PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 2152 p4p, 2022 weight class) and Diego Armando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pandens
vs
Armando

173 cm
39
159
35 - 28 - 1

183 cm
32
170
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Armando!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Armando.
Armando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens lands a nice hook to Armando's body. Armando takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armando tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Pandens tries to work over Armando's front leg with a kick but Armando checks it.
Armando scores with a punch to the head.
Armando's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pandens under the eye.
Pandens is looking to score with low kicks.
Armando looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens's corner calls for a 1-2. Pandens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armando misses with a head kick.
Pandens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Armando takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armando throws a leg kick but Pandens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Armando takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando missing with a left hand there. Pandens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armando walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pandens checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pandens!
Armando punishes Pandens's body with a nice straight punch.
Armando connects with a crisp jab.
Pandens tries to land a front kick but Armando steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandens misses with a body kick.
Armando throws out a counter right but Pandens avoids it with no problem.
Pandens slips under a jab.
Pandens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Pandens blocks the leg kick.
Armando misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Pandens coming out on top.
A left lands for Pandens.
Good leg kick by Pandens.
A big right from Armando misses.
Armando thumps Pandens with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armando. That did some damage!
Armando scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Armando loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
A jab from Armando finds it's way through Pandens's defenses.
Armando throws a big shot that misses.
Armando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandens's sensitive parts.
Armando throws the left hand but Pandens avoids the punch easily.
Armando slips a straight right by Pandens.
Armando is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pandens with a body shot.
Pandens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armando throws a hook but Pandens avoids it easily.
Armando scores with a jab to the head.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Armando catches Pandens right on the button with a cross.
Pandens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pandens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Armando on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando throws a lazy right hand but Pandens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandens slips a jab from Armando.
Armando on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armando looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Armando's sensitive parts.
Armando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandens.
Pandens needs to keep his hands up - Armando had a free shot at his head there.
Pandens throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Armando counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Armando lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pandens doesn't seem phased though.

Pandens is rocked!
Armando checks a low kick from Pandens.
Oh Pandens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armando lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pandens at a distance.
Armando lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandens seems to have got his legs back now.
Pandens slips a jab from Armando.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens slips under a jab.
Pandens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but Armando moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Pandens.
Armando closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pandens! Armando dives in looking to finish! Pandens is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Armando!
Diego Armando thanked the fans post fight for their support.