PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzystof Gozdzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gozdzik
vs
Armstrong

199 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krzystof Gozdzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armstrong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Armstrong lands with a short shot to the head.
Gozdzik takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Armstrong.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Gozdzik, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Armstrong to work.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Gozdzik shrugs off.

It looks like Krzystof Gozdzik has been cut.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
Gozdzik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozdzik takes a shot to the head.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Gozdzik tries to circle away but Armstrong has him pinned against the ropes.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Gozdzik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gozdzik swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong connects with a nice looking jab.
Gozdzik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong cracks the inside of Gozdzik's front leg.
Gozdzik with a poor takedown
and Armstrong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Armstrong lands a nice looking body shot.
Gozdzik is breathing heavily.
Gozdzik tries to move into range but Armstrong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gozdzik misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Gozdzik misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gozdzik blocks a jab.
Gozdzik moves out of range of the body kick.
Gozdzik thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong cracks Gozdzik with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong cracks Gozdzik with an open hand slap.

Gozdzik is rocked!
Gozdzik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Armstrong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gozdzik! Armstrong lets Gozdzik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Gozdzik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gozdzik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Armstrong!
Gozdzik is holding his hands too far apart here. Armstrong throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Gozdzik is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Armstrong!