PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 978 p4p, 1056 weight class) and Jim Reefer (ranked 110 p4p, 118 weight class). Jim Reefer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Arroyo
vs
Reefer

176 cm
22
155
6 - 2 - 1

179 cm
22
155
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

PWNAGE™

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reefer.
Reefer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo cracks Reefer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reefer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arroyo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reefer wants to counter with a clinch but Arroyo pushes him away.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
Reefer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reefer throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Arroyo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reefer.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
Reefer just misses with a punch to the body.

Arroyo clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reefer fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reefer misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Arroyo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arroyo lands a hook that snaps the head of Reefer backwards.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Reefer won't allow it.
Good body shot from Arroyo.
Reefer lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reefer.
Reefer trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Reefer.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Reefer.
Reefer lands an uppercut.
Reefer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Reefer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reefer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reefer.

It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Reefer blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Reefer misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Reefer avoids it.
Reefer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arroyo finds it's way round the side to connect with Reefer's head.
Arroyo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reefer takes a step back to recover.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arroyo misses with a double jab.
Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Reefer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reefer throws out the jab.
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Arroyo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reefer looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reefer just manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Reefer blocks the low kick.
Arroyo slips under a jab from Reefer.
Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Reefer's knee but Reefer avoids it well.
Arroyo scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo scores with a nice right hand.
Arroyo with a nice cross.
Arroyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reefer's sensitive parts.

Arroyo has Reefer up against the cage in a clinch.
Arroyo lands a hook that snaps the head of Reefer backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Arroyo.
Reefer blocking some punches.
Reefer working aggressively here.
Arroyo blocks an uppercut.
Arroyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reefer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reefer to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Reefer fails to land.
Reefer tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo managing to block the knees to the body from Reefer.
Arroyo blocking some punches.
Reefer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reefer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reefer has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Reefer gets through Arroyo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Reefer throws a head punch that misses.
Reefer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Reefer has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a shot to the body.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reefer tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Reefer back against the cage.
Reefer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
Reefer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reefer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reefer throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.

Arroyo pulls Reefer into guard.

Arroyo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reefer defends it easily.
Arroyo has a closed guard, preventing Reefer from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Donk. Arroyo catches Reefer right on the button with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Reefer.
A big right from Reefer misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reefer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reefer throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Reefer misses the shot to the body.
Reefer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo connects with a jab.
Arroyo wants to clinch
and Reefer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reefer throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A left lands for Reefer.
Reefer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Reefer ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Reefer avoids it.
Reefer throws a sloppy head kick and Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arroyo walks into a jab.
Arroyo is looking to score with low kicks.
Arroyo works the jab nicely.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Reefer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arroyo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reefer to score with a decent uppercut.
Reefer swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Arroyo has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arroyo jumps guard but Reefer stands there with Arroyo around his waist. Arroyo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer takes a shot to the head.
Reefer blocks a body shot from Arroyo.
A head punch on the inside from Arroyo fails to land.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Reefer controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reefer tries to land knees in the clinch but Arroyo avoids the damage to the body.
Reefer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arroyo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reefer backwards.
A short left from Reefer.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Reefer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reefer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Reefer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reefer can do to turn this around?
Reefer misses with a punch on the inside.
Arroyo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reefer's elbow.
Reefer tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Reefer back against the cage.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Reefer has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Reefer misses with a punch on the inside.
Reefer lands a right hand.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Reefer as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Reefer.
Arroyo tries a body shot but Reefer blocks it.
Reefer scores with a shot to the side of Arroyo's head.
Reefer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arroyo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reefer misses with some punches.
Arroyo works on Reefer's body with a couple of short punches.
Arroyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reefer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reefer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arroyo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reefer misses with a punch to the body.
Reefer lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Arroyo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer swings wildly with an uppercut but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Reefer working aggressively here.
Reefer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arroyo fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Reefer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reefer throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Reefer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jim Reefer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reefer.
Reefer blocking some punches.
Reefer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Reefer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Reefer controls the action.
Arroyo has had enough of the clinch but Reefer keeps him there for the moment.
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Arroyo blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a kick to the body.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Reefer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reefer is out of range.
Arroyo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reefer in his tracks.
Arroyo is looking to slow Reefer down with leg kicks.
Reefer throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reefer's knee momentarily.
Reefer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Reefer misses the target.
Reefer blocks a leg kick.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arroyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reefer's sensitive parts.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Reefer with a nice cross.
Reefer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reefer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reefer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Reefer slips the punch.
Arroyo is looking to chop away at Reefer's legs.
Arroyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Reefer off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer checks a leg kick.
Arroyo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo misses with a low kick as Reefer jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Reefer blocks the low kick.
Reefer checks the leg kick.
Reefer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reefer lands a slapping body shot.
Reefer blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Reefer misses.
And Arroyo counters with a quick kick to the body but Reefer blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Arroyo sizes up Reefer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Reefer looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer misses with a straight left.
Reefer moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Reefer moved out of range nicely.
Reefer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reefer looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo with a nice calf kick.
Reefer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Reefer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Javier Arroyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Reefer is having none of it.
Arroyo throws an off balance right hand
and Reefer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arroyo's knee momentarily.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reefer is out of range.
Reefer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reefer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arroyo.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Arroyo
and Reefer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arroyo is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Reefer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo lands with an overhand left.
Arroyo with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reefer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses.
Jim Reefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reefer lands a right hook to the body.
Reefer throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo throws a chopping leg kick but Reefer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reefer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arroyo with a body shot.
That kick from Reefer tenderised Arroyo's leg. Arroyo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Arroyo finds it's way through Reefer's defenses.

Arroyo clinches up with Reefer and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arroyo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.