PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 781 p4p, 2082 weight class) and Rocky Fortuna (ranked 120 p4p, 295 weight class). Fortuna has chosen Godfather Theme by Nino Rota as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Arroyo
vs
Fortuna

176 cm
23
155
8 - 3 - 1

186 cm
22
198
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fortuna's head backwards.
Fortuna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fortuna throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
Arroyo blocks a jab.

Arroyo clinches up with Fortuna and pushes him back against the cage.
Fortuna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arroyo blocks a body shot from Fortuna.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Fortuna pushes Arroyo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fortuna manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Fortuna has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fortuna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo lands a jab to the nose.
Fortuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fortuna lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Arroyo coming out on top.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Fortuna moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fortuna avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Fortuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortuna throws a poor cross that misses
and Arroyo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arroyo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fortuna's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Arroyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arroyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Fortuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortuna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fortuna moves into the clinch.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo lands a left hand.
Arroyo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortuna lands with a short shot to the head.
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fortuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Arroyo on the inside.
Arroyo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fortuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo tries a body shot but Fortuna blocks it.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortuna or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortuna.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortuna's elbow.
Fortuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Arroyo.
Fortuna tries to break the clinch but Arroyo is controlling the position.

Fortuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortuna misses with a wild combination.
Fortuna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortuna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arroyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortuna uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Fortuna closes the distance and pushes Arroyo back into the cage.
Arroyo pushes Fortuna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fortuna looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arroyo prevents Fortuna from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fortuna.

Fortuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arroyo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fortuna misses with a few strikes there.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortuna.

Arroyo rushes Fortuna and presses him up against the cage.
Fortuna struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Fortuna blocks a body shot from Arroyo.
Fortuna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fortuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fortuna backwards.
Arroyo misses with a punch on the inside.

Fortuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fortuna cracks Arroyo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Arroyo there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo lands with a straight right. Fortuna didn't see that one coming.

Arroyo clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Arroyo.
Arroyo works on Fortuna's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arroyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arroyo tries to work over Fortuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arroyo.

Fortuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo digs a good hook to Fortuna's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortuna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arroyo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fortuna misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arroyo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
A very excited looking Javier Arroyo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.