PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 2076 p4p, 3265 weight class) and Joe Higgins (ranked 287 p4p, 425 weight class). Mein Armbach comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman, Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mein Armbach
vs
Higgins

181 cm
26
181
10 - 8 - 0

182 cm
25
180
2 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bender Mein Armbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mein Armbach staying out of range there.
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higgins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mein Armbach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Higgins walks into a jab.
A left and a right from Higgins both land. Nice combination.
Higgins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mein Armbach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Higgins finds it's way round the side to connect with Mein Armbach's head.
Mein Armbach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mein Armbach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mein Armbach throws a hook but Higgins avoids it easily.
Higgins fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach misses with a wild body shot.
Higgins digs a good body shot into Mein Armbach's ribs.
Higgins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mein Armbach counters with a straight right hand.

Mein Armbach drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mein Armbach throwing strikes but missing.
Higgins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mein Armbach tries to free his leg and advance position but Higgins is retaining full guard.

Higgins wriggles free and stands up.
Higgins throws a lazy right hand but Mein Armbach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mein Armbach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mein Armbach swings for the body but Higgins moves out of range.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mein Armbach lands a nice looking body shot.
Higgins cracks Mein Armbach with an open hand slap.
Higgins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Higgins throws a shot to the body.
Mein Armbach looks to score with a jab to the body but Higgins is just out of range.
Higgins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Higgins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mein Armbach is looking to wear down Higgins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the side of Higgins's head but Higgins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Higgins misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Mein Armbach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Higgins.
Higgins connects with a body shot that sends Mein Armbach's belly button to the back.
Mein Armbach lands with an overhand left.
Mein Armbach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higgins misses with a looping right.

Mein Armbach shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Higgins is trying to stand up here but Mein Armbach is controlling him well.
Mein Armbach sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Higgins defending well though.
Mein Armbach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Higgins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mein Armbach is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach not doing much here.
Mein Armbach is pressing down on Higgins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Higgins is holding on for now.

Higgins manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mein Armbach keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Higgins working aggressively here.

Higgins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higgins lands a slapping body shot.
Joe Higgins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mein Armbach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Higgins moves away.
Higgins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mein Armbach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higgins thinking.
Mein Armbach scores with the left hand. Higgins knows he should have avoided that one.
Higgins throws a right and a left that both miss.

Mein Armbach shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mein Armbach was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An elbow from Mein Armbach crashes against the mat.
Mein Armbach is chipping away with strikes.
Higgins has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mein Armbach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Higgins keeps working.
Mein Armbach cracks Higgins with a big elbow.
Mein Armbach sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Higgins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mein Armbach tries to score with some ground and pound. Higgins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Higgins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mein Armbach connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Higgins is trying to work for a sweep but Mein Armbach has mounted him!
Mein Armbach raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mein Armbach 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bender Mein Armbach will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Higgins cracks Mein Armbach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mein Armbach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mein Armbach connects with a nice looking jab.
Mein Armbach takes one to the chin there.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook.
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mein Armbach manages to avoid it.
Higgins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Higgins misses.
Mein Armbach ducks under a wild hook from Higgins.
Higgins throws out a loose jab but Mein Armbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higgins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Higgins throws a shot from downtown. Mein Armbach moves away and avoids it.
Mein Armbach is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Higgins cracks Mein Armbach with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mein Armbach lands a jab.
Joe Higgins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot.
Mein Armbach throws a hook but Higgins blocks it.

Mein Armbach gets the takedown into side control.

Higgins explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins throws a nice looking combination but Mein Armbach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mein Armbach tries to counter with a takedown but Higgins is quick to defend against it.
Higgins throws a looping overhand right but Mein Armbach ducks down to avoid it.
Higgins thuds a left hand into Mein Armbach's body.
A swing and a miss from Higgins.
Higgins throws a right and a left that Mein Armbach avoids nicely.
It looked like Mein Armbach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Higgins needs to keep his hands up - Mein Armbach had a free shot at his head there.
Higgins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Mein Armbach looking to score a takedown here. Higgins is defending well but Mein Armbach drives through and ends up in Higgins's guard.
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.
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 postures up in Higgins's guard and throws a big left but Higgins blocks it.
Mein Armbach throwing strikes from guard but Higgins blocks nicely.
Higgins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Higgins is looking to stand up but Mein Armbach isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach trying to control the position from guard on top but Higgins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mein Armbach lands a couple of digs.
Higgins keeping moving, preventing Mein Armbach from controlling successfully.
Mein Armbach won't allow Higgins to get back to his feet.
Higgins is pulling down on Mein Armbach's head to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Higgins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mein Armbach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Higgins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mein Armbach.
Joe Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mein Armbach looks to score with a jab to the body but Higgins is just out of range.
It seemed like Higgins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Higgins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mein Armbach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Mein Armbach looking to score a takedown here. Higgins is defending well but Mein Armbach drives through and ends up in Higgins's guard.
Mein Armbach scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mein Armbach advances to half guard.
Mein Armbach working Higgins over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Mein Armbach there.
Higgins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach won't allow Higgins to get back to his feet.
Mein Armbach passes into half guard.
Mein Armbach trying to pass the guard but Higgins defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach is nestled in close to Higgins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mein Armbach lands strikes from half guard.

Higgins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mein Armbach is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Higgins is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mein Armbach fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Higgins from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mein Armbach! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bender Mein Armbach!
Bender Mein Armbach looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I Hiav vays of making you taap!! You looze zen You Snooze... Muahhhaahaaa!! '.