PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 981 p4p, 1632 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 114 p4p, 184 weight class). Javier Arroyo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arroyo
vs
Egyptian

176 cm
23
155
7 - 3 - 1

175 cm
22
143
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 7 - 3 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Egyptian has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Egyptian moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Egyptian down.
Egyptian lands with a straight right. Arroyo didn't see that one coming.
Arroyo throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
Arroyo thuds a left hand into Egyptian's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arroyo. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian lands with a good body shot.
Arroyo motions for Egyptian to come forward. Arroyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a body shot
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Arroyo avoids them all with ease.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Egyptian with an uppercut!
Arroyo takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a hook. Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch but Arroyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Egyptian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egyptian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Egyptian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Egyptian throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Arroyo misses its target.
Arroyo lands a right hook to the body.
Arroyo scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Egyptian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
Arroyo slips under a jab from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.

Egyptian looking to score a takedown here. Arroyo is defending well but Egyptian drives through and ends up in Arroyo's guard.
Arroyo working a defensive guard here.
Arroyo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Egyptian manages to get himself to full guard.

Egyptian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arroyo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
Arroyo stays in close to Egyptian's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian managing to control the position.
Arroyo tries to stand but Egyptian is controlling from the bottom.
Arroyo looking to pass the guard.
Arroyo is looking to stand up but Egyptian won't let him.
Egyptian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arroyo manages to get himself to full guard.

Arroyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Egyptian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arroyo controls Egyptian momentarily but Egyptian frees himself.

Egyptian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arroyo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Egyptian has managed to get both his arms back between Arroyo's legs - danger averted.
Egyptian content to stall in guard here.
Arroyo keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully.

Arroyo working for a triangle but Egyptian defends it easily.
Egyptian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arroyo is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
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.

Egyptian punishes Arroyo's body with a nice straight punch.
Egyptian slips under a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Egyptian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Egyptian shoots in and gets a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
Egyptian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arroyo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arroyo struggling a bit here.
Ishmael Egyptian has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Arroyo is looking for a sweep. Egyptian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arroyo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Egyptian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo wants to control but Egyptian is keeping busy.
Arroyo is pressing down on Egyptian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arroyo looking to control.

Egyptian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Arroyo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Egyptian has Arroyo in his guard.

Arroyo wants to get up but he can't break Egyptian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo being controlled here momentarily.
Arroyo wanted to stand there but Egyptian had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arroyo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Arroyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Egyptian is retaining full guard.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
Arroyo trying to move into half guard but instead Egyptian has managed to sweep!

Egyptian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arroyo is looking for a sweep.
Egyptian advances to full mount.
Egyptian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is in a horrible position here. Egyptian smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Egyptian is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Arroyo is in real trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Egyptian is persistently looking for the submission but Arroyo is defending it well.
Arroyo trying to control the hands but Egyptian won't let him.
Arroyo is trying to remain composed but Egyptian is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Egyptian tightening his grip on Arroyo, looking for the choke.
Egyptian controlling the position well here. Arroyo rolled but Egyptian kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Arroyo tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Egyptian is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Egyptian is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Egyptian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Egyptian throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Egyptian's head but Egyptian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Egyptian 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 stuns Egyptian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Arroyo.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Egyptian shoots in but Arroyo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Arroyo.
Egyptian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws a hook but Arroyo blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Arroyo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Egyptian doesn't seem phased though.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Egyptian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arroyo's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian trying to control the action but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Arroyo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Egyptian is working away from the top position though.

Arroyo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Egyptian wants to free his trapped foot but Arroyo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Egyptian is trying to control. Arroyo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arroyo trying to control from the bottom.
Egyptian trying to control from half guard but Arroyo is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arroyo throws a leg kick which misses Egyptian's front leg but catches the back leg as Egyptian tries to avoid it.
Javier Arroyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo staying out of range there.
Egyptian shoots in looking for a takedown but Arroyo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Egyptian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arroyo throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Arroyo tries to keep at a distance but Egyptian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
Egyptian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Egyptian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Egyptian off the cage and back into range.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Egyptian.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Arroyo moves away from the strike by Egyptian.
Nice shot by Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo drops his hands momentarily and Egyptian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Egyptian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arroyo.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Arroyo thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a looping left.
Egyptian lands with a good body shot.
Egyptian looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
Egyptian cracks Arroyo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Egyptian cracks Arroyo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Egyptian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arroyo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Egyptian in his tracks.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Egyptian! But no joy.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body shot.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Egyptian.

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 Javier Arroyo.
I think Arroyo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo thanked the fans post fight for their support.