PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 2812 p4p, 316 weight class) and Henry Armstrong (ranked 4893 p4p, 459 weight class). Stackhouse 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, True Blood. Armstrong has chosen 999 - Homicide as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stackhouse
vs
Armstrong

180 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
28
160 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Garra Nutri
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Henry Armstrong has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Armstrong. Stackhouse shrugs it off though.
Stackhouse has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jason Stackhouse has been cut.
We've been told by Stackhouse 's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Stackhouse misses its intended target.
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Stackhouse lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong slips under a jab from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
Stackhouse throwing a counter right hand but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
A right-left combo lands from Armstrong.
Sloppy strikes from Armstrong. Those never looked like landing.
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Stackhouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stackhouse .
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Nice shot by Armstrong.
A nice combination there by Armstrong.
Stackhouse tries to bum rush Armstrong with a series of wild strikes but Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Stackhouse .
Armstrong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stackhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stackhouse ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Stackhouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Armstrong with a jab.
Stackhouse throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Stackhouse misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stackhouse misses the target.
Stackhouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Stackhouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stackhouse backs up against the cage.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
Stackhouse looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Stackhouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Armstrong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Stackhouse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong feints the counter takedown.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Stackhouse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Armstrong misses.
Stackhouse throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Stackhouse throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong works the jab nicely.
Stackhouse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stackhouse throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stackhouse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stackhouse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armstrong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stackhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stackhouse dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Stackhouse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Armstrong.
Stackhouse misses with a double jab.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stackhouse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stackhouse throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Stackhouse misses with a looping right.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Stackhouse throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Armstrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Stackhouse misses.
Armstrong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stackhouse throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stackhouse counters with a straight right hand.
Stackhouse misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Stackhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stackhouse misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Stackhouse with a series of wild strikes but Stackhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stackhouse loads up on a big right hand but Armstrong slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Armstrong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Armstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Stackhouse .
Armstrong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Armstrong is rocked!

That has opened up Henry Armstrong's cut even more.
Stackhouse slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stackhouse .
Good standup being displayed there by Armstrong as he connects with a hook.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stackhouse misses with a two punch combination.
Armstrong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Stackhouse avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but Stackhouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Stackhouse moved away.
Stackhouse misses with a looping right.
Stackhouse throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.

Stackhouse feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Armstrong sprawling to the canvas! Armstrong rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stackhouse finish him?!
Armstrong is still on wobbly legs! Can Stackhouse finish him?
Henry Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Stackhouse throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but Stackhouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong seems to have recovered his senses.
Stackhouse checks the leg kick nicely there.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
Stackhouse lands with a nice body punch.
Stackhouse lands a glancing blow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Stackhouse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Stackhouse avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stackhouse .
Armstrong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Stackhouse finds it's way through Armstrong's defenses.
Armstrong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stackhouse 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stackhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Stackhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse pounces like a tiger and cracks Armstrong with a vicious hook! Armstrong is down but not out! Stackhouse follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Stackhouse !
A relieved looking Jason Stackhouse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.