PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Arkwright (ranked 4663 p4p, 4513 weight class) and Kali Bola (ranked 510 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Arkwright
vs
Bola

174 cm
24
174
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Arkwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kali Bola!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkwright lands with a good body shot.

Bola moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Arkwright.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arkwright.
Bola is looking to break free of the clinch but Arkwright has double underhooks.
Arkwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arkwright is keeping busy.
Arkwright has Bola pressed against the cage, preventing Bola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arkwright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arkwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolas head.
A short body shot lands from Arkwright as the two fighters clinch.
Bola is trying to push Arkwright away but Arkwright has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bola tries to break free but Arkwright pushes him back against the cage.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bola is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arkwright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bola or not.

Bola jumps guard.
Bola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arkwright manages to get himself to full guard.

Bola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arkwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bola stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkwright lands a glancing blow to the side of Bola's head.
The crowd cheers as Arkwright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bola doesn't seem phased though.
Arkwright misses with a wild body shot.
Arkwright just misses with a punch to the body.
Arkwright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bola was well out of range. Poor timing from Arkwright.
It seemed like Bola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arkwright scores with the left hand. Bola knows he should have avoided that one.
Arkwright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bola. Bola circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arkwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arkwright with a hook.
Arkwright sizes up Bola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Bola is rocked!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bola.

Bola decides to stand back up. Bola steps back and let's Arkwright get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkwright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bola moves forwards but Arkwright connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Arkwright has closed the distance and engaged Bola in a clinch.
Arkwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a nice uppercut.
Arkwright gets through Bola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow.
Arkwright gets through Bola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkwright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bola is still on wobbly legs! Can Arkwright finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Arkwright - that landed with a thud.
Bola is trying to pull guard but Arkwright has him pressed against the cage.
Arkwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bola takes a shot to the head.
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright lands a nice uppercut.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Bola shrugs off.
Bola can't get the takedown.
Bola looks winded!
Arkwright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bola.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bola is trying to pull guard but Arkwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
John Arkwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Bola.
Arkwright lands an elbow just above Bola 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arkwright.
Bola seems to have recovered his senses.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arkwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Arkwright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bola misses with the body kick

and Arkwright holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Arkwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bola backwards.
John Arkwright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arkwright just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Arkwright.
Arkwright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bola's defenses.
Arkwright lands with a light punch inside.
Bola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arkwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Arkwright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bola is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arkwright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bola trying to control the position but instead, Arkwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bola into the cage.
A hook to the body from Arkwright.
Arkwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bola can do to turn this around?
Bola can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arkwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arkwright lands an uppercut.
Arkwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bola backwards.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Bola's head.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Bola's head.
Arkwright lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Arkwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arkwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkwright gets through Bola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bola jumps into guard, dragging Arkwright to the mat.
Bola is breathing heavily.
Bola wants to stand but Arkwright is controlling the position.
Arkwright sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arkwright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bola controls Arkwright momentarily but Arkwright frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkwright is stalling in the full guard.
Bola looking for a sweep. Not yet Bola, not yet.
Arkwright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arkwright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bola on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Arkwright rushes Bola and presses him up against the cage.
Arkwright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arkwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bola is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Arkwright to keep the fight standing.
Bola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arkwright walks away with a smile on his face. Bola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Arkwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Bola.

Arkwright lands a big right hand that sends Bola crashing to the mat! Arkwright stays standing though and waves Bola back to his feet!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arkwright is pressed up against the cage. Bola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arkwright down to the mat. Arkwright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bola misses with a body kick.
Arkwright drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bola right on the button. Bola goes down! Arkwright follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Arkwright gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Arkwright!