PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wesley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T.I Ft. Eminem - All She Wrote. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wesley
vs
Armstrong

186 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

191 cm
25
223 lbs
11 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q RECOVERY ↑
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesley missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wesley misses the jab.
Armstrong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wesley throws out the jab.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Armstrong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wesley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wesley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wesley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Christian Wesley 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!
Wesley throws a sloppy body shot

and Armstrong counters by clinching up.

Wesley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Armstrong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Armstrong.
Wesley wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Armstrong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Armstrong wants to stand up but Wesley is controlling him.

Christian Wesley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wesley misses with a hook.
Wesley scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Armstrong.
Xavier Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
Wesley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armstrong works over Wesley's head and body with a nice combination.
Wesley digs a good hook to Armstrong's body.
Wesley scores with a hook to the body. Armstrong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesley throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Armstrong drives through and clinches with Wesley against the ropes.
Wesley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armstrong blocking some punches.

Wesley breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Wesley is having none of it.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Wesley circles away.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Wesley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armstrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Wesley jabs at Armstrong's body.
Wesley takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Armstrong.
Wesley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wesley lands a body shot.
Wesley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Wesley 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.
Wesley blocks a leg kick.
Wesley lands a right hook to the body.
Christian Wesley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Armstrong darts in and clinches Wesley up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wesley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Wesley swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Wesley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armstrong gets underhooks to prevent Wesley's takedown attempt.
Wesley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wesley looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Wesley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wesley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Armstrong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wesley lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xavier Armstrong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Wesley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesley was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Wesley misses with a wild body shot.
Wesley lands a nice hook to Armstrong's body. Armstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armstrong takes a swing at Wesley's ribcage but misses.
Wesley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Armstrong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Armstrong.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Wesley.
Armstrong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wesley throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Wesley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wesley misses with a body shot.
Christian Wesley is winning the standup battle so far.

Wesley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Armstrong to the mat! Armstrong manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong keeping full guard, as Wesley tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wesley fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wesley, as that shot connected.
Wesley throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Wesley ducks down to avoid it.
Wesley misses with a straight right.
Armstrong takes one to the side of the head.

Wesley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Armstrong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Armstrong sneaks back into half guard.
Armstrong is not content to let Wesley control the 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!
Wesley controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Christian Wesley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wesley stuns Armstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Armstrong defending well as Wesley loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Wesley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Wesley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wesley counters with a straight right hand.
Wesley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley connects with the punch.
Wesley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wesley throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Wesley takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Wesley circles away and keeps his distance.

Wesley gets tackled into the ropes by Armstrong. Armstrong maintains the clinch.
Wesley misses with a punch to the body.
Wesley blocks a body shot from Armstrong.

Wesley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong drops his hands momentarily and Wesley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong tries to land a front kick but Wesley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armstrong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wesley connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Wesley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Wesley's cut.
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.

Wesley connects with a right hand. Armstrong shakes it off.
Wesley keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Wesley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wesley lands a jab to the nose.

Armstrong is rocked!

Wesley lands a huge takedown. Armstrong is out but the ref is slow to react and Wesley lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Armstrong lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Wesley!
Christian Wesley gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).