PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pitt Longstaff (ranked 3382 p4p, 4468 weight class) and Kang Aroo (ranked 430 p4p, 532 weight class). Longstaff comes to the cage accompanied by Death Grips - Bottomless Pit. Kang Aroo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Longstaff
vs
Aroo

195 cm
26
220
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
199
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Knock Out Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pitt Longstaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kang Aroo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Longstaff does no damage.
Longstaff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Longstaff.

It looks like Kang Aroo has been cut.
A punch combination from Aroo misses.
Aroo ducks under a wild hook from Longstaff.
Longstaff misses with a lunging right hand
and Aroo counters with a nice body shot.
Aroo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aroo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longstaff.
Longstaff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Aroo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aroo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longstaff's head backwards.
Aroo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Longstaff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aroo is still on wobbly legs! Can Longstaff finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Longstaff. Those never looked like landing.
Longstaff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aroo seems to have recovered his senses.

Longstaff gets caught flat footed, as Aroo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Longstaff is wriggling around but Aroo manages to pass to half guard.

Aroo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroo blocks the strikes from Longstaff.

Aroo is trying to work for a kimura but Longstaff is defending well.
Aroo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Longstaff looking for submissions off his back.
Longstaff throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Aroo manages to pass to side control.
Longstaff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Longstaff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Longstaff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aroo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aroo lands a few punches from side control.
Longstaff is not content to let Aroo control the position.
Aroo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Aroo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Longstaff tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Aroo easily slips into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aroo wants to control the pace but Longstaff is squirming around nicely.
Longstaff wants to control but Aroo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aroo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Longstaff wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff working to try and regain half guard.
Longstaff throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Aroo cracks Longstaff with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Longstaff flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longstaff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aroo blocks Longstaff's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Aroo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aroo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aroo working Longstaff over with strikes here.
Aroo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Longstaff tries to hold on but Aroo postures up.
Longstaff working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kang Aroo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kang Aroo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Longstaff throws a nice looking combination but Aroo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aroo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Longstaff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Longstaff swings widly with a right hand
and Aroo counters with a left and a right that stings Longstaff.
Aroo slips under a jab.
Aroo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longstaff to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Longstaff.
Longstaff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Longstaff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longstaff lands a two punch combo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Aroo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longstaff throws a right hand that Aroo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aroo also avoids with ease.
Longstaff misses with a right hand
and Aroo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aroo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Longstaff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aroo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Aroo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Longstaff misses with a right hand
and Aroo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Aroo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Aroo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longstaff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aroo counters with a three punch combo that has Longstaff backing up. Longstaff nods at Aroo to acknowledge the strikes.
Aroo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Longstaff misses its intended target.
Longstaff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longstaff throws a poor cross that misses
and Aroo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Longstaff.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aroo or perhaps it was just good defense by Longstaff, which made it look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aroo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitt Longstaff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aroo throws a right hand that Longstaff ducks under and follows up with a left that Longstaff also avoids with ease.
Longstaff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Longstaff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aroo.
Aroo goes for a double leg but Longstaff avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Longstaff continues to drive forward.
Longstaff throws a looping overhand right but Aroo ducks down to avoid it.
Longstaff throws a big shot that misses.
Aroo defending well as Longstaff loads up on a big left hand.
Aroo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longstaff.
Longstaff connects with a single shot there.
Aroo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longstaff misses the jab.
Longstaff misses with the combination.
Longstaff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aroo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longstaff manages to avoid it.
Longstaff misses with a hook
and Aroo counters with a three punch combo that has Longstaff backing up. Longstaff nods at Aroo to acknowledge the strikes.

Oooooh!!! Longstaff has knocked Aroo down with a huge combo! Longstaff steps away and waves a wobbly Aroo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That has opened up Kang Aroo's cut even more.
Longstaff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aroo throws a combination that misses
enabling Longstaff to counter with a crisp jab.
Aroo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aroo defending well as Longstaff loads up on a big left hand.
Pitt Longstaff is winning the standup battle so far.
Aroo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Longstaff.
Longstaff looks to land a right hand but Aroo moved out of range.

Aroo moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aroo breaks from the clinch.
Longstaff misses with an uppercut.
Longstaff throws the left hand but Aroo avoids the punch easily.
Longstaff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aroo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Longstaff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longstaff looks to clinch
and Aroo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Longstaff misses with a wild body shot.

Aroo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longstaff is looking to improve his position.
Aroo is taking a breather. Longstaff says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aroo blocks the strikes from Longstaff.
Kang Aroo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aroo blocks the strikes from Longstaff.
Aroo is looking to take a break and control but Longstaff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Longstaff tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Aroo manages to move to mount!
Aroo avoids the attempt from Longstaff to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aroo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aroo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kang Aroo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kang Aroo's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Longstaff works Aroo's body with a nice hook.
Longstaff misses with a series of wild punches.
Aroo ducks under a wild hook from Longstaff.
Longstaff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longstaff swinging wildly here.
Aroo moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aroo, as that shot connected.
Longstaff misses with a straight right.
Aroo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Longstaff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Longstaff misses with an uppercut. Aroo saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Aroo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longstaff moves out of range of the body kick from Aroo.
Aroo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aroo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longstaff throws a jab when Aroo was well out of range.
Longstaff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aroo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longstaff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longstaff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longstaff connects with a looping right hand.
Longstaff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aroo.
No joy there for Aroo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Longstaff scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Longstaff misses the target.
Longstaff throws a big shot that misses.
Longstaff misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Longstaff.
Longstaff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aroo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longstaff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aroo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aroo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Longstaff.
Aroo shoots in but no luck this time.
Longstaff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aroo! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longstaff slaps away a takedown attempt from Aroo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pitt Longstaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Aroo scores with a four punch combination!
Longstaff is looking to clinch but Aroo is avoiding it.
Longstaff throws a jab when Aroo was well out of range.
Aroo tries to counter by closing the distance.

Aroo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aroo blocks the strikes from Longstaff.
Aroo is working Longstaff over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aroo lands a few punches from side control.
Longstaff tries to improve position but can't.
Longstaff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aroo is controlling him well.
Longstaff is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff is trying to work for a sweep but Aroo has mounted him!
Longstaff flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Aroo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Aroo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aroo looking to finish Longstaff with some ground and pound. This is bad for Longstaff!
Aroo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Longstaff is squirming around, avoiding Aroo's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aroo cracks Longstaff with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kang Aroo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aroo blocks Longstaff's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Aroo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Longstaff is trying desperately to improve position.
Aroo blocks Longstaff's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Longstaff is looking to improve his position but Aroo isn't that keen on the idea.
Longstaff throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pitt Longstaff.
I think Aroo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pitt Longstaff!
A victorious Pitt Longstaff thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.