PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fien Arjan (ranked 6254 p4p, 4646 weight class) and Bahador Connla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connla is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Only God Can Judge Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arjan
vs
Connla

175 cm
18
165
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fien Arjan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bahador Connla!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arjan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Connla.
Connla throws a lazy right hand but Arjan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arjan.
Connla misses with a hook to the body
and Arjan counters with a series of strikes. Connla will be more careful next time no doubt.
Connla jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arjan lands a high kick!

It looks like Bahador Connla has been cut.
Fien Arjan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Connla swings widly with a right hand
and Arjan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arjan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connla throws a head kick but Arjan moves out of range.
Arjan ducks right into an uppercut from Connla.
Arjan throws a body punch but Connla moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Connla! But no joy.
Arjan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connla lands a jab.
Arjan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Connla counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arjan throws a looping overhand right but Connla ducks down to avoid it.

Arjan clinches.
Connla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arjan has him pressed against the cage.
Connla tries to break the clinch but Arjan is controlling the position.

Arjan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Connla!

Arjan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Arjan breaks the clinch.
Arjan throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connla throws out a loose jab but Arjan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arjan connects with a high kick.
Connla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arjan's head backwards.
Arjan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connla.
Arjan throws a leg kick which misses Connla's front leg but catches the back leg as Connla tries to avoid it.
Arjan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arjan takes a swing at Connla's ribcage but misses.
Connla scores with a jab.
Connla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arjan doesn't seem bothered though.
Arjan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connla.
Connla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connla misses with a two punch combination.
Connla blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arjan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connla unleashes a big counter combination but Arjan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arjan throws a low kick, looking for Connla's leg but Connla calmly moves out of range.
Connla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Connla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Connla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connla was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjan.
As Arjan backs off Connla throws a huge counter combo but Arjan manages to avoid it all.
Arjan scores with a spinning back kick!

Arjan moves into the clinch.
Connla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Arjan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arjan counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arjan!
Connla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Arjan moves into the clinch successfully.

Arjan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arjan.
Arjan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arjan scores with a hook to the body. Connla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connla scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot by Connla.
Connla throws a solid leg kick but Arjan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connla.
Arjan throws a poor cross that misses
and Connla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjan looks for the body kick but Connla saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Connla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arjan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arjan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arjan lands a head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fien Arjan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bahador Connla's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Connla misses with a shot to the body
and Arjan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connla avoids the body shot from Arjan.
Connla misses with a few strikes there.
Connla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Arjan closes the distance and pushes Connla back into the cage.

Arjan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connla throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjan counters with a series of strikes. Connla will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arjan scores with a leg kick.
Arjan misses with a looping right.
Connla smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Connla misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Connla.
A big left from Connla misses.
Arjan appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connla swings for the body but Arjan moves out of range.
Arjan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Connla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arjan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Connla's head.
Arjan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Connla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjan was well out of range. Poor timing from Connla.
Connla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjan moves away.
Connla misses with a hook to the body
and Arjan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connla's knee momentarily.
Connla jabs Arjan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arjan tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connla. Arjan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fien Arjan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arjan breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arjan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Arjan clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arjan.
Connla is trying to break the clinch but Arjan is controlling him.

Arjan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connla avoids the head kick by Arjan.
Arjan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Connla.

Arjan drives through and clinches with Connla against the cage.

Arjan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Connla there.

Arjan moves into the clinch successfully.

Arjan breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connla connects with a single shot there.

Arjan moves into range and clinches up with Connla.
Connla is trying to force a seperation but Arjan has the dominant position.

Arjan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arjan throws a head kick that misses
enabling Connla to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Connla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arjan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connla.
Connla takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Connla throws a leg kick
and Arjan counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connla throws a lazy uppercut
and Arjan counters with a low kick, right behind Connla 's knee.
Connla takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arjan misses with a few strikes there.
Arjan misses with a left hand
and Connla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Connla misses with an uppercut
and Arjan counters with a nice uppercut.
Connla blocks a head kick by Arjan.
Connla cracks Arjan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arjan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Connla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connla scores with a three punch combo!

Arjan is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connla throws a lazy uppercut
and Arjan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fien Arjan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bahador Connla's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arjan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connla.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjan. Connla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arjan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connla.
Arjan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Arjan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connla is trying to force a seperation but Arjan has the dominant position.

Arjan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Arjan drives through and clinches with Connla against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjan prevents Connla from breaking the clinch.
Arjan keeps control of Connla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Arjan breaks from the clinch.
Arjan avoids the body shot from Connla.
Connla cracks Arjan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Connla back to the cage. Arjan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Connla connects with a nice looking jab.
Connla throws a leg kick but Arjan moved away.
Arjan throws a big counter combination but Connla scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Arjan forces Connla back against the cage and clinches.

Arjan manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Connla.
Arjan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connla misses with a wild combination.
Connla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjan.
Connla lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arjan clinches with his opponent.

Arjan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arjan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arjan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arjan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Arjan rushes Connla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Connla is trying to break the clinch but Arjan has him pressed against the cage.
Connla can't break the clinch.
Arjan prevents Connla from breaking the clinch.
Connla tries to break the clinch but Arjan is controlling the position.

Arjan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Connla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arjan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connla.
Connla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjan moves away.
Connla looks to land a body kick but Arjan moved away.
Arjan misses with a head kick.
Arjan thows a body kick. Connla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fien Arjan is winning the standup battle so far.
Arjan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arjan lands a head kick. Connla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Arjan pushes Connla up against the cage in a clinch.

Arjan breaks from the clinch.
Arjan throws a head kick but Connla moves out of range.
As Arjan backs off Connla throws a huge counter combo but Arjan manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjan blocks a jab.
Connla throws a lazy head kick
and Arjan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Arjan breaks the clinch.

Arjan moves into range and clinches up with Connla.
Bahador Connla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Arjan breaks from the clinch.
Connla misses with a wild combination.
Connla looks to land a combination but Arjan avoids it well.
Arjan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connla.
Fien Arjan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connla throws a leg kick
and Arjan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connla's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fien Arjan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arjan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fien Arjan!