PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Dee Virus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matiko Armenhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiko Armenhammer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dee Virus
vs
Armenhammer

190 cm
20
253 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Dee Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matiko Armenhammer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armenhammer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Armenhammer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Armenhammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dee Virus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Armenhammer throws and elbow that misses. Dee Virus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Armenhammer's guard. Nice move by Dee Virus!
Armenhammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armenhammer is on top in guard.
Armenhammer postures up in Dee Virus's guard and throws a big left but Dee Virus blocks it.
Armenhammer thows a big elbow that misses.
Armenhammer postures up and lands a big shot to Dee Virus's brow.
Dee Virus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armenhammer.
Armenhammer slips nicely into half guard.
Dee Virus wants to improve his position but Armenhammer is controlling well.
Dee Virus punching from the bottom.
Armenhammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dee Virus trying to control but Armenhammer postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Virus wants to get back to his feet.
Armenhammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee Virus is trying to control but can't.
Dee Virus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Armenhammer misses with a two punch combination.
Armenhammer looks gassed!
Armenhammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dee Virus's waist but Dee Virus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Armenhammer off to one side.
Armenhammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dee Virus stalks Armenhammer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Armenhammer's face. Armenhammer staggers backwards, shaken.
Armenhammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Dee Virus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dee Virus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Armenhammer up against the cage.
Dee Virus tries to score a body lock takedown but Armenhammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Armenhammer misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus wants to stall.
Dee Virus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dee Virus can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Dee Virus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armenhammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Armenhammer fails to land.
Dee Virus fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armenhammer.
Armenhammer working aggressively here.
Armenhammer prevents Dee Virus from breaking the clinch.
Armenhammer is working for takedown but Dee Virus is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dee Virus throws an elbow but misses.
Dee Virus has had enough of the clinch but Armenhammer keeps him there for the moment.
Dee Virus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Armenhammer smiles and moves away.

Dee Virus has closed the distance and engaged Armenhammer in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dee Virus.
Dee Virus lands with a short shot to the head.
Armenhammer wants a takedown but no success here.

Dee Virus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armenhammer misses with a takedown attempt

and Dee Virus counters with a single leg into guard. Armenhammer didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dee Virus tries to free his leg and advance position but Armenhammer is retaining full guard.
Dee Virus preventing the sweep.
Dee Virus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Armenhammer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dee Virus preventing the sweep.
Dee Virus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Armenhammer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dee Virus trying to control but Armenhammer is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armenhammer wants to clinch
and Dee Virus counters with a right hand to the body.

Dee Virus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armenhammer is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armenhammer on the ground.
Dee Virus cracks Armenhammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Armenhammer can't escape the position.

Dee Virus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Armenhammer is surviving well by controlling Dee Virus's body position as best he can.
Armenhammer can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armenhammer is trying to reverse the position but instead Dee Virus has taken his back - oops!
Dee Virus is trying to stick to Armenhammer's back but Armenhammer is turning into Dee Virus. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dee Virus's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Armenhammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Dee Virus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Armenhammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armenhammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dee Virus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dee Virus shoots for a double leg takedown but Armenhammer sprawls well. He's pushed Dee Virus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matiko Armenhammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armenhammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dee Virus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armenhammer can't escape the position.
Dee Virus controlling from the full mount.
Dee Virus tries to control but Armenhammer wriggling away.
Armenhammer is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dee Virus landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armenhammer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dee Virus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Armenhammer is trying to stand but he's just given Dee Virus his back.
Armenhammer tries to roll but Dee Virus sticks to his back.
Good control from Dee Virus.
Dee Virus doesn't have the hooks in and Armenhammer manages to turn into his guard.

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.
Armenhammer throws a big right hand that misses.
Armenhammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dee Virus is trying to control the position but Armenhammer postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armenhammer shoots in and drives through. Dee Virus sprawls well.
Dee Virus doesn't manage to clinch there - Armenhammer circles away.

Dee Virus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Armenhammer is trying to stand.
Armenhammer gets full guard.
Armenhammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dee Virus manages to get himself to full guard.
Armenhammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Dee Virus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armenhammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dee Virus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armenhammer.
Cyrus Dee Virus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armenhammer postures up.
Dee Virus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dee Virus looking to control.
Armenhammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dee Virus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armenhammer is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Armenhammer tries to clinch

and Dee Virus counters with a shoot takedown. Armenhammer fights it but they end up in guard.
Dee Virus stopping the sweep attempt from Armenhammer.
Dee Virus wants to control from the top but Armenhammer keeps moving.
Armenhammer tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armenhammer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dee Virus preventing the sweep.
Armenhammer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Armenhammer striking off his back but it's not causing Dee Virus any problems.
Armenhammer wants to sweep here but Dee Virus controlling him for the moment.
Dee Virus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dee Virus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dee Virus is keen to just control but Armenhammer is a slippery customer.
Dee Virus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dee Virus is tying to control. Armenhammer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Armenhammer gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Dee Virus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Armenhammer has Dee Virus up against the cage in a clinch.
Dee Virus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Armenhammer wants the takedown. Dee Virus is fighting it off but Armenhammer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dee Virus's guard against the cage.
Dee Virus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Armenhammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dee Virus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armenhammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Armenhammer thows a big elbow that misses.
Armenhammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armenhammer throwing strikes from guard but Dee Virus blocks nicely.
Dee Virus trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Armenhammer with a poor takedown

and Dee Virus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Armenhammer!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armenhammer is trying to stand.
Armenhammer is looking to improve his position but Dee Virus isn't that keen on the idea.
Armenhammer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Armenhammer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dee Virus landing shots from mount.
Armenhammer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dee Virus. What's that going to do exactly?
Dee Virus tries to control but Armenhammer wriggling away.
Armenhammer tries to reverse the position but Dee Virus maintains control.
Dee Virus controlling from mount.
Armenhammer manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armenhammer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armenhammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee Virus is one step ahead there.

Armenhammer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Armenhammer wants to clinch but Dee Virus slips to the side

and Dee Virus counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Armenhammer gets back to half guard.
Armenhammer gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armenhammer keeping moving, preventing Dee Virus from controlling successfully.
Dee Virus stopping the sweep attempt from Armenhammer.
Armenhammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dee Virus manages to get himself to full guard.
Armenhammer preventing the sweep.
Armenhammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dee Virus wants to stand and escape but Armenhammer is having none of it.
Armenhammer preventing the sweep.

Armenhammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Armenhammer clinches but Dee Virus breaks the clinch
and Dee Virus counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armenhammer looks to clinch

and Dee Virus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dee Virus content to stall in guard here.
Armenhammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Dee Virus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armenhammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dee Virus throwing strikes from guard but Armenhammer blocks nicely.
Armenhammer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Matiko Armenhammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armenhammer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cyrus Dee Virus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armenhammer is striking from the bottom but Dee Virus uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Dee Virus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dee Virus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Dee Virus!