PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 2812 p4p, 2056 weight class) and Momofuku Ando (ranked 395 p4p, 298 weight class). Mein Armbach kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman, Metallica. Ando comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pot Noodle Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mein Armbach
vs
Ando

181 cm
21
181
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
179
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hot Spunk

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bender Mein Armbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Momofuku Ando!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando misses with a body shot.
Ando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mein Armbach changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ando lands with a straight right. Mein Armbach didn't see that one coming.
Mein Armbach throws a lazy uppercut
and Ando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mein Armbach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ando to score with a decent uppercut.
Mein Armbach throws a hook but Ando blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach throws a lazy uppercut
and Ando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ando throws a head kick but Mein Armbach moves out of range.
Mein Armbach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ando scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mein Armbach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ando plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mein Armbach tries to clinch but Ando moves away
and Ando counters with a one-two to the body.
Ando slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mein Armbach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mein Armbach changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ando throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mein Armbach attempts a counter takedown but Ando avoids it well and moves away.
Ando's corner calls for a 1-2. Ando obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mein Armbach.
Ando fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ando thuds a left hand into Mein Armbach's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mein Armbach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mein Armbach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ando sprawls well. Ando wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mein Armbach gets slowly back to his feet.

Mein Armbach closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ando up against the cage.
Ando prevents the takedown attempt.
Ando lands a nice shot to the body.
Mein Armbach can't find room to land a body shot as Ando controls the action.

Ando drags the fight down to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ando can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ando working a defensive guard here.
Mein Armbach with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mein Armbach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mein Armbach won't allow Ando to sweep him here.
Mein Armbach has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mein Armbach trying to control but Ando is working from the bottom.
Mein Armbach is in close to Ando's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando trying to keep a closed guard but Mein Armbach is proving a slippery customer.
Mein Armbach wants to pass the guard but Ando is keeping the position.

Ando is trying to push Mein Armbach off with his feet but Mein Armbach grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Ando's ankles and Ando is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Bender Mein Armbach!
Bender Mein Armbach took some time post fight to say the following; 'I Hiav vays of making you taap!! You looze zen You Snooze... Muahhhaahaaa!! '.