PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Crokopovich (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 fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Armstrong
vs
Crokopovich

187 cm
24
212 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

174 cm
27
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirco Crokopovich!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Armstrong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crokopovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Armstrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Crokopovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Armstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Armstrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armstrong is working for takedown but Crokopovich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crokopovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crokopovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Crokopovich's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crokopovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Crokopovich has had enough of the clinch but Armstrong keeps him there for the moment.
Armstrong wants to take the fight to the mat but Crokopovich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Crokopovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crokopovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Crokopovich tries to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling the position.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crokopovich's defenses.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crokopovich.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crokopovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Crokopovich blocks an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Armstrong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Crokopovich in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crokopovich backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries a knee to the head but Crokopovich blocks it.
Armstrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Armstrong tries a knee to the head but Crokopovich blocks it.
Armstrong leaning against his opponent.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Crokopovich in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong misses with a knee to the head.
Crokopovich blocks the elbow strike.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crokopovich tries to break free but Armstrong pushes him back against the cage.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Armstrong looking to throw knees to the head but Crokopovich is blocking nicely.
Crokopovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
Armstrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crokopovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armstrong goes for a takedown attempt but Crokopovich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Crokopovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Crokopovich counters with a left and a right that stings Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Armstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crokopovich swivels and escapes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong throws a jab when Crokopovich was well out of range.
Mirco Crokopovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crokopovich throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Crokopovich moved out of range.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crokopovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Crokopovich counters with a two punch combo.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Crokopovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crokopovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Crokopovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Crokopovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crokopovich is able to avoid easily.
Armstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Crokopovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crokopovich sprawls well. Crokopovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crokopovich manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Crokopovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Armstrong tries to score with a low kick but Crokopovich moves his leg out of the way.
Mirco Crokopovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong throws a lazy uppercut
and Crokopovich counters with a left and a right that stings Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crokopovich counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong tries to clinch
and Crokopovich counters with a series of strikes. Armstrong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crokopovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong misses with a right hand
and Crokopovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Crokopovich throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.

Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crokopovich is trying to force a seperation but Armstrong has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Crokopovich 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Crokopovich working hard to break the clinch.
Armstrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crokopovich is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling him.
Armstrong scores with a knee to the head.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong is pushing Crokopovich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Armstrong has Crokopovich pressed against the cage, preventing Crokopovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eddie Armstrong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armstrong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crokopovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Crokopovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crokopovich is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crokopovich.
Crokopovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crokopovich tries to break free but Armstrong pushes him back against the cage.
Armstrong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Armstrong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crokopovich blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with a knee to the head.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crokopovich is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong has him pressed against the cage.
Armstrong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crokopovich blocking some punches.
Crokopovich blocks the elbow strike.
Armstrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armstrong leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crokopovich tries to circle away but Armstrong has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Armstrong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Armstrong misses with a hook
and Crokopovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crokopovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crokopovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Crokopovich counters with a left and a right that stings Armstrong.
Sloppy strikes from Crokopovich. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Crokopovich as Armstrong shoots in.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Crokopovich saw that one coming.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crokopovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Crokopovich circles away.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Crokopovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and Crokopovich counters with a series of strikes. Armstrong will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crokopovich is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crokopovich throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crokopovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong misses with a lunging right hand
and Crokopovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Crokopovich is having none of it.

Armstrong clinches up with Crokopovich and pushes him back against the cage.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but Crokopovich blocks with his arms.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
Crokopovich is trying to force a seperation but Armstrong has the dominant position.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crokopovich has had enough of the clinch but Armstrong keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Crokopovich blocks it.
Crokopovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Armstrong throws an elbow but misses.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crokopovich blocks an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Crokopovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crokopovich blocks the elbow strike.

Crokopovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Crokopovich is having none of it.
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Crokopovich moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong misses with a left hand
and Crokopovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Armstrong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crokopovich's waist but Crokopovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Armstrong off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Crokopovich moves out of range.
Crokopovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Armstrong backs up against the cage.
Crokopovich throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the body
and Crokopovich counters with a series of strikes. Armstrong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mirco Crokopovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crokopovich avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Crokopovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crokopovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Eddie Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crokopovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Crokopovich counters with a left and a right that stings Armstrong.
Crokopovich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Armstrong eats them both and turns towards Crokopovich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Crokopovich saw that one coming.
Armstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Crokopovich counters with a left and a right that stings Armstrong.
Mirco Crokopovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Armstrong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Armstrong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Armstrong!
A victorious Eddie Armstrong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.