PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diomedes Argosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Argosian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "Scarface Groove" by Paris. Sawyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom Sawyer by Rush. Diomedes Argosian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Argosian
vs
Sawyer

183 cm
18
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diomedes Argosian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer slips a jab from Argosian.
Sawyer moves away from the strike by Argosian.
Sawyer wants to clinch.

Argosian tries to keep at a distance but Sawyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sawyer lands a body punch.
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Argosian wants to break free but Sawyer has control.

Argosian breaks from the clinch.

Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Sawyer can't get the takedown.
Argosian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Argosian is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer tries a body shot but Argosian blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Argosian is looking to break free of the clinch but Sawyer has double underhooks.
Argosian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Argosian stalling the fight.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.
Diomedes Argosian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.
Argosian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Argosian stops a takedown attempt from Sawyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer lands a right hand.
Sawyer misses with an elbow over the top.

Sawyer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Argosian regains guard immediately.
Sawyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Argosian is keeping the position for now.
Argosian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sawyer prevents Argosian from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Argosian has his feet on Sawyer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sawyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sawyer there as he acknowledges the shot.

Sawyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Argosian defending well though.
Sawyer looks gassed!
Argosian wants to get back to full guard.
Argosian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sawyer stops Argosian from getting back to his feet.
Sawyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sawyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Argosian is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sawyer thows a huge punch but Argosian dodges it nicely.
Sawyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Argosian defending well though.
Argosian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sawyer.
Sawyer trying to control from Argosian's half guard. Argosian has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Argosian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Argosian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Argosian kicks Sawyer off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawyer throws out a loose jab but Argosian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sawyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Argosian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argosian connects with a jab.
Argosian misses the shot to the body.
Argosian throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Argosian.

Sawyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Argosian, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Argosian.
Sawyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Argosian gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Argosian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Argosian lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Argosian.
Argosian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Argosian avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
Argosian is trying to break free.

Argosian manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Argosian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Argosian misses with a lunging right hand
and Argosian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diomedes Argosian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Argosian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Argosian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Argosian misses with a looping right.
Argosian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Good shot there by Argosian.

Sawyer is rocked!
Argosian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Argosian misses with a hook

and Sawyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sawyer.
Sawyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Argosian finish him?
Argosian stops a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Argosian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sawyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Argosian wants to get back to striking at distance but Sawyer won't allow it.
Argosian blocks a body shot from Sawyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argosian has had enough of the clinch but Sawyer keeps him there for the moment.
Argosian can't break the clinch.
Argosian is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Argosian prevents the takedown attempt.
Argosian can't break the clinch.
Argosian cracks Sawyer with a nice body shot.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Argosian manages to get underhooks.

Argosian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Argosian misses with a few strikes there.
Sawyer slips under a jab.
Argosian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawyer slips under a jab.
Argosian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Argosian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Argosian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Argosian moves away.

Sawyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Argosian stalling in the clinch but Sawyer improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sawyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sawyer in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Argosian looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sawyer turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Sawyer!