PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Armstrong (ranked 8089 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocaine Cowboy (ranked 9631 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Armstrong
vs
Cowboy

174 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Wild Rio Nutrition - 90% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cedric Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cocaine Cowboy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armstrong has closed the distance and engaged Cowboy in a clinch.

Cowboy decides to pull guard.

Armstrong stands and steps away. Cowboy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Armstrong takes the fight into the clinch.

Armstrong breaks the clinch.

Cowboy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
Armstrong keeping hold of Cowboy's head, controlling as best he can.
Cowboy 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.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep. Cowboy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cowboy is looking to take a break and control but Armstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowboy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armstrong defending well though.
Armstrong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cowboy won't allow Armstrong to get back to his feet.
Armstrong trying to control the position here.
Armstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cowboy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Armstrong is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cowboy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Armstrong won't allow Cowboy to sweep him here.
Armstrong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Armstrong stands up and waves to Cowboy to follow him.

Cowboy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cowboy lands in his opponent's guard.
Armstrong trying to control the position here.
Cowboy looking to sit in guard and control but Armstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Armstrong decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cowboy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong throws a quick counter head kick but Cowboy was just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowboy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Armstrong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cowboy shoots in and gets a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cowboy prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
Cowboy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Armstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cowboy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cowboy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cowboy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cowboy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to control.
Cocaine Cowboy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Cowboy from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Armstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cowboy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong is looking to counter the offense by Cowboy and move into the clinch.
Armstrong looks for the body kick but Cowboy saw that one coming.
Cowboy misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Cowboy moves out of range.

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

Armstrong wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cowboy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Cowboy is controlling him.
Armstrong effectively controlling the action here.

Armstrong breaks from the clinch.

Cowboy gets a double leg takedown into Armstrong's guard.
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!
Armstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cowboy prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cowboy is looking to stand up but Armstrong won't let him.
Cowboy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Armstrong scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Cowboy gets a double leg takedown into Armstrong's guard.

Armstrong pushes Cowboy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cowboy.

Cowboy dives in and scores a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cowboy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cowboy is defending against the submission attempts here by Armstrong.

Armstrong stands up and beckons Cowboy to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Armstrong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Armstrong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cowboy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet but Cowboy drags him back down.
Armstrong struggling a bit here.
Armstrong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong won't allow Cowboy to pass to mount.
Armstrong trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowboy wants to control but Armstrong is keeping him busy.
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cowboy.
Armstrong is trying to control but can't.
Armstrong is refusing to be controlled, as Cowboy sits in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cowboy swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.

Cowboy drives through with a takedown into Armstrong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Cowboy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Armstrong has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cowboy should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Armstrong has tightened it up now! Cowboy should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cedric Armstrong!