PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stretch Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dayne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to South of Heaven. Armstrong has chosen Coal Chamber--Big Truck as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Dayne
vs
Armstrong

191 cm
24
258 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stretch Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayne throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong scores with a one two! Dayne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Arthur Dayne has been cut.
Dayne misses with a few strikes there.

Armstrong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dayne's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dayne wants to hit a switch here but Armstrong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dayne there!

Armstrong goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dayne is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Armstrong wants to hit a switch here but Dayne passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Armstrong there!
Dayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dayne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Armstrong is bucking up trying to escape but Dayne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Armstrong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dayne controlling from the full mount.
Dayne prevents Armstrong from getting the reversal.
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.
Dayne in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Dayne has hold of Armstrong's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Armstrong manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
A nice elbow there by Dayne.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Armstrong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Armstrong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dayne controlling the pace for now.
Armstrong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dayne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dayne prevents Armstrong from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is in a horrible position here. Dayne smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dayne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Armstrong is looking to get to half guard.
Armstrong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dayne is taking a breather. Armstrong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Armstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Dayne moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.

Dayne stands up.
Dayne rushes Armstrong with punches - Armstrong moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Armstrong goes down! Dayne follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Dayne!
Arthur Dayne retains his heavyweight title!