PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Armhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jansen
vs
Armhausen

185 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

193 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Armhausen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armhausen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armhausen tries to clinch up
and Jansen counters with a one-two to the body.

Armhausen darts in and clinches Jansen up against the cage.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mark Jansen has been cut.
Jansen throws an elbow that misses.
Jansen wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Armhausen.
A knee to the head by Armhausen.
Armhausen scores with a knee to the head.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Armhausen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jansen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armhausen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Armhausen connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Jansen goes down! Armhausen jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Jansen is rocked!

Mark Jansen's cut is getting worse.
Armhausen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Jansen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jansen seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Armhausen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jansen can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Armhausen controlling from the full mount.
Armhausen wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Armhausen controlling from mount.
Jansen is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armhausen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jansen is looking to get to half guard.
Armhausen wants to take Jansen's back here but Jansen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Armhausen looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tim Armhausen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armhausen clinches but Jansen breaks the clinch

and Jansen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jansen.
Armhausen keeping moving, preventing Jansen from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armhausen is on top in guard.
Armhausen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jansen wants to control but Armhausen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Armhausen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Armhausen wants to clinch
and Jansen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jansen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jansen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Armhausen!
Jansen looking to finish with strikes here!
Armhausen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Armhausen tries to lock up and control but Jansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armhausen is trying desperately to improve position.
Armhausen blocking the ground and pound.
Armhausen controls the position.
Armhausen is trying desperately to improve position.
Jansen looking to control but Armhausen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jansen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jansen controlling his opponent.
Armhausen tries to reverse the position but Jansen maintains control.
Jansen landing punches.
Armhausen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armhausen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jansen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armhausen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Armhausen is pressing down on Jansen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jansen won't allow Armhausen to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armhausen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jansen throws and elbow that misses. Armhausen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jansen's guard. Nice move by Armhausen!
Armhausen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Armhausen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armhausen controlling from the top position.
Jansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jansen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Armhausen darts in trying to clinch
and Jansen counters with a nice body kick.
Armhausen looks to clinch
and Jansen counters with a left and a right that stings Armhausen.
Armhausen tries to clinch
and Jansen counters with a two punch combo.

Armhausen darts in and clinches Jansen up against the cage.
Armhausen landing knees to the head.
Jansen tries to throw a body punch but Armhausen avoids it by throwing Jansen back against the cage.
Jansen wants to break free but Armhausen has control.
Armhausen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jansen tries to work over Armhausen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armhausen crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Armhausen slows down the pace here.
Armhausen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
A knee to the head by Armhausen.
Armhausen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Jansen blocks it.
Armhausen just leaning against Jansen, taking a breather.
Jansen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Armhausen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Armhausen tries to clinch up

and Jansen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Armhausen's guard now.
Jansen wants to get up but he can't break Armhausen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Armhausen pulls Jansen in to control the position.
Jansen looking to sit in guard and control but Armhausen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Armhausen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jansen working for a triangle but Armhausen defends it easily.
Jansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Armhausen controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armhausen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mark Jansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Armhausen is looking to stand up but Jansen won't let him.
Jansen is trying to control the position but Armhausen postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Armhausen wants to clinch

and Jansen moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Jansen blocks it.
Armhausen with a knee to the head.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armhausen scores a nice knee to the body.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Jansen blocks it.
Jansen misses with a punch to the body.
Armhausen scores with a knee to the head.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armhausen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jansen.
Armhausen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
Armhausen misses with a knee strike.
Armhausen crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Armhausen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jansen decides to pull guard.
Armhausen preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Armhausen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Armhausen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Tim Armhausen!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Tim Armhausen!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Tim Armhausen!

Tim Armhausen wins by unanimous decision!