PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 3128 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Darren Elkins (ranked 355 p4p, 319 weight class). Elkins has chosen Central Cee - Loading as his entrance music. Diego Armando had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Armando
vs
Elkins

175 cm
25
155
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
164
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

The Natural Order
Fantasy Threads

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armando paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elkins moves to clinch but Armando breaks away
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Armando misses the target.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Armando moved out of range.
Armando slips a jab from Elkins.
Darren Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elkins.
Armando leaves Elkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Armando looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins wants to clinch but Armando slips to the side
and Armando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elkins tries to clinch up
and Armando counters with a nice uppercut.
Elkins moves in looking to clinch but Armando pushes him off.
Armando connects with a right hand. Elkins shakes it off.
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Armando's head but Armando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armando throwing a counter right hand but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Elkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Armando.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Armando's shoulder, as Armando tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elkins tries to clinch
and Armando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elkins walks into a left hand.
Elkins drops his hands momentarily and Armando takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Elkins tries to clinch up but Armando circles away and keeps his distance.
Armando was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Armando sprawls well. He's pushed Elkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little feinted left hand from Armando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkins is looking to clinch.
Elkins throws an off balance right hand
and Armando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins looks to clinch
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armando lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Armando slips a jab and a cross from Elkins.
Armando's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Armando scrambles back to his feet.
Elkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elkins throws out a powerful jab.
Elkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Armando swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armando dodges the punch combination from Elkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins wants to clinch.
Elkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Armando wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Elkins staying out of range there.
Elkins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armando defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkins shoots and misses
and Armando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego Armando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Elkins.
Elkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Armando dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Armando lands a head shot.
Elkins wants to clinch up but Armando keeps it at a distance.
Diego Armando is winning the standup battle so far.
Armando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elkins throws out the jab.
Elkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Elkins misses with a looping left.
Elkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elkins misses with a hook. Armando ducked under it nicely.
Armando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando swats away the attempt to clinch by Elkins.
Armando misses with a hook. Elkins ducked under it nicely.
Elkins tries to clinch up
and Armando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armando throws out the jab.
Armando misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armando but Armando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elkins can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elkins.
Elkins throws a hook but Armando blocks it.
Elkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Armando sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elkins somewhat.
Diego Armando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Elkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Armando's waist but Armando gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elkins off to one side.
Elkins misses with a hook
and Armando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armando on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Elkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Armando manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Armando.
Elkins wants to clinch but Armando slips to the side
and Armando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Elkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Armando has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Elkins's head.
Jab, jab by Armando - just one landing.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Armando slips under a jab from Elkins.
A little feinted left hand from Armando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armando is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Elkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Armando manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elkins wants to counter the offense by Armando and move into the clinch position.
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!
Elkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Armando dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Elkins tries to clinch but Armando is having none of it.
Armando misses with an uppercut. Elkins saw that one coming.
Armando lands with a right hand.
Armando missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Elkins tries to counter with a clinch but Armando shakes him off and moves away.
Armando walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins moves in looking to clinch but Armando pushes him off.
Elkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Armando has time to react.
Elkins moves in looking to clinch but Armando pushes him off.
Armando is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando misses the jab.
Elkins is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Armando misses the target.
Armando misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Armando.
Armando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
An attempted straight right counter from Armando misses the target.
Armando lands a jab to the head.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armando moves away.
Armando throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a straight left.
Armando throwing a counter right hand but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Armando.
An attempted straight right counter from Armando misses the target.
Elkins throws a shot from downtown. Armando moves away and avoids it.
Elkins swinging wildly here.
Armando throws a looping overhand right but Elkins ducks down to avoid it.
Elkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armando swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins moves in looking to clinch but Armando pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Armando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Elkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Armando.
Elkins slips a straight right by Armando.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Armando ducks down to avoid it.
Armando throws a looping overhand right but Elkins ducks down to avoid it.
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkins wants to clinch
and Armando counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Armando.
A little feinted left hand from Armando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armando's corner calls for a 1-2. Armando obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Armando manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darren Elkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Elkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Armando counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armando moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Armando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armando has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Armando!