PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cockus Armeanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Wyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Armeanus
vs
Wyman

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cockus Armeanus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Wyman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armeanus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Armeanus throws a right hand that Wyman ducks under and follows up with a left that Wyman also avoids with ease.
Wyman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Armeanus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wyman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Armeanus circles away.
Wyman shoots in but Armeanus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wyman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Oooooh!!! Wyman has knocked Armeanus down with a huge combo! Wyman steps away and waves a wobbly Armeanus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Armeanus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wyman.
Wyman closes the distance looking to clinch

and Armeanus counters by clinching up.
Armeanus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wyman can't break the clinch.
Wyman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Armeanus is defending well.
Cockus Armeanus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Wyman.
Wyman wants a takedown but no success here.
Wyman prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armeanus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wyman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Armeanus controlling the action here for a moment.
Wyman lands a knee to the head.
Wyman taking a breather.
Armeanus gets underhooks to prevent Wyman's takedown attempt.
Armeanus is trying to drag Wyman to the mat but Wyman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Armeanus 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyman is trying to break free.
Wyman connects with a knee to the head.
Armeanus prevents Wyman from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Armeanus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wyman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armeanus is trying to break free.
Wyman pushes Armeanus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wyman.
Armeanus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wyman to keep the fight standing.
Wyman struggles to land a body shot inside as Armeanus controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Armeanus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Armeanus pulls guard.
Armeanus is breathing heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Armeanus has his hands on Wyman's head, controlling the position.

Armeanus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Armeanus is pulling down on Wyman's head. It's preventing any offense from Wyman, at least for the moment.
Armeanus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armeanus trying to control the position here.
Armeanus striking off his back but it's not causing Wyman any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armeanus pulls Wyman in close to prevent any damage.
Wyman throws a big right hand that misses.
Armeanus has Wyman pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cockus Armeanus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Armeanus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armeanus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wyman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wyman lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyman moves in looking to clinch but Armeanus pushes him off.
Wyman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armeanus but Armeanus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wyman tries to clinch but Armeanus moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Wyman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wyman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Armeanus takes a step back to recover.
Armeanus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wyman tries to clinch up but Armeanus circles away and keeps his distance.
Armeanus swats away the attempt to clinch by Wyman.
A punch combination from Wyman misses.
Wyman tries to clinch but Armeanus is having none of it.
Wyman throws a right and a left that Armeanus avoids nicely.
Bobby Wyman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyman fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wyman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wyman stuffs the takedown.
Wyman connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armeanus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wyman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyman tries to clinch there but Armeanus circles away.
Wyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armeanus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wyman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Armeanus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Armeanus as Wyman shoots in.
Nice shot by Wyman.
Wyman moves to clinch but Armeanus breaks away

and Armeanus moves into the clinch.
Wyman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Armeanus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cockus Armeanus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Wyman.
Wyman connects with a high kick.
Oh Armeanus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bobby Wyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Armeanus seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armeanus shoots in for a takedown but Wyman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cockus Armeanus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armeanus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wyman is looking to clinch but Armeanus is avoiding it.
Wyman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armeanus dodges the punch combination from Wyman.
Wyman fails with a takedown attempt.
Armeanus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wyman avoids it really well and circles away.

Armeanus closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyman looking to stall.
Wyman keeps control of Armeanus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wyman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wyman is looking to break free of the clinch but Armeanus has double underhooks.
Armeanus controlling the action here for a moment.
Wyman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wyman is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wyman throws a knee to the head but misses.

Armeanus pulls Wyman into guard.
Wyman tries to stand but Armeanus is controlling from the bottom.
Wyman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armeanus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armeanus strikes from his own guard.
Armeanus pulls Wyman in close to prevent any damage.
Armeanus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armeanus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wyman is trying to reverse the position but instead Armeanus has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Wyman 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!

Armeanus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wyman is looking to clinch but Armeanus is avoiding it.
Wyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wyman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Armeanus closes the distance and pushes Wyman back into the cage.
Wyman is trying to drag Armeanus to the mat but Armeanus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armeanus wants a takedown but no success here.
Wyman tries to land a knee to the head but Armeanus blocks with his arms.
Wyman tries a body shot but Armeanus blocks it.
Wyman looking to throw knees to the head but Armeanus is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyman misses with a knee to the head.
Wyman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wyman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wyman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armeanus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wyman trying to control the position but instead, Armeanus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wyman into the cage.
Armeanus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Armeanus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wyman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cockus Armeanus . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armeanus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Armeanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wyman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armeanus avoiding damage.
Armeanus is trying to force a seperation but Wyman has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyman tries to circle away but Armeanus has him pinned against the cage.
Armeanus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armeanus blocks it with crossed arms.
Wyman misses with a knee strike.

Armeanus successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armeanus is on top in guard.
Armeanus 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armeanus postures up in Wyman's guard and throws a big left but Wyman blocks it.
Wyman is wriggling around but Armeanus manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Armeanus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wyman wants to get back to full guard but Armeanus has passed into side control.
Bobby Wyman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Armeanus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armeanus controls the position from side control.
Armeanus advances to full mount.
Armeanus looking to finish Wyman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wyman!

Armeanus working for a guillotine from mount but Wyman is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Armeanus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wyman has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cockus Armeanus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wyman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Wyman!