese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Riese.
Armstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riese jabs Armstrong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riese connects with a looping right hand.
Riese motions for Armstrong to come forward. Riese throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Riese.
Riese tries a head kick but it misses.
Riese moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Armstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Riese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riese swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riese misses with a head kick.
Armstrong takes one to the chin there.
Armstrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Armstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Riese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riese feints and then cracks Armstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armstrong down.
Riese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armstrong. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Armstrong.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Riese throws a leg kick
and Riese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armstrong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Armstrong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Riese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Armstrong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Riese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riese throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Riese.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riese.
Riese looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Armstrong! But no joy.
Riese walks into a stiff left hand from Armstrong.
Riese feints and then cracks Armstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armstrong down.
Riese walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joe Armstrong!