PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by I'm A Goon - Ill Bill. The key to victory for Phil Kim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kim
vs
Armstrong

185 cm
22
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armstrong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kim tries to get out of the position.
Kim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Armstrong is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kim's shoulder. That is not cool.
Armstrong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Armstrong working the ground and pound from side control.
Armstrong controlling from side mount.
Armstrong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Armstrong lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kim seems a little lost for a moment, as Armstrong dominates the positioning.
Kim is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Armstrong looking to control but instead Kim has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Armstrong lands with a punch from half guard.
Armstrong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Armstrong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Armstrong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Armstrong.
Kim trying to hold on to Armstrong's head to control him but Armstrong postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Armstrong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armstrong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Armstrong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong lands with a punch from half guard.
Armstrong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
Armstrong winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Armstrong in particular looking to stall.
Armstrong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Armstrong trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kim wants to improve his position but Armstrong is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Armstrong there.
Nice strikes from Armstrong there.
Armstrong controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Armstrong dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Armstrong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armstrong cracks Kim with a big elbow.
Kim takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Armstrong has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Armstrong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kim taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kim taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Armstrong controlling the pace for now.
Armstrong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Armstrong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Armstrong.
Jack Armstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Armstrong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Armstrong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Armstrong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Armstrong landing shots from mount.
Kim tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Armstrong controlling from the full mount.
Kim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Armstrong cracks Kim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the head.
Kim tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Armstrong content just to control the position here.
Armstrong with good strikes from the mount here!
Kim tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Armstrong working the ground and pound effectively.
Armstrong working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt

and Armstrong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Armstrong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Armstrong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Armstrong controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Armstrong working Kim over with strikes.
Armstrong content to control rather than advance.
Armstrong wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
Armstrong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Armstrong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Armstrong uses his free foot to push down on Kim's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kim.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Armstrong controlling from the full mount.
Kim taking shots to the head.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but Armstrong has a good base and remains in mount.
Jack Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Armstrong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Armstrong controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Armstrong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Armstrong gets a takedown into half guard.
Armstrong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kim!
Armstrong controlling from mount.
Phil Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Armstrong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Armstrong!