PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 1144 p4p, 2353 weight class) and Yaroslav Amosov (ranked 165 p4p, 294 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Armando
vs
Amosov

175 cm
27
155
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
20
160
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 5 - 3 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yaroslav Amosov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amosov jabs Armando to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amosov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armando.
Amosov blocks a jab.
Amosov staying out of range there.
Amosov throws a body punch but Armando moves out of range.
Amosov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armando counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amosov throws a shot from downtown. Armando moves away and avoids it.
Armando looks to land a left hand but Amosov moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Amosov misses its intended target.
Amosov throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando counters with a left to the body.
Armando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armando was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Amosov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amosov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Diego Armando has been cut.
Amosov with a nice cross.
Armando lands with a hook. Amosov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Yaroslav Amosov has been cut.
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!
Amosov throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando counters with a nice uppercut.
Amosov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Amosov misses with a left hand
and Armando counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amosov scores with a punch to the head.
Armando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armando throws a hook but Amosov avoids it easily.
Armando throws a predictable looking body shot
and Amosov counters with a stiff right hand.
Amosov throws a right hand that misses
and Armando counters with a nice uppercut.
Amosov throws a hook but Armando avoids it easily.
Armando swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Amosov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armando.
Amosov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Armando tries to move into range but Amosov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Armando moves away from the strike by Amosov.
An attempted straight right counter from Armando misses the target.
Amosov swings widly with a right hand
and Armando counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amosov manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Amosov coming out on top.

Armando is rocked!
Amosov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amosov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amosov swings widly with a right hand
and Armando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amosov digs a good hook to Armando's body.
Amosov throws a jab but it's blocked by Armando.
Armando ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amosov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armando.
Armando moves away from the strike by Amosov.
Amosov throws a poor cross that misses
and Armando counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Armando 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Amosov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Armando had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Amosov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amosov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amosov catches Armando with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Amosov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Amosov misses with a right hand
and Armando counters with a nice uppercut.
Amosov looks to land a left hand but Armando moved out of range nicely.
Armando swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Amosov throws a shot from downtown. Armando moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Armando.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amosov moves away.
Amosov looks to land a left hand but Armando moved out of range nicely.
Armando takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Armando slips a straight right by Amosov.
Amosov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amosov misses with a body shot.
A jab from Amosov misses.
Amosov loads up on a big right hand but Armando slips the punch.
Armando staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Armando.
Amosov throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando counters with a stiff right hand.
Amosov tests Armando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Amosov.
Oh Armando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Amosov.
Armando seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amosov throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando counters with a straight right hand.
Armando defending well as Amosov loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Armando was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Armando connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Armando slips under a jab from Amosov.
Amosov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Amosov misses its intended target.
Amosov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amosov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amosov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Armando counter with a right hand.
Amosov lands a glancing blow to the side of Armando's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amosov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amosov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amosov throws a jab when Armando was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yaroslav Amosov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amosov misses with a left hand
and Armando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amosov misses with a hook
and Armando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amosov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armando.
Amosov thuds his right hand into Armando's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
BOOM! Amosov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Armando. Armando tries to recover but Amosov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Armando lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaroslav Amosov!