PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by "Watch You Bleed". I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Armstrong
vs
Riggs

185 cm
28
200 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

176 cm
27
199 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendo Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riggs's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Armstrong drops Riggs with a beautiful combination! Riggs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Armstrong is looking for the KO!

Riggs is rocked!

It looks like Hendo Riggs has been cut.
Armstrong throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
We've been told by Armstrong's head coaches at Brutal Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riggs is holding his hands too far apart here. Armstrong throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Riggs is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Armstrong!
Hank Armstrong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.