PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Arnason (ranked 1347 p4p, 2627 weight class) and Jim Rhat (ranked 178 p4p, 302 weight class). Arnason comes to the ring accompanied by Michael Jackson - Off The Wall. Rhat has chosen Das Ist It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Arnason
vs
Rhat

178 cm
27
172
12 - 6 - 1

180 cm
27
172
9 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Rhat!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arnason is able to avoid easily.
We've been told by Arnason's head coaches at Makweingdo Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rhat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Rhat is predictable there
and Rhat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arnason takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arnason lands the left hand.
Arnason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rhat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arnason was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rhat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Arnason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arnason misses with a body shot.
Rhat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Arnason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arnason lands a head shot.
Arnason lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Arnason.
Rhat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arnason defends well and Rhat ends up having to push Arnason into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnason. Rhat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arnason misses the jab.
Arnason stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arnason wants it to stay on the feet.
Arnason throwing a counter right hand but Rhat manages to avoid it.
Rhat lands the left hand.
Arnason just misses with a punch to the body.
And Rhat tries to counter it with a takedown but Arnason pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Rhat does it's job there.
Rhat throws a head kick that misses.
Arnason misses the shot to the body.
Arnason misses with an uppercut.
Rhat throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arnason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhat throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Arnason to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeremy Arnason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhat looks to land a body kick but Arnason moved away.
An inside leg kick from Rhat misses.
Arnason takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rhat dives in for a single leg takedown but Arnason sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Jeremy Arnason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rhat.
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!
Rhat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Arnason coming out on top.
Arnason goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rhat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rhat fails with the takedown.
Arnason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jim Rhat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnason lands with a shot to the body.
Arnason keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rhat misses with an uppercut
and Arnason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rhat throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Arnason to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arnason throws a hook but Rhat blocks it.
Rhat looks to throw the jab but Arnason is out of range.
Arnason scores with a hook.
Rhat misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rhat.
Arnason throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rhat misses with a leg kick.
Rhat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rhat tries to land a body kick
and Arnason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arnason misses with a left hand

and Rhat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arnason seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Arnason keeping moving, preventing Rhat from controlling successfully.
Arnason pulls Rhat in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhat won't allow Arnason to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rhat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rhat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arnason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arnason is on top in guard.

Rhat trying to keep a closed guard but Arnason is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Arnason content to stall in guard here.
Rhat trying to keep a closed guard but Arnason is proving a slippery customer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arnason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rhat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arnason is one step ahead there.
Rhat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arnason showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rhat is trying to keep Arnason in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rhat looks to throw the jab but Arnason is out of range.
Rhat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arnason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhat was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnason.
Arnason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rhat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rhat trying to mount his opponent but Arnason defends it.

Rhat seems to be looking for submissions.
Rhat is trying to control the action in half guard but Arnason is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rhat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arnason is positioning himself well to prevent Rhat advancing to mount.
Arnason trying to control but Rhat postures up.
Rhat is pressing down on Arnason's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arnason is holding on for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arnason trying to hold on to Rhat's head to control him but Rhat postures up.
Rhat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arnason defending well though.
Arnason keeping control of the position.
Rhat tries to pass to full mount but Arnason defends it.

Rhat is working for an americana but Arnason has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Rhat was thinking about the submission.
Arnason is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's eight 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.
Rhat passes Arnason's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arnason trying to control here.

Rhat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arnason wants to control but Rhat is keeping busy.
Rhat is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Arnason reverses the position - he's now on top in Rhat's guard.
Arnason wants to pass the guard but Rhat is keeping the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rhat wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arnason is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Rhat isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Arnason stacks Rhat on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Arnason!
Arnason controls the position.
Rhat is trying to get back to half guard.
Arnason is staying tight to Rhat's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rhat gets back to half guard.
Rhat wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Arnason dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rhat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arnason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arnason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhat manages to avoid it.
Rhat throws a big shot that misses.
Rhat takes a swing at Arnason's ribcage but misses.
Arnason scores with a one two! Rhat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arnason moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhat throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arnason counters with a left to the body.
Arnason throws a looping overhand right but Rhat ducks down to avoid it.
Rhat with the counter takedown but Arnason avoids it easily.
Rhat throws an off balance right hand
and Arnason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason cracks Rhat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arnason cracks Rhat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arnason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnason misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhat.
Rhat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rhat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnason.
Arnason moves out of range of the body kick.
Arnason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arnason works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arnason throws out a powerful jab.
Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhat is just out of range.
Rhat throws a wild body kick that Arnason sees coming a mile off.
Rhat misses with a leg kick
letting Arnason counter with a right hand.
Rhat shoots in but no luck this time.
Jeremy Arnason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rhat.
Arnason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhat has time to react.
Rhat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhat throws a head kick but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhat is looking to land body kicks.
Arnason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhat shoots in for a double leg but Arnason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Rhat.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Rhat tries to counter it with a takedown but Arnason pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arnason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rhat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rhat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arnason.
Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhat is just out of range.
Rhat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rhat misses with a hook
and Arnason counters with a nice body shot.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arnason sprawls well. Arnason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhat gets slowly back to his feet.
Arnason misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat throws a head kick but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Rhat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Arnason is trying to defend but Rhat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Arnason is positioning himself well to prevent Rhat advancing to mount.
Rhat is looking to advance position but Arnason won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arnason manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Arnason looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arnason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhat can do to turn this around?
Arnason looking for a sweep. Not yet Arnason, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhat wants to control from the top but Arnason keeps moving.
Rhat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arnason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhat trying to control but Arnason is working from the bottom.
Rhat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rhat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arnason gets back to half guard.
Arnason trying to control from the bottom.
Arnason is concentrating on defense, preventing Rhat from advancing position.
Arnason is looking for a sweep. Rhat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arnason holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rhat thows a huge punch but Arnason dodges it nicely.
Arnason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rhat trying to control from half guard but Arnason is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Arnason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rhat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arnason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rhat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arnason does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rhat throws a chopping leg kick but Arnason manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arnason throws a shot from downtown. Rhat moves away and avoids it.
Rhat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arnason cracks Rhat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown but Arnason shows good takedown defense.
Arnason dodges the punch combination from Rhat.
Rhat looks to land a right hand but Arnason moved out of range.
Rhat looks to land a left hand but Arnason moved out of range nicely.
As Rhat looks to move away, Arnason throws a big counter combo but Rhat just gets out of the way.
Arnason lands a nice shot that snaps Rhat's head back.
Arnason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhat misses the target.
Arnason throws out a loose jab but Rhat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnason bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rhat's head.
Rhat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Arnason. That snapped Rhat's head back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rhat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rhat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arnason is fending him off so far but Rhat persists. Nope, Arnason circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jeremy Arnason is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Arnason.
Rhat throws a push kick but Arnason slaps the foot to one side.
Rhat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnason scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rhat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rhat misses with a leg kick.
Arnason lunges at Rhat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rhat's hand.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Arnason.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arnason circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Arnason scores with a four punch combination!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rhat is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Arnason misses.
Rhat throws a leg kick but Arnason moved away.
Arnason dodges the punch combination from Rhat.
Arnason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rhat tries to land a front kick but Arnason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rhat misses with a lunging right hand
and Arnason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arnason jabs at Rhat's body.
Arnason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Arnason. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Rhat misses.
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Rhat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rhat with a poor takedown
letting Arnason counter with a right hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rhat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arnason at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnason misses the target.
Arnason scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arnason stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arnason wants it to stay on the feet.
Rhat is breathing heavily.
Rhat throws a leg kick
and Arnason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnason looks to land a right hand but Rhat moved out of range.
Rhat tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnason moves away.
Arnason digs a good hook to Rhat's body.
Nice shot by Arnason.
Rhat moves out of range of the strikes.
Arnason looks to land a right hand but Rhat moved out of range.
Rhat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rhat throws a sloppy head kick and Arnason moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Arnason dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhat is just out of range.
Rhat swings widly with a right hand
and Arnason counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnason blocks a jab.
Rhat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arnason connects with the punch.
Arnason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnason throws a looping overhand right but Rhat ducks down to avoid it.
Arnason misses with a straight left.
Rhat misses with a hook
and Rhat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhat looks for a takedown but Arnason sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason cracks Rhat with a good jab.
Arnason lands a nice looking body shot.
Arnason swings for the body but Rhat moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rhat slips under a jab.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Rhat avoids them all with ease.
Rhat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rhat tries to work over Arnason's front leg with a kick but Arnason checks it.
Rhat fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeremy Arnason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rhat.
Rhat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arnason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice takedown defense from Arnason. No joy for Rhat on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Arnason misses its target.
Arnason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rhat misses with a low kick.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
Rhat throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhat with the counter takedown but Arnason avoids it easily.
Rhat misses the shot to the body.
Rhat throws out a leg kick but Arnason moves out of range and Rhat only half commits.
Rhat slips under a jab.
Rhat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rhat looks to throw the jab but Arnason is out of range.
Rhat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arnason.
Rhat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arnason counters with a stiff right hand.
Rhat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rhat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhat looks to throw a body kick
and Arnason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arnason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rhat ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
Arnason scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat throws a sloppy head kick and Arnason moves out of range easily.
Arnason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rhats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rhat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arnason.
Rhat fails with a takedown attempt.
Rhat misses with a leg kick
and Arnason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arnason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arnason checks a low kick from Rhat.
Rhat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rhat walks into a straight right hand from Arnason.
Rhat feints a jab promting Arnason to slip. Rhat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arnason slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rhat misses with an uppercut. Arnason saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Arnason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arnason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arnason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arnason closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhat moves out of range as Arnason strikes.
Rhat looks to land a body kick but Arnason moved away.
It looked like Arnason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rhat misses with a hook.
Arnason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arnason was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rhat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Arnason tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhat is looking to slow Arnason down with leg kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhat.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arnason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhat misses with a lunging right hand
letting Arnason counter with a right hand.
Rhat misses with a lunging right hand
and Arnason counters with a right hand to the body.
Arnason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnason scores with a shot to the body.
Rhat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhat with a hook.
Arnason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhat cracks Arnason with a good jab.
Arnason slaps away a takedown attempt from Rhat, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rhat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnason.
A jab from Rhat misses.
Rhat has a takedown stuffed.
Arnason misses with a two punch combination.
Arnason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rhat momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Arnason.
Rhat shoots in looking for a takedown. Arnason tries to sprawl out of it but Rhat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Arnason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhat is just out of range.
Rhat flicks out a counter leg kick but Arnason steps away.
Rhat slips a jab from Arnason.
Rhat throws the kick towards the body but Arnason avoids it.
Arnason misses with a few strikes there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rhat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rhat defending well as Arnason loads up on a big left hand.
Rhat shoots in looking for a takedown but Arnason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Rhat.
Rhat tries for a takedown but Arnason circles away easily
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jim Rhat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Arnason.
Arnason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhat on the side of the head.
A big left from Rhat misses.
Rhat fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Arnason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arnason.
Rhat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Arnason cracks a nice hook into Rhat's ribs.
Rhat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhat shoots for a takedown but Arnason saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhat moves forwards but Arnason connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arnason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Arnason does no damage.
Rhat throws a body kick that misses.
Rhat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Arnason.
Rhat takes one to the chin there.
Rhat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arnason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhat throws a leg kick
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason lands a nice shot to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rhat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rhat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Arnason blocks the leg kick.
Rhat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnason blocks a leg kick.
Rhat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arnason lands a nice looking body shot.
Jeremy Arnason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arnason sprawls well. Arnason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhat gets slowly back to his feet.
Arnason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhat walks into a stiff left hand from Arnason.
Arnason tests Rhat's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Arnason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arnason, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Jeremy Arnason!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Jeremy Arnason!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Jeremy Arnason!

Jeremy Arnason wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Arnason thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.