PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vee Eight Armstrong (ranked 4790 p4p, 4628 weight class) and Danny Spence (ranked 518 p4p, 506 weight class). Danny Spence will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Armstrong
vs
Spence

193 cm
18
258
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
21
280
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vee Eight Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Spence!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spence is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Armstrong throws a combination that misses

and Spence counters by moving into the clinch.
Spence working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Spence scores a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Spence lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Vee Eight Armstrong has been cut.
Spence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spence landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Spence.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spence obliges.
Spence works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Spence lands an elbow inside.
Spence has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Armstrong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spence can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spence breaks the clinch.

Spence forces Armstrong back against the cage and clinches.
Spence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Spence.
Spence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spence lands a nice knee to the body.

Spence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vee Eight Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.

Spence looking to score a takedown here. Armstrong is defending well but Spence drives through and ends up in Armstrong's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Armstrong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spence decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Armstrong misses with a two punch combination.
Vee Eight Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spence closes the distance and clinches.
Spence lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.

Spence pulls guard successfully.
Spence wants to get back to his feet but Armstrong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Spence is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Armstrong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Spence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Spence as he connects with a hook.

Spence closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spence.
Spence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spence lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.

Vee Eight Armstrong's cut is getting worse.
Spence comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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

Spence gets a clinch.
Armstrong tries to break the clinch but Spence is controlling the position.
Spence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
Spence stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spence takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Armstrong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Spence.
Spence pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spence crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spence.
Spence lands a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Spence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vee Eight Armstrong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Spence clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spence obliges.
Danny Spence seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spence unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Spence pulls Armstrong into guard.
Spence manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Armstrong manages to get himself to full guard.

Spence stands up from Armstrong's guard - Spence perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spence throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Spence ducks under and follows up with a left that Spence also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Spence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Spence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spence forces Armstrong back against the cage and clinches.
Spence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spence working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Spence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spence creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
Spence working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Spence scores with a shoulder strike.
Spence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Armstrong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spence crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spence crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Spence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spence lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Spence lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Spence gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Spence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Spence gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spence lands a knee to the body.
Spence connects with a knee to the head.
Spence lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Vee Eight Armstrong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Spence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spence obliges.
Spence lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.

Spence breaks from the clinch.

Spence moves into the clinch successfully.
Spence landing knees to the body.
Spence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spence will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Armstrong up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Spence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vee Eight Armstrong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Spence moves into range and clinches up with Armstrong.
Spence landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Spence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong looks to land a combination but Spence avoids it well.

Spence clinches.
Spence lands an elbow inside.

Spence manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence lands a leg kick that knocks Armstrong off balance momentarily.

Spence moves into the clinch successfully.

Spence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spence is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Armstrong's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spence wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is defending well.
Spence stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Spence gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Spence closes the distance and clinches.
Danny Spence is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spence lands a knee to the body.
Spence connects with a nasty looking knee right to Armstrong's face.
Spence lands a nice knee to the body.
Spence lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Spence.
Armstrong being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence scores a nice knee to the body.
Spence landing knees to the body.
Spence working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Spence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Armstrong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Spence breaks the clinch.
Armstrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spence. Spence obviously looking to wear him down.
Vee Eight Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong throws a combination that misses

and Spence holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spence stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Spence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spence has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Spence!