PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Otherwise - Soldiers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Armstrong
vs
Mihailovic

185 cm
37
248 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

196 cm
28
243 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lubomir Mihailovic!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailovic throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Mihailovic keeps it at a distance.
Mihailovic misses with a double jab.
Armstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mihailovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mihailovic misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mihailovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mihailovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mihailovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Armstrong.
Mihailovic swinging wildly here.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Armstrong darts in looking for a takedown but Mihailovic gets double underhooks and turns Armstrong into the cage.
Mihailovic lands with a nice combination. Armstrong backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Eddie Armstrong has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Mihailovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Mihailovic as Armstrong shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mihailovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mihailovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Armstrong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mihailovic misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Mihailovic with a series of wild strikes but Mihailovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mihailovic throws a one two combo.
Mihailovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mihailovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Mihailovic misses.

Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mihailovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Mihailovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong wants a takedown but no success here.
Mihailovic gets underhooks to prevent Armstrong's takedown attempt.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Mihailovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mihailovic.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mihailovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Armstrong working aggressively here.

Mihailovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong shoots in and drives through. Mihailovic sprawls well.
Armstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mihailovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Armstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Mihailovic sprawls well. He's pushed Armstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihailovic! But no joy.
Mihailovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Armstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mihailovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Mihailovic lands a left and a right that sends Armstrong crashing to the canvas! Mihailovic dives into mount looking to finish!

Armstrong is rocked!

Mihailovic stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mihailovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mihailovic ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Armstrong out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lubomir Mihailovic!
Lubomir Mihailovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.