PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuck Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Arlovsky looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Arlovsky
vs
Bain

193 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chuck Bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovsky lands with a right hand.
Arlovsky lands a jab to Bain's midsection.
Bain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Bain.
Bain misses with a straight right.
Bain looks gassed!
Arlovsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bain slips a jab and a cross from Arlovsky.
The fighters circling - Bain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arlovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bain counters with a straight right hand.
Arlovsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovsky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donk. Bain catches Arlovsky right on the button with a cross.
Arlovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bain counters with a nice uppercut.
Arlovsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arlovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Bain is just out of range.
Arlovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arlovsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Bain's head.
Arlovsky swinging wilding here.
Bain misses with a double jab
and Arlovsky counters with a left to the body.
Arlovsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovsky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arlovsky lands a nice shot that snaps Bain's head back.
Bain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Bain's head.
Arlovsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlovsky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arlovsky misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky throws the left hand but Bain avoids the punch easily.
Arlovsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovsky with a nice cross.
Bain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arlovsky cracks Bain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bain missing with a left hand there. Arlovsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arlovsky throws a looping overhand right but Bain ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to de liver by Arlovsky. Beautiful body shot.
Bain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovsky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Andrei Arlovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovsky cracks Bain with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain throws a hook but Arlovsky blocks it.
Arlovsky falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bain counter with a right hand.
Arlovsky lands an overhand right.
Arlovsky misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bain slips under a jab.
Bain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Arlovsky both land. Nice combination.
Bain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlovsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Bain misses with a double jab
and Arlovsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bain thinking.
Arlovsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain throws a right hand that Arlovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Arlovsky also avoids with ease.
Arlovsky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arlovsky scores with a hook to the body. Bain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arlovsky scores with a one two! Bain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arlovsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovsky stuns Bain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bain dodges the punch combination from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Arlovsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Bain misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovsky throws a series of strikes that have Bain backpedaling.
Arlovsky stuns Bain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bain looks to land a right hand but Arlovsky moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Arlovsky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Arlovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arlovsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arlovsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arlovsky.
Bain connects with a single shot there.
Arlovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Arlovsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Bain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlovsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Bain misses the jab.
Arlovsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrei Arlovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Arlovsky looks to land a combination but Bain avoids it well.
A combination from Arlovsky does no damage.
Arlovsky is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bain scores with the left hand. Arlovsky knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Arlovsky.
Arlovsky is looking to wear down Bain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bain slips a jab and a cross from Arlovsky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Arlovsky there.
Bain misses with a wild body shot.
Bain slips a jab from Arlovsky.
Bain misses with a hook. Arlovsky ducked under it nicely.
Bain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arlovsky.
A combination from Arlovsky does no damage.
Arlovsky throws a right and a left that Bain avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Bain.
Bain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bain scores with a nice head shot.
Arlovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bain counters with a stiff right hand.
Arlovsky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Arlovsky misses
and Bain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky scores with a jab. Bain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arlovsky.
Arlovsky walks into a straight right hand from Bain.
Arlovsky throws a combination that misses
and Bain counters with a stiff right hand.
Bain throws a right hand that Arlovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Arlovsky also avoids with ease.
Bain misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Arlovsky finds it's target.
Bain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arlovsky throws a series of punches but Bain moves out of range.
Bain misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovsky throws a combination that misses
and Bain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bain slips a jab and a cross from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Bain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky slips a jab and a cross from Bain.
Bain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Bain misses its intended target.
Arlovsky lands a nice hook to Bain's body. Bain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arlovsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Arlovsky lands with a nice body kick.
Arlovsky lands with an overhand left.
Bain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bain is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bain slips a jab and a cross from Arlovsky.
Bain misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovsky throws a series of punches but Bain moves out of range.
Bain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bain.
A jab lands there for Arlovsky.
Bain throws a combination that misses
and Arlovsky counters with a straight right hand.
Arlovsky throws a series of punches but Bain moves out of range.
A left and a right from Arlovsky both land. Nice combination.
Bain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Arlovsky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arlovsky throws a right hand that Bain ducks under and follows up with a left that Bain also avoids with ease.
Arlovsky swinging wilding here.
Bain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovsky with a hook.
Arlovsky misses with a double jab
and Bain counters with a left and a right that stings Arlovsky.
Bain misses with a few strikes there.
Bain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arlovsky.
A cross from Arlovsky lands.
Jab, jab by Arlovsky - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovsky throws a series of punches but Bain avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky throws a nice looking combination but Bain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovsky misses with the combination.
Bain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andrei Arlovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bain misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovsky scores with a hook to the body. Bain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bain takes one to the side of the head.
Bain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arlovsky throws a combination that misses
and Bain counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Arlovsky.
The crowd cheers as Arlovsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bain doesn't seem phased though.
Bain misses with a combination
and Bain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bain throws a combination that misses
and Arlovsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arlovsky lands a two punch combo.
Arlovsky scores with a punch to the head.
Bain throws a series of punches but Arlovsky avoids them all with ease.
Arlovsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Arlovsky finds it's target.
Arlovsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Bain misses its intended target.
Arlovsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arlovsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovsky throws a right and a left that Bain avoids nicely.
Arlovsky throws a body punch but Bain moves out of range.
Arlovsky throws a combination that misses
and Bain counters with a straight right hand.
Bain scores with a three punch combo!
Bain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arlovsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Bain should have avoided that one.
Arlovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovsky.
Bain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bain just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four 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.
Arlovsky misses with a few strikes there.
Bain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arlovsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Bain. That snapped Arlovsky's head back.
Arlovsky waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bain.
Bain misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Arlovsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bain misses the jab.
Arlovsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bain counters with a series of strikes. Arlovsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arlovsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bain scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bain tries a low kick but Arlovsky avoids it.
Bain avoids the body shot from Arlovsky.
Bain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
chuck Bain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrei Arlovsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arlovsky's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Arlovsky duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arlovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arlovsky 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arlovsky!