PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between First Fist (ranked 1012 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 152 p4p, 256 weight class). Fist comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Mein Armbach has chosen Enter Sandman, Metallica as his entrance music. Bender Mein Armbach acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fist
vs
Mein Armbach

184 cm
24
178
8 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
181
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bender Mein Armbach!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mein Armbach on the side of the head.
Mein Armbach misses with a left hand
and Fist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mein Armbach moves away from the strike by Fist.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Fist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mein Armbach's coach down at Gateway To Greatness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mein Armbach's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Mein Armbach is just out of range.
Mein Armbach scores with a hook.
Fist lands a jab.
Fist scores with a nice right hand.
Fist checks a leg kick nicely.
Fist checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fist.
Fist misses the jab.
Mein Armbach swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Fist counter with a right hand.
Mein Armbach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mein Armbach motions for Fist to come forward. Mein Armbach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mein Armbach looks to land a combination but Fist avoids it well.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook to the body
and Fist counters with a nice uppercut.
Mein Armbach throws a body shot but no joy.
Mein Armbach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fist has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fist at a distance.
We've been told by Fist's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2.0 !!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mein Armbach misses with a lunging right hand
and Fist counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Mein Armbach instigates a clinch.
Fist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mein Armbach lands a body shot.
Mein Armbach throws a body shot but no joy.
Mein Armbach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mein Armbach throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Fist blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach throws an off balance right hand
and Fist counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Mein Armbach misses its intended target.
It looked like Fist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fist connects with a body shot.
Mein Armbach throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Nice shot by Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach jabs Fist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mein Armbach throws a lazy uppercut
and Fist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mein Armbach looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Fist misses its target.
First Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot.
Fist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mein Armbach cracks Fist with an open hand slap.
Mein Armbach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bender Mein Armbach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist lands with a hook. Mein Armbach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fist throws a shot from downtown. Mein Armbach moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mein Armbach! But no joy.
Mein Armbach misses with an uppercut. Fist saw that one coming.
Fist lands a nice hook to Mein Armbach's body. Mein Armbach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fist dodges the punch combination from Mein Armbach.
Fist throwing a counter right hand but Mein Armbach manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that First Fist will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mein Armbach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mein Armbach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fist finds it's way round the side to connect with Mein Armbach's head.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Mein Armbach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fist misses with a hook
and Mein Armbach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mein Armbach misses with a right hand
and Fist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach wants to clinch
and Fist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Fist. That snapped Mein Armbach's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
Fist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mein Armbach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fist lands a jab to the head.
Mein Armbach misses with an uppercut. Fist saw that one coming.
Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Fist.
Mein Armbach misses the shot to the body.
Fist looks to throw the jab but Mein Armbach is out of range.
Mein Armbach swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fist.
Mein Armbach goes for a double leg but Fist avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fist continues to drive forward.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mein Armbach.
Fist looks to land a right hand but Mein Armbach moved out of range.
Mein Armbach fails with the takedown
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fist dodges the punch combination from Mein Armbach.
Fist throws a hook but Mein Armbach blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mein Armbach is predictable there
and Fist counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mein Armbach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fist was well out of range. Poor timing from Mein Armbach.
Fist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Fist.
Fist catches Mein Armbach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mein Armbach can do to turn this around?
Mein Armbach darts in looking for a takedown but Fist gets double underhooks and turns Mein Armbach into the cage.
First Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bender Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach throws a right hand that misses

and Fist counters with a nice right hand that sends Mein Armbach toppling to the canvas! Mein Armbach scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fist finish him?!

Mein Armbach is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mein Armbach lands a body shot.
A big left from Fist misses.
Fist lands a jab to the nose.
Mein Armbach is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him?
Mein Armbach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mein Armbach seems to have recovered his senses.
Fist throws out a powerful jab.

Mein Armbach moves into range and clinches up with Fist.
Fist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fist misses with a shot to the body
and Mein Armbach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Fist misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Fist dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fist misses with a lunging right hand
and Mein Armbach counters with a three punch combo that has Fist backing up. Fist nods at Mein Armbach to acknowledge the strikes.
Fist misses with a left hand
enabling Mein Armbach to counter with a crisp jab.
Mein Armbach misses with a right hand
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot.
Fist misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach walks into a straight right hand from Fist.
Mein Armbach with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fist counters with a nice body shot.
Mein Armbach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mein Armbach scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mein Armbach tries for a takedown but Fist circles away easily

and Fist counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mein Armbach! Fist lets Mein Armbach back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mein Armbach moves out of range as Fist strikes.
Fist throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Mein Armbach decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fist's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mein Armbach drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fist manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mein Armbach has Fist in his guard.

Fist has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mein Armbach is proving hard to escape from.
First Fist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fist decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mein Armbach, up you get!
Fist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mein Armbach counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mein Armbach throwing strikes from guard but Fist blocks nicely.
Mein Armbach trying to control but Fist is working from the bottom.
Fist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mein Armbach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mein Armbach with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fist tries to get out of the position.
Fist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach throws a big right hand that misses.
Mein Armbach lands a couple of digs.
Mein Armbach passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mein Armbach fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Mein Armbach swings around for an armbar but Fist sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mein Armbach's guard.
Mein Armbach trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Mein Armbach is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fist is aware though and is defending well.
Bender Mein Armbach has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mein Armbach is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mein Armbach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fist would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Mein Armbach is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fist is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach looking for a sweep. Not yet Mein Armbach, not yet.
Fist tries to stand but Mein Armbach is controlling from the bottom.
Bender Mein Armbach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mein Armbach had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fist defends it easily.
Fist wants to stand but Mein Armbach is controlling his posture from full guard.

Fist stands up and waves to Mein Armbach to follow him.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook
and Fist counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
First Fist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... First Fist!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, First Fist made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.