PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between A H (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Feel Like A Monster as his entrance music. A H has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

H
vs
Arlovski

185 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, A H!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
H throws a body punch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski misses with a hook.
H fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Arlovski misses the target.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
H fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and H moves out of range easily.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but H circles away and keeps his distance.
H lands a head kick!

It looks like Andrew Arlovski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
H tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlovski takes a kick to the side of the head.
H tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arlovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Arlovski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arlovski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but H has him pressed against the ropes.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
H wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
H tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arlovski just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Arlovski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt H or not.
H has Arlovski pressed against the ropes, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
H wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arlovski has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
H wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arlovski has him pressed against the ropes.

H manages to break the clinch.
H displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arlovski throws out the jab.

Arlovski has managed to clinch.

Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
H doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
H moves away from the strike by Arlovski.
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but H moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovski looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Arlovski clinches up against the ropes.
Arlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of H backwards.
Arlovski prevents H from breaking the clinch.
H looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
H wants to get back to striking at distance but Arlovski won't allow it.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
H avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
H swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.

Arlovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with H, pushing him back against the ropes.
Arlovski is trying to force a seperation but H has the dominant position.
H wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

H's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski is looking to score with low kicks.
Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from H.
H slips a jab and a cross from Arlovski.
H tries to close the distance and clinch but Arlovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
H tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlovski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arlovski misses with a body punch
and H counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
H avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlovski misses with a combination
and H counters with a big head kick but Arlovski shrugs it off.
Andrew Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
H fails in his attempt to clinch.
H misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
H scores with a nice body kick.
H throws a leg kick which misses Arlovski's front leg but catches the back leg as Arlovski tries to avoid it.
H lands a jab to Arlovski's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
H scores with a push kick.
H digs a good hook to Arlovski's body.
H tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
H lands a lovely overhand right.
Arlovski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That has opened up Andrew Arlovski's cut even more.
Arlovski thows a leg kick but H checks it
and H counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from H is defended easily by Arlovski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A H. That's going to take a lot out of him.
H tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arlovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
H throws out a powerful jab.
H throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
H takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Arlovski.
H shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arlovski but Arlovski pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a double jab
and H counters with a head kick.
H shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arlovski as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
H ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and H moves out of range easily.
H blocks a head kick by Arlovski.
H fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Arlovski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from H.
H takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arlovski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
H tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrew Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Arlovski as H shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A H dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Arlovski'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.

H looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arlovski is fending him off so far but H persists. Nope, Arlovski circles away and we're back to standing.
H avoids the head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski swinging wilding here.
Arlovski leaves H with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arlovski misses with a body kick.

Arlovski has H up against the ropes in a clinch.
H working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on H's face as he tries to break the clinch.

H breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski throws a left and a right that both miss
and H counters with a nice body shot.
A left and a right from Arlovski both land. Nice combination.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but H circles away quickly and effectively.
H throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arlovski.
H cracks a nice hook into Arlovski's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
H misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
H uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to clinch but H is having none of it.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but H circles away and keeps his distance.
H lands with a slapping head kick.
H avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
H is looking to wear down Arlovski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A right-left combo lands from Arlovski.
H looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
H misses with a double jab.
H takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arlovski slaps away a takedown attempt from H, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A H. That's going to take a lot out of him.
H dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
H wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and H counters with a three punch combo that has Arlovski backing up. Arlovski nods at H to acknowledge the strikes.
H lands with a nice body kick.
H moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arlovski misses with a head kick.
H fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arlovski scores with a one two! H had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

H shoots in and bounces Arlovski off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Arlovski is looking to stand up but H isn't so interested in that idea.
H knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arlovski on the ground.
H slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
H trying to control the position but Arlovski is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arlovski lands with a nice combination. H backs away looking to recover.
Arlovski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Arlovski duly obliges.
Arlovski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
H swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
H lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arlovski will feel that in the morning.
Arlovski avoids the head kick by H.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - H circles away.
H misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Arlovski rushes H and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but H has double underhooks.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
H goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
H pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski lands with a cross.
H scores with a nice strike.

Arlovski moves into the clinch successfully.

Arlovski breaks the clinch.
H goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A H is winning the standup battle so far.
Arlovski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and H counters with a good, hard body kick but Arlovski shrugs it off.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A H is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
H lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arlovski takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from H misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that A H will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Arlovski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Arlovski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arlovski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from H.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but H is out of range.
H doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
H lands with a nice combination. Arlovski backs away looking to recover.
H tries a head kick but it misses.
H throws a series of punches but Arlovski avoids them all with ease.
H misses with a body shot.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but H slips the punch.
H avoids a kick to the body.
Arlovski tries to clinch there but H circles away.
Arlovski swats away the attempt to clinch by H.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
H throws a head kick but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski throws the left hand but H avoids the punch easily.
Arlovski misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski avoids the head kick by H.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.

Arlovski clinches.
Arlovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
H is trying to break free.
Arlovski misses with a knee to the head.

H breaks the clinch.
H tries to bum rush Arlovski with a series of wild strikes but Arlovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
H throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski throws an overhand right that lands on H's shoulder, as H tries to avoid the shot.
Arlovski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed H momentarily.
Nice body kick from H.
Arlovski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and H counters with a head kick.
Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as H backs up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
H connects with a right hand. Arlovski shakes it off.
Arlovski lands a nice shot to the body.
Arlovski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from H.
Arlovski misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
H lands with a kick to the temple. Arlovski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Arlovski.
H misses with the combination.
Arlovski misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by H.
Arlovski connects with a jab.
Arlovski throws a lazy head kick
and H counters with a body kick that stops Arlovski in his tracks momentarily.
Arlovski throws the left hand but H avoids the punch easily.
H fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arlovski avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski moves in looking to clinch but H pushes him off.
H throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlovski scores with a jab. H acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arlovski wants to clinch up but H keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by H.
H swinging wilding here.
Arlovski misses with a combination
and H counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
H digs a good hook to Arlovski's body.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but H swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by H.
Nice sprawl there from Arlovski as H shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A H. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from H.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
H throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
H is looking to clinch.
Arlovski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but H swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arlovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as H throws out the jab.
Arlovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
H throws a quick inside leg kick.
H cracks the inside of Arlovski's front leg.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses.
H avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but A H did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Andrew Arlovski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

H misses with a jab, cross combination.

H gets a takedown into half guard.
H prevents Arlovski from improving his position.
H prevents Arlovski from standing back up.
H has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Arlovski works to full guard.
Arlovski wants to get back to his feet but H is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
H tries to free his leg and advance position but Arlovski is retaining full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Arlovski keeping moving, preventing H from controlling successfully.
Arlovski keeping full guard, as H tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arlovski throws out a loose jab but H uses good head movement to avoid it.
H throws a leg kick which misses Arlovski's front leg but catches the back leg as Arlovski tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arlovski.
Arlovski connects with a nice looking jab.
H scores with a spinning back kick!
H shoots for a takedown but Arlovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
H dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
H shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arlovski sprawls well. Arlovski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. H gets slowly back to his feet.
Arlovski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and H counters with a good, hard body kick but Arlovski shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
H cracks Arlovski with a right hand to the side of the head.
H thumps Arlovski with a low kick.
H steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arlovski.
Arlovski ducks right into an uppercut from H.
Arlovski scoring well with a low kick there.
H misses with a double jab.
H moves out of range of the body kick from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to clinch but H moves out of range.
H throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski throws a right hand that H ducks under and follows up with a left that H also avoids with ease.
Arlovski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and H counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
H scores with a head kick.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlovski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arlovski cracks H with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
H fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a double jab
and H counters with a one-two to the body.
H swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
H connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but H paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
H fails with an attempt to clinch.
H fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arlovski is looking to clinch but H is avoiding it.
H lands a nice shot to the body.
H throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arlovski tries to clinch
and H counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arlovski thows a body shot but no joy.
Arlovski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arlovski moves in looking to clinch but H pushes him off.
Arlovski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but H moves away.

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.
Arlovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but H was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlovski.
H swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
H fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arlovski throws a leg kick that is checked
and H counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
H scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arlovski doesn't seem bothered though.

H closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arlovski wants to break free but H has control.
Arlovski keeps control of H as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
H tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arlovski just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A H. That's going to take a lot out of him.
H looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski darts in trying to clinch
and H counters with a nice body shot.

Arlovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with H, pushing him back against the ropes.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A H had his way with Andrew Arlovski in that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Arlovski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Arlovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
H blocks the elbow strike.

Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski lands a head kick. H smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
H throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski throws a jab but it's blocked by H.
Arlovski ducks right into an uppercut from H.
H throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arlovski stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Arlovski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before H can pounce on him.
H works Arlovski's body with a nice hook.
Arlovski misses with a double jab
and H counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
H moves out of range of the body kick from Arlovski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for H.
H lands with an overhand left.
H misses with a double jab.
H is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arlovski throws a left and a right that both miss
and H counters with a left to the body.
Arlovski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arlovski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before H has time to react.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
H lands a high kick!
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
H bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from H.
H fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlovski manages to avoid it.
H misses the shot to the body.
Arlovski's corner calls for a 1-2. Arlovski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but H avoids them all with ease.
H throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
H dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and H finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
H throws a head kick but Arlovski moves out of range.
H takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arlovski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arlovski avoids the head kick by H.

Arlovski moves into the clinch successfully.
H missing with knees to the body.
H looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but H has double underhooks.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and H moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - H finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
H lands the left hand.
Andrew Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
H throws a right and a left that both miss.

Arlovski takes the fight into the clinch.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
H is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arlovski throws a lazy head kick
and H counters with an outside leg kick.
H looks to land a combination. Arlovski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arlovski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
H shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arlovski defends it nicely.
H displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arlovski throws out the jab.
H tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arlovski was well out of range. Poor timing from H.
H missing with a left hand there. Arlovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but H paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
H moves out of range of the strikes.
H tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by H.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - H circles away.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski throws an overhand right that lands on H's shoulder, as H tries to avoid the shot.
H is looking to clinch but Arlovski is avoiding it.
H throws a right and a left that Arlovski avoids nicely.

Arlovski has taken the fight to the clinch.
H has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
H misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from H.
Arlovski throws an overhand right that lands on H's shoulder, as H tries to avoid the shot.
H has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from H there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - H looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A H is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arlovski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

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 A H.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for H, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... A H!
A H is the new heavyweight champion!