PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eat me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). eat me is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Arian
vs
me

150 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Tesla Apparel
HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sekur Arian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eat me!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for me!
Arian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Arian controlling the pace for now.
Arian breaks from me's wrist control and lands an elbow.
me is trying to escape the mount.
me in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
me really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Arian with good strikes from the mount here!
Arian trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
me working to try and regain half guard.
me sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
me manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

me had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arian defends it easily.
Arian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for me on the ground.

me is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Arian defends well.
me wants to sweep here but Arian controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

me has his foot on Arian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arian works his way back into a safe position though.
me looks gassed!
Arian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arian landing some decent shots from guard.
Arian stands up over me, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arian trying to move into half guard but instead me has managed to sweep!
me looking to pass the guard.
Arian looking for a sweep. Not yet Arian, not yet.
me tries to free his leg and advance position but Arian is retaining full guard.
me distracts Arian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
me throwing strikes but missing.
me is looking to stand up but Arian won't let him.
Arian looking for a sweep. Not yet Arian, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

me shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
me prevents Arian from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

me has control of Arian's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Arian regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Arian is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
me avoids the attempt from Arian to control.
me throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

me jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Arian is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Arian and me has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Arian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

me is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arian keeping hold of me's head, controlling as best he can.
me not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Sekur Arian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Arian misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Arian.
A combination from Arian does no damage.

me looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Arian!
Arian tries to hold on but me pushes him away.
Arian is wriggling around trying to escape.
me wants to control the pace but Arian is squirming around nicely.
Arian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arian tries to get out of the position.

me stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
me's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and me duly obliges.

Arian changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. me looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
me is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
me wants to improve his position but Arian is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Arian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
me trying to control but Arian postures up.
Arian trying to pass the guard but me defending well.
me wants to improve his position but Arian is controlling well.
me has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arian is working away from the top position though.
Arian wants to pass the guard but me is defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Arian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming me to the mat! me manages to get full guard.

Arian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arian is pushing down on me's leg trying to pass to half guard. me is fighting to maintain full guard but Arian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sekur Arian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian trying to control from half guard but me is working away.
me slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Arian got a little sloppy there for a moment and me has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arian has managed to get both his arms back between me's legs - danger averted.
Arian trying to control the position from guard on top but me is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Arian postures up and lands a big shot to me's brow.
me lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arian!

me working for a guillotine from mount but Arian is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

me looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

me goes for an armbar but Arian turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Arian.

Arian got a little sloppy there for a moment and me has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arian has managed to get both his arms back between me's legs - danger averted.
Arian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Arian passes me's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four 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.
Arian wants to lay and pray for a moment but me keeps working.
Arian has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
me gets back to half guard.
me is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arian is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for me!
me tries to reverse the position but Arian maintains control.
Arian landing strikes from the mount.
Arian cracks me with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 Sekur Arian will probably get the nod.
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!

me with a lazy takedown attempt

and Arian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arian.

me working for a triangle but Arian defends it easily.
me can't keep his opponent in guard - Arian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Arian prevents me from improving his position.
Arian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Arian.
Arian trying to control from half guard but me is working away.
me wants to improve his position but Arian is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
me is not content to let Arian control the position.
Arian is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for me!
me is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arian lands a nice shot to the head.
Arian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Arian with good strikes from the mount here!
Arian lands with some strikes.
Arian breaks from me's wrist control and lands an elbow.
me manages to regain half guard. Good work.
me tries to get to full guard but Arian has control of the leg.
Arian is pressing down on me's thigh, looking to free his foot. me is holding on for now.
eat me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
me moves into full guard.

me is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Arian defends well.
Arian wants to pass the guard but me is keeping the position.
Arian throws and elbow that misses. me uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arian's guard. Nice move by me!
Arian trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Arian is looking to stand up but me isn't so interested in that idea.
me is looking to stand up but Arian won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
me throwing strikes from guard but Arian blocks nicely.
me looking to pass the guard.
me trying to control but Arian is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arian misses the shot to the body.
Sekur Arian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arian misses with a hook. me ducked under it nicely.

me drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as me is looking to escape.
me is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Arian with the ground and pound from mount.
Arian with shots to the head and body - me looks very uncomfortable down there.
me is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
me is wriggling around trying to escape.
Arian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
me keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arian is landing with some decent strikes but me is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

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 Sekur Arian.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arian, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sekur Arian!