PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Arrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arrington comes to the cage accompanied by Flesh of My Flesh. Dent has chosen HORSE the Band - as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arrington
vs
Dent

180 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

185 cm
24
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Random Name Supplements

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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Arrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Dent!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arrington throws a hook to the side of Dent's head but Dent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrington.
A punch combination from Dent misses.
Dent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrington's calf.
Dent shoots in but Arrington avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dent looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arrington is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent looking to sit in guard and control but Arrington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dent working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dent pulls Arrington in close to prevent any damage.
Dent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Arrington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dent is proving hard to escape from.

Arrington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Arrington dodges the punch combination from Dent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dent misses with a body kick.
Dent scores with a shot to the body.
Arthur Dent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arrington.
A punch combination from Dent misses.
Dent throws a sloppy head kick and Arrington moves out of range easily.
Dent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamar Arrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Arrington.

It looks like Arthur Dent has been cut.
Arrington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dent. Dent circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dent is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Arrington misses
and Dent counters with a left and a right that stings Arrington.
Dent tests Arrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arrington circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent with a jab.
Dent throws a jab but it's blocked by Arrington.
Dent lands with a hook. Arrington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arrington's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dent tries to clinch but Arrington moves out of range.
Dent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lamar Arrington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Dent's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dent misses with a head kick.
Dent moves in looking to clinch but Arrington pushes him off.
Dent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent tries to close the distance and clinch but Arrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dent misses with a wild combination.
Arrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent fails to land with a series of punches.
Dent tries to clinch but Arrington moves out of range.
Arrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
Arrington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dent is defended easily by Arrington.
Dent wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arrington slips a straight right by Dent.
Lamar Arrington is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent tries to close the distance and clinch but Arrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dent throws a right and a left that Arrington avoids nicely.
Dent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrington's sensitive parts.
Arrington works over Dent's head and body with a nice combination.
Arrington swats away the attempt to clinch by Dent.
Dent shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent wants to clinch up but Arrington keeps it at a distance.
Arrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arrington throws a head kick that misses
letting Dent counter with a right hand.
Arrington blocks a head kick by Dent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dent throws the left hand but Arrington avoids the punch easily.
Dent misses with an uppercut. Arrington saw that one coming.
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 Lamar Arrington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Dent's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Dent.
Dent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dent throws a wild body kick that Arrington sees coming a mile off.
Dent wants to clinch up but Arrington keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent throws a head kick that misses.
Arrington with a hook.
Dent throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent misses with a body punch
and Arrington counters with a one-two to the body.
Dent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dent closes the distance and clinches up with Arrington, looking for a takedown. Dent pushes Arrington against the cage but Arrington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Dent both land. Nice combination.
Dent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arrington throws a combination that misses
and Dent counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Dent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent wants to control the pace but Arrington is squirming around nicely.
Arrington wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dent.
Arrington is squirming around, avoiding Dent's attempts to control the action.
Dent looking to ground and pound but Arrington is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dent is stalling here but it's allowed Arrington to get half guard.
Dent trying to control the action but Arrington is working from the bottom.
Lamar Arrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dent shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arrington sprawls well. Arrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dent gets slowly back to his feet.
Dent 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dent cracks the inside of Arrington's front leg.
Arthur Dent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrington misses with a body shot.
Arrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dent.
Lamar Arrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dent misses with a jab to the body
and Arrington counters with a one-two to the body.

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 Lamar Arrington.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arrington, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lamar Arrington!