PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughe Jagmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jagmann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica Fuel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Armstrong
vs
Jagmann

217 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santiago Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hughe Jagmann!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagmann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Armstrong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jagmann tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Armstrong manages to move to mount!
Jagmann tries to hold on but Armstrong postures up.
A nice elbow there by Armstrong.
Armstrong punching from mount but Jagmann doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Armstrong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jagmann is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jagmann holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Armstrong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jagmann in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Armstrong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jagmann hang on?
Armstrong throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Armstrong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jagmann looks a forlorn figure.
Jagmann tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Armstrong looking to finish with strikes here!
Armstrong lands a big elbow.
Armstrong misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Armstrong unloads with some shots from mount but Jagmann bucks and avoids them well.
Jagmann is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagmann is in a horrible position here. Armstrong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Armstrong prevents Jagmann from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jagmann is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Armstrong with the ground and pound from mount.
Jagmann tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jagmann is in a horrible position here. Armstrong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Armstrong is landing with some decent strikes but Jagmann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Armstrong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Armstrong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jagmann is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong landing punches.
Jagmann prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Armstrong cracks Jagmann with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Armstrong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Armstrong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armstrong avoids the attempt from Jagmann to control.
Armstrong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jagmann in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagmann is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Armstrong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Armstrong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Jagmann is bucking up trying to escape but Armstrong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Armstrong punching from mount but Jagmann doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jagmann keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Armstrong has hold of Jagmann's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jagmann manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jagmann sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Armstrong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jagmann misses with a wild body shot.

Jagmann feints and as Armstrong raises his hands in defense, Jagmann changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Armstrong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Armstrong enables Jagmann to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Armstrong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Armstrong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Jagmann finds it's target.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jagmann throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
As Jagmann looks to move away, Armstrong throws a big counter combo but Jagmann just gets out of the way.

Armstrong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jagmann manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Armstrong connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong postures up in Jagmann's guard and throws a big left but Jagmann blocks it.
Jagmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armstrong.
Jagmann wants to get back to his feet but Armstrong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong landing some decent shots from guard.
Jagmann looking to control.
Armstrong postures up in Jagmann's guard and throws a big left but Jagmann blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jagmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong works over Jagmann with some ground and pound from guard.
Armstrong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jagmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong is working Jagmann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Armstrong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jagmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armstrong.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Armstrong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jagmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Jagmann is breathing heavily.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.

Jagmann looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Armstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jagmann's guard.

Armstrong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jagmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armstrong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armstrong throwing strikes from guard but Jagmann blocks nicely.
Armstrong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jagmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Armstrong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jagmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jagmann looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Armstrong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hughe Jagmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jagmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Some wild striking there from Jagmann.
Jagmann misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jagmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Jagmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong darts in looking for a takedown but Jagmann gets double underhooks and turns Armstrong into the cage.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jagmann as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santiago Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Jagmann both land. Nice combination.
Jagmann tries to clinch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Jagmann's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Armstrong falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hughe Jagmann!
Hughe Jagmann was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.