PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 3412 p4p, 3464 weight class) and Mike Nara (ranked 435 p4p, 443 weight class). Diego Armando could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Nara's chin.

Armando
vs
Nara

183 cm
19
170
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
178
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Nara!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Armando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armando throws a body punch but Nara moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Nara misses.
Armando takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armando walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armando wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Nara misses.
Nara staying out of range there.
Nara misses the jab.
Armando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Armando looks to land a right hand but Nara moved out of range.
Armando misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armando works Nara's body with a nice hook.
Nara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Armando's head.
Nara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nara.
Nara just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nara catches Armando with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nara manages to avoid it.
Armando misses with a body punch
and Nara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nara moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Armando misses.
Armando takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Armando had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Armando misses the shot to the body.
Armando lands a nice hook to Nara's body. Nara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armando takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armando connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nara. Nara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Armando misses.
Armando looks to throw the jab but Nara is out of range.
Armando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armando jabs at Nara's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando throws a series of punches but Nara moves out of range.
It seemed like Nara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armando moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Armando swings widly with a right hand
and Nara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armando looks to land a right hand but Nara moved out of range.
Nara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Armando slips a jab from Nara.
Jab by Nara.
Nara throws a looping overhand right but Armando ducks down to avoid it.
Nara misses with a left hand
and Armando counters with a stiff right hand.
Armando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Armando throws out a loose jab but Nara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armando lands the left hand.
Armando throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara lands a jab.
Nara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nara throws a lazy right hand but Armando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nara with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by Nara there.
Nara throws a jab but it's blocked by Armando.
Armando takes a jab right on the kisser.
Armando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Nara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Armando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armando throws a big shot that misses.
Armando scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armando throws out a loose jab but Nara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Nara is rocked!
Armando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nara counters with a left to the body.
Nara is still on wobbly legs! Can Armando finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nara lands with a cross.
Nara seems to have recovered his senses.
Nara punishes Armando's body with a nice straight punch.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nara throws a hook to the side of Armando's head but Armando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Nara. That snapped Armando's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Nara. That snapped Armando's head back.
A jab lands there for Nara.
Nara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armando in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Nara.

Armando is rocked!
Armando swings widly with a right hand
and Armando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Armando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nara missing with a left hand there. Armando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armando lands with a nice body punch.
Armando seems to have got his legs back now.
Armando throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Nara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nara takes one to the side of the head.
Nara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Nara misses.
Nara ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Nara clobbers Armando with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nara defending well as Armando loads up on a big left hand.
Nara swings widly with a right hand
and Armando counters with a stiff right hand.
Nara misses with a lunging right hand
letting Armando counter with a right hand.
Nara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armando throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Nara does it's job there.
Nara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armando.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armando scores with a body shot.
Nara moves out of range as Armando strikes.
Nara throws a right hand that misses

and Armando counters with a nice right hand that sends Nara toppling to the canvas! Nara scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Armando finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nara.
Armando looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Armando scores with a shot to the body.
Nara connects with a jab.
Armando throws a jab but it's blocked by Nara.
Armando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nara lands with an overhand left.
Nara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nara ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Armando throws a hook but Nara avoids it easily.
Nara misses with a shot to the body
and Armando counters with a straight right hand.
Nara throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armando misses with a straight right.
Nara misses with a hook.
Diego Armando is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Armando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armando wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nara.
Nara takes one to the side of the head.
Armando looks to throw the jab but Nara is out of range.
Armando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nara manages to avoid it.
Armando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nara swings widly with a right hand
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Armando darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nara ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Armando grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Nara takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Armando cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diego Armando!
An out of breath Diego Armando thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.