PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RC King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mortal Kombat Theme. Eli Armis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Armis
vs
King

165 cm
22
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

160 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Armis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RC King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armis gets a double leg takedown into King's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King keeping full guard, as Armis tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Armis drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Armis off! Armis jumps back into King's guard.

Armis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King pulls Armis in close to prevent any damage.
Armis tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Armis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Armis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Armis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Armis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Armis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Armis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.

Armis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Armis is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.

Armis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.

Armis tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
King wants to control but Armis postures up.

Armis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Armis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Armis has hold of King's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! King tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Armis cranks the arm and King screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from King, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eli Armis!
Eli Armis is the new featherweight champion!
Eli Armis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.