PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elay Arson (ranked 3412 p4p, 4419 weight class) and Orion Struss (ranked 388 p4p, 488 weight class). Arson comes into the arena with ALIEN WEAPONRY - Kai Tangata blaring out of the sound system. Struss has chosen XXXTentacion-Ghetto Christmas Carol as his entrance music. Elay Arson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Arson
vs
Struss

175 cm
22
160
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
170
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Gatoroids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elay Arson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Struss!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arson clinches up with Struss and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arson.
Struss misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Struss - that landed with a thud.
Struss blocks a body shot from Arson.
Struss blocks the elbow strike.
Struss tries to circle away but Arson has him pinned against the cage.
Struss lands with a right to the head.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
I was talking to Arson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arson effectively controlling the action here.

Struss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Struss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arson throws a body kick that misses.
Struss throws out a counter right but Arson avoids it with no problem.
Arson throws a sloppy body shot
and Struss counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struss lands a jab to the head.
Arson slips a jab from Struss.

Arson clinches.
Struss tries to break the clinch but Arson is controlling the position.
Arson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Orion Struss has been cut.
Struss told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struss struggles to land a body shot inside as Arson controls his hands.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
Arson lands an elbow inside that Struss shrugs off.
Struss throws a punch but it's blocked by Arson.
Arson lands a hook that snaps the head of Struss backwards.
Struss dodges an elbow strike from Arson.
Arson prevents Struss from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Struss.
Struss misses with a body punch.
Arson prevents a body shot from Struss.
Struss tries to work over Arson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Struss blocks the elbow strike.

Struss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Arson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Struss throws Arson to one side and escapes!
Elay Arson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struss feints a jab promting Arson to slip. Struss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arson looks to score with a jab to the body but Struss is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Struss. That snapped Arson's head back.
Orion Struss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struss throws a series of punches but Arson moves out of range.
Arson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Struss is out of range.
Arson is looking to score with low kicks.
Struss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Struss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Arson misses its target.

Arson darts in and clinches Struss up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Struss.
Struss avoids a wild elbow strike from Arson.
Arson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arson misses with a knee to the head.
Struss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Struss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Struss's elbow.
Struss trying to control the position but instead, Arson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Struss into the cage.
Arson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arson presses Struss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arson can't find room to land a body shot as Struss controls the action.
Arson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Arson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Struss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Struss.
Arson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Struss blocks it with crossed arms.
Struss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arson's elbow.
Struss swings wildly with an uppercut but Arson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Struss blocks a body shot from Arson.
Arson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Struss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struss stalling against the cage.
Struss blocks the elbow strike.
Struss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arson is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struss tries to circle away but Arson has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Arson.
Struss dodges an elbow strike from Arson.
Arson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arson as Struss tries to tie him up.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arson.
Arson lands an elbow that stopped Struss in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Orion Struss's cut even more.
Struss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Struss breaks the clinch.
Arson misses with a body kick.
Arson throws a sloppy head kick and Struss moves out of range easily.

Arson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Struss, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 Elay Arson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orion Struss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arson closes the distance and pushes Struss back into the cage.
Elay Arson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Struss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arson lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Orion Struss's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Struss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Struss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arson throws an elbow but misses.
Struss misses with a punch to the body.
Struss tries to work over Arson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Struss.
Arson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arson lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Struss fails to land.
Arson keeps control of Struss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Arson.
Struss has had enough of the clinch but Arson keeps him there for the moment.
Struss working aggressively here.
Struss tries to throw a body punch but Arson avoids it by throwing Struss back against the cage.
Arson prevents a body shot from Struss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struss avoiding damage as Arson throws knees to the body.
Arson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arson can't find room to land a body shot as Struss controls the action.
Struss swings wildly with an uppercut but Arson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arson has Struss pressed against the cage, preventing Struss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arson lands an elbow inside.

Orion Struss's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Arson working aggressively here.
Struss is trying to maintain a safe position but Arson gets an underhook and turns Struss into the cage.
Arson tries to work over Struss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arson blocks a body shot from Struss.
Struss avoids the elbow strike from Arson, against the cage.

Struss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arson looks to throw a body kick
letting Struss counter with a right hand.
Arson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Struss throws a shot from downtown. Arson moves away and avoids it.
Struss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arson doesn't seem bothered though.

Arson closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arson pushes off an throws an elbow but Struss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Struss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arson misses with an elbow over the top.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Arson throws an elbow but misses.
Arson avoiding damage.
Arson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Struss's elbow.
Struss misses with a punch to the body.
Arson pushes off an throws an elbow but Struss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orion Struss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elay Arson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Elay Arson made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.