PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Tabares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tabares has chosen down with the sickness as his entrance music. Robert Tabares will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Arian
vs
Tabares

150 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

152 cm
22
132 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sekur Arian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Tabares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tabares should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tabares staying out of range there.
Tabares shoots in looking for a takedown. Arian tries to sprawl out of it but Tabares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tabares throws a head kick that misses.
Tabares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tabares somewhat.
Tabares misses with a takedown attempt - Arian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sekur Arian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Tabares.

Arian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tabares is trying to defend but Arian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Arian prevents Tabares from improving his position.

Tabares kicks Arian off and gets back to his feet.
Tabares tries for a takedown but Arian circles away easily

and Arian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tabares wants to stand and escape but Arian is having none of it.
Arian trying to control but Tabares is working from the bottom.
Arian scoring with some ground and pound.
Arian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arian passes Tabares's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arian wants to pass the guard but Tabares is defending well.
Arian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Tabares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tabares looks gassed!
Arian working over Tabares with some ground and pound. Tabares looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arian slips a nice elbow through Tabares's hands, connecting with Tabares's forehead.
Arian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tabares wants to get back to full guard.
Arian wants to control but Tabares is keeping him busy.
Arian wants to advance to full mount but Tabares doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Arian forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Arian there.
Nice strikes from Arian there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tabares throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tabares is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Arian jumps into side control!
Arian cracks Tabares with a big right hand but Tabares just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tabares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Arian working the ground and pound.
Arian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tabares gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Arian connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arian with shots to the head and body - Tabares looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian is landing with some decent strikes but Tabares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tabares is bucking up trying to escape but Arian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arian dominating with strikes here.
Arian lands a nice shot to the head.
Arian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arian controlling the position easily from mount.
Arian connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arian working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arian dominating with strikes here.
Arian lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Arian.
Tabares tries to roll over but Arian keeps him under control.
Arian lands with a punch from half guard.
Arian is nestled in close to Tabares, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arian trying to control the pace.

Tabares looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arian is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Arian there.
Arian is looking to take a break and control but Tabares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arian has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arian content just to control the position here.
Arian landing punches.

That's two 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.
Arian landing shots from mount.
Tabares squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Arian with the ground and pound from mount.
Arian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tabares looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Robert Tabares has been cut.
Arian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Arian unloading with bombs!
Arian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tabares's face.

That has opened up Robert Tabares's cut even more.
Arian lands with some strikes.
Arian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Arian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tabares can do to turn this around?
Arian's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabares trying desperately to get to his feet.
Arian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

The cut above Robert Tabares's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arian landing punches.
Tabares is looking to improve his position but Arian isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Tabares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian scoring with strikes but Tabares is staying in there.
Arian working Tabares over with strikes here.
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arian landing strikes from the mount and Tabares is in trouble!
Arian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tabares?
Arian with shots to the head and body - Tabares looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arian with good strikes from the mount here!
Arian dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tabares looks a forlorn figure.
Arian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tabares?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekur Arian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Tabares's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Arian misses the target.
Sekur Arian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Tabares both land. Nice combination.

Arian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tabares to the mat! Tabares manages to get full guard.
Tabares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arian manages to get himself to full guard.
Arian looking for a sweep. Not yet Arian, not yet.
Tabaresis looking to pass into half guard but Arian pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Arian is in guard.
Arian passes into half guard.
Arian not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arian slips a nice elbow through Tabares's hands, connecting with Tabares's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian is trying to control. Tabares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arian not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Arian connects with a nice short shot to Tabares's temple.
Arian passes to side control.
Tabares taking a bit of punishment here - Arian scoring with strikes.
Tabares tries to improve position but can't.
Arian cracks Tabares with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tabares seems a little lost for a moment, as Arian dominates the positioning.
Tabares is working to avoid the ground and pound but Arian connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabares sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Arian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Arian.
Tabares tries to get to full guard but Arian has control of the leg.
Tabares flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Arian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sekur Arian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tabares wants to improve his position but Arian is controlling well.
Tabares is in trouble now - Arian has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabares really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arian looking to finish Tabares with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tabares!
Tabares in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Arian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tabares working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Arian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arian prevents Tabares from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabares takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Arian lands a big elbow.
Arian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tabares is looking to escape.
Arian controlling from mount.
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tabares is looking to get to half guard.
Arian landing strikes from the mount and Tabares is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekur Arian clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Tabares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tabares slips under a jab.
Arian misses with an uppercut. Tabares saw that one coming.
Arian looks to land a left hand but Tabares moved out of range nicely.

Arian feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Arian wants to pass the guard but Tabares is keeping the position.

Tabares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Arian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tabares is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Arian there.
Arian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tabares wants to improve his position but Arian is controlling well.
Arian content to control rather than advance.
Tabares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tabares is looking to get back to full guard here but Arian has managed to pass to side control instead.
Arian lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arian with a couple of short strikes.
Tabares taking shots to the head.
Arian controlling the position easily from mount.
Arian raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tabares is looking to improve his position but Arian isn't that keen on the idea.
Tabares throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tabares tries to reverse the position but Arian maintains control.
Arian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Arian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arian working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Robert Tabares's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Tabares's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sekur Arian!
Sekur Arian is the new bantamweight champion!