PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Arlin (ranked 5179 p4p, 4719 weight class) and Brandon Spears (ranked 491 p4p, 471 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brandon Spears was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Arlin
vs
Spears

186 cm
18
196
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
190
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Arlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Spears!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlin throws out a loose jab but Spears uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arlin lands with a straight right. Spears didn't see that one coming.
Brandon Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spears throws a jab when Arlin was well out of range.
Arlin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spears takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spears steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arlin.
Arlin misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Spears misses
and Arlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arlin keeps the fight on the outside.
Spears throws out a leg kick but Arlin moves out of range and Spears only half commits.

Spears darts in and clinches Arlin up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arlin is trying to break free.

Arlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spears clinches up with Arlin and pushes him back against the cage.
Spears misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears throws an elbow but it misses.
Spears creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spears lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arlin fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spears just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arlin's brow.
Arlin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Spears.
Arlin working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Arlin.
Spears is stalling here.
Arlin gets through Spears's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arlin.
Arlin digs a right hand underneath Spears's ribcage. Spears let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arlin blocks a body shot from Spears.
Arlin lands with a light punch inside.
Arlin managing to block the knees to the body from Spears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws an elbow that misses.
Arlin blocks an elbow strike from Spears.
Arlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spears throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlin working hard to break the clinch.
Arlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Spears has double underhooks.
Spears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spears just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arlin's brow.
Arlin wants to break free but Spears has control.
Arlin working aggressively here.
Arlin is trying to force a seperation but Spears has the dominant position.
Arlin has had enough of the clinch but Spears keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spears throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears lands an elbow inside that Arlin shrugs off.
Arlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Arlin manages to break the clinch.
Spears tries to clinch but Arlin is having none of it.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Arlin's shoulder, as Arlin tries to avoid the shot.
Spears scores with a jab. Arlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spears misses with a body shot
and Arlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Brandon Spears has been cut.
Spears swings widly with a right hand
and Arlin counters with a huge left! Spears is in big trouble! He's backing up but Arlin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Spears from any more damage. A dominating finish by Arlin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Arlin!
Jean Arlin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.