PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buckley Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong has chosen Russian Roulette as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Taz Devil has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Taz Devil seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Devil
vs
Armstrong

175 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

176 cm
23
163 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taz Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buckley Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil defending well as Armstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Devil circles away.
Devil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Armstrong tries to keep at a distance but Devil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Devil lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Devil shrugs off.
Devil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Buckley Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong jumps guard but Devil stands there with Armstrong around his waist. Armstrong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Armstrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Taz Devil has been cut.
Devil avoids the elbow strike from Armstrong, against the cage.
Devil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Devil lands a damaging elbow.
Devil blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
Devil throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Armstrong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Devil 's eye.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Devil in his tracks for a moment.
Devil with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Devil looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil lands a damaging elbow.
Devil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Armstrong is looking to control Devil's arms but Devil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armstrong has his back to the cage.
Armstrong taking a breather.
Devil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armstrong blocks it with crossed arms.
Devil landing knees to the head.
Devil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Devil working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Armstrong jumps guard but Devil stands there with Armstrong around his waist. Armstrong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Devil dodges an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Devil looking to slow down the pace here.
Armstrong stalls.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Devil throws an elbow that misses.
Devil avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Devil takes an elbow to the temple.
Devil avoids the elbow strike from Armstrong, against the cage.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Armstrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Devil avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Devil.
Devil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Devil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Devil breaks the clinch.
Devil staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Armstrong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taz Devil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buckley Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Devil holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Devil, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devil throws an elbow but misses.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
Armstrong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Devil misses with some punches.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
Devil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devil dodges an elbow strike from Armstrong.
A right hand to the body from Devil.
Armstrong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Devil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armstrong wants a takedown but no success here.

Devil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Devil ducks down to avoid it.
Devil thows a body kick. Armstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Armstrong looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Devil getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Devil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Devil.
Devil lands with a straight right. Armstrong didn't see that one coming.
Devil circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Armstrong drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Devil follows Armstrong to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Devil!