PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Armstrong (ranked 8565 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 6135 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Armstrong
vs
Troeng

187 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashton Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Troeng has closed the distance and engaged Armstrong in a clinch.
Troeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troeng.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Troeng lands with a light punch inside.
Armstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troeng.
Troeng blocking some punches.
Troeng tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Troeng back against the cage.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Troeng working aggressively here.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Troeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
A short uppercut from Troeng.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
Armstrong misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Armstrong leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Armstrong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troeng digs a right hand into Armstrong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Armstrong's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Troeng fails to land.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Armstrong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Armstrong pushes Troeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Armstrong.
Troeng presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Troeng lands an uppercut.
Troeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Armstrong lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troeng misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Troeng as Armstrong tries to tie him up.
Armstrong looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Armstrong would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Armstrong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ashton Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a left hand
and Troeng counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tor Troeng dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Troeng darts in and clinches Armstrong up against the cage.
Good body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.

Armstrong is rocked!
Troeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Armstrong seems to have got his legs back now.
Armstrong blocking some punches.

Armstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troeng has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Armstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong misses with a left hand
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong throws a hook but Troeng blocks it.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Troeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Troeng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Troeng circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Troeng.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Troeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troeng blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troeng's elbow.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Troeng avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Troeng blocking some punches.
Armstrong working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong just leaning against Troeng, taking a breather.
Armstrong stalls.
Armstrong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a right hand.
Armstrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Troeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Armstrong pushes Troeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troeng lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Troeng.
Armstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Troeng misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashton Armstrong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Troeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
letting Troeng counter with a right hand.
Armstrong ducks right into an uppercut from Troeng.
Ashton Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Troeng.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling him.
Armstrong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Armstrong leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Troeng lands a body shot.
Ashton Armstrong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
Armstrong tries to stall but Troeng uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Armstrong stalling in the clinch but Troeng improves position.
Armstrong seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Troeng is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to stall but Troeng uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong just leaning against Troeng, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ashton Armstrong.
Troeng scores with a shot to the body.
Armstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Troeng circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Troeng counters with a lovely shot to the 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!
Armstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Troeng moves away
letting Troeng counter with a right hand.
Armstrong misses with a double jab
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a right hand
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Troeng scores with a counter punch that sends Armstrong to the canvas! Troeng smells blood - he's punishing Armstrong with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Armstrong has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Troeng!